ICEP Academic Forum April 29, 2004 Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Brad Bunney, MD Chairman, ICEP Research Com. Associate Professor Department of Emergency Medicine University of Illinois at Chicago Our Lady of the Resurrection Medical Center Chicago, IL

Academic Forum 7 year tradition Resident and attending audience 4 year rotation  Research in EM  Administration  Education and Residency  Clinical practice

Improvement of clinical outcomes Improve patient care Better educate physicians Decrease liability

Systems of Care in Emergency Medicine Systematic approach to patient care Discrete processes Reduce Variability

Program Andy Jagoda, MD  ACEP clinical policies James Broselow, MD  Designer of “The Tape” Edward Sloan, MD  Systematic critical care documentation Karen Cosby, MD  Systematic approach to M&Ms

Program Resident Research Competition  One resident from each residency  Original research  $$$ reward for 1 st and 2 nd FERNE Lunch  ACEP Seizure policy  SeizureStat - PDA application for seizure management.

THANKS Infinity Healthcare Midwest Emergency Associates

THANKS FERNE  Foundation for Education and Research of Neurological Emergencies   Eisai Inc.

Special Thanks Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Thank you all for coming