Neurocritical Care Informatics

Computers in the ICU.- Data Standards, Device Interfaces, and Interoperability.- The Electronic Medical Record.- Physiologic Data.- Multi-Modal Monitoring.- Continuous EEG Monitoring.- Data Analysis and Processing.- The "Patient State" in Critical Care.- Data Visualization.- Clinical Decision Support.- Collaboration and Workflow.- The Integrated Medical Environment.- Final Thoughts.

Michael A. De Georgia, MD is Director of the Center for Neurocritical Care of the Neurological Institute at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center and Chief of Neurology at University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center. He is a Professor of Neurology at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine where he holds the Maxeen Stone and John A. Flower Endowed Chair in Neurology. He is Director of the Neurocritical Care Fellowship Program and a past recipient of the Joseph M. Foley Teaching Award. An internationally recognized expert in neurocritical care and stroke and a thought leader in the emerging field of medical informatics, he is the author of more than 150 articles, abstracts and book chapters. From 1999 to 2007, Dr. De Georgia was on staff at the Cleveland Clinic where he was Head of the Neurological Intensive Care Program and Director of the Neurology - Neurosurgery Intensive Care Unit. From 1997-1999, he was Director of the Neurocritical Care and Stroke Program at the SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, New York. Dr. De Georgia earned his medical degree from the Northeast Ohio Medical University after completing an accelerated six-year BS/MD program. He completed an Internal Medicine residency at the University of Michigan Medical Center, a Neurology residency at Tufts University-New England Medical Center, and a Neurocritical Care fellowship at the University of Heidelberg in Germany. Board certified in Internal Medicine, Neurology, Vascular Neurology, and Neurocritical Care, he is an honorary fellow of the American College of Physicians, American Heart Association, American College of Critical Care Medicine, and Neurocritical Care Society. For the last decade, he has been annually listed as one of "America's Best Doctors" and is a frequent health commentator for ABC World News Tonight, CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, and other media outlets


Kenneth A. Loparo, PhD is the Arthur L Parker Professor in the Department of