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ForwardStroke Matters I – The Core Curriculum
Stroke Matters I
The “CORE” Curriculum
Learning Objectives
1. Discuss importance of stroke continuum of care from EMS to hospital.
2. Using vascular & anatomical approaches, describe specific stroke syndromes & their clinical correlation.
3. Describe the nursing care of the patient with Ischemic Stroke.
4. Discuss current diagnostic tools used to evaluate stroke.
5. Describe pharmacologic management of BP in acute stroke.
6. Discuss use of Alteplase in acute stroke.
7. Review side effects of these Pharmacologic Therapies and Nursing care implications.
8. Discuss components of bedside swallow assessment.
9. Recognize warning signs and symptoms of swallowing difficulty.
10. Discuss appropriate action of an individual experiencing swallowing difficulty.
11. Describe the nursing care of the subarachnoid hemorrhage patient.
12. Discuss the administration and scoring of the National Institute of Health Stroke Scale. (NIHSS).
13. Recognize the significance of changes in NIHSS score. 14. Discuss the importance of recognizing clinical decline and when to call the physician.
7:30 – 8:00 am EMS & Stroke
Don Holsten, BSBA, NPR, FP-C
8:00 – 9:00 am Stroke Overview, Assessment & Recognition of Stroke Syndromes
Tom Skelly, CRNP
9:00 – 9:15 am Break
9:15 – 10:15 am Stroke Diagnostics
Daniel Kinem, DO
10:15 – 11:15 am Pharmacologic Therapies in the Acute Phase
Brad E. Cooper, PharmD, MBA, FCCM
11:15 – 12:15 pm Patient Care Guidelines for Hemorrhagic Stroke
Kim Beyer, CRNP
12:15 – 1:00 pm Lunch
1:00 – 1:50 pm Bedside Dysphagia Evaluation
Stephanie Kerner, MA-SLP-CCC
1:50 – 2:00 pm Break
2:00 – 3:00 pm NIHSS & The Stroke Assessment of Complex Stroke
Ann Sokoloff, BSN, RN, CNRN
3:00 – 3:10 pm Question, Answer, and Evaluations
This program meets partial requirement for the annual DNV GL Healthcare
CE condition of participation for Comprehensive Stroke Centers.
Kim Beyer, CRNP
Division of Interventional Radiology
UPMC Hamot
Erie, Pa
Brad E. Cooper, PharmD, MBA, FCCM
Division of Pharmacy
UPMC Hamot
Erie, Pa
Don Holsten, BSBA, NPR, FP-C
Senior Manager of Pre-Hospital Care
UPMC Hamot
Erie, Pa
Stephanie Kerner, MA-SLP-CCC
Daniel Kinem, DO
Neuro Hospitalist
UPMC Hamot
Erie, Pa
Tom Skelly, CRNP
Division of Neurology
UPMC Hamot
Erie, Pa
Ann Sokoloff, BSN, RN, CNRN
Director Ortho/Neuro Services
UPMC Hamot
Erie, Pa
ACCREDITATION
In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh 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.
NURSING (CNE)
A maximum of 6.5 nursing contact hours will be awarded. Participants will be able to claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the program.
OTHER HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS
Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.
Available Credit
- 6.50 ANCCUPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
- 6.50 Attendance
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