Case Studies in the ED Management of TIA, Ischemic Stroke, and Hemorrhagic Stroke Patients

Sep 26, 2006
Atlantic City, NJ

Panelists:                 William Dalsey, MD, FACEP
                                    Michael Gerardi, MD, FAAP, FACEP
                                    Andy Jagoda, MD, FACEP
                                    Michael Ross, MD, 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

The Management of ED TIA Patients:
Can we send them home from the ED?  What work-up must be done first?

Michael Ross, MD, FACEP
Associate Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
Wayne State University Medical School
Detroit, Michigan

Stroke and TIA Patients in the Prehospital and ED Settings:
Should EMS triage and inter-hospital transfer to stroke centers take place? Why? When?

Andy Jagoda, MD, FACEP
Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York City, New York

Stroke Patient and ED Stroke Therapy Assessments:
What does every emergency physician need to know about the NIHSS & other stroke scales?

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

Ischemic Stroke Patient ED Neuroprotection:
What neuroprotection strategies do we utilized and what might be the role of NXY-059?

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

Hemorrhagic Stroke Patient Management in the ED:
What are the current roles of operative intervention and Factor VIIa?

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

What are the medicolegal aspects of these questions and issues that require special consideration when treating and documenting the ED patient management?

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