Clinicians holding a scanned image of human brain

0663_SHVGR_Acute Ischemic Stroke_Live

April 30, 2025

Description: 

This lecture responds to the significant practice gap where potentially salvageable brain tissue goes untreated due to delays in appropriate imaging selection or interpretation. By enhancing provider confidence in rapidly identifying candidates for extended-window thrombolysis and mechanical thrombectomy, this education aims to expand access to life-changing interventions and improve functional outcomes for stroke patients across diverse healthcare settings.

Target Audience

Nurse Practitioner (NP)

Pharmacists (PharmD)

Physicians (MD or DO)

Physician Assistant (PA)

Psychologists

Other Healthcare Professionals

Learning Objectives

After completing this activity, learners will be able to:

• Review clinical screening tools for detecting acute ischemic stroke (AIS).

• Discuss CTA- and MRI-based imaging for AIS.

• Discover problem-solving strategies using advanced imaging studies.

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 0.75 ACPE

    Pharmacy Credit - Accreditation Council of Pharmacy Education (ACPE) 

    Sutter Health designates this Live activity for a maximum of 0.75 of ACPE credit(s). Credits for pharmacists and technicians will be transmitted to CPE Monitor and will be available within 60 days post-activity pending submission of individual NABP e-PID and DOB (mm/dd only). Pharmacists should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

     

  • 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit

    Physician Credit 

    Sutter Health designates this Live activity for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

     

  • 0.75 Non-Physician Participation Credit

    Sutter Health designates this Live activity for a maximum of 0.75 Non-Physician Participation Credit. Non-Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

    AMA PRA Category 1 Credits HOURS™ 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.

     

  • 0.75 ANCC

    Nursing Credit - American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) 

    Sutter Health designates this Live activity for a maximum of 0.75 ANCC contact hour(s). Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

     

  • 0.75 IPCE

    This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 0.75 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.

     

Course opens: 
04/30/2025
Course expires: 
05/30/2025
Event starts: 
04/30/2025 - 12:00pm PDT
Event ends: 
04/30/2025 - 1:00pm PDT
Rating: 
0

Assembly Bills 1195 & 241- Culturally Appropriate Care which is Free of Implicit Biases:

Almujarkesh MK, Damughatla AR, Shukla A, Alsakarneh S, Koleti P, LaBuda D, Levine DL. Social Determinants in Clinical Decision Making: A Case of Mistaken Hepatic Encephalopathy. Cureus. 2023 Jun 14;15(6):e40405. doi: 10.7759/cureus.40405. PMID: 37456498; PMCID: PMC10347884.

 

Gnanagurudasan Prakasam, MD, a planning team member for this activity, receives consultant fees from Novo Nordisk (related to growth hormones), Medtronic (related to insulin pumps), Dexcom (related to glucose sensors), Mannkind (related to inhaled insulin), Alexion (related to HPP), and K Kirin (related to XLH) as well as speaker fees from Lilly (related to diabetes), Sanozi (related to Diabetes Type 1 prevention), and Abbvie (related to puberty). These ineligible relationships were deemed not relevant to this activity’s topic, and thus mitigation was not needed.  

Matthew Alexander, faculty for this presentation is a consultant at Certus Critical Care, Route 92 Medical, Cerenovus Johnson & Johnson, Medtronic and Wasatch Endovascular Solutions. These relevant financial relationships have been mitigated via a peer review by Shaan Ludder who does not have any financial relationships.

No one else 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.    

Additional faculty involved the planning of this learning activity are as follows:

Carolin Delker, NP

Max Ingersoll, FNP-BC, MSN

Jill Kacher Cobb, MD

Tam Nguyen, MD

Rhonda Kite, PharmD

Lori Petrini

Michelle Mah

Luanne Ridgley, LSW

Christopher Mack

 

– Provider Designee/Verification:  Kerri Maya, PhD(c), MSL, RN, NPD-BC 

Peer Reviewer(s)

Shaan Ludder, D.O. Vascular Neurologist

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
Planner(s)

Matthew Alexander, MD, MS

has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Certus Critical Care;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Route 92 Medical;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Cerenovus Johnson & Johnson;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Medtronic ;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Wasatch Endovascular Solutions;.

Azad Ghassemi, Radiologist

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Shaan Ludder, D.O. Vascular Neurologist

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
Speaker(s)

Matthew Alexander, MD, MS

has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Certus Critical Care;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Route 92 Medical;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Cerenovus Johnson & Johnson;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Medtronic ;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Wasatch Endovascular Solutions;.

Azad Ghassemi, Radiologist

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Shaan Ludder, D.O. Vascular Neurologist

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

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 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ for physicians, 0.75 continuing professional development contact hours for nurses, 0.75 knowledge-based contact hours for pharmacists, and 0.75 approved interprofessional continuing education (IPCE) credits for other healthcare worker audiences. Learners should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.  Due to this learning activity's overall duration and content makeup, direct CE credit for nurses registered to the California Board of Registered Nursing and Social Workers cannot be offered directly.

Note to Other DisciplinesAMA PRA Category 1 Credits HOURS™ 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.

Available Credit

  • 0.75 ACPE

    Pharmacy Credit - Accreditation Council of Pharmacy Education (ACPE) 

    Sutter Health designates this Live activity for a maximum of 0.75 of ACPE credit(s). Credits for pharmacists and technicians will be transmitted to CPE Monitor and will be available within 60 days post-activity pending submission of individual NABP e-PID and DOB (mm/dd only). Pharmacists should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

     

  • 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit

    Physician Credit 

    Sutter Health designates this Live activity for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

     

  • 0.75 Non-Physician Participation Credit

    Sutter Health designates this Live activity for a maximum of 0.75 Non-Physician Participation Credit. Non-Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

    AMA PRA Category 1 Credits HOURS™ 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.

     

  • 0.75 ANCC

    Nursing Credit - American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) 

    Sutter Health designates this Live activity for a maximum of 0.75 ANCC contact hour(s). Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

     

  • 0.75 IPCE

    This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 0.75 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.

     

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