ENCSN Resources
Please enjoy these stroke health resources compiled by ENCSN members and workgroups. This webpage offers a summary of all the resources posted on each of the workgroup webpages, as well as additional information. Scroll down for the following : Continuing Education for Health Professionals; Community Prevention Education Resources; 'Interactive Metronome' Post-Stroke Rehabilitation Study; NCcareLINK Post-Stroke Resources Database; NC Hospitals' Plans of Care Templates; and Stroke Quality Improvement Resources.
Continuing Education for Health Professionals
(Provided by the ENCSN Continuing Education Workgroup)
Advanced Stroke Life Support Courses (ASLS)
From March 2009-October 2009, ENCSN helped organize, sponsor, and/or publicize 15 ASLS classes which trained 334 health providers in ASLS in Eastern NC.
What is Needed to Host an ASLS Class
ENCSN helps organize and sponsor ASLS classes at institutions that request a class, be it at a hospital or community college (targeting EMS). In a typical fiscal year (July-July), ENCSN has funds to provide the materials, instructor fee, and EAHEC CE credit fee for four classes in Eastern NC. If ENCSN is the key sponsor of the class, the Network usually requires at least 15 people to attend the class. The costs for the class include the books (~$30), MENDS cards, instructor travel costs, and the instructor fee. ENCSN pays its ASLS instructors $300 to teach a one-day course. The class materials required for the class are a laptop, a projector, a screen, and audio speakers. The laptop needs to be able to play a CD-ROM and have video-showing capabilities. Pre/post tests and evaluations need to be printed for the class as well. Additional costs may be incurred in the class organizers would like CE credits to be offered for the class. At a minimum, ENCSN can help with finding an ASLS instructor and usually can provide ASLS books and the curriculum CD-ROM. For the cost of ordering materials directly from the creators of the ASLS course, go to the University of Miami website, http://www.asls.net/introduction.html.
How to Become an ASLS Instructor
To become an 'official' National ASLS instructor, a health provider would need to take a class organized by the creators of the ASLS curriculum, University of Miami, or attend a class taught by an instructor trainined through the University of Miami. Since traveling to Miami is cost prohibitive and ENCSN has the goal to spread the knowledge/training of the course, the instructors ENCSN helps train can only teach within NC. With that being said, ENCSN considers a person an ASLS instructor if 1) they've taken an ASLS course, and 2) they've practiced co-teaching an ASLS class with an experienced instructor. In select cases, if a person is certified to teach other courses (ie. ACLS) or instructs classes as a part of their job, ENCSN may find exceptions to the second step.
Upcoming ASLS Classes!
(Pre-registration Required!)
February 16th, 2010;
May 10th, 2010;
October 20th, 2010;
December 15th, 2010
All four classes will be held at the Wilson Medical Center Auditorium in Wilson, NC (8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.). 7.5 Nurse Contact Hours provided by Wilson Medical Center CME Credit is pending via Eastern NC Stroke Network and affiliates. WMC employees, register via WilLearn. Non-WMC staff, 399-8481 or sarah.joyner@wilmed.org. There is no cost for the course.
Past Classes
Friday, March 6, 2009 at Albemarle Hospital in Elizabeth City, NC (8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.) ASLS-Hospital. Contact Eastern AHEC at 252-744-5205 for class information.
- Sat., March 7, 2009 at Martin Community College (MCC) in Williamston, NC (9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.) ASLS Pre-hospital. Contact Lee Black, MCC Emergency Services Training Director at (252) 792-1521 ext. 266 for class information.
- March 2009: (Mon) 9, (Mon) 16, (Sat) 21, (Mon) 23 and (Mon) 30, 2009 at James Sprunt Community College in Kenansville, NC (9:00 a.m.-5:00p.m.), ASLS-Prehospital. Contact Dave Cuddeback and Duplin EMS at (910) 296-2160 for class information.
- CANCELED
Saturday, March 21, 2009 at Pitt Community College in Greenville, NC (8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.), ASLS-Prehospital (limited space for hospitalists).
- May 27, 2009 at Craven Regional Hospital in New Bern, NC (8:00a.m.-4:45p.m.), ASLS-Hospital and Pre-Hospital welcome. Download Class Brochure and Registration here
- Thursday, June 4, 2009 at Area-L AHEC in Rocky Mount, NC (unknown time), ASLS-Hospital and Prehospital. Contact Area-L AHEC at 252-972-6958 for class information. Download Class Brochure and Registration here
- Monday, June 15, 2009 at Carteret General Hospital in Morehead City, NC (8AM-4:45PM), ASLS-Hospital and Prehospital welcome. Class limited to 25 people. Download Class Brochure and Registration here.
- Wed. Sept. 9th and Tues. Sept. 15 from 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. for Wilson Co. EMS, but limited space may be available for other pre-hospital staff. Contact Chris Parker at (252) 265-5559 for more information on the class, and to register.
- September 24th, 2009 at Duplin General Hospital in Kenansville, NC from 8:30a.m.-5:00p.m. primarily for hospital staff, but EMS welcome as well. Contact Carolyn Ezzell at 910-296-2810 or by email at cezzell@dgh.org to register and for classroom location.
- September 29, 2009 at Carteret Community College in Morehead City, NC (7:30AM registrion - 3:15p.m.) ASLS Pre-hospital and hospital. Lunch will NOT be provided. Call (252) 222-6200 to pre-register, or contact Hetty Wallace, EMTP, AAS, EMS Curriculum Area Coordinator at (252) 222-6082 or wallaceh@carteret.edu The class will held at the Wayne West building Room 119A.
- Fri. October 23 at Wilson Medical Center. Contact Sarah Joyner at sarah.joyner@wilmed.org or 252-399-8481
for more information on the class, and to register.
Stroke Education Resources Compiled by the CE Workgroup
Professional Education for Stroke
Online/Web-based Education
Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association (PCNA)
Links to online CE programs as well as dates for live conferences.
Saint Francis Care
Mediasite recordings of CME lectures on stroke and various related topics.
The Internet Stroke Center
Presentations by physicians and researchers at Washington University School of Medicine and links to medical references (PubMed)
National Stroke Association
National Stroke Association site has discipline specific educational modules, including Stroke Nurse Education Modules, EMS/Prehospital Providers, and Medical Providers.
NC Stroke Association
Tri-State Stroke Network
AHEC Connect
American Stroke Association
American Stroke Association site has access to NIH Stroke Scale training and Get with the Guidelines links.
American Heart Association Professional Education Center
American Heart Association’s Professional Education Center provides links to conferences, workshops and symposia; on-line courses and podcasts, as well as webinars, webcasts, and CD/DVD selections
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) offers educational materials such as DVD training tools and pocket-sized laminated reference booklets.
Give Me 5 For Stroke: Education Resources
Provides links to professional resources, fact sheets, patient education materials, stroke statistics, and clinical guidelines and policies.
Face-to-Face
EAHEC Annual Stroke Conference
Usually in the spring (April/May) each year. Multidisciplinary education provided. 2010 date tentatively scheduled for April 30, 2010.
ASLS Courses
For Spring and Summer 2009 courses, see above. Classes can be provided on-site for individual hospitals or other agency or can be offered regionally by an AHEC for multiple agencies.
Eastern Regional Stroke Network Meetings
Quarterly meetings of the Eastern NC Regional Stroke Network provide an educational component on data collection, community prevention education, pre-hospital training, or practice-based skills on the needs assessments of the American Stroke Association and the Network.
Community Prevention Education Resources
(Provided by the ENCSN Community Prevention Education Workgroup)
Materials for May Stroke Awareness Month & EMS Week (May 17-23)
Powerpoint Presentations for Community Members
(with thanks to Marie Welch and John Fulk for sharing their presentations)
Pre-Printed Stroke Newspaper Insert
These pre-printed newspaper inserts will be shown in the Daily Reflector Newspaper (Greenville, NC and Eastern NC) on 4/3/09 and 4/6/09. Use this pdf file to distribute in your own newspaper (please email Elynor Wilson, elwilson@pittcountync.gov, if used in your county/organization).
