High Risk Headaches

 A high risk headache is any new and sudden onset, typically severe, headache with the potential to cause damage to cerebral or precerebral structures or functions. Medical professionals including physicians, nurses, pharmacists, therapists and other members of the healthcare team require ongoing education pertaining to the recognition, diagnosis, and treatment of patients with neurologic disorders. This course will provide learners with educational in advancements in research, recognition, diagnostic testing, medical and surgical management. 

Target Audience

Neurologists, emergency department physicians, neurovascular physicians, hospitalists, neuro-intensivists, neurology residents and fellows, medical students, advanced practice nurses, physician assistants, pharmacists, nurses and emergency medical service providers

Learning Objectives

  • Ability to identify symptoms/signs that make a headache high risk for a serious condition warranting a comprehensive neurological workup.
  • Understand elements of the routine workup for high risk headaches.
  • Knowledge from a case review of a patient presenting with a sentinel headache, learners will understand the process of emergency department and radiology evaluation and assessment.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
    HCA Healthcare Continental Division is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

    HCA Healthcare Continental Division designates this for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 1.00 Attendance
Course opens: 
01/02/2024
Course expires: 
12/31/2025
Rating: 
0

Disclosure: There are no relevant financial relationships to report for those individuals in a position to control the content of this CME Activity 

Planner(s)

Ashley Fanning

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Jasmine Johann, Family Nurse Practitioner--Stroke Program Coordinator

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Amy Nieberlein, ACNP-BC, FNP-C

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Laura Wuchter, AGNP

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Teresa Zuber, DNP, NP-C

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

Lauren Wells, PharmD

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

Ashley Fanning

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Jasmine Johann, Family Nurse Practitioner--Stroke Program Coordinator

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Amy Nieberlein, ACNP-BC, FNP-C

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Laura Wuchter, AGNP

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Teresa Zuber, DNP, NP-C

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Accreditation: The HCA Healthcare Continental Division is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

Credit Designation: The HCA Healthcare Continental Division designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1TM.  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 Standards for Integrity and Independence all parties involved in content development are required to disclose all conflicts of interest with ACCME defined ineligible companies. The HCA Healthcare Continental Division has identified, reviewed, and mitigated all conflicts of interest that speakers, authors, course directors, planners, peer reviewers, or relevant staff disclose prior to the delivery of any educational activity. The CME planning committee who are in a position to control the content of this CME Activity, have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. 

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
    HCA Healthcare Continental Division is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

    HCA Healthcare Continental Division designates this for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 1.00 Attendance
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