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1. Manage adult-onset neurological disorders with the latest treatments.
2. Determine optimal interventions based on neuro symptom presentation.
3. Evaluate when pharmacological and non-pharmacological options are recommended.
4. Dissect the very latest research for neurological disease.
5. Analyze the latest emerging neurological diseases.
6. Breakdown the procedure for intracranial monitoring.
7. Employ algorithms of care for neurological emergencies.
8. Correlate neuroanatomy to presenting clinical manifestations.
9. Provide guidelines for maximizing the neuro assessment.
10. Exploit common neuro problems occurring in degenerative diseases.
11. Communicate controversial issues relating to patient care.
12. Explore the latest information emerging on neurological diseases.

Toolbox for Assessment

• Simplifying neuro assessment through application of neuro anatomy
• Correlate pathophysiology with clinical manifestations
• NIHSS and GCS, brain death, Mini
• Mental, verbal fluency, memory, right and left hemisphere function, CAM assessment

Neurological Testing

• CT, CTA, arteriogram, MRI, perfusion

10 Leading Neurological Disorders

• Traumatic Brain Injury
• Updated recommendations for care
• Practical approaches for measuring IICP
• Research on neuroprotective agents

Stroke Patient

• Maximizing time to needle time for ischemic stroke
• The 5 D’s for identifying posterior stroke
• Wading through the clinical practice guidelines for blood pressure management in stroke patients
• Stroke and the young adult
• Expanding the window of care

Alzheimer’s Disease

• “Still Alice”: Mild, moderate and severe
• Treatment for cognitive and neuropsychiatric symptoms
• From “mice to men”: Hope is on the horizon
• Caregiver support

Epilepsy

• Seizure types and treatment
• Unprovoked seizure: Work-up and treatment decisions
• Status epilepticus

Parkinson’s Disease

• Traditional and alternative medicine treatment
• Deep brain stimulation

Brain Tumor

• Integrated care: Conventional treatments and supportive therapies

HIV

• Neurological manifestations
• Diagnostic work-up

Multiple Sclerosis

• Unpredictable disease of CNS
• Diagnostic criteria
• Current treatment practices

ALS

• Clinical manifestations; Diagnostic work up
• Assistive technology challenge
• Clinical trials

Emergent Neurological Disease: Zika and Guillain Barré

Commonalities and Unique Problems:

• Aphasia
• Dysarthria
• Dysphagia
• Visual problems
• Mobility
• Cognitive impairment
• Hemi-inattention
• Anosognosia
• Pseudobulbar affect (PBA)
• Spasticity
• Dizziness and vertigo
• Bowel and bladder dysfunction
• Sleep disturbances
• Depression
• Social isolation
• Caregiver fatigue

Pharmacological Therapy

• Osmotic diuretics
• Sedatives and pain medications
• Antispasmodic medications
• Antiseizure medications
• Antidepressants
• Medications to prevent and treat stroke
• Chemotherapy for brain tumors
• Disease modifying agents for MS
• Corticosteroids
• Medications to treat:
• Parkinson’s Disease
• Alzheimer’s Disease

Joyce Campbell, MSN, CCRN, SCRN, FNP-BC, has been involved in the nursing field for 35 years. For over 25 years, she taught in an associate degree nursing program where her primary focus was the theory and clinical instruction of neuroscience nursing. In addition to teaching, she has been employed by Comprehensive Health System in Chattanooga, Tennessee for the past 30 years. At Erlanger, she has adopted many roles, including neurosurgical and trauma critical care staff nurse, educator and nurse practitioner. Currently, she serves on the neuroservice line committee and provides stroke education to staff and patients. Erlanger Southeast Regional Stroke Center, an accredited Primary Stroke Center, houses a leading-edge stroke care facility serving over 2000 stroke patients annually.

Through her work at Erlanger, Joyce is able to experience, first hand, the latest innovative strategies for extending the window of treatment for stroke patients. She holds a BSN from East Tennessee State University, an MSN from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, and completed post-graduate studies at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Joyce is an active member of the American Association of Critical Care Nurses, the American Association of Neuroscience Nurses, American Association of Nurse Practitioners, and the Chattanooga Association of Nurses in Advanced Practice, where she has served as president and is a member of the educational committee.

Speaker Disclosures:

Financial: Joyce Campbell has an employment relationship with Erlanger Southeast Regional Stroke Center. She receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.

Non-financial: Joyce Campbell is a member of the educational committee for the Chattanooga Association of Nurses in Advanced Practice.

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Listed below are the continuing education credit(s) currently available for this non-interactive self-study package. Please note, your state licensing board dictates whether self study is an acceptable form of continuing education. Please refer to your state rules and regulations.

Certificates of Successful Completion are available for email, download and/or printing from your online account immediately following the successful completion of the post-test/evaluation.

