Cardiovascular diseases account for over 50% of overall mortality in the United States, often striking individuals in the prime of their lives. The goal of this program is to provide an update on the evaluation and treatment of cardiovascular emergencies. Emerging pathways allows thousands of lives to be saved by putting procedures in place to evaluate, transfer and perform an angioplasty on heart attack patients within 90 minutes. 2007 reports suggest that Indiana ranks 44th in the United States for its emergency medical system. According to the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), part of the ranking is attributed to the number of certified trauma centers and certified emergency physicians. The ACEP commented that the nation’s emergency care system was mediocre or worse. This report proves that there is a need for education for EMTs, paramedics, physicians, nurses and clinicians alike. The symposium is to be comprised of both faculty and audience of diverse clinical background, all with an interest in management of cardiovascular diseases, using didactic lecture formats as well as group interactive panel discussions to highlight special topics, allowing audience participation and serve as a venue for casebased learning (case presentations).
EMTs, paramedics, emergency medicine physicians, cardiologists, family practice physicians, internal medicine physicians, nurses and any other allied health professionals interested in ER medicine.
Didactic session with interactive breakout/panel discussions throughout the day.
Audience will complete a course evaluation which will be tallied and reviewed for future symposiums
The purpose of the program is to update attendees on important initiatives in Indiana and across the US with new protocols in the time and management of acute MI and the latest protocols with new and emerging EMS topics and issues.
