CME Information
Date of Original Release: February 15, 2022. Date of most recent review: February 1, 2022. Termination date: February 15, 2025.
Accreditation: EB Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the ACCME.
Credit Designation: EB Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 4
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Specialty CME: Included as part of the 4 credits, this CME activity is eligible for 4 Stroke credits, subject to your state and institutional requirements.
Needs Assessment: The need for this educational activity was determined by a survey of medical staff, including the editorial board of this publication; review of morbidity and mortality data from the CDC, AHA, NCHS, and ACEP; thorough review of current literature on the topic and practice gap assessment; and evaluation of prior activities for emergency physicians.
Target Audience: This enduring material is designed for emergency medicine physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and residents.
Goals: Upon completion of this activity, you should be able to: (1) demonstrate medical decision-making based on the strongest clinical evidence; (2) cost-effectively diagnose and treat the most critical presentations; and (3) describe the most common medicolegal pitfalls for each topic covered.
CME Objectives: Upon completion of this activity, you should be able to: (1) identify the presentations of SAH; (2) develop a diagnostic approach to a patient with suspected SAH; (3) identify the major advantages and limitations in available diagnostic modalities; and (4) utilize clinical severity scales and clinical decision tools to aid in management of SAH.
Discussion of Investigational Information: As part of the activity, faculty may be presenting investigational information about pharmaceutical products that is outside Food and Drug Administration–approved labeling. Information presented as part of this activity is intended solely as continuing medical education and is not intended to promote off-label use of any pharmaceutical product.
Faculty Disclosure: It is the policy of EB Medicine to ensure objectivity, balance, independence, transparency, and scientific rigor in all CME activities. All faculty participating in the planning or implementation of a CME activity are expected to disclose to the participants any relevant financial relationships and to assist in mitigating the relationships. In compliance with all ACCME accreditation requirements and policies, all faculty for this CME activity were asked to complete a full disclosure statement. The information received is as follows:
Update Contributors (February 2022): Dr. Rhonda Cadena, author and editor-in-chief, and Dr. Holly Ledyard, peer reviewer, report no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.
Original Contributors (October 2014): Dr. Aisiku, Dr. Edlow, Dr. Thomas, Dr. Hopkins, Dr. Zammit, Dr. Jagoda, Dr. Damilini, Dr. Toscano, and their related parties report no significant financial interest or other relationship with the manufacturer(s) of any commercial product(s) discussed in this educational presentation. Dr. Goldstein reported his work as a research support consultant for CSL Behring. This relationship was mitigated by peer review.
Commercial Support: This supplement to Emergency Medicine Practice did not receive any commercial support.
Earning Credit: Read the PDF and complete the CME test online.
Hardware/Software Requirements: You will need a computer, tablet, or smartphone to access the online archived article and CME test.
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