What’s the Rush: AR Stroke Telemedicine
Presenter: Renee Joiner, RN
| Knowledge Gap:
The purpose of this activity is to educate healthcare providers with the most up-to-date information on Arkansas Stroke Telemedicine. |
| Target Audience
The target audience includes all healthcare professionals such as physicians, nurses, pharmacists and allied health professionals who would like to learn about Arkansas Stroke Telemedicine and how it pertains to their respective profession. |
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Release and Expiration Dates
10/26/2016 - 10/26/2019 |
| Objectives
- Explain how the Arkansas Stroke Telemedicine System of Care is different from other stroke telemedicine initiatives.
- Define how Community Outreach is important to clinical excellence and provide examples of successful outreach initiatives.
- Explain the data indicating program success over time.
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| Biographical Info
Renee Joiner spent her formative years in the Arkansas delta and understands firsthand the struggles of those with little to no access to affordable healthcare. She graduated from the University of Central Arkansas in 1983 with a degree in Biology and Sociology, and again in 1997 when she was awarded her BSN. Renee served as the Trauma Section Chief for the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) for six years. Her vast public health experience includes work with Public Health Preparedness, Health Systems Licensing and Regulatory Branch, Cancer Registry, HIV Prevention, HIV Services, Tobacco Prevention, Maternal and Child Health, and the Chronic Disease Branch. In addition, she has seven years of clinical nursing experience while working on the bone marrow transplant research unit at UAMS. She has presented the “Arkansas experience” at many national and regional conferences and workshops. Currently, she is the AR SAVES Director of Operations with the Center for Distance Health, UAMS. References
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| 1. CDC Stroke facts; Health Statistics Branch, Arkansas Department of Health 2. Brown AT, Wei F, Culp WC, Brown G, Tyler R, Balamurugan A, Bianchi N. Emergency transport of stroke patients in a rural state: Opportunities for improvement. American Journal of Emergency Medicine 2016; 34 (8):1640-1644. DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2016.06.044. PMID: 27344100. PMCID:PMC4998736 3. Arkansas Department of Health, 2013 EMS data. 4. State statistics (2012) from the free public access, www.us-places.com |
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| Speaker Disclosures:
The planners, speakers, moderators, peer reviewers and /or panelists of this CE activity have no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose. |
| Planners:
Kim Miller
Sarah Rhoads
Susan Smith Dodson
Mark Jansen
Speaker:
Renee Joiner, RN
| Peer Reviewers:
Kim Miller, MCHES
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| Instructions to obtain credit: 1. Launch the activity
2. Complete the pre-test
3. View the entire activity online
4. Complete the post-test
(must pass the post-test with a score of 80% to receive credit).
You may retake the post-test if you do not receive a passing score.
5. Complete Evaluation
Print certificate or transcript (Available in the “My Profile” tab). |
| ANCC Accreditation Statement:
Center of Distance Health, College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation | Learn OnDemand Contact Us:
For information regarding this educational activity or website, please contact UAMS Center for Distance Health
4301 W. Markham #519
Little Rock, AR 72205
E-mail cdheducation@uams.edu
Toll Free: 1-855-CDH-ED4U |
| ACCME Accreditation Statement:
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. | UAMS Office of Continuing Education
4301 West Markham Street #525
Little Rock, AR 72205
Phone: 501-661-7962 Fax: 501-661-7968 |
| Direct Provider Statement
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Office of Continuing Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. |
| Designation Statement
The University of Arkansas for Medical Science Office of Continuing Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. |
| Disclosure Policy statement
It is the policy of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all directly or jointly provided educational activities. All individuals who are in a position to control the content of the educational activity (course/activity directors, planning committee members, staff, teachers, or authors of CE) must disclose all relevant financial relationships they have with any commercial interest(s) as well as the nature of the relationship. Financial relationships of the individual’s spouse or partner must also be disclosed, if the nature of the relationship could influence the objectivity of the individual in a position to control the content of the CE. The ACCME describes relevant financial relationships as those in any amount occurring within the past 12 months that create a conflict of interest. Individuals who refuse to disclose will be disqualified from participation in the development, management, presentation, or evaluation of the CE activity. |
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