EMS Stroke Brochure
Customize this brochure for your county EMS. Delete the yellow boxes and insert relevant logos, mottos, and contact information. Partner with EMS in May for stroke screenings, EMS week events, and throughout the year in order to educate community members on the need to call 9-11 for a stroke!
Community Prevention Education Survey, 3/30/09
Excel spreadsheet of survey results from select ENCSN CPE members. Members responded by listing stroke awareness activities and stroke prevention partners in their organization/county. May help others to get ideas on stroke prevention partners and activities in their own communities.
Free Stroke Risk Identification Screenings
Scroll down on webpage for details. Contact Terry Congleton for Eastern NC screenings (252-847-0162) or Tanya Miller for Northeastern NC screenings (252-384-4414).
ASA Power to End Stroke Materials
Scroll down on webpage to see available materials and downloads. Contact Regina E. Fleenor, North Carolina Director of Cultural Health Initiatives, for more information (contact information below).
NC Stroke Association Symptom Flyer
Useful as church bulletin inserts or as flyers at health education events. Can be printed two to a page.
Stroke Bulletin Board Display
These powerpoint slides can be printed and used for a bulletin board display. For example, the slides shown here will be used for a display in the Pitt County Public Health Center waiting room during the month of May. Spanish and English information included.
Available Free Stroke Education Media Items
- Items from the NC Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program (HDSP)
Scroll down on webpage to see table below. Download the HDSP Order Form here. Contact Elynor Wilson (252-902-2451) or India Foy (252-809-2859) for more details.
- Items from Genentech (Activase)
Activase items may include table tent cards and pocket cards withe the "FAST" stroke symptoms (Face, Arms, Speech, Time). Table tent cards are useful for display in large worksite cafeterias (hospitals, factories, business companies, colleges, etc). Contact Pat McCormick, Clinical Specialist, for availabilty at 919-802-5214 or mccormick.patricia@gene.com.
Community Stroke Screenings: The Stroke Risk Identification Program
-
Click here for the Stroke Risk Identification Program Brochure, based at Pitt County Memorial Hospital.
- Click here for the Stroke Risk Identification Program Flyer, based at Albemarle Hospital
The Stroke Risk Identification Program conducts community- based outreach through free screenings designed to identify, educate and counsel high-risk individuals about their risk factors for a stroke.
We screen to detect stroke risk factors such as:
- High blood pressure
- High cholesterol (total cholesterol)
- Diabetes (random glucose)
- Atrial fibrillation
- Carotid artery disease
- Lifestyle
For more information about our programs or if you are interested in scheduling a screening for your group, call 252-847-0162 (East) or 252-384-4414 (Northeast).
ASA Power to End Stroke Education Campaign
Power To End Stroke was created in 2006 by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association to help reach the ASA mission to reduce stroke and risk of stroke by 25% by 2010. It was also meant to raise critical awareness within the African American population. Heart disease and stroke are major health risks for all people, but African Americans are at particularly high risk.
Go to http://powertoendstroke.org for more information on the initiative.
For those in ENCSN that would like to partner with American Stroke Association during May Stroke Awareness month and help secure completed stroke pledge registration cards, please contact Regina Fleenor (contact information below) to discuss. Regina can provide materials for stroke month events (Know Your Number Wallet Cards, Shape Your Family History Tree, Power To End Stroke Pledge Registration Cards, and also Stroke Risk Quiz cards when they are back in stock).
Downloadable ASA Power to End Stroke Items
- Power Sunday Toolkit
Toolkit includes: Letter to churches; Power Sunday Overview; Clergy speech; Bulletin/Pulpit announcements; Posters; Recipes; and other useful items.
- Power to End Stroke Pledge Card
Pledge to join the movement to prevent and overcome stroke and order additional health information.
- Family Reunion Toolkit
Toolkit includes: Posters/Handouts; Stroke Risk Factors; Printable Pledge Card; Family Tree; Suggested Activities; and materials available to order.
- Family Tree History
Use this tree to learn more about your family's health history. Identify blood-related family members who have suffered a stroke, or lived with high blood pressure or other serious health conditions. Then, share this Family Tree with your doctor or healthcare provider.
- Online Stroke Risk Assessment
- Stroke Warning Signs
- A Guide to Help African Americans Lower Heart Disease and Stroke Risks
- A Guide to Help African Americans Fight Stroke
- Sickle Cell Disease and Stroke
NC Power to End Stroke Contact
Regina E. Fleenor, RN/BSN
North Carolina Director, Cultural Health Initiatives
American Heart Association
Mid-Atlantic Affiliate
222 South Church St., Suite 303
Charlotte, NC 28202
(704) 208-5518 direct office line
(704) 374-0632 main office
(828) 506-8378 cell phone
(704) 374-0634 fax
regina.fleenor@heart.org
Available Media Items
These media items are available for distribution to ENCSN member agencies. All of these items are provided through funds from the "Start With Your Heart" NC Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program (HDSP).
To request HDSP media items, download the order request form below, complete the form, and email it to the applicable coordinator (India Foy or Elynor Wilson, as noted in the form).
Contact Elynor Wilson, ENCSN Staff Member/Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention Regional Coordinator, at 252-902-2451 for more details.
Continuing Education for Health Professionals
(Provided by the ENCSN Continuing Education Workgroup)
Advanced Stroke Life Support Courses (ASLS)
From March 2009-October 2009, ENCSN helped organize, sponsor, and/or publicize 15 ASLS classes which trained 334 health providers in ASLS in Eastern NC.
What is Needed to Host an ASLS Class
ENCSN helps organize and sponsor ASLS classes at institutions that request a class, be it at a hospital or community college (targeting EMS). In a typical fiscal year (July-July), ENCSN has funds to provide the materials, instructor fee, and EAHEC CE credit fee for four classes in Eastern NC. If ENCSN is the key sponsor of the class, the Network usually requires at least 15 people to attend the class. The costs for the class include the books (~$30), MENDS cards, instructor travel costs, and the instructor fee. ENCSN pays its ASLS instructors $300 to teach a one-day course. The class materials required for the class are a laptop, a projector, a screen, and audio speakers. The laptop needs to be able to play a CD-ROM and have video-showing capabilities. Pre/post tests and evaluations need to be printed for the class as well. Additional costs may be incurred in the class organizers would like CE credits to be offered for the class. At a minimum, ENCSN can help with finding an ASLS instructor and usually can provide ASLS books and the curriculum CD-ROM. For the cost of ordering materials directly from the creators of the ASLS course, go to the University of Miami website, http://www.asls.net/introduction.html.
How to Become an ASLS Instructor
To become an 'official' National ASLS instructor, a health provider would need to take a class organized by the creators of the ASLS curriculum, University of Miami, or attend a class taught by an instructor trainined through the University of Miami. Since traveling to Miami is cost prohibitive and ENCSN has the goal to spread the knowledge/training of the course, the instructors ENCSN helps train can only teach within NC. With that being said, ENCSN considers a person an ASLS instructor if 1) they've taken an ASLS course, and 2) they've practiced co-teaching an ASLS class with an experienced instructor. In select cases, if a person is certified to teach other courses (ie. ACLS) or instructs classes as a part of their job, ENCSN may find exceptions to the second step.
Upcoming ASLS Classes!
(Pre-registration Required!)
February 16th, 2010;
May 10th, 2010;
October 20th, 2010;
December 15th, 2010
All four classes will be held at the Wilson Medical Center Auditorium in Wilson, NC (8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.). 7.5 Nurse Contact Hours provided by Wilson Medical Center CME Credit is pending via Eastern NC Stroke Network and affiliates. WMC employees, register via WilLearn. Non-WMC staff, 399-8481 or sarah.joyner@wilmed.org. There is no cost for the course.
Past Classes
- Friday, March 6, 2009 at Albemarle Hospital in Elizabeth City, NC (8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.) ASLS-Hospital. Contact Eastern AHEC at 252-744-5205 for class information.
