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ForwardPinnacle - Time is Brain: Acute Ischemic Stroke
Pharmacists can help to ensure that appropriate medications are being selected in a patient with an acute ischemic stroke as well as give recommendations on adding additional therapies to ensure that guideline recommendations are being followed in a timely manner.
Target Audience
Pharmacist
Learning Objectives
• Recognize signs and symptoms of acute ischemic stroke.
• Interpret key diagnostic procedures to evaluate appropriateness of interventions.
• Analyze whether thrombolytic treatment is indicated based on patient specific characteristics.
• Evaluate if appropriate secondary prevention is begun at the appropriate time interval
Additional Information
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Pharmacists can help to ensure that appropriate medications are being selected in a patient with an acute ischemic stroke as well as give recommendations on adding additional therapies to ensure that guideline recommendations are being followed in a timely manner.
Gabrielle Albaz, PharmD
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.
Pharmacy (CPE)
This knowledge-based activity provides 1.0 contact hours of continuing pharmacy education credit.
Available Credit
- 1.00 ACPE PharmacyThe UPMC Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a Provider of continuing pharmacy education.