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Activity Description:

This stroke series is being offered to medical staff in order to complete the required stroke education hours. Topics covered include stroke pharmacology, approach to the comatose patient, ischemic strokes, and hemorrhagic strokes. Presentations may include case reviews, peer reviews, and general stroke identification, treatment, and management of the stroke patient.

Target Audience:

This course is designed for hospitalists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, advance practice nurses, registered nurses, allied health professionals, physicians and residents.

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this course, learners should be able to:

• Recognize the purpose and importance of the NIH Stroke Scale in acute stroke assessment.
• Ability to identify each component of the NIHSS.
• Comprehend the scoring of patients using NIHSS and using scores to determine stroke severity to guide clinical decision-making.
• Differentiate between major risk factors for strokes
• Identify early signs and symptoms of strokes using the FAST acronym. 

Moderator:

Brandon Cowling, BSN

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 (ACCME) 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 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.