Emergency Medicine on the EDGE

The EDGE course accredited by ACRRM (Activity Number 17254) and RACGP (40 Category 1 points, Activity Number 163884). Applications are in progress for the medical and nursing colleges : ACEM, ACN.

Acute headache is a common presenting problem. Although often due to benign causes, headache may signal serious or life threatening disease such as meningitis or subarachnoid haemorrhage. The first priority is to search for factors indicating a serious underlying cause and at the same time provide relief to the patient for the symptoms of headache.

In this module we explore the clinical approach the acute headache and focus on identifying the Red Flags that indicate a significant risk for serious disease and a need to investigate the patient. We also consider the most effective approach to the pharmacological management of the patient who presents with severe migraine headache.

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Instructions: Course Enrolment

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• Course Fee: $9.00 (AUD) + $0.90 (GST) = $9.90

• Duration of enrolment is 12 months

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