- Sat., March 7, 2009 at Martin Community College (MCC) in Williamston, NC (9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.) ASLS Pre-hospital. Contact Lee Black, MCC Emergency Services Training Director at (252) 792-1521 ext. 266 for class information.
- March 2009: (Mon) 9, (Mon) 16, (Sat) 21, (Mon) 23 and (Mon) 30, 2009 at James Sprunt Community College in Kenansville, NC (9:00 a.m.-5:00p.m.), ASLS-Prehospital. Contact Dave Cuddeback and Duplin EMS at (910) 296-2160 for class information.
- CANCELED
Saturday, March 21, 2009 at Pitt Community College in Greenville, NC (8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.), ASLS-Prehospital (limited space for hospitalists).
- May 27, 2009 at Craven Regional Hospital in New Bern, NC (8:00a.m.-4:45p.m.), ASLS-Hospital and Pre-Hospital welcome. Download Class Brochure and Registration here
- Thursday, June 4, 2009 at Area-L AHEC in Rocky Mount, NC (unknown time), ASLS-Hospital and Prehospital. Contact Area-L AHEC at 252-972-6958 for class information. Download Class Brochure and Registration here
- Monday, June 15, 2009 at Carteret General Hospital in Morehead City, NC (8AM-4:45PM), ASLS-Hospital and Prehospital welcome. Class limited to 25 people. Download Class Brochure and Registration here.
- Wed. Sept. 9th and Tues. Sept. 15 from 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. for Wilson Co. EMS, but limited space may be available for other pre-hospital staff. Contact Chris Parker at (252) 265-5559 for more information on the class, and to register.
- September 24th, 2009 at Duplin General Hospital in Kenansville, NC from 8:30a.m.-5:00p.m. primarily for hospital staff, but EMS welcome as well. Contact Carolyn Ezzell at 910-296-2810 or by email at cezzell@dgh.org to register and for classroom location.
- September 29, 2009 at Carteret Community College in Morehead City, NC (7:30AM registrion - 3:15p.m.) ASLS Pre-hospital and hospital. Lunch will NOT be provided. Call (252) 222-6200 to pre-register, or contact Hetty Wallace, EMTP, AAS, EMS Curriculum Area Coordinator at (252) 222-6082 or wallaceh@carteret.edu The class will held at the Wayne West building Room 119A.
- Fri. October 23 at Wilson Medical Center. Contact Sarah Joyner at sarah.joyner@wilmed.org or 252-399-8481
for more information on the class, and to register.
Stroke Education Resources Compiled by the CE Workgroup
Professional Education for Stroke
Online/Web-based Education
Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association (PCNA)
Links to online CE programs as well as dates for live conferences.
Saint Francis Care
Mediasite recordings of CME lectures on stroke and various related topics.
The Internet Stroke Center
Presentations by physicians and researchers at Washington University School of Medicine and links to medical references (PubMed)
National Stroke Association
National Stroke Association site has discipline specific educational modules, including Stroke Nurse Education Modules, EMS/Prehospital Providers, and Medical Providers.
NC Stroke Association
Tri-State Stroke Network
AHEC Connect
American Stroke Association
American Stroke Association site has access to NIH Stroke Scale training and Get with the Guidelines links.
American Heart Association Professional Education Center
American Heart Association’s Professional Education Center provides links to conferences, workshops and symposia; on-line courses and podcasts, as well as webinars, webcasts, and CD/DVD selections
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) offers educational materials such as DVD training tools and pocket-sized laminated reference booklets.
Give Me 5 For Stroke: Education Resources
Provides links to professional resources, fact sheets, patient education materials, stroke statistics, and clinical guidelines and policies.
Face-to-Face
EAHEC Annual Stroke Conference
Usually in the spring (April/May) each year. Multidisciplinary education provided. 2010 date tentatively scheduled for April 30, 2010.
ASLS Courses
For Spring and Summer 2009 courses, see above. Classes can be provided on-site for individual hospitals or other agency or can be offered regionally by an AHEC for multiple agencies.
Eastern Regional Stroke Network Meetings
Quarterly meetings of the Eastern NC Regional Stroke Network provide an educational component on data collection, community prevention education, pre-hospital training, or practice-based skills on the needs assessments of the American Stroke Association and the Network.
Community Prevention Education Resources
(Provided by the ENCSN Community Prevention Education Workgroup)
Materials for May Stroke Awareness Month & EMS Week (May 17-23)
Powerpoint Presentations for Community Members
(with thanks to Marie Welch and John Fulk for sharing their presentations)
Pre-Printed Stroke Newspaper Insert
These pre-printed newspaper inserts will be shown in the Daily Reflector Newspaper (Greenville, NC and Eastern NC) on 4/3/09 and 4/6/09. Use this pdf file to distribute in your own newspaper (please email Elynor Wilson, elwilson@pittcountync.gov, if used in your county/organization).
EMS Stroke Brochure
Customize this brochure for your county EMS. Delete the yellow boxes and insert relevant logos, mottos, and contact information. Partner with EMS in May for stroke screenings, EMS week events, and throughout the year in order to educate community members on the need to call 9-11 for a stroke!
Community Prevention Education Survey, 3/30/09
Excel spreadsheet of survey results from select ENCSN CPE members. Members responded by listing stroke awareness activities and stroke prevention partners in their organization/county. May help others to get ideas on stroke prevention partners and activities in their own communities.
Free Stroke Risk Identification Screenings
Scroll down on webpage for details. Contact Terry Congleton for Eastern NC screenings (252-847-0162) or Tanya Miller for Northeastern NC screenings (252-384-4414).
ASA Power to End Stroke Materials
Scroll down on webpage to see available materials and downloads. Contact Regina E. Fleenor, North Carolina Director of Cultural Health Initiatives, for more information (contact information below).
NC Stroke Association Symptom Flyer
Useful as church bulletin inserts or as flyers at health education events. Can be printed two to a page.
Stroke Bulletin Board Display
These powerpoint slides can be printed and used for a bulletin board display. For example, the slides shown here will be used for a display in the Pitt County Public Health Center waiting room during the month of May. Spanish and English information included.
Available Free Stroke Education Media Items
- Items from the NC Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program (HDSP)
Scroll down on webpage to see table below. Download the HDSP Order Form here. Contact Elynor Wilson (252-902-2451) or India Foy (252-809-2859) for more details.
- Items from Genentech (Activase)
Activase items may include table tent cards and pocket cards withe the "FAST" stroke symptoms (Face, Arms, Speech, Time). Table tent cards are useful for display in large worksite cafeterias (hospitals, factories, business companies, colleges, etc). Contact Pat McCormick, Clinical Specialist, for availabilty at 919-802-5214 or mccormick.patricia@gene.com.
Community Stroke Screenings: The Stroke Risk Identification Program
-
Click here for the Stroke Risk Identification Program Brochure, based at Pitt County Memorial Hospital.
- Click here for the Stroke Risk Identification Program Flyer, based at Albemarle Hospital
The Stroke Risk Identification Program conducts community- based outreach through free screenings designed to identify, educate and counsel high-risk individuals about their risk factors for a stroke.
We screen to detect stroke risk factors such as:
- High blood pressure
- High cholesterol (total cholesterol)
- Diabetes (random glucose)
- Atrial fibrillation
- Carotid artery disease
- Lifestyle
For more information about our programs or if you are interested in scheduling a screening for your group, call 252-847-0162 (East) or 252-384-4414 (Northeast).
ASA Power to End Stroke Education Campaign
Power To End Stroke was created in 2006 by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association to help reach the ASA mission to reduce stroke and risk of stroke by 25% by 2010. It was also meant to raise critical awareness within the African American population. Heart disease and stroke are major health risks for all people, but African Americans are at particularly high risk.
Go to http://powertoendstroke.org for more information on the initiative.
For those in ENCSN that would like to partner with American Stroke Association during May Stroke Awareness month and help secure completed stroke pledge registration cards, please contact Regina Fleenor (contact information below) to discuss. Regina can provide materials for stroke month events (Know Your Number Wallet Cards, Shape Your Family History Tree, Power To End Stroke Pledge Registration Cards, and also Stroke Risk Quiz cards when they are back in stock).
