Course Description:

South Miami Stroke Council  members will formulate new optimal patient care strategies in stroke prevention and treatment by translating evidence into practice.  The goals of the Journal Club are to keep abreast of new knowledge, promote awareness of current research findings, stay familiar with the best current clinical research, encourage research utilization, improve patient outcomes, and network and improve interpersonal relationships with other healthcare providers and specialists.

Target audience: 

SMH Stroke Council members, emergency medicine physicians, neurologists, neuroradiologists and nurses.  

Learning objectives: 

•    Formulate new optimal patient care strategies in stroke prevention and treatment by translating evidence into practice.
•    Apply research findings and implement AHA and JC recommendations to evaluate risk, identify best treatment options and limit the morbidity and   mortality associated with stroke.

Faculty and Disclosure:

Javier Lopez, M.D.
Moderator
Neurologist
South Miami Hospital

Dawntray Radford, MSN, APRN, SCRN
SMH Stroke Program Coordinator
South Miami Hospital
 

Javier Lopez, M.D., Director for this activity, has indicated he has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* to disclose, and has indicated that the presentation(s) or discussion(s) will not include off-label or unapproved product usage.

Dawntray Radford, MSN, APRN, moderator and interprofessional coordinator for this activity, has indicated she has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* to disclose, and has indicated that the presentation(s) or discussion(s) will not include off-label or unapproved product usage.

 Non-faculty contributors and others involved in the planning, development, and editing/review of the content have no relevant financial relationships to disclose with ineligible companies*

*Ineligible companies - Companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
 

Disclosure Policy and Disclaimer

Baptist Health South Florida is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Baptist Health has been re-surveyed by the ACCME and awarded Commendation for 6 years as a provider of CME for physicians.

Baptist Health South Florida designates this Journal-based CME activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.