ACEP is proud to bring you the newly revamped Product Showcase in the Exhibit Hall. These educational and product-oriented sessions provide you with an in-depth presentation on a product or service you may have seen on the exhibit floor. Show up early! Seating is limited to 150 and a boxed meal will be served at each event.

GRIFOLS
Tuesday, 11:30 a.m.–12:15 p.m.

Ballroom 20A, San Diego Conference Center 

The Rabies Threat in the U.S. and the Role of Postexposure Prophylaxis
Speaker: Charles Rupprecht, VMD, MS, PhD
This educational program will cover the prevalence of rabies in the United States, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and the most up-to-date treatment guidelines and best practices.

JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS
Tuesday, 11:30 a.m.–12:15 p.m.

Product Showcase 1, Near Booth #2605, Exhibit Hall, San Diego Conference Center
An Evidence-Based Approach to Treatment of DVT/PE
and Reducing the Risk of Recurrence
Speaker: Greg Fermann, MD
This lecture will discuss treatment options for patients with deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE), and how they may reduce the risk of recurrent thrombotic events.

THERMO FISHER
Tuesday, 11:30 a.m.–12:15 p.m.

Product Showcase 2, Near Booth #2840, Exhibit Hall, San Diego Conference Center
Evaluation of Patients with Suspected LRTI and/or Sepsis: The Utilization of Procalcitonin and Other Biomarkers
in the Emergency Department
Speaker: Sean-Xavier Neath, MD, PhD
The care of the severely ill patient with suspected lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) requires the simultaneous integration of numerous assessment and treatment modalities by the emergency physician. Assessment of bacterial burden has not historically had diagnostic tests that delivered actionable results to first-line providers. In this talk, advances in diagnostic technology that benefit the emergency department will be explored. Procalcitonin is one tool that provides valuable information that complements and enhances the picture provided by previously existing tests.

GENENTECH
Tuesday, 2:30–3:15 p.m.

Product Showcase 1, Near Booth #2605, Exhibit Hall, San Diego Conference Center
Assessing Disability in Acute Ischemic Stroke:
Beyond Just the NIHSS
Speaker: Alkesh Brahmbhatt, DO
Join us to learn from fellow colleague and ACEP member Dr. Brahmbhatt about assessing disability in acute ischemic stroke beyond just the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS).

• Discern what is and is not assessed by the NIHSS.
• Understand why low NIHSS scores do not always equate to an absence of disability.
• Recognize how acute deficits can relate to long-term disability.
• Identify deficits that the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association consider disabling.

Stroke affects 795,000 people per year in the United States and is the fifth leading cause of death and the leading cause of serious long-term disability. Stroke can be overwhelmingly burdensome to caregivers, who are many times a family member, friend, neighbor and/or a health care professional. Join us to learn how to better individualize assessments for stroke-related disability in the acute phase to help improve patient outcomes.