LAIIC's Radiologists at PIH Health's 2021 Comprehensive Stroke Conference

Los Angeles Imaging and Interventional Consultants' team is pleased to announce their participation in PIH Health's 2021 Comprehensive Stroke Conference next Friday, October 15th!

Dr. Sabeen Dhand and Dr. Shao-Pow Lin will present their own radiology research topics at the first radiology event of its kind.

Below, please find the agenda for the radiology event.

LAIIC with PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital received the Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll™ award for meeting the measure developed for 90% compliance over the trailing year for “Overall Diabetes Cardiovascular Initiative Composite Score.”

PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital received the Target: Stroke™ Elite Plus award for meeting quality measures developed to reduce the time between the patient’s arrival at the hospital and treatment with the clot-buster tissue plasminogen activator, or tPA, the only drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat ischemic stroke.

These awards recognize PIH Health’s commitment and success in implementing a comprehensive, high-standard stroke care.

From the PIH Health website in regards to the event:

Overview

This conference is organized to provide an overview of recent updates and discuss practical issues surrounding the delivery of state-of-the-art stroke care. Through formal lectures, case presentations, and interactive discussions, this comprehensive stroke conference will explore critical issues surrounding the assessment, management, treatment, and prognosis of stroke in the acute, sub-acute and non-acute settings.

Educational Objectives

• Identify best practices in acute and post-acute treatment for stroke

• Examine the latest advances in critical care, surgical management, and endovascular intervention of hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke patients

• Review the role of multidisciplinary care in stroke

• Appraise the diverse challenges in the care of stroke patients from various cultural backgrounds

• Review the role of the stroke coordinator in the continuum of stroke care

Target Audience

This course is designed to meet the educational needs of: adult neurologists, neurosurgeons, interventional radiologists, internists, intensivists, emergency medicine physicians, primary care physicians, and radiologists, as well as fellows in training, advanced practice stroke nurse practitioners or clinical nurse specialists, and registered nurses with a special interest in acute stroke management and treatment.

ACCREDITATION STATEMENT FOR CEU:

PIH Health Whittier Hospital is an approved provider for continuing education hours for Nursing through the California Board of Registered Nursing, BRN Provider Number 00261. 8.0 hours of continuing education will be provided for the full day of attendance.

Acknowledgement of Commercial Support

Any commercial support received for this course will be acknowledged at the conference

Policy on Discloser

It is the policy of PIH Health Whittier Hospital to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all its educational activities. PIH Health Whittier Hospital assesses conflicts of interest with its faculty and planners of CME activities. Conflicts of interest that are identified are resolved by reviewing that presenter’s content for fair balance and absence of bias, scientific objectivity of studies utilized in this activity, and patient care recommendations.

In accordance with the policy of PIH Health Whittier Hospital, faculty are asked to disclose any affiliation or financial interest that may affect the content of their presentations.

To register for the conference, please visit the Conference Registration website here.