Northwestern Medicine is offering a free virtual stroke CME series to help you stay connected and meet your CME requirements.
Each webinar is 2 hours and features faculty from multiple disciplines, including cerebrovascular/neurointerventional surgery, emergency medicine, neurology and neurosurgery.
Join us for our webinar!
Monday, May 23, 2022, from 4:00 – 6:00 PM (CST)
Topic: Raising Awareness for Stroke Prevention and Care
Agenda
4:00 pm Risk Factors for Stroke
Abigail Veltema, APRN
4:30 pm Stroke Recognition and Screening
Theresa Huber, BSN, RN, SCRN
5:00 pm Stroke Care Continuum
Diane Broadley, DNP, RN
5:30 pm Rehabilitation after Stroke
Sebastian Urday, MD
6:00 pm Adjournment
Program Objectives
After attending this educational activity, participants should be able to:
- Review current state-of-the-art endovascular treatment options of acute ischemic stroke (AIS) and discuss the clinical and imaging considerations for such treatments.
- Discuss the role of advanced neuroimaging techniques in acute stroke and paradigm in triaging patients for acute interventions.
- Recommend reversal techniques for oral anticoagulants in the setting of an acute intracerebral hemorrhage.
- Discuss the relevance of diagnostic testing after ischemic stroke, and treatment implications for stroke risk factors vs stroke etiology.
- Evaluate medical, endovascular and surgical options for revascularization in acute ischemic stroke.
- Summarize decision-making considerations when resuming antithrombotics after acute intracerebral hemorrhage.
Course Directors
Audience
This course is designed for all healthcare providers managing stroke patients, including those in the emergency department, cardiologists, neurologists, neurosurgeons, radiologists, advanced care providers, nurses, nurse practitioners and allied health professionals.
Accreditation Statement
The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation Statement
The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Disclosure Information
Speakers
Diane Broadley, DNP, RN, states she has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. Theresa Huber, BSN, RN, SCRN, states she has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. Sebastian Urday, MD, states he has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. Abigail Veltema, APRN, states she has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
Course Director, planning committee and CME Program Manager
Frances Z. Caprio, MD, states she has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. Babak S. Jahromi, MD, PhD, states he has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. Sarah Baggs states she has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
FSM’s CME Leadership, Review Committee, and Staff have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
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