Harvard Neurological Emergencies 2021

This special program is uniquely designed to provide updates, best practices, and ready-to-use algorithms to diagnose neurological symptoms, quickly identify a neurological emergency, and take appropriate measures to optimize patient outcomes.

Led by top faculty at Harvard Medical School, this program provides state-of-the-art approaches for diagnosis and management of:

• HIGH-FREQUENCY NEUROLOGICAL SYMPTOMS, including Headache, Back Pain, Dizziness, Altered Mental Status, Weakness, Visual Changes
• HIGH-RISK NEUROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, including Stroke, SDH, TIA, TBI, SAH, Cerebral Aneurysm, Spinal Cord Compression, Cauda Equina Syndrome, ICH, RCVS, Meningitis, Encephalitis, Seizures, and Coma
• NEUROLOGICAL SYMPTOMS IN SPECIAL POPULATIONS, including pregnant and postpartum women, children and teens

This program is unique in that it:

• Consolidates best practices in the workup of common neurological complaints
• Provides practical tips that you can immediately use, no matter what your practice setting is
• Presents video clips from actual patients that help participants see, “firsthand,” hard-to-describe physical exam findings
• Lays out algorithms for common complaints such as headache, dizziness, back pain, and visual problems
• Delivers guidance for stroke and other cerebrovascular events, including first hours after arrival, the focused neurological exam, tips for rapid neuroimaging and treatment (including new data on who should receive endovascular therapy), and best practices in risk management
• Includes dedicated case-based discussion sessions with audience participation, group discussion, and opportunities to learn from both your peers and the experts

Topics/Speakers

Day 1 

– Back Pain Whom to Evaluate and When – Jonathan A Edlow, MD, FACEP
– Breakout A Acute Stroke Imaging – William Copen, MD
– Breakout A Acute Subdural Hematoma – Martina Stippler, MD
– Breakout A Headache 101 – Jonathan A Edlow, MD, FACEP
– Breakout B CNS Infections – Corey R Fehnel, MD, MPH
– Breakout B Seizures and Epilepsy Updates in Treatment – Francis W Drislane, MD
– Breakout B Using Telemedicine to Evaluate Patients with Neurological Complaints – Erica Camargo Faye, MD, MMSc
– Imaging for Spine Emergencies What to Order and How to Read – William Copen, MD
– Optimal Use of Neuroimaging to Answer Cinical Questions – William Copen, MD
– Pediatric Neurological Emergencies – Lise Nigrovic, MD
– Q _ A – CNS Infections – Corey Fehnel – Moderator Goldstein
– Q _ A – Seizures _ Epilepsy – Updates in Treatment – Francis Drislane – Moderator Goldstein
– Q_A Back Pain Whom to Evaluate and When – Jonathan A Edlow, MD, FACEP
– Q_A Breakout A Acute Stroke Imaging – William Copen, MD
– Q_A Breakout A Acute Subdural Hematoma – Martina Stippler, MD
– Q_A Breakout A Headache 101 – Jonathan A Edlow, MD, FACEP
– Q_A Breakout B Using Telemedicine to Evaluate Patients with Neurological Complaints – Erica Camargo Faye, MD, MMSc
– Q_A Imaging for Spine Emergencies What to Order and How to Read – William Copen, MD
– Q_A Optimal Use of Neuroimaging to Answer Cinical Questions – William Copen, MD
– Q_A Pediatric Neurological Emergencies – Rebekah C Mannix, MD, MPH (In replacement for Lise Nigrovic, MD)
– Q_A State-of-the-Art Treatment of Nontraumatic Spinal Cord and Cauda Equina Disorders – Efstathios Papavassiliou, MD
– Q_A The Neurological Exam and Neuroanatomy – Martin A Samuels, MD, DSc (hon), FAAN, MACP, FRCP, FANA
– State-of-the-Art Treatment of Nontraumatic Spinal Cord and Cauda Equina Disorders – Efstathios Papavassiliou, MD
– The Neurological Exam and Neuroanatomy – Martin A Samuels, MD, DSc (hon), FAAN, MACP, FRCP, FANA
– Welcome and Introduction – Jonathan A Edlow, MD, FACEP _ Joshua N Goldstein, MD, PhD, FAAEM, FNCS

Day 2 

– Breakout A Cardiac Arrest Resuscitation after ROSC
– Breakout A Intracerebral Hemorrhage – Joshua N Goldstein, MD, PhD, FAAEM, FNCS
– Breakout A Traumatic Brain Injury – Brian L Edlow, MD
– Breakout B Anticoagulants and Antiplatelets What to Choose and When – Magdy H Selim, MD, PhD
– Breakout B Arterial Dissections – MingMing Ning, MD, MMSc
– Breakout B Stroke Management Beyond Revascularization – Magdy H Selim, MD, PhD
– Cerebral Aneurysms Current Approaches – Christopher S Ogilvy, MD
– Concussion in Children and Adults State-of-the-Art Approach – Rebekah C Mannix, MD, MPH
– Q _ A – Anticoagulants _ Antiplatelets – WHat to choose and when – Selim – Moderator Edlow
– Q _ A – Arterial Dissections – Ning – Moderator Edlow
– Q _ A – Stroke Management – Beyond Revascularization – Selim – Moderator Edlow
– Q_A Breakout A Cardiac Arrest Resuscitation after ROSC – Michael Cocci, MD
– Q_A Breakout A Intracerebral Hemorrhage – Joshua N Goldstein, MD, PhD, FAAEM, FNCS
– Q_A Breakout A Traumatic Brain Injury – Brian L Edlow, MD
– Q_A Cerebral Aneurysms Current Approaches – Christopher S Ogilvy, MD
– Q_A Concussion in Children and Adults State-of-the-Art Approach – Rebekah C Mannix, MD, MPH
– Q_A Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndrome—Not So Rare! – Aneesh Singhal, MD
– Q_A Stroke Endovascular Therapy – Thanh Nguyen, MD
– Q_A Stroke IV Thrombolytics – Joshua N Goldstein, MD, PhD, FAAEM, FNCS
– Q_A Updates for Diagnosing Subarachnoid Hemorrhage – Nicole Dubosh, MD
– Q_A Updates for TIA What to Do and Where to Do It – Matthew S Siket, MD
– Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndrome—Not So Rare! – Aneesh Singhal, MD
– Stroke Endovascular Therapy – Thanh Nguyen, MD
– Stroke IV Thrombolytics – Joshua N Goldstein, MD, PhD, FAAEM, FNCS
– Updates for Diagnosing Subarachnoid Hemorrhage – Nicole Dubosh, MD
– Updates for TIA What to Do and Where to Do It – Matthew S Siket, MD

Day 3 

– Acute Weakness Emergency Evaluation – Pushpa Narayanaswami, MD, FAAN
– Altered Mental Status, Coma, and Brain Death – David Greer, MD
– Dizziness 2021 The Evidence-Based Approach, with Video Evaluation of Real Patients – Jonathan A Edlow, MD, FACEP
– Functional (Psychogenic) Neurological Disorders How to Diagnose and How to Treat – David Perez, MD, MMSc
– Medical Errors and the Power of Apology – Peter Smulowitz, MD
– Neurological Emergencies in Pregnancy and Postpartum – Andrea G Edlow, MD, MSc
– The Eyes Have It Visual Complaints – Jonathan A Edlow, MD, FACEP