The American Heart Association
and
The Department of
Defense
Medical Interagency Satellite Training Program (MIST)
Present:
“Risk
Factor Control for Stroke:
Secondary Prevention Strategies”
Wednesday, 30 May 2007; 1100-1200 ET
a. Sponsors: This program is co-sponsored for
Military and Federal GETN subscribers by The American Heart Association and
Department of Defense Medical Interagency Satellite Program with the technical
support of the Satellite Education Network (SEN) at Ft. Lee, VA.
b. Availability: This program will be available to military and federal
GETN/MIST sites that have GETN/ATN/Warrior digital satellite downlinks. A
listing of potential GETN receive sites can be seen here:
GETN Site Location.
MIST affiliate satellite networks such as the VA’s Employee Education System and the Department of Justice Television Network may also carry this program but IAW with their own scheduling.
There is C Band analog satellite available for this program, NO Ku Band. Coordinates will be sent in the final confirmation message 2-3 business days prior to broadcast.
Videoconferencing may be available to selected military and federal VTC sites using the USA TNET or the USN CNET networks and other VTC networks able to connect to this satellite feed. Site coordinators using VTC are responsible for their own bridge coordination.
Will this program be Webcast? Possibly…..more information in the final confirmation message.
c. Target Audience Statement: The target audience for this broadcast is military and federal cardiologists, internists, hospitalists, emergency physicians, primary care providers, nurses, pharmacists and other healthcare professionals involved in the management of chronic stable angina.
d. Program Description: Recurrent stroke continues to be an important public health concern—almost a third of the estimated 700,000 strokes that occur each year in the United States are secondary strokes. Substantial evidence indicates that recurrent ischemic stroke can be prevented. An effective prevention strategy involves management of all modifiable risk factors and requires lifestyle, medical and, possibly, surgical intervention. Last year, new guidelines for the secondary prevention of ischemic stroke were issued by the American Heart Association (AHA) and American Stroke Association (ASA). The updated guidelines provide the most current evidence-based recommendations for the control of risk factors, interventional approaches for atherosclerotic disease, antithrombotic treatments for cardioembolism, and the use of antiplatelet agents for noncardioembolic stroke. Risk Factor Control for Stroke: Secondary Prevention Strategies will review important updates in the AHA/ASA secondary prevention stroke guidelines and provide strategies to assist clinicians in optimizing the care of stroke patients. In addition, the PROTECT Project, a successful secondary stroke prevention practice model, will be featured.
Learning Objectives: After completing this activity, participants should be able to:
· Recognize important revisions of the updated AHA/ASA guidelines for the secondary prevention of stroke
· Apply risk factor management strategies to reduce the risk of recurrent stroke
· Appropriately implement antiplatelet therapy for the secondary prevention of stroke
· Articulate the indications and advantages of carotid artery endarterectomy versus carotid artery stenting for the secondary prevention of stroke
· Outline the important characteristics of a best practice model for secondary stroke prevention
· Modify practice to align with the updated AHA/ASA guidelines for the secondary prevention of stroke
e. Program Chair & Moderator:
Mark J. Alberts, MD, FAHA;
Professor of Neurology Northwestern University
Medical School
Director, Stroke Program Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL
Participating Faculty
Robert W. Hobson
II, MD, FACS; Professor of Surgery and
Physiology Department of Surgery and Physiology, University of Medicine and
Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical School Newark, NJ
Bruce Ovbiagele, MD;
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of
Neurology; Director, Olive View - UCLA Stroke Program Los Angeles, CA
David G. Sherman, MD;
Ross J. Sibert Research Fund Distinguished Chair
Division of Neurology/Department of Medicine The University of Texas Health
Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
Susan Tremblay, RN, MSN, CNP;
Nurse Educator, Stroke Program Northwestern
Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL
f. Program Handouts: Not at this time……look for final confirmation
g. CEUs, CMEs, Certificates: Participants who watched the broadcast and would like to obtain a CME/CE Certificate should:
1. Go to www.professionaleducationcenter.americanheart.org.
2. Go to the catalog of offerings and under "Satellite Broadcasts" select the Risk Factor Control for Stroke: Secondary Prevention Strategies program.
3. When prompted to sign in you can either use a previously established AHA username and password, or if this is your first time to sign in at the AHA professional site click "Sign-up" and register as a non-member.
4. After signing in, you will be returned to the Risk Factor Control for Stroke: Secondary Prevention Strategies program.
5. Click on the post-test quiz and answer the questions. Then submit and continue.
6. Click on the evaluation survey and answer the questions. Then submit and continue.
Click on the Claim CME/CE credit link. Choose your certificate type from the drop-down window, then claim and print your certificate.
Accreditation Statements:
Continuing Medical Education Accreditation - Physicians - The American Heart Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The American Heart Association designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
All faculty participating in CME/CE activities sponsored by The American Heart Association will disclose to the audience:
(1) significant financial relationships with the manufacturer(s) of products from the commercial supporter(s) and /or the manufacturer(s) of products or devices discussed in their presentation, and
(2) unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices discussed in their presentation. Such disclosures will be made in writing in course presentation materials.
Continuing Education Accreditation - Nurses - This program (07-NC-031) has been approved by an AACN-approved provider (13531) under established AACN guidelines for 1.00 contact hours, CERP Category A.
Continuing Education Accreditation - Pharmacists
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The American Heart Association is accredited
by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of
continuing pharmacy education. ACPE Credit: 1.00 Contact Hours or 0.100 CEUs.
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Successful completion of this CE activity includes the following:
(1) Either attend the live broadcast and sign-in, providing complete contact information or view the online web course.
(2) Your site coordinator will provide AHA with the names of participants at your site for the live broadcast.
(3) You will be sent a link via email to the AHA online CME/CE site “Professional Education Center.”
(4) Use this link to connect to the website.
(5) Sign in using your AHA Username and Password.
(6) If you do not have a Username and Password, you will be prompted to sign up.
(7) Complete the activity post test, evaluation survey and print your CME/CE Certificate from your own printer.
There is no fee for CME/CE credits for this activity. The link to the “Professional Education Center” website can also be found on www.my.americanheart.org.
i. DVD/Videotape Availability: None, sites should tape from broadcast.
j. Videotape release (if taping from broadcast): This FREE program is unclassified and non-scrambled. There are no copyright restrictions on these program, however they MAY NOT be videotaped and re-broadcast where fees are attached to its showing. They may also not be used for commercial purposes or for profit purposes by commercial organizations without additional permission of the sponsors.
k. Interactivity/Questions: None for this program.
l. Registration: All military and federal GETN sites MUST register for this FREE, public domain program to receive the necessary illumination authentication (GETN/Warrior dishes) and coordinates. Sites may register at: DOD-MIST Registration Site or by calling the DOD-MIST Satellite Program Registrations Coordinator, toll free at 877-820-0305 or 888-820-4898.
m. Future Programs: For future information on free interagency satellite broadcasts co-sponsored by the DOD MIST program (subject to change due to satellite availability and other scheduling issues) and other sponsors please visit this web site: (Information changes periodically; please refresh your browser upon each visit) http://www.dlnets.com/itv.htm#current.
n. Program Requests: Miss a program and would like it repeated? Make your request here: DOD-MIST Program Request Form.
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