Downloadable ASA Power to End Stroke Items
- Power Sunday Toolkit
Toolkit includes: Letter to churches; Power Sunday Overview; Clergy speech; Bulletin/Pulpit announcements; Posters; Recipes; and other useful items.
- Power to End Stroke Pledge Card
Pledge to join the movement to prevent and overcome stroke and order additional health information.
- Family Reunion Toolkit
Toolkit includes: Posters/Handouts; Stroke Risk Factors; Printable Pledge Card; Family Tree; Suggested Activities; and materials available to order.
- Family Tree History
Use this tree to learn more about your family's health history. Identify blood-related family members who have suffered a stroke, or lived with high blood pressure or other serious health conditions. Then, share this Family Tree with your doctor or healthcare provider.
- Online Stroke Risk Assessment
- Stroke Warning Signs
- A Guide to Help African Americans Lower Heart Disease and Stroke Risks
- A Guide to Help African Americans Fight Stroke
- Sickle Cell Disease and Stroke
NC Power to End Stroke Contact
Regina E. Fleenor, RN/BSN
North Carolina Director, Cultural Health Initiatives
American Heart Association
Mid-Atlantic Affiliate
222 South Church St., Suite 303
Charlotte, NC 28202
(704) 208-5518 direct office line
(704) 374-0632 main office
(828) 506-8378 cell phone
(704) 374-0634 fax
regina.fleenor@heart.org
Available Media Items
These media items are available for distribution to ENCSN member agencies. All of these items are provided through funds from the "Start With Your Heart" NC Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program (HDSP).
To request HDSP media items, download the order request form below, complete the form, and email it to the applicable coordinator (India Foy or Elynor Wilson, as noted in the form).
Contact Elynor Wilson, ENCSN Staff Member/Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention Regional Coordinator, at 252-902-2451 for more details.
- Friday, March 6, 2009 at Albemarle Hospital in Elizabeth City, NC (8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.) ASLS-Hospital. Contact Eastern AHEC at 252-744-5205 for class information.
- Sat., March 7, 2009 at Martin Community College (MCC) in Williamston, NC (9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.) ASLS Pre-hospital. Contact Lee Black, MCC Emergency Services Training Director at (252) 792-1521 ext. 266 for class information.
- March 2009: (Mon) 9, (Mon) 16, (Sat) 21, (Mon) 23 and (Mon) 30, 2009 at James Sprunt Community College in Kenansville, NC (9:00 a.m.-5:00p.m.), ASLS-Prehospital. Contact Dave Cuddeback and Duplin EMS at (910) 296-2160 for class information.
- CANCELED
Saturday, March 21, 2009 at Pitt Community College in Greenville, NC (8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.), ASLS-Prehospital (limited space for hospitalists).
- May 27, 2009 at Craven Regional Hospital in New Bern, NC (8:00a.m.-4:45p.m.), ASLS-Hospital and Pre-Hospital welcome. Download Class Brochure and Registration here
- Thursday, June 4, 2009 at Area-L AHEC in Rocky Mount, NC (unknown time), ASLS-Hospital and Prehospital. Contact Area-L AHEC at 252-972-6958 for class information. Download Class Brochure and Registration here
- Monday, June 15, 2009 at Carteret General Hospital in Morehead City, NC (8AM-4:45PM), ASLS-Hospital and Prehospital welcome. Class limited to 25 people. Download Class Brochure and Registration here.
- Wed. Sept. 9th and Tues. Sept. 15 from 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. for Wilson Co. EMS, but limited space may be available for other pre-hospital staff. Contact Chris Parker at (252) 265-5559 for more information on the class, and to register.
- September 24th, 2009 at Duplin General Hospital in Kenansville, NC from 8:30a.m.-5:00p.m. primarily for hospital staff, but EMS welcome as well. Contact Carolyn Ezzell at 910-296-2810 or by email at cezzell@dgh.org to register and for classroom location.
- September 29, 2009 at Carteret Community College in Morehead City, NC (7:30AM registrion - 3:15p.m.) ASLS Pre-hospital and hospital. Lunch will NOT be provided. Call (252) 222-6200 to pre-register, or contact Hetty Wallace, EMTP, AAS, EMS Curriculum Area Coordinator at (252) 222-6082 or wallaceh@carteret.edu The class will held at the Wayne West building Room 119A.
- Fri. October 23 at Wilson Medical Center. Contact Sarah Joyner at sarah.joyner@wilmed.org or 252-399-8481
for more information on the class, and to register.
- Items from the NC Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program (HDSP)
- Scroll down on webpage to see table below. Download the HDSP Order Form here. Contact Elynor Wilson (252-902-2451) or India Foy (252-809-2859) for more details.
- Items from Genentech (Activase)
- Activase items may include table tent cards and pocket cards withe the "FAST" stroke symptoms (Face, Arms, Speech, Time). Table tent cards are useful for display in large worksite cafeterias (hospitals, factories, business companies, colleges, etc). Contact Pat McCormick, Clinical Specialist, for availabilty at 919-802-5214 or mccormick.patricia@gene.com.
-
Click here for the Stroke Risk Identification Program Brochure, based at Pitt County Memorial Hospital.
- Click here for the Stroke Risk Identification Program Flyer, based at Albemarle Hospital
- High blood pressure
- High cholesterol (total cholesterol)
- Diabetes (random glucose)
- Atrial fibrillation
- Carotid artery disease
- Lifestyle
The Stroke Risk Identification Program conducts community- based outreach through free screenings designed to identify, educate and counsel high-risk individuals about their risk factors for a stroke.
We screen to detect stroke risk factors such as:
For more information about our programs or if you are interested in scheduling a screening for your group, call 252-847-0162 (East) or 252-384-4414 (Northeast). - High blood pressure
- Power Sunday Toolkit
- Toolkit includes: Letter to churches; Power Sunday Overview; Clergy speech; Bulletin/Pulpit announcements; Posters; Recipes; and other useful items.
- Power to End Stroke Pledge Card
- Pledge to join the movement to prevent and overcome stroke and order additional health information.
- Family Reunion Toolkit
- Toolkit includes: Posters/Handouts; Stroke Risk Factors; Printable Pledge Card; Family Tree; Suggested Activities; and materials available to order.
- Family Tree History
- Use this tree to learn more about your family's health history. Identify blood-related family members who have suffered a stroke, or lived with high blood pressure or other serious health conditions. Then, share this Family Tree with your doctor or healthcare provider.
- Online Stroke Risk Assessment
- Stroke Warning Signs
- A Guide to Help African Americans Lower Heart Disease and Stroke Risks
- A Guide to Help African Americans Fight Stroke
- Sickle Cell Disease and Stroke
Advanced Stroke Life Support Courses (ASLS)
From March 2009-October 2009, ENCSN helped organize, sponsor, and/or publicize 15 ASLS classes which trained 334 health providers in ASLS in Eastern NC.
What is Needed to Host an ASLS Class
ENCSN helps organize and sponsor ASLS classes at institutions that request a class, be it at a hospital or community college (targeting EMS). In a typical fiscal year (July-July), ENCSN has funds to provide the materials, instructor fee, and EAHEC CE credit fee for four classes in Eastern NC. If ENCSN is the key sponsor of the class, the Network usually requires at least 15 people to attend the class. The costs for the class include the books (~$30), MENDS cards, instructor travel costs, and the instructor fee. ENCSN pays its ASLS instructors $300 to teach a one-day course. The class materials required for the class are a laptop, a projector, a screen, and audio speakers. The laptop needs to be able to play a CD-ROM and have video-showing capabilities. Pre/post tests and evaluations need to be printed for the class as well. Additional costs may be incurred in the class organizers would like CE credits to be offered for the class. At a minimum, ENCSN can help with finding an ASLS instructor and usually can provide ASLS books and the curriculum CD-ROM. For the cost of ordering materials directly from the creators of the ASLS course, go to the University of Miami website, http://www.asls.net/introduction.html.
