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ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION

The Harvard Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Harvard Medical School designates this live activity for a maximum of 23.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

RISK MANAGEMENT

This activity meets the criteria of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine for 5.25 credits of Risk Management Study. Please check your individual state licensing board requirements before claiming these credits.

NURSE PRACTITIONERS and REGISTERED NURSES

For the purpose of recertification, the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board and American Nurses Credentialing Center accept AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ issued by organizations accredited by the ACCME (Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education). We would also suggest that learners check with their state licensing board to ensure they accept reciprocity with AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for re-licensure.

PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS

The National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) states that AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ are acceptable for continuing medical education requirements for recertification. We would also suggest that learners check with their state licensing board to ensure they accept reciprocity with AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for re-licensure.

CANADIAN ACCREDITATION

The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada recognizes conferences and workshops held outside of Canada that are developed by a university, academy, hospital, specialty society or college as accredited group learning activities.

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This special program 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.

NEW PRACTICES FOR THE WORKUP AND MANAGEMENT OF NEUROLOGICAL COMPLAINTS

Led by top clinical 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, Delirium, General Weakness, Visual Changes

HIGH-RISK NEUROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, including Stroke, SDH, TIA, Concussion, TBI, SAH, Aneurysm, Spinal Cord Injury, Cauda Equina Syndrome, ICH, Meningitis

NEUROLOGICAL SYMPTOMS IN SPECIAL POPULATIONS, including Pediatrics, Pregnancy, Postpartum

REASONS TO ATTEND

Every year there is a vast amount of practice-changing literature impacting diagnosis of neurological conditions and next steps to take when you have identified a neurological emergency. These important updates include newer approaches to the history, the physical, and early management. 

Among the highest-rated Harvard Medical School CME courses, this program ensures participants are current with these updates and prepared to:

Better evaluate high-frequency neurological symptoms and high-risk neurological conditions

Avoid misdiagnosis in neurological emergencies

Quickly identify a neurological emergency and act in the first hours to optimize patient outcomes in emergency, inpatient, and outpatient settings

Optimize your use of CT/CTA (including what to order and how to read results)

Optimize your use of MRI (including when to order and when NOT to order)

Improve risk management

Optimize patient safety

Better understand and mitigate liability

This program is unique in that it:

Consolidates best practices in the workup of common neurological complaints

Provides tips that you can immediately put into practice

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 of workup, the NIH Stroke Scale, tips for rapid neuroimaging and treatment (including new data on intra-arterial 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

Is attended by a cross-specialty audience, leading to valuable opportunities for discussion—you can hear the perspectives of those in other specialties and other practice environments

CUSTOMIZE YOUR LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR YOUR SPECIFIC PRACTICE NEEDS

You can tailor your learning experience to your specific interests, choosing from sessions designed for practitioners of:

Emergency Medicine      

Neurology (Outpatient and Inpatient)     

Hospital Medicine

Critical Care

Internal Medicine

Family Medicine

Urgent Care

Educational highlights of the 2018 program include:

Best practices for using the focused history and physical to determine which patients with headache or minor head injury require neuroimaging or further workup

An algorithmic approach to evaluating back pain and guidance to spot the history and examination “red flags”

The newest approaches to treat stroke, TIA, and ICH (includes updates for DAWN and DEFUSE 3)

Updates to diagnose and manage the comatose patient

A new paradigm to diagnose dizziness

How to determine if it’s a stroke, neuritis or BPPV

Live demonstrations of diagnostic and therapeutic maneuvers in dizziness

Updates for acute management of spinal cord and cauda equina compression

Advances in the management of seizures

Advances in SDH management

Practical approaches to bedside neuro-ophthalmology

Updates in ICU management of TBI

Anticoagulants and antiplatelets: what to choose and when

James D. Berry, MD, MPH, Neurologist, Massachusetts General Hospital; Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School

William Copen, MD, Assistant Professor of Radiology, Harvard Medical School

Frank W. Drislane, MD, Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School

Andrea G. Edlow, MD, MSc, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital; Assistant Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology, Harvard Medical School

Brian L. Edlow, MD, Neurocritical Care, Massachusetts General Hospital; Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School

Jonathan A. Edlow, MD, FACEP, Vice-Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Professor of Medicine and Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Joshua N. Goldstein, MD, PhD, FAAEM, FNCS, Director, Center for Neurologic Emergencies, Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital; Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Jennifer L. Lyons, MD, Chief, Division of Neurological Infections and Inflammatory Diseases, Brigham and Women's Hospital Department of Neurology; Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School

Rebekah Mannix, MD, MPH, Co-Director, Brain Injury Center, and Senior Associate Physician in Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital; Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Pushpa Narayanaswami, MD, FAAN, Director, Quality Improvement, Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Associate Professor of Neurology/Neuromuscular Disease, Harvard Medical School

Lise E. Nigrovic, MD, MPH, Co-Director of Population Science Center, Institutional Centers for Clinical and Translational Research; Senior Associate Physician in Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital; Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School

MingMing Ning, MD, MMSc, Medical Director, General Neurology Consultation Service; Co-director, Cardio-Neurology Clinic; Stroke Service Director, Clinical Proteomics Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital; Associate Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School

Christopher S. Ogilvy, MD, Director, Endovascular and Operative Neurovascular Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Brain Aneurysm Institute; Professor of Neurosurgery, Harvard Medical School

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We don’t accept Online Abstracts

Fairmont Copley Plaza 

138 St. James Avenue

Boston, Massachusetts 02116

617-267-5300

This luxury downtown Boston landmark hotel has been a symbol of the city’s rich history and has completed an exciting $20 million plus renovation and restoration project.  Located within the heart of Boston, Fairmont Copley Plaza is an easy walk to many of the city’s historic sites, shopping, museums, and restaurants.

Accommodations

A limited number of rooms* have been reserved at Fairmont Copley Plaza until October 15, 2018. Please call the Global Reservations Centre at 1-800-441-1414 to reserve a room. When calling the hotel, be sure to specify that you are enrolled in the HMS CME Neurological Emergencies program to request a reduced room rate. You can also make your discounted reservation online by October 15, 2018 by clicking here.

*Please note that the discounted room block may sell out before the deadline.

Please do not make non-refundable travel arrangements until you have received an email from our office confirming your paid registration.

Submission Info

Call 617-384-8600

Monday-Friday

9:00am to 5:00pm (ET)

Send email to

CEPrograms@hms.harvard.edu

Call 617-384-8600

Monday-Friday

9:00am to 5:00pm (ET)

Send email to

CEPrograms@hms.harvard.edu