Medicine Today
Internal Medicine Webcast Series
Treatment of Ischemic Stroke:
from Emergency Department
Evaluation to Discharge
Release Date: September 21, 2011
Expiration Date: September 21, 2013
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How to Obtain AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
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Estimated Time of Completion: 1 hour
Description
The Medicine Today, Internal Medicine Webcast Series features on-demand CME webcasts. Each webcast consists of an hour-long video presentation and related questions following the video.
This lecture discusses the treatment of ischemic stroke; the risks, benefits and rationale for available treatments and how to utilize this knowledge in practice.
Learning Objectives
- Describe the signs and symptoms of a stroke to all patients to better ensure prompt treatment and minimal post-stroke sequelae.
- Discuss the risks and benefits associated with IV tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) and intra-arterial lytic therapy for acute ischemic stroke.
- Explain the rationale for choosing between different available antiplatelet agents in patients with TIA and ischemic stroke.
Target Audience
This activity is directed to pulmonologists, allergists, general internists, family practitioners and subspecialists as well as other medical professionals who manage patient care.
Accreditation
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. 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 Council on Continuing Medical Education for Category 2 credit.
Activity Director
William D. Carey, MD
Director, Center for Continuing Education
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio
Faculty
Stefan Dupont, MD, PhD
Neurological Institute
Cerebrovascular Center
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio
Disclosures
In accordance with the Standards for Commercial Support issued by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education requires resolution of all faculty conflicts of interest to ensure CME activities are free of commercial bias.
The following faculty have indicated they have no relationship which, in the context of their contribution, could be perceived as a potential conflict of interest:
William D. Carey, MD
Stefan Dupont, MD, PhD
This CME activity was produced by The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education,
the Medicine Institute and the Department of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine.
