Update on Current Management of Atrial Fibrillation - Emergency Medicine Reports

Target Audience:

This CME activity is intended for emergency physicians and family physicians.

Accreditation:

AHC Media is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation:

AHC Media designates this enduring material for a maximum of 2.3 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This activity is approved by the American College of Emergency Physicians for 2.25 hours of ACEP Category 1 credits.

Emergency Medicine Reports has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 1.5 Prescribed credits by the American Academy of Family Physicians. AAFP accreditation begins 01/01/12. Term of approval is for one year from this date. Credit may be claimed for 1 year from the date of each issue.

Faculty

Editors
Gregory R. Wise, MD, FACP
Associate Professor of Medicine
Wright State University
Dayton, OH;
Vice President, Medical Affairs
Kettering Medical Center
Kettering, OH

J. Stephan Stapczynski, MD
Chair
Emergency Medicine Department
Maricopa Medical Center
Phoenix, Arizona

CME Question Reviewer
Roger Farel, MD
Retired
Newport Beach, CA

Executive Editor
Leslie Coplin

Shelley Mark

Managing Editor
Neill Kimball

Leslie Hamlin

Authors
Sula Mazimba, MD, MPH
Cardiology Fellow
Kettering Medical Center
Dayton, OH.

Mauricio Anaya-Cisneros, MD
Cardiology Fellow
Kettering Medical Center
Dayton, OH.

Analkumar Parikh, MD
Internal Medicine Resident
Kettering Medical Center
Dayton, OH.

Peer Reviewer
Tushar N. Shah, MD, FACC, FASE, FAHA, FACP
The Heart Attack and Stroke Prevention Center at The Austin Center for Living
Austin, TX.

Subjects:

Assessment and Management of Migraine Headaches in the Emergency Department

Objectives:

Recognize or increase index of suspicion for specific conditions
State the epidemiology, etiology, pathophysiology, and clinical features of the entity discussed
Apply state-of-the-art diagnostic and therapeutic techniques (including the implications of pharmaceutical therapy discussed) to patients with the particular medical problems discussed.
Discuss the differential diagnosis of the entity discussed.
Explain both likely and rare complications that may occur.

Financial Disclosure:

To reveal any potential bias in this publication, and in accordance with Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education guidelines, we disclose that Roger Farel, MD (CME question reviewer) owns stock in Johnson & Johnson. J. Stephan Stapczynski, MD (editor) owns stock in Bristol Myers Squibb. Sula Mazimba, MD, MPH (author), Mauricio Anaya-Cisneros, MD (author), Analkumar Parikh, MD (author), Tushar N. Shah, MD, FACC, FASE, FAHA, FACP (peer reviewer), Gregory R. Wise, MD, FACP (editor of Primary Care Reports), Leslie Coplin (executive editor), and Neill Kimball (managing editor) report no relationships with companies related to the field of study covered by this CME activity. Sandra M. Schneider, MD (editor), Shelley Mark (executive editor), and Leslie Hamlin (managing editor) report no financial relationships with companies related to the field of study covered by this CME activity.

Update on Current Management of Atrial Fibrillation - Emergency Medicine Reports - February 26, 2012