Overview

More than 795,000 strokes occur each year in the US, either new or recurrent, and they cause significant morbidity and mortality. Approximately 1 of every 20 deaths is caused by stroke, making it the fifth leading cause of death in this country, after heart attack, cancer, respiratory disease, and injuries. Stroke is preventable on many levels, both medical and lifestyle. Given the significant morbidity and mortality associated with acute stroke and the growing number of stroke survivors, education aimed at improving the knowledge and competence of practitioners to assess, diagnose, and treat this disorder in a timely manner has the potential to substantially improve outcomes in this large patient population.

Learning Objectives

After completing this educational activity, participants will be able to do the following:

• Cite the evidence supporting the role of traditional and new lipid-lowering agents in the prevention of stroke.
• Summarize the clinical role of blood pressure control in patients who have suffered an acute intracerebral hemorrhage.
• Define the role of subarachnoid drains in the overall milieu of management strategies for subarachnoid hemorrhage.
• Critically review evidence on the efficacy of diabetes therapy on stroke risk and outcomes.
• Implement appropriate patient assessment and treatment methodology in stroke survivors, especially as it applies to depression, cognitive impairment, and dysphagia.
• Review the evidence on stroke syndromes anatomy and the correlation with a comprehensive neurologic assessment.
• Summarize the role of hypercoagulability in the pathogenesis of stroke and describe its potential role as a therapeutic target.
• Describe how to recognize, diagnose, and treat acute stroke cases in the emergency department.

Target Audience

This educational activity is intended for neurologists, emergency medicine physicians, neurosurgeons, primary care physicians, residents, fellows, nurse practitioners, nurses, physician assistants, speech therapists, physical therapists, occupational therapists and allied health professionals.

Accreditation

American Medical Association (AMA): Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 8.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Participants claiming CME credit from this activity may submit the credit hours to the American Osteopathic Association for Category 2 credit.

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC): Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 8.00 ANCC contact hours.

American Academy of PAs (AAPA): Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 8.00 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

American Board of Surgery (ABS): Successful completion of this CME activity enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirements of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.

Credit will be reported within 30 days of claiming credit.

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