New Comment Period Open Until March 24 for ACEP’s IV tPA Clinical Policy

In response to the 2013 Council and ACEP Board-adopted Amended Resolution 32(13), the Clinical Policy: Use of Intravenous tPA for the Management of Acute Ischemic Stroke in the Emergency Department, published in 2013 in Annals of Emergency Medicine, is being posted for a 60-day additional ACEP membership comment period.

Comments received along with supporting evidence and any new evidence will be carefully reviewed and the evidence graded. References should accompany comments so that the evidence can be carefully considered and graded. Findings will be reported to the ACEP Board.

Comments should be submitted by March 24, 2014.

View the policy and comment form:  http://www.acep.org/commentform/IVtPA-Stroke

Note that future clinical policy developments will include a 60-day comment period before finalization.

If you have questions, please contact Rhonda Whitson at rwhitson@acep.org