Primary Stroke Centers
The Brain Attack Coalition , a
group of professional, voluntary and governmental entities published
guidelines for Primary Stroke Centers in JAMA and for Comprehensive Stroke Centers in Stroke.
The
Joint Commission certifies Primary Stroke Centers. Click here to find out more
about Joint Commission Primary Stroke Centers.
Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program of the American Osteopathic
Association also certifies Primary Stroke Centers.
The American Stroke Association provides many important tools and
resources to help hospitals become ready for certification.
A
critical component of a stroke program is the administration of the NIH
Stroke Scale. The NINDS/NIH training and testing DVD can be obtained
from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. The
cost of the 2-DVD set is $50. To order a DVD please call 1-800-352-9424
or visit the NINDS/NIH website.
National
Stroke Association offers a paper version of the NIHSS exam that
corresponds with the NINDS/NIH exam DVD. The paper version is a scantron
exam that must be ordered through National Stroke Association. Click
here for an order form and fact sheet.
The American Stroke Association, in conjunction with the American
Academy of Neurology (AAN) and the National Institute of Neurological
Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) has developed a free, CME/CE certified,
online training program for healthcare professionals to learn or review
how to administer the NIH Stroke Scale for acute stroke assessment.
The Great Lakes Regional Stroke Network offers quarterly quality of care
calls that are stroke related for healthcare professionals that meet the
JC requirement of 8 hours of continuing education for a stroke team. To
find out about the next quarterly call, contact hedworth@uic.edu. The
Great Lakes Regional Stroke Network offers a listserv of Joint
Commission Primary Stroke Centers. |
