2022 Comprehensive Stroke Symposium

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Friday, May 20, 2022, 7:30 AM - 5:15 PM

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Update May 20, 2022 3:00 pm ET

As the outage at our event hosting partner has expanded, we are switching gears and invite registrants to rejoin the Comprehensive Stroke Symposium live on Zoom at 3:30 pm ET. Registrants should check their email for the new joining link.

 

1:00 pm ET Update: We are aware that technical difficulties are preventing access to the Comprehensive Stroke Symposium. Our event hosting partner, Cvent, is experiencing a global outage. They are actively working on fixing this issue and hope to have access for all restored soon.

All sessions are still running as scheduled and are being recorded. Registrants unable to access live sessions this afternoon, will have access to watch the recordings for 90 days.

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The VCU Health Comprehensive Stroke Symposium is committed to advancing the knowledge of the health care team in the most current concepts and advancements in the care of patients with cerebrovascular disease. As an academic tertiary referral center, VCU Health cares for complex stroke patients, pediatrics to adults, throughout the continuum of care from emergency care to inpatient rehabilitation and outpatient stroke clinics.

1. Apply the knowledge gained to provide effective team-based patient care assessment and early intervention to prevent stroke complications.
2. Outline global stroke care in Virginia compared to other states.
3. Review updates in general stroke care and secondary prevention guidelines.
4. Describe challenging ER cases in the emergency department.
5. Summarize how a positive mindset can help improve recovery.
6. Explain minimally invasive intracerebral hemorrhage surgery.
7. Define best practices for other healthcare professionals for optimizing long-term recovery through therapy services.
8. State the long-term benefits of community engagement post stroke.
9. Discuss COVID-19 and the impacts on stroke.
10. Explain what the family or care partner needs to know in caring for the post-stroke survivor.

Registration for this event is now closed.

In support of improving patient care, VCU Health Continuing Education is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. 

 

VCU Health Continuing Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 10.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

 

VCU Health Continuing Education designates this activity for a maximum of 10.0 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

 

This activity provides 7.0 contact hours (0.70 CEUs) of continuing education credit. ACPE Universal Activity Number (UAN): JA4008237-0000-22-042-L01-P.

NOTE FOR PHARMACISTS: Upon closing of the online evaluation, VCU Health CE will upload the pharmacy-related continuing education information to CPE Monitor within 60 days. Per ACPE rules, VCU Health CE does not have access nor the ability to upload credits requested after the evaluation closes. It is the responsibility of the pharmacist or pharmacy technician to provide the correct information [NABP ePID and DOB (in MMDD format)] in order to receive credit for participating in a CE activity.

Accommodations
All participants have the right to participate in this continuing education activity without discrimination due to age, race, ethnicity, religion, culture, language, physical or mental disability, socioeconomic status, sex (sexual orientation, gender identity or expression and pregnancy), protected veteran status, marital status, genetic information, or any other protected characteristics under applicable federal, state, or local law. If you need accommodations to participate in this activity, please contact us at [email protected] for more information. 

Complaint Policy and Resolution Process
All complaints must be made in writing to [email protected].

All complaints will be logged into the complaint log. The Director, Continuing Education will attempt to resolve the complaint within the first contact, when possible, and will respond to the client and customer's concerns within 5 business days of the initial complaint. At the time of the first contact, Director, Continuing Education will inform the complainant if more time will be needed to research the complaint.

If the complaint is still unresolved after communication with the Director, Continuing Education, or if the initial complaint is not addressed in a timely manner, the complainant may contact the President & CEO, UHS-PEP. The President & CEO will then contact the complainant and endeavor to resolve the complaint within 10 business days after being contacted.

The complaint log will be regularly reviewed to identify areas of operations and service that may require improvement. The Director, Continuing Education will research reoccurring complaint matters and recommend process and procedure changes, when appropriate. These changes will be noted on the Complaint Resolution Log, and any necessary policy and/or procedure updates will be made within 15 business days thereafter.

Disclaimers
Minimum and maximum numbers for attendance at this event have been established, and we reserve the right to substitute speakers/topics, adjust credit hours, or cancel if necessary. By attending this event you grant VCU Health Continuing Education the right at the event to record, film, photograph, or capture your likeness in any media and to distribute, broadcast, use, or otherwise disseminate, in perpetuity, such media without any further approval from or any payment to you.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (10.00 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (10.00 hours), ACPE - Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (7.00 hours), ANCC - American Nurses Credentialing Center (10.00 hours), IPCE - Interprofessional Continuing Education Credit (10.00 hours)

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

VCU Health Continuing Education adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

Friday, May 20, 2022

Exhibitor registration for this event is now closed.