Neurological Emergencies

Overview

What you will study

The Neurological Emergencies course offered by Harvard University ensures participants are up to date with the latest information and prepared to:

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

• Avoid misdiagnosis

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

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

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

• Improve patient safety

• Mitigate liability

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 your practice setting

• 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, and back pain

• 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

• Provides education on new technologies, including the use of point-of-care ultrasound in evaluation of neurologic symptoms