These courses are intended for internal hospital staff.

Activity Description:

This is a virtual CME-certified educational intervention designed to address the identified gaps in the care of patients with acute ischemic stroke. This hybrid format allows for convenient access and thus reach a broad audience of medical professionals. The evolution of clot-busting drugs has led to support in shifting thrombolytic therapy from tPA to TNK, so education on TNKs advantages is more imperative than ever. Through these activities, clinicians will attain evidence-based knowledge for the management of patients presenting with symptomology for ischemic stroke using this game changing therapy. Continuous education needs of EMS staff to keep current on management and assessment of various medical problems that can/will happen. Discuss up to the minute EMS news, review articles and utilize best practices in managing urgent care and critical patients. Increase knowledge for all EMS staff on situations that have occurred and to increase health care providers awareness on guidelines and procedures.

Target Audience: 

Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistance, Residents, Medical Students, Emergency Medical Services

Learning Objectives:

1. Able to describe care and treatment plans for city and state guidelines

2. Knowledge of comprehensive EMS systems and procedures

3. Understand medical/legal and ethical issues which is intended to improve the health of EMS personnel

Presented by:

Dr. Alfonso Rivera, MD

Non-faculty contributors and others involved in the planning, development and editing/review of the content have no relevant financial relationships to disclose with ineligible companies.*

*Ineligible companies – Companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

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 live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1^TM.  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. 

Series location: 

Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center

1719 E 19th Ave

Denver, CO 80218

United States

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