Update on IV tPA and Other Treatments for Emergency Department Ischemic 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

ED Stroke Patient Management Using IV tPA:
When and how should it be utilized in ED patients?

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

Stroke Care Beyond the 3 Hour Window for IV tPA Use:
What are the diagnostic and treatment options, and how can they be accessed?

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

EM Organizations’ Official Statements Regarding IV tPA Use:
What do the statements suggest is Emergency Medicine standard of care?

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

The Upcoming ACEP Clinical Policy on ED Ischemic Stroke Patient Care:
What questions are to be answered, what possible implications for patient care?

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

ED Ischemic Stroke Patient Care:
What are the medicolegal issues related to IV tPA and stroke patient care?

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