Practical Guidance for Building and Sustaining a Telestroke Network On-demand Webinar Series
	Business Model Strategies Webinar One in a three-part series
	Original Event: Nov. 15, 2011 Estimated Time to Complete: 1 Hour Accreditation for this program has expired.

This activity is jointly sponsored by Medical Education Resources and National Stroke Association.

Agenda
Business Model Strategies will address:

• Evidence of efficacy in using telemedicine in acute stroke
• Initial funding options
• Reimbursement and program economics
• Ensuring sustainability

Learning Objectives
Through participation in this activity, participants should be better able to:

• Summarize the evidence that supports the reliability of telemedicine for diagnosis and efficacy in acute stroke treatment
• Identify strategies for funding the development of a telestroke network
• Discuss issues with respect to economic sustainability, cost effectiveness and the status of reimbursement for telestroke
• Discuss key components to maintaining the logistical and/or operational sustainability of a telestroke network

Target Audience
This series is designed for stroke center coordinators, medical directors, hospital administrators, neurologists and emergency medicine physicians. The audience may also include other stroke team members.

Faculty

Bart M. Demaerschalk, MD, MSc, FRCP Professor of Neurology Mayo Clinic Hospital Scottsdale, AZ

Christopher V. Fanale, MD Stroke Medical Director Swedish Medical Center Englewood, CO

Program Materials
The enduring webinar is designed for individual viewing. The posttest and evaluation are electronic and can only be completed by an individual after watching the program. There are no fees for participating in this activity.

The activity is for educational purposed only. Accreditation for this program has expired.

Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest
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The faculty reported the following financial relationships with commercial interests whose products or services may be mentioned in this activity:

Name of Faculty		Report Financial Relationship
Bart M. Demaerschalk, MD, MSc, FRCP		Investigator: National Stroke Association sponsored study on telestroke funded by Genentech, Inc.
Christopher V. Fanale, MD		Speakers Bureau: Genentech, Inc.; Investigator: National Stroke Association sponsored study on telestroke funded by Genentech, Inc.

The content managers reported the following financial relationships with commercial interests whose products or services may be mentioned in this activity:

Name of Content Manager		Report Financial Relationship
Denise Henasey		No financial relationships to disclose
Lori Conwell, CCMEP		No financial relationships to disclose

System requirements: PC-based attendees—Required: Windows® 2000, XP Home, XP Pro, 2003 Server, Vista or newer. Macintosh®-based attendees—Required: Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger®) or newer.

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Non accredited On-demand Webinars

	Webinar One: Business Model Strategies
	Telestroke Network Fundamentals
	Overcoming Challenges

The Practical Guidance for Building and Sustaining a Telestroke Webinar Series is brought to you by an educational grant from Genentech, Inc.