**Materials that are included in this course may include interventions and modalities that are beyond the authorized practice of mental health professionals. As a licensed professional, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities that are defined in law as beyond the boundaries of practice in accordance with and in compliance with your professions standards.

All members of the PESI, Inc. planning committee have provided disclosures of financial relationships with ineligible organizations and any relevant non-financial relationships prior to planning content for this activity. None of the committee members had relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies or other potentially biasing relationships to disclose to learners. For speaker disclosures, please see the faculty biography.

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Nurses/Nurse Practitioners/Clinical Nurse Specialists - Credit Expired: 5/17/2020
No CE available for this board.

California Nurses: PESI, Inc. is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #:17118 for 12.5 self-study contact hours.

You will need to provide your license number to PESI. PESI must have this number on file in order for your hours to be valid.

Florida Nurses: PESI, Inc. is an approved provider by the Florida Board of Nursing. Provider #: FBN2858. These materials qualify for 12.5 self-study contact hours.

Iowa Nurses: PESI, Inc. is an approved provider by the Iowa Board of Nursing. Provider #: 346. Nurses successfully completing these self-study materials will earn 12.6 self-study contact hours.

Copies of the evaluation may be sent to the IBON. You will need to provide your license number to PESI. PESI must have this number on file in order for your hours to be valid.

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Pharmacology Nurse Practitioners
This self-study program offers 120 instructional minutes of pharmacology content which is designed to qualify for 2.0 contact hours toward your pharmacology requirement.

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Occupational Therapists & Occupational Therapy Assistants
No CE available for this board.

Florida Occupational Therapists & Occupational Therapy Assistant: PESI, Inc. is an approved provider with the Florida Board of Occupational Therapy. Provider Number 50-399. This self-study course qualifies for 12.6 continuing education credits.

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Physical Therapists & Physical Therapist Assistants
This self-study course consists of 12.5 clock hours of instruction that is applicable for physical therapists. CE requirements for physical therapists vary by state/jurisdiction. Please retain the certificate of completion that you receive and use as proof of completion when required.

California Physical Therapists & Physical Therapist Assistants: PESI, Inc. is recognized by the Physical Therapy Board of California as an approval agency to approve providers. This self-study lecture qualifies for 12.5 continuing competency hours.

Illinois Physical Therapists & Physical Therapist Assistants: PESI, Inc. is a Registered Physical Therapy Continuing Education Sponsor through the State of Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Division of Professional Regulation. License #: 216.000270. This self-study course qualifies for 12.5 CE credit hours.

New York Physical Therapists & Physical Therapist Assistants: PESI, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department, State Board for Physical Therapy as an approved provider for physical therapy and physical therapy assistant continuing education. This self-study course qualifies for 15.2 contact hours.

Texas Physical Therapists & Physical Therapist Assistants: This self-study activity is provided by the Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners Accredited Provider #2106032TX and meets continuing competence requirements for physical therapist and physical therapist assistant licensure renewal in Texas. This activity will provide 12.5 CCUs. The assignment of Texas PT CCUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by TPTA or TBPTE. Full attendance is required; no partial credits will be offered for partial attendance.

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Speech-Language Pathologists & Audiologists
This course contains 12.5 hours of self-study continuing education. It was not offered for ASHA CEUs. Please retain your certificate of completion. If audited for ASHA Certification Maintenance, you can submit this certificate of completion at that time. For state licensure, teacher certification renewal, or other credential renewal, contact those agencies for information about your reporting responsibilities and requirements.

California Speech-Language Pathologists/Audiologists: PESI, Inc. is an approved provider with the California Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Board, #PDP 319. This course meets the qualifications for 12.5 hours of self-study continuing professional development credit for Speech-Language Pathologists or Audiologists, as required by the California Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Board.

Kansas Speech-Language Pathologists: Approved for 15.0 self-study continuing education clock hours for Kansas licensed Speech-Language Pathologists by the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services.

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Other Professions
This self-study activity qualifies for 12.5 clock hours of instructional content as required by many national, state and local licensing boards and professional organizations. Retain your certificate of completion and contact your board or organization for specific filing requirements.

Disclaimer: **Information obtained in this course should be used within your scope of practice.
**It is your ethical responsibility to report accurate hours to your licensing board.
**All self-study participants must complete and pass (80% or better) a post-test and evaluation prior to receiving a certificate of completion. If you require a copy of the test/evaluation for CE purposes, please print at the time you take the test. Or you may call our customer service department and a copy of your test/evaluation will be emailed to you. Please allow 30-45 days.

Nurses, Occupational Therapists & Occupational Therapy Assistants, Physical Therapists/Physical Therapist Assistants, Physician Assistants, Speech-Language Pathologists