Series Description: 

Physicians seek to improve their competence, knowledge, and skills to evaluate, assess, diagnose and manage complex stroke cases. Active discussion using stroke case studies and practice-based neurological patient care management will promote interactive dialogue to improve overall neurological knowledge, competency, and performance of the conference attendees. Specialist physicians, APCs and RNs from neurology, neuroradiology, emergency medicine, neurosurgery, and neurointerventional radiology will have an opportunity to present their patient cases and receive feedback and/or recommendations from peer physician specialists.

Target Audience: 

Nurse Practitioner (NP)

Nurse, Registered (RN)

Physicians (MD or DO)

Physician Assistant (PA)

Learning Objectives: 

At the conclusion of this program, participants should be able to:

1. Evaluate and interpret vascular neuroimaging.

2. Correlate neuroimaging to patient presentation.

3. Summarize best practices for current stroke patient management.

4. Discuss social issues, age, gender, language, and ethnicity impacts on clinical presentation and/or implicit biases impacts on treatment planning.

5. Explain the role of endovascular and neurosurgical intervention in the care of stroke patients and when these interventions are appropriate for improved patient care outcomes.

Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, Sutter Health, is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), and the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Credit Designation Statement

Sutter Health designates this LIVE activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™  for physicians and 1.0 continuing professional development contact hours for nurses. Learners should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Note to Other Disciplines: AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ Continuing Medical Education is acceptable for meeting the continuing education requirements for Pharmacists, Physician Assistants, Psychologists, Registered Nurses, and Respiratory Care Practitioners. For other disciplines, please check with the regulatory board for your discipline to confirm what type of credits meet the continuing education requirements. Continuing education hours for nurses accredited by ANCC, via Joint Accreditation.

Attendance & Credit Claiming

Text the 6-letter attendance verification code to (916) 866-7913 to claim credit.