How to Become an ASLS Instructor
To become an 'official' National ASLS instructor, a health provider would need to take a class organized by the creators of the ASLS curriculum, University of Miami, or attend a class taught by an instructor trainined through the University of Miami. Since traveling to Miami is cost prohibitive and ENCSN has the goal to spread the knowledge/training of the course, the instructors ENCSN helps train can only teach within NC. With that being said, ENCSN considers a person an ASLS instructor if 1) they've taken an ASLS course, and 2) they've practiced co-teaching an ASLS class with an experienced instructor. In select cases, if a person is certified to teach other courses (ie. ACLS) or instructs classes as a part of their job, ENCSN may find exceptions to the second step.
Upcoming ASLS Classes!
(Pre-registration Required!)
February 16th, 2010;
May 10th, 2010;
October 20th, 2010;
December 15th, 2010
All four classes will be held at the Wilson Medical Center Auditorium in Wilson, NC (8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.). 7.5 Nurse Contact Hours provided by Wilson Medical Center CME Credit is pending via Eastern NC Stroke Network and affiliates. WMC employees, register via WilLearn. Non-WMC staff, 399-8481 or sarah.joyner@wilmed.org. There is no cost for the course.
Past Classes
Stroke Education Resources Compiled by the CE Workgroup
Professional Education for Stroke
Online/Web-based Education
Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association (PCNA)
Links to online CE programs as well as dates for live conferences.
Saint Francis Care
Mediasite recordings of CME lectures on stroke and various related topics.
The Internet Stroke Center
Presentations by physicians and researchers at Washington University School of Medicine and links to medical references (PubMed)
National Stroke Association
National Stroke Association site has discipline specific educational modules, including Stroke Nurse Education Modules, EMS/Prehospital Providers, and Medical Providers.
NC Stroke Association
Tri-State Stroke Network
AHEC Connect
American Stroke Association
American Stroke Association site has access to NIH Stroke Scale training and Get with the Guidelines links.
American Heart Association Professional Education Center
American Heart Association’s Professional Education Center provides links to conferences, workshops and symposia; on-line courses and podcasts, as well as webinars, webcasts, and CD/DVD selections
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) offers educational materials such as DVD training tools and pocket-sized laminated reference booklets.
Give Me 5 For Stroke: Education Resources
Provides links to professional resources, fact sheets, patient education materials, stroke statistics, and clinical guidelines and policies.
Face-to-Face
EAHEC Annual Stroke Conference
Usually in the spring (April/May) each year. Multidisciplinary education provided. 2010 date tentatively scheduled for April 30, 2010.
ASLS Courses
For Spring and Summer 2009 courses, see above. Classes can be provided on-site for individual hospitals or other agency or can be offered regionally by an AHEC for multiple agencies.
Eastern Regional Stroke Network Meetings
Quarterly meetings of the Eastern NC Regional Stroke Network provide an educational component on data collection, community prevention education, pre-hospital training, or practice-based skills on the needs assessments of the American Stroke Association and the Network.
Community Prevention Education Resources
(Provided by the ENCSN Community Prevention Education Workgroup)
Materials for May Stroke Awareness Month & EMS Week (May 17-23)
Powerpoint Presentations for Community Members
(with thanks to Marie Welch and John Fulk for sharing their presentations)
Pre-Printed Stroke Newspaper Insert
These pre-printed newspaper inserts will be shown in the Daily Reflector Newspaper (Greenville, NC and Eastern NC) on 4/3/09 and 4/6/09. Use this pdf file to distribute in your own newspaper (please email Elynor Wilson, elwilson@pittcountync.gov, if used in your county/organization).
EMS Stroke Brochure
Customize this brochure for your county EMS. Delete the yellow boxes and insert relevant logos, mottos, and contact information. Partner with EMS in May for stroke screenings, EMS week events, and throughout the year in order to educate community members on the need to call 9-11 for a stroke!
Community Prevention Education Survey, 3/30/09
Excel spreadsheet of survey results from select ENCSN CPE members. Members responded by listing stroke awareness activities and stroke prevention partners in their organization/county. May help others to get ideas on stroke prevention partners and activities in their own communities.
Free Stroke Risk Identification Screenings
Scroll down on webpage for details. Contact Terry Congleton for Eastern NC screenings (252-847-0162) or Tanya Miller for Northeastern NC screenings (252-384-4414).
ASA Power to End Stroke Materials
Scroll down on webpage to see available materials and downloads. Contact Regina E. Fleenor, North Carolina Director of Cultural Health Initiatives, for more information (contact information below).
NC Stroke Association Symptom Flyer
Useful as church bulletin inserts or as flyers at health education events. Can be printed two to a page.
Stroke Bulletin Board Display
These powerpoint slides can be printed and used for a bulletin board display. For example, the slides shown here will be used for a display in the Pitt County Public Health Center waiting room during the month of May. Spanish and English information included.
Available Free Stroke Education Media Items
Community Stroke Screenings: The Stroke Risk Identification Program
ASA Power to End Stroke Education Campaign
Power To End Stroke was created in 2006 by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association to help reach the ASA mission to reduce stroke and risk of stroke by 25% by 2010. It was also meant to raise critical awareness within the African American population. Heart disease and stroke are major health risks for all people, but African Americans are at particularly high risk.
Go to http://powertoendstroke.org for more information on the initiative.
For those in ENCSN that would like to partner with American Stroke Association during May Stroke Awareness month and help secure completed stroke pledge registration cards, please contact Regina Fleenor (contact information below) to discuss. Regina can provide materials for stroke month events (Know Your Number Wallet Cards, Shape Your Family History Tree, Power To End Stroke Pledge Registration Cards, and also Stroke Risk Quiz cards when they are back in stock).
Downloadable ASA Power to End Stroke Items
NC Power to End Stroke Contact
Regina E. Fleenor, RN/BSN
North Carolina Director, Cultural Health Initiatives
American Heart Association
Mid-Atlantic Affiliate
222 South Church St., Suite 303
Charlotte, NC 28202
(704) 208-5518 direct office line
(704) 374-0632 main office
(828) 506-8378 cell phone
(704) 374-0634 fax
regina.fleenor@heart.org
Available Media Items
These media items are available for distribution to ENCSN member agencies. All of these items are provided through funds from the "Start With Your Heart" NC Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program (HDSP).
To request HDSP media items, download the order request form below, complete the form, and email it to the applicable coordinator (India Foy or Elynor Wilson, as noted in the form).
Contact Elynor Wilson, ENCSN Staff Member/Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention Regional Coordinator, at 252-902-2451 for more details.
From March 2009-October 2009, ENCSN helped organize, sponsor, and/or publicize 15 ASLS classes which trained 334 health providers in ASLS in Eastern NC.
What is Needed to Host an ASLS Class
ENCSN helps organize and sponsor ASLS classes at institutions that request a class, be it at a hospital or community college (targeting EMS). In a typical fiscal year (July-July), ENCSN has funds to provide the materials, instructor fee, and EAHEC CE credit fee for four classes in Eastern NC. If ENCSN is the key sponsor of the class, the Network usually requires at least 15 people to attend the class. The costs for the class include the books (~$30), MENDS cards, instructor travel costs, and the instructor fee. ENCSN pays its ASLS instructors $300 to teach a one-day course. The class materials required for the class are a laptop, a projector, a screen, and audio speakers. The laptop needs to be able to play a CD-ROM and have video-showing capabilities. Pre/post tests and evaluations need to be printed for the class as well. Additional costs may be incurred in the class organizers would like CE credits to be offered for the class. At a minimum, ENCSN can help with finding an ASLS instructor and usually can provide ASLS books and the curriculum CD-ROM. For the cost of ordering materials directly from the creators of the ASLS course, go to the University of Miami website, http://www.asls.net/introduction.html.
How to Become an ASLS Instructor
To become an 'official' National ASLS instructor, a health provider would need to take a class organized by the creators of the ASLS curriculum, University of Miami, or attend a class taught by an instructor trainined through the University of Miami. Since traveling to Miami is cost prohibitive and ENCSN has the goal to spread the knowledge/training of the course, the instructors ENCSN helps train can only teach within NC. With that being said, ENCSN considers a person an ASLS instructor if 1) they've taken an ASLS course, and 2) they've practiced co-teaching an ASLS class with an experienced instructor. In select cases, if a person is certified to teach other courses (ie. ACLS) or instructs classes as a part of their job, ENCSN may find exceptions to the second step.
