IM Grand Rounds: Acute Management of Pulmonary Embolism 2026 Guidelines

Speakers:

Kvon Shakil, M.D.

PGY-3 Internal Medicine resident physician

Northeast Georgia Medical Center

Learning Objectives:

-Risk-stratify patients with acute pulmonary embolism using clinical, laboratory, and imaging findings to identify patients at low, intermediate, and high risk for deterioration.

-Select appropriate initial therapy for acute PE, including anticoagulation, thrombolysis, catheter-directed therapy, and surgical embolectomy based on hemodynamic status and bleeding risk.

-Develop an evidence-based approach to the first 24 hours of PE management, including anticoagulant selection, monitoring, management of hemodynamic instability, and indications for escalation of therapy.

Lunch will be served. Physician credits awarded.