Evidence-based Clinical Care: In-hospital Evaluation of Acute Ischemic Stroke or Transitory Ischemic Attack

Evidence-based Clinical Care: In-hospital Evaluation of Acute Ischemic Stroke or Transitory Ischemic Attack is organized by Baptist Health South Florida.

Course opens: 09/01/2018
Course expires: 02/28/2022

Accreditation:
Baptist Health South Florida designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Description:
This course covers the inpatient management of patients with acute ischemic stroke or transitory ischemic attack to help practitioners be better able to implement new clinical pathways and power plans.

Learning Objectives:
• Implement established clinical pathways for stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA) designed on current, evidence-based best practices. 
• Improve confidence and appropriateness of stroke alert activation. 
• Adopt imaging modality protocols to quickly identify mechanisms of stroke and begin to refine secondary prevention of stroke measures.
• Utilize the Baptist Health South Florida power plans available for the management of ischemic stroke and transitory ischemic attack.
• Recognize the metrics that will be evaluated and monitored through the Leidos/CareC2 platform to ensure that standardization is successfully implemented.