Upcoming ASLS Classes!
(Pre-registration Required!)
February 16th, 2010;
May 10th, 2010;
October 20th, 2010;
December 15th, 2010
All four classes will be held at the Wilson Medical Center Auditorium in Wilson, NC (8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.). 7.5 Nurse Contact Hours provided by Wilson Medical Center CME Credit is pending via Eastern NC Stroke Network and affiliates. WMC employees, register via WilLearn. Non-WMC staff, 399-8481 or sarah.joyner@wilmed.org. There is no cost for the course.
Past Classes
Stroke Education Resources Compiled by the CE Workgroup
Professional Education for Stroke
Online/Web-based Education
Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association (PCNA)
Links to online CE programs as well as dates for live conferences.
Saint Francis Care
Mediasite recordings of CME lectures on stroke and various related topics.
The Internet Stroke Center
Presentations by physicians and researchers at Washington University School of Medicine and links to medical references (PubMed)
National Stroke Association
National Stroke Association site has discipline specific educational modules, including Stroke Nurse Education Modules, EMS/Prehospital Providers, and Medical Providers.
NC Stroke Association
Tri-State Stroke Network
AHEC Connect
American Stroke Association
American Stroke Association site has access to NIH Stroke Scale training and Get with the Guidelines links.
American Heart Association Professional Education Center
American Heart Association’s Professional Education Center provides links to conferences, workshops and symposia; on-line courses and podcasts, as well as webinars, webcasts, and CD/DVD selections
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) offers educational materials such as DVD training tools and pocket-sized laminated reference booklets.
Give Me 5 For Stroke: Education Resources
Provides links to professional resources, fact sheets, patient education materials, stroke statistics, and clinical guidelines and policies.
Face-to-Face
EAHEC Annual Stroke Conference
Usually in the spring (April/May) each year. Multidisciplinary education provided. 2010 date tentatively scheduled for April 30, 2010.
ASLS Courses
For Spring and Summer 2009 courses, see above. Classes can be provided on-site for individual hospitals or other agency or can be offered regionally by an AHEC for multiple agencies.
Eastern Regional Stroke Network Meetings
Quarterly meetings of the Eastern NC Regional Stroke Network provide an educational component on data collection, community prevention education, pre-hospital training, or practice-based skills on the needs assessments of the American Stroke Association and the Network.
February 16th, 2010;
May 10th, 2010;
October 20th, 2010;
December 15th, 2010
All four classes will be held at the Wilson Medical Center Auditorium in Wilson, NC (8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.). 7.5 Nurse Contact Hours provided by Wilson Medical Center CME Credit is pending via Eastern NC Stroke Network and affiliates. WMC employees, register via WilLearn. Non-WMC staff, 399-8481 or sarah.joyner@wilmed.org. There is no cost for the course.
Past Classes
Professional Education for Stroke
Online/Web-based Education
Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association (PCNA)
Links to online CE programs as well as dates for live conferences.
Saint Francis Care
Mediasite recordings of CME lectures on stroke and various related topics.
The Internet Stroke Center
Presentations by physicians and researchers at Washington University School of Medicine and links to medical references (PubMed)
National Stroke Association
National Stroke Association site has discipline specific educational modules, including Stroke Nurse Education Modules, EMS/Prehospital Providers, and Medical Providers.
NC Stroke Association
Tri-State Stroke Network
AHEC Connect
American Stroke Association
American Stroke Association site has access to NIH Stroke Scale training and Get with the Guidelines links.
American Heart Association Professional Education Center
American Heart Association’s Professional Education Center provides links to conferences, workshops and symposia; on-line courses and podcasts, as well as webinars, webcasts, and CD/DVD selections
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) offers educational materials such as DVD training tools and pocket-sized laminated reference booklets.
Give Me 5 For Stroke: Education Resources
Provides links to professional resources, fact sheets, patient education materials, stroke statistics, and clinical guidelines and policies.
Face-to-Face
EAHEC Annual Stroke Conference
Usually in the spring (April/May) each year. Multidisciplinary education provided. 2010 date tentatively scheduled for April 30, 2010.
ASLS Courses
For Spring and Summer 2009 courses, see above. Classes can be provided on-site for individual hospitals or other agency or can be offered regionally by an AHEC for multiple agencies.
Eastern Regional Stroke Network Meetings
Quarterly meetings of the Eastern NC Regional Stroke Network provide an educational component on data collection, community prevention education, pre-hospital training, or practice-based skills on the needs assessments of the American Stroke Association and the Network.
Online/Web-based Education
Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association (PCNA)
Links to online CE programs as well as dates for live conferences.
Saint Francis Care
Mediasite recordings of CME lectures on stroke and various related topics.
The Internet Stroke Center
Presentations by physicians and researchers at Washington University School of Medicine and links to medical references (PubMed)
National Stroke Association
National Stroke Association site has discipline specific educational modules, including Stroke Nurse Education Modules, EMS/Prehospital Providers, and Medical Providers.
NC Stroke Association
Tri-State Stroke Network
AHEC Connect
American Stroke Association
American Stroke Association site has access to NIH Stroke Scale training and Get with the Guidelines links.
American Heart Association Professional Education Center
American Heart Association’s Professional Education Center provides links to conferences, workshops and symposia; on-line courses and podcasts, as well as webinars, webcasts, and CD/DVD selections
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) offers educational materials such as DVD training tools and pocket-sized laminated reference booklets.
Give Me 5 For Stroke: Education Resources
Provides links to professional resources, fact sheets, patient education materials, stroke statistics, and clinical guidelines and policies.
Face-to-Face
EAHEC Annual Stroke Conference
Usually in the spring (April/May) each year. Multidisciplinary education provided. 2010 date tentatively scheduled for April 30, 2010.
ASLS Courses
For Spring and Summer 2009 courses, see above. Classes can be provided on-site for individual hospitals or other agency or can be offered regionally by an AHEC for multiple agencies.
Eastern Regional Stroke Network Meetings
Quarterly meetings of the Eastern NC Regional Stroke Network provide an educational component on data collection, community prevention education, pre-hospital training, or practice-based skills on the needs assessments of the American Stroke Association and the Network.
Links to online CE programs as well as dates for live conferences.
Saint Francis Care
Mediasite recordings of CME lectures on stroke and various related topics.
The Internet Stroke Center
Presentations by physicians and researchers at Washington University School of Medicine and links to medical references (PubMed)
National Stroke Association
National Stroke Association site has discipline specific educational modules, including Stroke Nurse Education Modules, EMS/Prehospital Providers, and Medical Providers.
NC Stroke Association
Tri-State Stroke Network
AHEC Connect
American Stroke Association
American Stroke Association site has access to NIH Stroke Scale training and Get with the Guidelines links.
American Heart Association Professional Education Center
American Heart Association’s Professional Education Center provides links to conferences, workshops and symposia; on-line courses and podcasts, as well as webinars, webcasts, and CD/DVD selections
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) offers educational materials such as DVD training tools and pocket-sized laminated reference booklets.
Give Me 5 For Stroke: Education Resources
Provides links to professional resources, fact sheets, patient education materials, stroke statistics, and clinical guidelines and policies.
Community Prevention Education Resources
(Provided by the ENCSN Community Prevention Education Workgroup)
Materials for May Stroke Awareness Month & EMS Week (May 17-23)
Powerpoint Presentations for Community Members
(with thanks to Marie Welch and John Fulk for sharing their presentations)
Pre-Printed Stroke Newspaper Insert
These pre-printed newspaper inserts will be shown in the Daily Reflector Newspaper (Greenville, NC and Eastern NC) on 4/3/09 and 4/6/09. Use this pdf file to distribute in your own newspaper (please email Elynor Wilson, elwilson@pittcountync.gov, if used in your county/organization).
