Neurological Emergencies is a 2-day, 16-hour course that provides updates, best practices, and new algorithms to diagnose neurological symptoms, quickly identify a neurological emergency, and take appropriate measures to optimize outcomes for high-risk patients. The goal of this course is to prepare clinicians to quickly and accurately diagnose and provide appropriate care for patients with neurological emergencies, including:
- High-frequency symptoms Headache, back pain, dizziness, diplopia, seizure, weakness, and coma
- High-risk conditions Acute ischemic stroke, subarachnoid hemorrhage, traumatic brain injury,
and intracerebral hemorrhage
Neurological Emergencies is delivered by the Department of Emergency Medicine at Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), in collaboration with Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine.
Visit www.EDQualityInstitute.org to register and find the programme here.