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, neurosurgery, and neurointerventional radiology will have an opportunity to present their patient cases and participate in active best practice recommendation discussions.

Target Audience: 

Nurse, Registered (RN)

Physicians (MD or DO)

Physician Assistant (PA)

Students of Health Professions

Learning Objectives: 

After Attending This Activity Learners Should Be Able To:

1. Review imaging of cases presented and discuss approach to imaging acquisition and interpretation (including differential diagnosis based on imaging), correlating neuroimaging to patient presentation.

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

3. Apply diagnostic imaging interpretation to treatment/management of complex stroke patients.

4. Evaluate cases collaboratively to promote informed decision-making skills on clinical treatment plan for the patient.

5. Consider the rapid evolution of stroke patient management as evidenced by literature and adopt best practices aligned with the current state of the science.

Providing Culturally Appropriate Care which is Free of Implicit Biases (AB 1195 & 241):

Learners are strongly encouraged to engage in self-directed learning related to the impact of implicit biases in this clinical area via the references provided below

Social Determinants of Health (SDOH)/Cultural or Linguistic Considerations:

• Hall, J. L., & Roth, G. A. (2023). Open Data Challenge to Examine the Impact of Social Determinants of Health on Stroke. Stroke, 54(4), 910–911. https://doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.123.04264

Implicit Bias Considerations (as it relates to the content):                                                                                    

• Bhat, A., Mahajan, V., & Wolfe, N. (2021). Implicit bias in stroke care: A recurring old problem in the rising incidence of young stroke. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 85, 27–35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocn.2020.12.017

Disclosure of Financial or In-Kind Commercial Support & Conflict of Interest

No one involved in the planning or presentation of this educational activity have any relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. No financial or in-kind commercial support was received to produce or promote this educational activity.   

– Provider Designee/Verification: Fozia Ferozali, Ed.D. 

Faculty List: 

Course Director(s)

Manoj Mittal, MD, MBBS, MSc has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Planner(s)

Kandis Dowd has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Manoj Mittal, MD, MBBS, MSc has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Jennifer Bingham, MSN, RN, SCRN has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Michelle Manifield, MSN, MBA, RN, CNRN has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Speaker(s)

Manoj Mittal, MD, MBBS, MSc has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.