EMS Stroke Brochure
Customize this brochure for your county EMS. Delete the yellow boxes and insert relevant logos, mottos, and contact information. Partner with EMS in May for stroke screenings, EMS week events, and throughout the year in order to educate community members on the need to call 9-11 for a stroke!
Community Prevention Education Survey, 3/30/09
Excel spreadsheet of survey results from select ENCSN CPE members. Members responded by listing stroke awareness activities and stroke prevention partners in their organization/county. May help others to get ideas on stroke prevention partners and activities in their own communities.
Free Stroke Risk Identification Screenings
Scroll down on webpage for details. Contact Terry Congleton for Eastern NC screenings (252-847-0162) or Tanya Miller for Northeastern NC screenings (252-384-4414).
ASA Power to End Stroke Materials
Scroll down on webpage to see available materials and downloads. Contact Regina E. Fleenor, North Carolina Director of Cultural Health Initiatives, for more information (contact information below).
NC Stroke Association Symptom Flyer
Useful as church bulletin inserts or as flyers at health education events. Can be printed two to a page.
Stroke Bulletin Board Display
These powerpoint slides can be printed and used for a bulletin board display. For example, the slides shown here will be used for a display in the Pitt County Public Health Center waiting room during the month of May. Spanish and English information included.
Available Free Stroke Education Media Items
Community Stroke Screenings: The Stroke Risk Identification Program
ASA Power to End Stroke Education Campaign
Power To End Stroke was created in 2006 by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association to help reach the ASA mission to reduce stroke and risk of stroke by 25% by 2010. It was also meant to raise critical awareness within the African American population. Heart disease and stroke are major health risks for all people, but African Americans are at particularly high risk.
Go to http://powertoendstroke.org for more information on the initiative.
For those in ENCSN that would like to partner with American Stroke Association during May Stroke Awareness month and help secure completed stroke pledge registration cards, please contact Regina Fleenor (contact information below) to discuss. Regina can provide materials for stroke month events (Know Your Number Wallet Cards, Shape Your Family History Tree, Power To End Stroke Pledge Registration Cards, and also Stroke Risk Quiz cards when they are back in stock).
Downloadable ASA Power to End Stroke Items
NC Power to End Stroke Contact
Regina E. Fleenor, RN/BSN
North Carolina Director, Cultural Health Initiatives
American Heart Association
Mid-Atlantic Affiliate
222 South Church St., Suite 303
Charlotte, NC 28202
(704) 208-5518 direct office line
(704) 374-0632 main office
(828) 506-8378 cell phone
(704) 374-0634 fax
regina.fleenor@heart.org
Available Media Items
These media items are available for distribution to ENCSN member agencies. All of these items are provided through funds from the "Start With Your Heart" NC Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program (HDSP).
To request HDSP media items, download the order request form below, complete the form, and email it to the applicable coordinator (India Foy or Elynor Wilson, as noted in the form).
Contact Elynor Wilson, ENCSN Staff Member/Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention Regional Coordinator, at 252-902-2451 for more details.
Materials for May Stroke Awareness Month & EMS Week (May 17-23)
Powerpoint Presentations for Community Members
(with thanks to Marie Welch and John Fulk for sharing their presentations)
Pre-Printed Stroke Newspaper Insert
These pre-printed newspaper inserts will be shown in the Daily Reflector Newspaper (Greenville, NC and Eastern NC) on 4/3/09 and 4/6/09. Use this pdf file to distribute in your own newspaper (please email Elynor Wilson, elwilson@pittcountync.gov, if used in your county/organization).
EMS Stroke Brochure
Customize this brochure for your county EMS. Delete the yellow boxes and insert relevant logos, mottos, and contact information. Partner with EMS in May for stroke screenings, EMS week events, and throughout the year in order to educate community members on the need to call 9-11 for a stroke!
Community Prevention Education Survey, 3/30/09
Excel spreadsheet of survey results from select ENCSN CPE members. Members responded by listing stroke awareness activities and stroke prevention partners in their organization/county. May help others to get ideas on stroke prevention partners and activities in their own communities.
Free Stroke Risk Identification Screenings
Scroll down on webpage for details. Contact Terry Congleton for Eastern NC screenings (252-847-0162) or Tanya Miller for Northeastern NC screenings (252-384-4414).
ASA Power to End Stroke Materials
Scroll down on webpage to see available materials and downloads. Contact Regina E. Fleenor, North Carolina Director of Cultural Health Initiatives, for more information (contact information below).
NC Stroke Association Symptom Flyer
Useful as church bulletin inserts or as flyers at health education events. Can be printed two to a page.
Stroke Bulletin Board Display
These powerpoint slides can be printed and used for a bulletin board display. For example, the slides shown here will be used for a display in the Pitt County Public Health Center waiting room during the month of May. Spanish and English information included.
Available Free Stroke Education Media Items
Community Stroke Screenings: The Stroke Risk Identification Program
ASA Power to End Stroke Education Campaign
Power To End Stroke was created in 2006 by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association to help reach the ASA mission to reduce stroke and risk of stroke by 25% by 2010. It was also meant to raise critical awareness within the African American population. Heart disease and stroke are major health risks for all people, but African Americans are at particularly high risk.
Go to http://powertoendstroke.org for more information on the initiative.
For those in ENCSN that would like to partner with American Stroke Association during May Stroke Awareness month and help secure completed stroke pledge registration cards, please contact Regina Fleenor (contact information below) to discuss. Regina can provide materials for stroke month events (Know Your Number Wallet Cards, Shape Your Family History Tree, Power To End Stroke Pledge Registration Cards, and also Stroke Risk Quiz cards when they are back in stock).
Downloadable ASA Power to End Stroke Items
NC Power to End Stroke Contact
Regina E. Fleenor, RN/BSN
North Carolina Director, Cultural Health Initiatives
American Heart Association
Mid-Atlantic Affiliate
222 South Church St., Suite 303
Charlotte, NC 28202
(704) 208-5518 direct office line
(704) 374-0632 main office
(828) 506-8378 cell phone
(704) 374-0634 fax
regina.fleenor@heart.org
Available Media Items
These media items are available for distribution to ENCSN member agencies. All of these items are provided through funds from the "Start With Your Heart" NC Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program (HDSP).
To request HDSP media items, download the order request form below, complete the form, and email it to the applicable coordinator (India Foy or Elynor Wilson, as noted in the form).
Contact Elynor Wilson, ENCSN Staff Member/Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention Regional Coordinator, at 252-902-2451 for more details.
(with thanks to Marie Welch and John Fulk for sharing their presentations)
Pre-Printed Stroke Newspaper Insert
- These pre-printed newspaper inserts will be shown in the Daily Reflector Newspaper (Greenville, NC and Eastern NC) on 4/3/09 and 4/6/09. Use this pdf file to distribute in your own newspaper (please email Elynor Wilson, elwilson@pittcountync.gov, if used in your county/organization).
EMS Stroke Brochure
- Customize this brochure for your county EMS. Delete the yellow boxes and insert relevant logos, mottos, and contact information. Partner with EMS in May for stroke screenings, EMS week events, and throughout the year in order to educate community members on the need to call 9-11 for a stroke!
Community Prevention Education Survey, 3/30/09
- Excel spreadsheet of survey results from select ENCSN CPE members. Members responded by listing stroke awareness activities and stroke prevention partners in their organization/county. May help others to get ideas on stroke prevention partners and activities in their own communities.
Free Stroke Risk Identification Screenings
- Scroll down on webpage for details. Contact Terry Congleton for Eastern NC screenings (252-847-0162) or Tanya Miller for Northeastern NC screenings (252-384-4414).
ASA Power to End Stroke Materials
- Scroll down on webpage to see available materials and downloads. Contact Regina E. Fleenor, North Carolina Director of Cultural Health Initiatives, for more information (contact information below).
NC Stroke Association Symptom Flyer
- Useful as church bulletin inserts or as flyers at health education events. Can be printed two to a page.
