Description: 

Physicians seek to improve their competence, knowledge, and skills to evaluate, assess, diagnose and manage complex stroke cases. Active discussion using stroke case studies and practice-based neurological patient care management will promote interactive dialogue to improve overall neurological knowledge, competency, and performance of the conference attendees. Specialist physicians, APCs and RNs from neurology, neuroradiology, neurosurgery, and neurointerventional radiology will have an opportunity to present their patient cases and participate in active best practice recommendation discussions.

Target Audience: 

Nurse Practitioner (NP)

Nurse, Registered (RN)

Physicians (MD or DO)

Other Healthcare Professionals

Learning Objectives: 

1. Review imaging of cases presented and discuss approach to imaging acquisition and interpretation (including differential diagnosis based on imaging), correlating neuroimaging to patient presentation.

2. Discuss social issues, age, gender, language, and ethnicity impacts on clinical presentation and/or implicit biases impacts on treatment planning.

3. Apply diagnostic imaging interpretation to treatment/management of complex stroke patients.

4. Evaluate cases collaboratively to promote informed decision-making skills on clinical treatment plan for the patient.

5. Consider the rapid evolution of stroke patient management as evidenced by literature and adopt best practices aligned with the current state of the science.

Assembly Bills 1195 & 241- Culturally Appropriate Care which is Free of Implicit Biases:

Learners are strongly encouraged to engage in self-directed learning related to the impact of implicit biases in this clinical area via the references provided below:

1. Bhat, A. Mahajan, V. & Wolfe, N. (2021). Implict bias in stroke care: A recurring old problem in the rising incidence of young stroke. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience; 85: 27-35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocn.2020.12.017

2. Reshetnyak, E., Ntamatungiro, M., Pinheiro, L., Howard, V., Carson, Ap., Martin, K. & Safford, M. (2020). Impact of multiple social determinants of health on incident stroke. Stroke; 51(8). https://doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.120.028530

3. Rinaldo L, Rabinstein AA, Cloft H, Knudsen JF, Castilla LR, Brinjikji W. Racial and ethnic disparities in the utilization of thrombectomy for acute stroke, analysis of data from 2016 to 2018. Stroke. 2019; 50:2428–2432. https://Doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.118.024651

Disclosure of Financial or In-Kind Commercial Support & Conflict of Interest

No one involved in the planning or presentation of this educational activity have any 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. No financial or in-kind commercial support was received to produce or promote this educational activity.   

– Provider Designee/Verification:  Kerri Maya, MSL, RN