OVERVIEW

Guidelines for Adult Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery is organized by American Heart Association (AHA) and will be held from Sep 20, 2016 to Mar 18, 2020.

Target Audience:
Physicians - Stroke Care, Neurology, Emergency Medicine, Rehab
Nurses, Nurse Practitioners - Stroke Care, Neurology, Emergency Medicine, Rehab
Other Physician Assistants - Stroke Care, Neurology, Emergency Medicine, Rehab

Accreditation:
1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
2.00 contact hours

Description:
Each year, stroke affects nearly 80,000 people in the US. The need for effective stroke rehabilitation will likely remain an essential part of stroke care for the foreseeable future. This set of practice guidelines will present the most current recommendations in stroke rehabilitation, based on evidence and consensus opinion.

Objectives:
At the completion of this online course, the learner will be able to:
• Describe the members of an effective stroke rehabilitation team.
• Discuss the settings in which stroke rehabilitation may occur, which patients may be the best candidates for each setting, and current trends in utilization.
• Describe various conditions that stroke patients are at risk to develop, and discuss effective means to prevent, screen for, and manage them.
• Describe the common methods to assess impairment and disability in stroke survivors, and discuss how they can be used to gauge the impact of a stroke over the course of a patient's rehabilitation and recovery.
• Discuss various means to ensure a successful transition of care from one setting to another, and provide examples of successful care plans.