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.

Acute Stroke Guideline Update

February 6, 2020: 11:00 am MST

This past fall, the American Heart Association released the much anticipated update to its 2018 Acute Stroke Guidelines. We will discuss the updates that are most relevant to our clinical practice, specifically related to the golden hour of stroke. Special consideration will be given to topics related to telemedicine.

At the end of this webinar the participant will be able to:

• Discuss the levels of evidence of guideline recommendations
• Describe 3 updates to the guidelines
• Discuss how these guidelines can be applied to the clinical care of stroke patients.