Better Diagnosis

Accurately diagnose and treat patients with high-frequency symptoms like headache and dizziness, and high-risk conditions like acute ischemic stroke, traumatic brain injury, and intracerebral hemorrhage 

Practical Algorithms

Algorithms to diagnose neurological symptoms, quickly identify a neurological emergency, and take appropriate measures to optimize outcomes for high-risk patients

Optimized Care

Optimize care for patients presenting with high frequency neurological symptoms or high risk conditions

HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS & INTERACTIVE SESSIONS 

Stroke. Headache. ICH. HINTS, BPPV, and Dizziness Workshops. Ultrasound for Neuro Emergencies. Small Group Case Discussions.

European CME Credits

An application has been made to the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®).

Interactive Sessions and Workshops

Small group workshops on CT reads, clinical case review, HINTS, BPPV, bedside ultrasound for neuro emergencies, stroke imaging.

World-renowned Neurological Emergencies Experts

Our course is led by two Harvard Medical School, world-renowned neurological emergencies experts who have led the Harvard Medical School CME course for 15 years and have published extensively in the field.

Harvard Medical School Faculty

Course directors and many faculty are professors at Harvard Medical School. They are joined by international experts recognized for their expertise in neurological emergencies.

Improved Diagnosis of Neurological Patients

The course provides learners with updates, best practices, and practical algorithms to more accurately diagnose neurological symptoms, quickly identify a neurological emergency, and take appropriate measures to optimize outcomes for high-risk patients.

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Neurological Emergencies is a 2-day, 16-hour course that provides updates, best practices, and practical algorithms to diagnose neurological symptoms, quickly identify a neurological emergency, and take appropriate measures to optimize outcomes for high-risk patients. The goal of this course is to prepare clinicians to accurately diagnose and treat patients with:

  • High-frequency symptoms: Headache, dizziness
  • High-risk conditions: Acute ischemic stroke, traumatic brain injury, and intracerebral hemorrhage 

Relevant for clinicians working in:

  • Emergency Medicine
  • Inpatient and Outpatient Neurology
  • Critical Care
  • Hospital Medicine
  • Geriatricians
  • Urgent Care
  • Internal/Family Medicine 

Learn about:  

  • A new paradigm to diagnose dizziness
  • Best practices for brain imaging
  • Updates in diagnosis and management of traumatic brain injury
  • The newest approaches to treating TIA and ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke
  • The latest advances in point-of-care ultrasound for neurological emergencies
  • Workshops in HINTS, dizziness, and more

COURSE AGENDA

Thursday, 15 April 2027

0800 - 0830

Registration and Welcome Coffee

0830 - 0845

Welcome and Opening Remarks

0845 - 1000

Dizziness: A New Evidence-Based Algorithm

1000 - 1045

Diagnosis and Management of BPPV

1045 - 1100

Coffee Break

1100 - 1145

Neuroimaging: Head CT for Non-Radiologists

1145 - 1230

Neuro Spine Imaging

1230 - 1330

Lunch

1330 - 1530

Neurological Emergency Workshops: Dizziness (HINTS), Clinical Case Review, and CT Head Reads

1530 - 1545

Coffee Break

1545 - 1630

Updates on Stroke Revascularization: IV Thrombolytics and Endovascular Therapy

1630 - 1700

Neurological Emergencies Across the World: Interactive Case Panel I

1700 - 1800

Networking Reception and Poster Session

Friday, 16 April 2027

0800 - 0830

Welcome Coffee

0830 - 0845

Welcome Back

0845 - 0930

Code ICH! The First Hours of Intracerebral Hemorrhage

0930 - 1015

Bedside Ultrasound for Neurological Emergencies

1015 - 1030

Coffee Break

1030 - 1230

Neurological Emergency Workshops: Dizziness (BPPV), Optic Nerve Sheath and Lumbar Puncture, Stroke Imaging, Clinical Case Review

1230 - 1315

Transient Ischemic Attack: Diagnosis and Acute Treatment

1315 - 1415

Lunch

1415 - 1500

Headache Cases you Cannot Miss

1500 - 1545

Seizures and Status Epilepticus

1545 - 1600

Coffee Break

1600 - 1645

1645 - 1715

Minor TBI: When to Scan

Neurological Emergencies Across the World: Interactive Case Panel II

European CME

An application has been submitted to the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®).

Through an agreement between the European Union of Medical Specialties (UEMS) and the American Medical Association, physicians may convert EACCME® credits to an equivalent number of AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Information on the process to convert EACCME® credit to AMA credit can be found here.

Live educational activities, occurring outside of Canada, recognized by the UEMS-EACCME® for ECMEC®s are deemed to be Accredited Group Learning Activities (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

Past Courses

2026 course endorsements

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