This session will provide an in-depth, interprofessional exploration of contemporary intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) care, tailored for neurocritical care physicians, nurses, advanced practice providers, and pharmacists. Faculty will review current evidence and guidelines, practical bedside management strategies, and systems-based approaches to delivering timely, coordinated ICH care across settings. Through case-based discussion and real-world implementation pearls, participants will examine evolving therapies and consider how best to integrate these advances into everyday neurocritical care practice.
Available CE Hours: 1.5
Masterclass Objectives:
- Explain evidence-based blood pressure targets, agent selection, and titration strategies in acute ICH, and outline how clinicians collaborate to achieve timely and sustained BP control and monitor for treatment-related adverse effects.
- Describe contemporary strategies for rapid reversal of anticoagulant-associated ICH and discuss how to operationalize time-sensitive quality metrics across the interprofessional neurocritical care team.
- Evaluate the role of minimally invasive surgical approaches to ICH evacuation in light of recent clinical trials, and discuss practical considerations for patient selection, workflow integration, and post-procedural management in everyday practice outside of clinical trials.
Speakers:
Casey May, PharmD, BCCP, FNCS, The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy
Andy Webb, PharmD, BCCCP, Massachusetts General Hospital
Wendy Ziai, MD, MPH, Johs Hopkins University Hospital
Moderators:
Mehrnaz Pajoumand, PharmD, FNCS, University of Mayland Medical Center
Gabe Fontaine, PharmD, MBA, BCCCP, BCPS, FNCS, FCCM
Agenda (all times in CT):
12:00-12:05 AM: Welcome & Introduction to the Masterclass (Mehrnaz Pajoumand and Gabe Fontaine)
12:05-12:25 AM: Precision Under Pressure: Evidence-Based Blood Pressure Management in Acute ICH (Casey May)
12:25-12:30 AM: Q&A for ICH Blood Pressure Control (Mehrnaz Pajoumand)
12:30-12:50 AM: Race Against Time: Contemporary Strategies for Anticoagulation Reversal in ICH (Andy Webb)
12:50-12:55 AM: Q&A for ICH Anticoagulation Reversal (Mehrnaz Pajoumand)
12:55-1:15 PM: Beyond the Scalpel: Minimally Invasive Approaches to ICH Evacuation (Wendy Ziai)
1:15-1:20 PM: Q&A for ICH Minimally Invasive Surgery for Evacuation (Mehrnaz Pajoumand and Gabe Fontaine)
1:20-1:30 PM: Wrap-Up and Closing Remarks (Mehrnaz Pajoumand and Gabe Fontaine)
Pricing:
NCS Member: $49
Non-member: $69