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In support of improving patient care, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science 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. 

Credit Statement(s):

AMA

Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science designates live activity for a maximum of 17.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ANCC

Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science designates this live activity for a maximum of 17.50 ANCC nursing contact hours. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ACPE

Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.5 knowledge-based contact hours. Participants should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

AOA

The American Osteopathic Association designates this program for a maximum of 17.50 AOA Category 2-A credits.

Other Healthcare Professionals

A certificate of attendance will be provided to other healthcare professionals for requesting credits in accordance with state nursing boards, specialty societies, or other professional associations.

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• Nurses

This course is designed for medical providers who care for patients with neurological/neurosurgical emergencies, acute stroke and brain hemorrhage, acute brain injury, coma and disorders that require hospital, emergency department, and intensive care unit (ICU) evaluation and management. The course will provide a mixture of didactic, case-based and evidence-based guideline review and hands on workshops including pharmacotherapy workshops. Hands on workshops include central line placement, critical care ultrasound including focused cardiac and lung ultrasound, optic nerve sheath diameter ultrasound for non-invasive intracranial pressure monitoring and hands on intracranial ICP monitor ventriculostomy placement in high-fidelity simulation. Pharmacotherapy workshops and ICU EEG workshops will utilize audience participation in on screen quizzes and share protocols regarding osmotherapy for raised intracranial pressure and antiepileptic drug (AED) therapy.

This course is designed for medical providers in neuro ICU, ICU, emergency medicine, neurology, neurosurgery and intensivists from pulmonary, anesthesia and neuro intensive care backgrounds as well as ARNPs, PAs, paramedics, EMS medical personnel and allied health providers including physical, occupational and speech therapists who care for patients with neurological emergencies. 

Learning Objectives

Upon conclusion of this program, participants should be able to:

Define common neurological and neurosurgical emergencies such as stroke, seizures, respiratory failure, as well as provide updates in best practice for these topics

Review diagnosis of neurocritical care conditions and diseases, as well as pathophysiologic management of these conditions

Outline strategies for best practice and evidence-based medicine updates for medical providers caring for patients with neurological critical care and neurosurgical ICU disorders

Attendance at this Mayo Clinic course does not indicate nor guarantee competence or proficiency in the performance of any procedures which may be discussed or taught in this course.

USD

Group registrations not allowed

Accompanying persons not allowed

We don’t accept Online Abstracts

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Submission Info

For technical support, contact Education Technology Center at 507-266-9087 or etc@mayo.edu. Standard business hours are Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., CT. For educational activity support, contact Mayo Clinic School of Continuous Professional Development (MCSCPD) at 1-800-323-2688 or cme@mayo.edu.

For technical support, contact Education Technology Center at 507-266-9087 or etc@mayo.edu. Standard business hours are Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., CT. For educational activity support, contact Mayo Clinic School of Continuous Professional Development (MCSCPD) at 1-800-323-2688 or cme@mayo.edu.

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