Conference 3/4
February 27th, 2009 at 12:32 pm by NickPlease join us this week for Emergency Medicine Departmental Conference, in the 8th floor conference room at Elmhurst Hospital.
The day’s activities are planned as follows:
9am Journal Club — Dr. Evelyn Chow (see below for articles)
10am Research Lecture Series — Dr. Ilene Wilets
10:30am Ultrasound of the Week — Dr. Andrew Pleasant
11am Trauma Series: C-Spine injuries and management — Dr. Lauren Post (background reading below)
12pm M&M — Dr. Yoon
1pm Advanced EKG Interpretation — Dr. Alex Kamanetsky
Lunch will be served.
Residents: The following journal club articles are accessible by entering the login and password from my email:
Primary discussion: Hacke, et al. Thrombolysis with Alteplase 3 to 4.5 Hours after Acute Ischemic Stroke. N Engl J Med 2008;359:1317Â29. PMID: 18815396.
Clinical background: NINDS rtPA Stroke Study Group. Tissue Plasminogen Activator for Acute Ischemic Stroke. N Engl J Med 1995;333:1581-7. PMID: 7477192.
Also, please note: Dr. Post has asked that you familiarize yourself with the NASCIS II and NASCIS III trials.
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