Professional Education 
Stroke Education Programs from National Stroke Association
Below is a comprehensive and up-to-date list of stroke education opportunities currently available from National Stroke Association. Some educational activities are available only to members of National Stroke Association’s Stroke Center Network (SCN) and/or Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Network (SRN). For information about these membership programs and how to join, please contact Linda Kuhrt at lkuhrt@stroke.org or 303.754.0934.
 The Business of Stroke webinar series now available and FREE to all audiences. |
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The recordings of all The Business of Stroke webinars can be viewed at www.stroke.org/business. The four programs (listed below) focus on critical components related to optimizing clinical and fiscal stroke center performance. Each 60-minute recording includes a formal presentation and Q&A session. These programs are not accredited.
- Building the Case for a Primary Stroke Center
Wende Fedder, RN, MBA and Phil Gorelick, MD, MPH, FACP
- Stroke Center Profitability: Advanced Administrative Issues
Timothy J. Shephard, PhD and Jennifer Boynton Smith
- Stroke Center Operations and Marketing
Elizabeth Pendry, BSN, RN and Debbie Lombardi Hill
- The Business of Stroke Expert Panel Discussion
All six presenting faculty listed above.
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| Internet Point of Care (IPoC) Learning |
IPoC is self directed, online learning by physicians on topics relevant to their clinical practice. Accredited for a half (0.5) CME. Click the topic-specific links above to access the program.
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ONLINE EDUCATION PROGRAMS
- Stroke Nurse Education Modules, available now for all audiences (SCN members receive first 30 module uses for free followed by unlimited access for $10 each, SRN members receive unlimited access for $10 per module, Professional Society members receive discounted access for $15 per module).
These accredited online modules are ideal for those new to stroke as well as seasoned stroke care providers committed to keeping their stroke knowledge and practice up-to-date. Ten modules are available at www.stroke.org/strokenurse. Contact your organization’s SCN primary contact for your registration code. Each module is accredited for 1.5 Continuing Education contact hours.
- Stroke Rapid Response Online, available now, $20 for all audiences.
This online program — now available at www.stroke.org/srronline — educates emergency medical technicians, paramedics, first responders and dispatchers important information about their invaluable roles in stroke treatment and outcomes. Accredited for .2 CEUs. (Stroke Rapid Response Online is free for SCN members — contact Jill Thiare at jthiare@stroke.org for information.)
- NIHSS Training and Testing, available now, FREE to all audiences.
Support your stroke team and other hospital staff to become proficient at administering the NIHSS using the most user-friendly online training and testing system available. Go to www.stroke.org/nihss for training, testing, instant test results, CEUs and a certificate of completion.
WEBCASTS
- NEW! Swallow Screening, Performance Improvement and Stroke in the Great Lakes Region ,Webinar program now available. This program is, FREE to National Stroke Association’s professional members only. Contact Linda Kuhrt at lkuhrt@stroke.org about becoming a member.
Representatives from the Great Lakes Regional Stroke Network’s dysphagia work group share key learnings about: components of a swallow screen, literature findings, the difference between a swallow screen and a swallow assessment, future directions of swallow screening in the stroke patient, feedback from The Joint Commission, and follow-up evaluation results. Two new tools are presented: a swallow screen checklist which will enable you to check your swallow screen tool against best practices identified in the literature and a second checklist to assess your swallow screen process. Presented by Anne C. Hansen, MS, CCC-SP, Stroke & Neurovascular Program Coordinator at Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin and Jeanette D. Stebelton, RN, MSN, Clinical Stroke Nurse Coordinator at Marquette General Health System. This program is not accredited.Click here to access this program.
- Preventing Recurrent Stroke: Targets for Managing Risk, available now, FREE to all audiences through December 3, 2010.
Learn about how to narrow the gap between knowledge and practice for recurrent stroke risk. Faculty present the latest statistics regarding incidence of recurrent stroke and describe the financial and social burden of stroke within the United States. The content covers practice targets to significantly reduce stroke risk through guidelines-based clinical practice and strategies to improve patient adherence. Accredited for 1 CME. Click here to access this program.
- Preventing Recurrent Stroke: Targets for Managing Risk Ask the Experts Roundtable, available now, FREE to all audiences.
The Ask the Experts online roundtable discussion features a 60-minute Q&A session between faculty and attendees from the September 23, 2009, live webcast: Preventing Recurrent Stroke: Targets for Managing Risk (available now as a free archived event). Viewers are encouraged to watch the free webcast archive prior to the Ask the Experts discussion.Click here to access this program.
