Our stroke webinar series is designed to engage the stroke clinician from EMS, to nursing, to provider. Every installment will be a stroke focused topic to help you deliver faster, safer, more expert care to your stroke patients. Taught by Becky van Vliet, MS, APN, CNRN, ACCNS-AG, these webinars will bring an expert in stroke care right to your desktop. Becky has over 13 years of experience caring for stroke patients, both as a bedside RN and as an Advanced Practice Nurse. Becky also has significant experience managing the stroke program at a large CSC. Topics will range from clinical to programmatic and from novice to expert. Every installment will include specifics on how to apply the content to telemedicine. There will be an interactive component with the opportunity for questions. We look forward to you joining us!

Once you have completed the sign-up form, we will contact you with more details about accessing the webinar as the scheduled date approaches. Contact Becky directly at becky.vanvliet@carepointhc.com for information on obtaining CEU through your hospital.

Improving Door to Needle Times

November 7, 2019: 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. MST

In our first programmatic focused webinar we will discuss every stroke coordinator’s favorite topic: improving time metrics. From the time your ED receives the call of incoming stroke, to the first slice of the CT, to time a patient leaves your door headed to a comprehensive center for thrombectomy, the clock is ticking! We all know that minutes count when it comes to stroke care and functional outcomes. Join us as we discuss how to improve your processes for acute stroke care.

Objectives:

• Describe best practices for emergency stroke care.
• Discuss practical ways to improve your facility’s stroke quality metrics around DTN, DI-DO, DTG.
• Discuss best practices for utilizing telemedicine to partner in your hospital’s initiatives.