Seminar Detail
Stroke: From Awareness to Action
- Where:
- APPLETON, WI
- When:
- Monday, November 4, 2013 at 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
This event is not currently available for purchase.
For more information: Call (800) 844-8260
Course Description:
Attend this seminar and learn to quickly recognize and assess the often subtle changes in a patient's neurological status in order to quickly respond with effective interventions. Join national speaker, Cedric McKoy, for this in-depth and applicable program focused on maximizing stroke patient outcomes through awareness, prevention and timely treatment.
Cedric combines the latest evidence-based stroke care guidelines, essential assessment skills/techniques, and compelling case studies into an invigorating educational experience that you can use immediately to make the difference in outcomes for your patients.
Attend this seminar and learn to quickly recognize and assess the often subtle changes in a patient's neurological status in order to quickly respond with effective interventions. Join national speaker, Cedric McKoy, for this in-depth and applicable program focused on maximizing stroke patient outcomes through awareness, prevention and timely treatment.
Cedric combines the latest evidence-based stroke care guidelines, essential assessment skills/techniques, and compelling case studies into an invigorating educational experience that you can use immediately to make the difference in outcomes for your patients.
Please refer to the course brochure for continuing education information.
Learner Objectives:
- Utilize the latest clinical advances in stroke assessment, diagnosis and treatment to improve patient care.
- Recognize the early signs of ischemia through the usage of plain HCT and MRI.
- Explain the pathophysiology of cerebral blood flow in the acute brain injury and pharmacological management of blood pressure.
- Integrate assessment and treatment techniques when caring for stroke patients in the acute rehabilitation stages of recovery.
- Describe the rationale behind acute reperfusion strategies, including the indications and contraindications with t-PA.
- Apply evidence-based practice guidelines for all stages of stroke care.
- Explain the requirements of Joint Commission primary stroke centers including certification, standards, compliance, and the intra-cycle process.
CEDRIC MCKOY, MSN, ACNP
Cedric McKoy is a neuro-intensive care nurse practitioner and the Associate Director of the Comprehensive Stroke Center at the University of Chicago Medical Center (UCMC). UCMC serves close to 500 stroke patients annually and includes a neurointensive care unit for patients with ICH, ischemic stroke, subarachnoid hemorrhage, brain tumors, traumatic brain injuries, myasthenia gravis, Guillain-Barré syndrome, and acute disseminated encephalomyelitis.As an acute care nurse practitioner, Cedric works with a team of neuro-intensivists to assess and develop care plans for ICU patients, as well as providing hospital wide consultation for neuro patients. In his role as the Stroke Center Coordinator, Cedric trains critical care nurses and is responsible for TJC data collection for the hospital's stroke patient population. He also contributed to the development of the Stroke Management Guidelines for the UCMC.
A graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Loyola University-Chicago, Cedric is a member of the American Association of Critical Care Nurses, American Stroke Association and the Stroke Action Alliance.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Cedric McKoy is the Stroke Center Coordinator for The University of Chicago Medical Center. He receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc.
Non-financial: Cedric McKoy has no relevant nonfinancial relationships to disclose.
Credits listed below are for full attendance at the live event only. After attendance has been verified, pre-registered attendees will receive an email from PESI Customer Service with the subject line, “Evaluation and Certificate” within one week. This email will contain a link to complete the seminar evaluation and allow attendees to print, email or download a certificate of completion if in full attendance. For those in partial attendance (arrived late or left early), a letter of attendance is available through that link and an adjusted certificate of completion reflecting partial credit will be issued within 30 days (if your board allows). Please see “live seminar schedule” for full attendance start and end times. NOTE: Boards do not allow credit for breaks or lunch.
If your profession is not listed, please contact your licensing board to determine your continuing education requirements and check for reciprocal approval. For other credit inquiries not specified below, or questions on home study credit availability, please contact cepesi@pesi.com or 800-844-8260 before the event.
Materials that are included in this course may include interventions and modalities that are beyond the authorized practice of mental health professionals. As a licensed professional, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities that are defined in law as beyond the boundaries of practice in accordance with and in compliance with your professions standards.
The planning committee and staff who controlled the content of this activity have no relevant financial relationships to disclose. For speaker disclosures, please see speaker bios.
PESI, Inc. offers continuing education programs and products under the brand names PESI, PESI Healthcare, PESI Kids, PESI Rehab and Psychotherapy Networker.
If your profession is not listed, please contact your licensing board to determine your continuing education requirements and check for reciprocal approval. For other credit inquiries not specified below, or questions on home study credit availability, please contact cepesi@pesi.com or 800-844-8260 before the event.
Materials that are included in this course may include interventions and modalities that are beyond the authorized practice of mental health professionals. As a licensed professional, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities that are defined in law as beyond the boundaries of practice in accordance with and in compliance with your professions standards.
The planning committee and staff who controlled the content of this activity have no relevant financial relationships to disclose. For speaker disclosures, please see speaker bios.
PESI, Inc. offers continuing education programs and products under the brand names PESI, PESI Healthcare, PESI Kids, PESI Rehab and Psychotherapy Networker.
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ADA Needs
We would be happy to accommodate your ADA needs; please call our Customer Service Department for more information at (800) 844-8260.
Your satisfaction is our goal and our guarantee. Concerns should be addressed to PESI Rehab, P.O. Box 1000, Eau Claire, WI 54702-1000 or call (800) 844-8260.
ADA Needs
We would be happy to accommodate your ADA needs; please call our Customer Service Department for more information at (800) 844-8260.
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