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Knowledge Gap: 
The purpose of this activity is to educate healthcare providers with the most up-to-date information on Stroke in Elderly.

Target Audience
The target audience includes all healthcare professionals such as physicians, nurses, pharmacists and allied health professionals who would like to learn about Stroke in Elderly and how it pertains to their respective profession.

 Release and Expiration Dates
12/15/2017 -12/15/2020

1. Sudlow CM, Rodgers H, Kenny RA, Thomson RG. Service provision and use of anticoagulants in atrial fibrillation. BMJ?: British Medical Journal. 1995;311(7004):558-560.
2. Outcomes of carotid endarterectomy in the elderly: report from the National Cardiovascular Data Registry.AURajamani K, Kennedy KF, Ruggiero NJ, Rosenfield K, Spertus J, Chaturvedi S SOStroke. 2013 Apr;44(4):1172-4. Epub 2013 Feb 19. 
3. Carotid endarterectomy in octogenarian: short- and midterm results.AUSalomon du Mont L, Ravelojaona M, Puyraveau M, Al Sayed M, Ritucci E, Rinckenbach S SOAnn Vasc Surg. 2014 May;28(4):917-23. Epub 2013 Oct 25.
4. Early and long-term outcomes of carotid endarterectomy in the very elderly: An 18-year single-center study Enzo Ballotta, MD,a Giuseppe Da Giau, MD,a Mario Ermani, MD,b Giorgio Meneghetti, MD,b Marina Saladini, MD,b Renzo Manara, MD,b and Claudio Baracchini, MD,b Padua, Italy
5. Global and regional effects of potentially modifiable risk factors associated with acute stroke in 32 countries (INTERSTROKE): a case-control study.
6. Lowres N, Neubeck L, Redfern J, Freedman SB. Screening to identify unknown atrial fibrillation. A systematic review. Thromb Haemost. 2013;110:213–222. doi: 10.1160/TH13-02-0165
7. Clinical Outcome of Mechanical Thrombectomy for Stroke in the Elderly. Azkune etal. .Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular disease. 2017 Mar;26(3):582-588. 
8. Bhatnagar P, Sinha D, Parker RA, Guyler P, O’Brien A. Intravenous thrombolysis in acute ischaemic stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis to aid decision making in patients over 80 years of age. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2011;82:712–717. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.2010.223149
9. Bhatnagar P, Sinha D, Parker RA, Guyler P, O’Brien A. Intravenous thrombolysis in acute ischaemic stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis to aid decision making in patients over 80 years of age. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2011;82:712–717. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.2010.223149.
10. Wardlaw JM, Murray V, Berge E, del Zoppo G, Sandercock P, Lindley RL, Cohen G. Recombinant tissue plasminogen activator for acute ischaemicstroke: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet.2012;379:2364–2372. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(12)60738-7.
11. Gottesman RF, Kleinman JT, Davis C, et al. Unilateral neglect is more severe and common in older patients with right hemispheric stroke. Neurology. 2008;71(18):1439-1444. doi:10.1212/01.wnl.0000327888.48230.d2. more severe Unilateral neglect in older patients with right hemispheric stroke.
12. Missed Ischemic Stroke Diagnosis in the Emergency Department by Emergency Medicine and Neurology Services Allison E. Arch, MD, MPH; David C. Weisman, MD; Steven Coca, DO, MS, Karin V. Nystrom, APRN, MSN; Charles R. Wira, III, MD; Joseph L. Schindler, MD

Biographical Info

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: 
Priya Mendiratta, MD
Paula Podrazik, MD
Gohar Azhar, MD
Susan Smithwick, MD 

Speaker:
Sanjeeva Reddy Onteddu, MD

Peer Reviewers: 
Kim Miller, MCHES

Instructions to obtain credit:

1.       Launch the activity 
2.       View the entire activity online 
3.       Complete the post-test 
           (must pass the post-test with a score of 65% to receive credit). 
           You may retake the post-test if you do not receive a passing score.
4.       Complete Evaluation 
Print certificate or transcript (Available in the “My Profile” tab).

Direct Provider Statement
In support of improving patient care, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 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.

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

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