Stroke Team Creation and Primary Stroke Center Certification: Multimedia

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Further Reading

Keywords

stroke team, tissue plasminogen activator, tPA, stroke, acute stroke, stroke code team, stroke treatment, stroke warning signs, treatment of acute stroke, stroke management, emergency medical services, EMS, emergency department, CT scanning

Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

Karen Ellmers, RN, MS, CCNS, Adjunct Faculty, Oregon Health & Science University School of Nursing; Clinical Nurse Specialist, Emergency Department, Trauma, Neurology, Orthopedic, Poison Division, Oregon Health & Science University Hospital
Karen Ellmers, RN, MS, CCNS is a member of the following medical societies: American Association of Critical Care Nurses, National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists, and Sigma Theta Tau International
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Coauthor(s)

Helmi L Lutsep, MD, Professor, Department of Neurology, Oregon Health & Science University; Associate Director, Oregon Stroke Center
Helmi L Lutsep, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Neurology and American Stroke Association
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Wayne M Clark, MD, Director of Oregon Stroke Center, Professor, Department of Neurology, Oregon Health & Science University
Wayne M Clark, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Neurology, American Medical Association, American Neurological Association, American Society of Neuroimaging, National Stroke Association, and Oregon Medical Association
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Medical Editor

Richard M Zweifler, MD, Chief of Neurology, Sentara Healthcare, Norfolk, VA; Professor of Neurology, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA
Richard M Zweifler, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Neurology, American Heart Association, American Medical Association, American Stroke Association, Royal Society of Medicine, and Stroke Council of the American Heart Association
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Pharmacy Editor

Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine
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Managing Editor

Howard S Kirshner, MD, Professor of Neurology, Psychiatry and Hearing and Speech Sciences, Vice Chairman, Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine; Director, Vanderbilt Stroke Center; Program Director, Stroke Service, Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital; Consulting Staff, Department of Neurology, Nashville Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Howard S Kirshner, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Neurology, American Heart Association, American Medical Association, American Neurological Association, American Society of Neurorehabilitation, National Stroke Association, Phi Beta Kappa, and Tennessee Medical Association
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CME Editor

Matthew J Baker, MD, Consulting Staff, Collier Neurologic Specialists, Naples Community Hospital
Matthew J Baker, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Neurology
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