Activity Description:

Monthly meetings with stakeholders and neurology team members to assess and discuss the comprehensive stroke program. This will include a peer review amongst providers of recent cases, both with and without mortality, with any opportunities for learning and improvement. Metrics and current status of the program and any quality improvement plans will also be discussed.

Target Audience: 

HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest Physicians, Advance Practice Professionals, Nurse Practitioners, and Physicians Assistants.

Learning Objectives:

• Differentiate between ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes
• Identify warning signs and major risk factors
• Administer appropriate treatment and care

Moderator:

Mohammed El-Ghanem MD

Accreditation:

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of HCA Healthcare Continental Division and HCA Healthcare Gulf Coast Division. The HCA Healthcare Continental Division is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation:

The HCA Healthcare Continental Division designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. ​

Commercial Support:  

This Activity was developed without support from any ineligible company.*The ACCME defines ineligible companies as those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. Note: The ACCME does not consider providers of clinical service directly to patients to be commercial interests – unless the provider of clinical services is owned, or controlled by, and ACCME defined ineligible company.

Disclosure: 

The HCA Healthcare Continental Division is committed to providing CME that is balanced, objective, and evidenced-based. In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) Standards for Integrity and Independence all parties in control of content are required to disclose all conflicts of interest with ACCME defined ineligible companies. None of the planners, faculty, and those in control of this educational activity have 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.​