- Acute Stroke Treatment: New Evidence and Opportunities, available now, FREE to all audiences through November 2010.
Learn about the very latest in current evidence-based acute ischemic stroke treatment strategies, how to apply the latest guidelines to practice and improve patient outcomes and access resources to help participants implement changes to acute stroke care practice and processes. Accredited for 1.5 CME/CE. Click here to access this program.
- Acute Stroke Treatment: New Evidence and Opportunities Ask the Experts Roundtable, available now, FREE to all audiences.
The Ask the Experts online roundtable discussion features a 60-minute Q&A session between faculty and attendees from the September 10, 2009, live webcast: Acute Stroke Treatment: New Evidence and Opportunities (available now as an archived event). Viewers are encouraged to watch the free webcast archive prior to the Ask the Experts discussion. Click here to access this program.
- Treatment of Symptomatic Intracranial Atherosclerotic Disease, available now, FREE to all audiences.
View this 60-minute archived webcast, which explores intracranial stenosis and stroke risk, reviews the latest medical and endovascular literature and discusses the NIH-funded randomized trial (Stenting vs. Aggressive Medical Management for Preventing Recurrent Stroke in Intracranial Stenosis) SAMMPRIS that compares stenting to medical therapy. This webcast is non-accredited. Click here to access this program.
- Endovascular Management of Acute Ischemic Stroke, available now, FREE to all audiences. CME accreditation of this event has expired.
Acute ischemic stroke is a common and potentially devastating disease. This webcast will provide an introductory overview of the various related endovascular interventions and devices as well as ongoing and upcoming clinical trials. Presented by Tim Malisch, MD, Director, Interventional Neuroradiology, Alexian Brothers Medical Center. Accredited for 1 CME/CE. Click here to access this program.
- Intracerebral Hemorrhage in Acute Stroke, available now, FREE to all audiences. CME accreditation of this event has expired.
Recent advances in the understanding of the pathophysiology of ICH have suggested that significant neurological damage occurs after the initial ICH event. This presentation covers the most current evidence-based recommendations for treatment that can maximize stroke patient outcomes. Presented by David S. Liebeskind, MD, Associate Professor of Neurology, Neurology Director, Stroke Imaging, Associate Neurology Director, UCLA Stroke Center at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Click here to access this program.
- Supporting Medical Necessity, available now, FREE to all audiences.CME accreditation of this event has expired.
This program introduces participants to documentation strategies to position your inpatient rehabilitation center for future success in justifying medical necessity. Presented by Lisa Bazemore, MBA, MS, CCC-SLP. Click here to access this program.
- Medical Complications Post-stroke , available now, FREE to all audiences.CME accreditation of this event has expired.
This webcast educates healthcare professionals about co-morbid conditions often existing in stroke survivors, and medical complications that can contribute to further illness and limitations and prolong their recovery. Topics covered include cardiopulmonary, infection, mood and behavior changes and risk for fall and injury. Presented by Barbara Browne, MD, Director of Stroke Rehabilitation, Magee Rehabilitation Hospital, Philadelphia, PA. Click here to access this program.
SATELLITE SYMPOSIA ARCHIVE
- The Stroke Circle: Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke: Expanding Optimal Care, available now, FREE to all audiences through August 2010.
Acute ischemic stroke (AIS) is a medical emergency that requires timely and appropriate therapy. Prudent use of IV rt-PA according to established guidelines can effectively improve long-term outcomes and reduce disability in AIS patients. This webcast will review current treatment information and discuss new insights and experiences in particular settings where clinical guideline recommendations are not available and the anticipated benefits of IV rt-PA have to be weighed against the risk of harm. The faculty, featuring Gregory Albers, MD, James Grotta, MD, and Wade Smith, MD, PhD, will also discuss telemedicine as a strategy to extend AIS treatment to underserved areas, as well as current clinical trials that should contribute to the body of knowledge related to appropriate AIS treatment, the role of thrombolysis, and new treatment paradigms. This webcast is moderated by Ralph Sacco, MD, MS. Accredited for 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Click here to access this program.
- The Stroke Circle: Real World Patients in Acute Ischemic Stroke Emergencies, CME accreditation of this event has expired.
This 2-hour program was first presented at the International Stroke Conference in February 2008. Accredited for 2 CME/CEs, the program addresses identification and treatment of acute ischemic stroke patients. Click here to access this program.
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