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October 16-18, 2006 | New Orleans
 
 
The following adjunct symposia were presented in conjunction with ACEP’s 37th annual Scientific Assembly and will be available for review for a period of one year. These adjunct symposia were not part of the official Scientific Assembly educational program as planned by ACEP’s Educational Meetings Committee.
  
 
 
From Triage to Treatment - Management of ACS in the ED

From Triage to Treatment
Management of ACS in the ED

The purpose of this continuing medical education activity is to educate emergency physicians on the pathophysiology of acute coronary syndromes (ACS), from unstable angina to NSTEMI to STEMI, and to establish interference with thrombosis as an important approach to acute management. Physicians will review diagnostic approaches to ACS and risk stratification in order to demonstrate the relationship of the disease state to patient outcomes. The mechanisms of action of various drugs that interfere with thrombosis will be discussed, relating management options to clinical trial data. Approaches to acute patient management will be presented in the context of clinical trial data, management options, and clinical outcomes.

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From Triage to Treatment - Management of ACS in the ED

Paradigm Shifts in the Management of Acute Stroke in the Emergency Department

Stroke is a leading cause of death in the United States and the most common cause of adult disability. During the past 10 years there have been significant advances in our understanding of the pathophysiology of stroke and in our diagnostic and management approaches. Initiatives in acute stroke care have placed the emergency physician in a leading role in decision making about the care these patients receive — decision making that begins in the prehospital arena and carries through to the neurocritical care unit.

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