Stroke 2024: Advancing Therapy, Improving Outcomes

Stroke 2024: Advancing Therapy, Improving Outcomes provides evidence-based, cutting edge, clinical information on treating stroke and other neurological problems in a concise, accurate, and clinically relevant format. Written and edited by leading experts in the fields of neurology and emergency medicine, Stroke 2024 is an unbiased resource for any physician or nurse working in an emergency department or stroke center. Healthcare providers can earn all of the Joint Commission-required stroke credits at one time through this electronic publication.

Stroke 2024 topics include:

1. Stroke prevention in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation: Review current evidence for the use of various anticoagulants, surgical techniques, and the left atrial appendage occlusion devices currently available for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation.
2. Spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage: Review typical and atypical presentations of spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage and its complications, as well as how the Ottawa Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Rule and 6-hour CT rule can help to guide the diagnostic approach to patients presenting with thunderclap headaches.
3. Hospital management: Review the latest technology, treatment, and techniques to care for stroke patients.
4. Post-stroke care: Explore long-term outcomes for stroke patients and rehab options to improve stroke recovery outcomes.

Benefits:

• This PDF book helps subscribers meet the yearly continuing education requirements to maintain Joint Commission accreditation in one convenient publication
• Includes valuable tables, figures, charts, photographs, and images to support the information
• Easy modular format for physicians and nurses to earn stroke-specific continuing education credits
• Stroke experts summarize recently published research and provide clinically relevant commentaries, saving readers valuable time
• Promotes best practices to improve patient care for stroke patients in the hospital and after discharge

Features:

• Online modules covering stroke prevention, management and treatment, as well as detailed reviews of the latest research in stroke. Each module provides separate CME/CE credit for a total of 8 hours
• Comprehensive resource that discusses tested treatment strategies and state-of-the art techniques
• Includes valuable tables, figures, charts, photographs and images to support the information
• Provides analysis and commentary on the latest published stroke research

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Learning Objectives

• Discuss current scientific research and data regarding the diagnosis and treatment of stroke.
• Discuss the pathogenesis and treatment of stroke.
• Cite new information regarding new drugs for stroke and new uses for traditional drugs.
• Identify nonclinical issues of importance for healthcare providers who treat stroke patients.
• Discuss advances in neurointerventional treatments.

Faculty

Physician Editor
Matthew E. Fink, MD, FAAN, FAHA, FANA
Assistant Dean for Clinical Affairs, Louis and Gertrude Feil Professor and Chair, Department of Neurology; Neurologist-in-Chief, Weill Cornell Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital

Physician Peer Reviewers

Catherine A. Marco, MD, FACEP
Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Penn State Health – Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Penn State College of Medicine

Hunter Mwansa, MBBS
Frankel Cardiovascular Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Frank Petito, MD
Professor of Clinical Neurology, Weill Cornell Medicine

Susan Zhao, MD
Director, Adult Echocardiography Laboratory, Associate Chief, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center

Nurse Planners

Kay Ball, PhD, RN, CNOR, CMLSO, FAAN
Consultant/Educator, Adjunct Professor, Nursing, Otterbein University, Westerville, OH

Toni G. Cesta, PhD, RN, FAAN
Partner and Consultant, Case Management Concepts, LLC, North Bellmore, NY

Andrea Light, MS, BSN, RN, EMT, TCRN, CEN
Trauma Program Manager, Mt. Carmel East, Columbus, OH

Aurelia Macabasco-O’Connell, PhD, ACNP-BC, RN, PHN, FAHA
Associate Professor, Azusa Pacific University, School of Nursing

Susan Solverson, BSN, RN, CMSRN
Grafton, WI

Accreditation & Credit Designation Statements:

In support of improving patient care, Relias LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

The Relias LLC designates this enduring material for a maximum of 8 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

8 ANCC contact hours will be awarded to participants who meet the criteria for successful completion. California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider CEP#13791.

Approved by the American College of Emergency Physicians for 8 hours of ACEP Category I credit.

How to Earn Credits:

Physicians and nurses participate in this online CME/CE activity by reading the articles, using the provided references for further research, and studying the relevant questions at the end of the book. Participants will then be directed to a website, where they will complete an online assessment to show what they’ve learned. They must score 100 on the assessment in order to complete the activity, but they are allowed to answer the questions multiple times if needed. After they have successfully completed the assessment, they will be directed to an online activity evaluation form. Once that is submitted, they will receive their credit letter.

Target Audience:

This CME/CE activity is intended for emergency medicine physicians and nurses, staff at Joint Commission-accredited stroke centers, neurologists, neurology nurses, psychiatrists, ENT physicians and nurses.

Expiration: December 1, 2026

ISBN: 978-1-941481-73-8