Practical Guidance for Building and Sustaining a Telestroke Network On-demand Webinar Series
	Telestroke Network Fundamentals Webinar Two in a three-part series
	Original Event: Nov. 30, 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
Telestroke Network Fundamentals will address:

• Rationale for building a telestroke network within stroke systems of care—the evidence
• How to incorporate telestroke in stroke systems of care
• How to incorporate evidence-based practice guidelines and care pathways
• Technology options
• Engaging partners
• Administrative infrastructure
• Metrics for use in quality assurance of telestroke network

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

• Identify best practices to be considered for assessment and management of acute stroke when planning for and developing a telestroke network
• Identify practical steps to enable progress toward implementing a telestroke solution for optimizing acute stroke care
• Discuss how to incorporate evidence-based practice guidelines and care pathways into a telestroke network
• Discuss telestroke technology
• Discuss what metrics to use when determining performance, outcomes and quality 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

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.

This activity is for educational purposes only. Accreditation for this program has expired.

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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.