Optimal Management of ED Headache Patients with Suspected Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Sep 27, 2006
Atlantic City, NJ

Panelists:                 William Dalsey, MD, FACEP
                                    Michael Gerardi, MD, FAAP, FACEP
                                    Richard Shih, MD, FACEP
                                    Edward P. Sloan, MD, FACEP

Introduction

Edward P. Sloan, MD, MPH, FACEP
Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL

When must cranial CT and lumbar puncture both be performed in order to exclude the diagnosis of subarachnoid hemorrhage?

Richard Shih, MD, FACEP
Residency Program Director
Department of Emergency Medicine
Morristown Memorial Hospital
Morristown, New Jersey

What does the ACEP clinical policy tell us about optimal ED headache patient evaluation strategies?

William Dalsey, MD, FACEP
Chairman
Department of Emergency Medicine
Kimball Medical Center
Lakewood, New Jersey

What are the important medicolegal considerations when treating and documenting the care of ED headache patients?

Michael Gerardi, MD, FAAP, FACEP
Vice Chairman
Department of Emergency Medicine
Morristown Memorial Hospital
Morristown, New Jersey