Washington State Emergency Cardiac and Stroke System:
Making it Work in Your Community
Doubletree Hotel, SeaTac: May 17, 2011| Red Lion Hotel, Spokane: June 7, 2011
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the Emergency Cardiac and Stroke System and how it fits into the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) & Trauma System.
- Learn best practices for developing local and regional cardiac and stroke systems of care and for coordinating with EMS.
- Define key system measures and explore how EMS and hospitals can work together for continuous quality improvement across the system.
- Network with EMS and hospital staff in your area.
Physicians and PA’s 6.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™; Nurses 6.00 contact hours; EMS 6.00 Advanced CEHs. See back page for additional continuing education information.
AGENDA
7:30 a.m. / Registration8:30 a.m. / Welcome
Paj Nandi, Manager, Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program, Department of Health
8:40 a.m. / Opening Remarks
James M. Nania, MD, FACEP
9:00 a.m. / The Emergency Cardiac and Stroke System: Our Progress, Our Future
Kathleen Jobe, MD, FACEP, Chair Emergency Cardiac and Stroke Technical Advisory Committee; Angela Kemple, Epidemiologist, Department of Health
9:45 a.m. / Break
10:00 a.m. / Integrating Cardiac and Stroke Care into the Emergency Health System
Janet Kastl, Director, Community Health Systems, Department of Health
11:00 a.m. / The ECS System in Action – Stories from the Field
12:00 p.m. / Lunch
1:00 p.m. / Regional Breakouts for Collaboration and Planning –What’s my region? Where do I fit in? How does the system work now? How do we work together to make it better?
3:00 p.m. / Regional Networking Report Out
3:15 p.m. / How Do We Know if We Get a Gold Star?
Kim Kelley, Cardiac and Stroke Systems Coordinator, Department of Health
3:45 p.m. / Wrap Up, Personal Action Plans, Evaluations
4:00 p.m. / Adjourn
Washington State Emergency Cardiac and Stroke System:
Making It Work in Your Community
05/17/2011, Seattle, WA, and 06/07/2011, Spokane, WA
Continuing Education Credits
Continuing Medical Education Accreditation - Physicians
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of the American Heart Association, Washington State Department of Health, and Rural Health Quality Network. The American Heart Association is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The American Heart Association designates this educational activity for a maximum of 6.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. 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 Medical Education Accreditation – Physician Assistants
AAPA accepts Category I credit from AOACCME, Prescribed credit from AAFP, and AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME.
Continuing Education Accreditation - Nurses
American Heart Association is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
The maximum number of hours awarded for this CE activity is 6.00 contact hours.
Accredited status does not imply endorsement by the American Heart Association or the American Nurses Credentialing Center of any commercial products displayed in conjunction with an activity.
Continuing Education Accreditation – Emergency Medical Services
This continuing education activity is approved by the American Heart Association, an organization accredited by the Continuing Education Coordinating Board for Emergency Medical Services (CECBEMS), for 6.00 Advanced CEHs, Seattle activity number 11-AMHA-F2-0120, Spokane activity number 11-AMHA-F2-0121.