Stroke Bulletin Board Display
- These powerpoint slides can be printed and used for a bulletin board display. For example, the slides shown here will be used for a display in the Pitt County Public Health Center waiting room during the month of May. Spanish and English information included.
Available Free Stroke Education Media Items
Community Stroke Screenings: The Stroke Risk Identification Program
ASA Power to End Stroke Education Campaign
Power To End Stroke was created in 2006 by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association to help reach the ASA mission to reduce stroke and risk of stroke by 25% by 2010. It was also meant to raise critical awareness within the African American population. Heart disease and stroke are major health risks for all people, but African Americans are at particularly high risk.
Go to http://powertoendstroke.org for more information on the initiative.
For those in ENCSN that would like to partner with American Stroke Association during May Stroke Awareness month and help secure completed stroke pledge registration cards, please contact Regina Fleenor (contact information below) to discuss. Regina can provide materials for stroke month events (Know Your Number Wallet Cards, Shape Your Family History Tree, Power To End Stroke Pledge Registration Cards, and also Stroke Risk Quiz cards when they are back in stock).
Downloadable ASA Power to End Stroke Items
NC Power to End Stroke Contact
Regina E. Fleenor, RN/BSN
North Carolina Director, Cultural Health Initiatives
American Heart Association
Mid-Atlantic Affiliate
222 South Church St., Suite 303
Charlotte, NC 28202
(704) 208-5518 direct office line
(704) 374-0632 main office
(828) 506-8378 cell phone
(704) 374-0634 fax
regina.fleenor@heart.org
Available Media Items
These media items are available for distribution to ENCSN member agencies. All of these items are provided through funds from the "Start With Your Heart" NC Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program (HDSP).
To request HDSP media items, download the order request form below, complete the form, and email it to the applicable coordinator (India Foy or Elynor Wilson, as noted in the form).
Contact Elynor Wilson, ENCSN Staff Member/Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention Regional Coordinator, at 252-902-2451 for more details.
Power To End Stroke was created in 2006 by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association to help reach the ASA mission to reduce stroke and risk of stroke by 25% by 2010. It was also meant to raise critical awareness within the African American population. Heart disease and stroke are major health risks for all people, but African Americans are at particularly high risk.
Go to http://powertoendstroke.org for more information on the initiative.
For those in ENCSN that would like to partner with American Stroke Association during May Stroke Awareness month and help secure completed stroke pledge registration cards, please contact Regina Fleenor (contact information below) to discuss. Regina can provide materials for stroke month events (Know Your Number Wallet Cards, Shape Your Family History Tree, Power To End Stroke Pledge Registration Cards, and also Stroke Risk Quiz cards when they are back in stock).
Downloadable ASA Power to End Stroke Items
NC Power to End Stroke Contact
Regina E. Fleenor, RN/BSN
North Carolina Director, Cultural Health Initiatives
American Heart Association
Mid-Atlantic Affiliate
222 South Church St., Suite 303
Charlotte, NC 28202
(704) 208-5518 direct office line
(704) 374-0632 main office
(828) 506-8378 cell phone
(704) 374-0634 fax
regina.fleenor@heart.org
Available Media Items
These media items are available for distribution to ENCSN member agencies. All of these items are provided through funds from the "Start With Your Heart" NC Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program (HDSP).
To request HDSP media items, download the order request form below, complete the form, and email it to the applicable coordinator (India Foy or Elynor Wilson, as noted in the form).
Contact Elynor Wilson, ENCSN Staff Member/Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention Regional Coordinator, at 252-902-2451 for more details.
- These media items are available for distribution to ENCSN member agencies. All of these items are provided through funds from the "Start With Your Heart" NC Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program (HDSP).
To request HDSP media items, download the order request form below, complete the form, and email it to the applicable coordinator (India Foy or Elynor Wilson, as noted in the form).
Contact Elynor Wilson, ENCSN Staff Member/Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention Regional Coordinator, at 252-902-2451 for more details.
| Available | Brain Stroke First Aid Kits |  |
Signs of a stroke and "call 9-11" are listed on the outside. Contain bandaids and ointment. Size: 2 inches by 3 inches. |
| Available |
Stroke Signs/Heart Attack Signs Sticky Card |
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Know The Signs Of Heart Attack And Stroke; A Tips That Stick Info-Card. During a heart attack or stroke, every minute counts. This self-adhesive info-card describes the symptoms of both conditions in easy-to-understand bulleted text, and provides clear directions for how to get help. Info-card can be easily affixed -- and reapplied -- to a bedroom wall, a refrigerator, or any other home surface, making information easy to find, easy to read, and easy to act on. Made of durable card stock, with pre-slit folds and a tab for flat display when open or closed. 8" x 13" (unfolded), 8" x 5 1/2" (folded). **Available in Spanish and English |
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Blood Pressure/Stroke Storybook Comic |
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A timely resource for increasing awareness within the Hispanic/Latino community about the seriousness of hypertension and the importance of getting regular blood-pressure checkups. These messages are delivered via a story about a mother and son -- one with high blood pressure and the other with prehypertension -- who make healthy choices after learning that a family member has had a stroke. Audience-targeted language, design, and photographs help make the message more relevant for Hispanic/Latino readers. 8 pages, 5 1/2" x 8". **Available in Spanish and English |
| Available | Better Health Prescription Pads |  |
Using the medical Rx model, this prescription pad urges patients to maintain healthy behavior: to walk, eat healthier, or a fill-in-the-blank space for other healthy activity (ie. quit smoking). Service providers can check diabetes, high blood pressure, weight issues, high cholesterol, or previous heart problems as the health conditions this healthy behavior "prescription" can improve. Size: 5 inches by 4.5 inches. |
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Stroke Signs Dry Erase Sheets |  |
Laminated sheets with magnets on the back. Marker is included. Signs of stroke and "call 911" are the front messages. There is space at the bottom to list the doctor's name, phone number, and "other." Size: 8.5 inches by 11 inches. |
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Stroke Pens |  |
Red pens that show a different stroke symptom each time you click the pen back. |
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| ID Badge Clips |  |
"Start With Your Heart" ID badge clips which are perfect for health providers working in heart disease and stroke prevention. "Start with Your Heart" is the brand name of the NC Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program. |
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"Start With Your Heart" Blood Pressure Brochures |  |
"Start With Your Heart" Blood Pressure Brochures. Cover reads, "Need help translating & understanding your blood pressure numbers? Here's what you need to know to fight heart disease and stroke." Size: 3.5 inches by 8.5 inches, folded. |
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"Start With Your Heart" Stroke Brochures |  |
"Start With Your Heart" Stroke Brochures. Cover reads, "When it comes to strokes, every second counts." Size: 3.5 inches by 8.5 inches, folded. |
| Available | "Give Me 5" Stroke Posters and Bookmarks |  |
"Give Me 5" for Stroke posters and bookmarks list 5 signs of a stroke (walk, talk, reach, see, feel) and tell people to "call 911" if they have one of these symptoms. Posters and bookmarks were created by the American Academy of Neurology, American College of Emergency Physicians, and American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. Size (posters): 11 inches by 16 inches. Size (bookmarks): 2.5 inches by 6 inches. |
| Available | "Faces of Stroke" DVDs |  |
"Faces fo Stroke" is a video that runs for 14 minutes and 30 seconds. It features the stroke care team at Carolinas Medical Center NorthEast in Charlotte, NC. This DVD shows the stroke continuum of care, and could be used as a model for other regional hospitals in developing media for their own stroke care programs. This DVD could also be used in community prevention education, since it shows stroke warning signs and features the story of a stroke survivor. This DVD was produced by the Cabarrus County Stroke Collaborative. |
| Available | "Start With Your Heart" Media Advertisement DVDs |  |
These "Start With Your Heart" DVDs show four (1-minute) advertisements which focus on stroke and heart attack prevention: "Game Show" Stroke Signs (2 clips); "Lost in Translation" Medical Jargon OR "Paramedic Mindreader" Heart Attack Signs; and "Barflies" Heart Attacks & Secondhand Smoke. Copies of these DVDs can be provided to Network members who will show the health media advertisements in their work setting or community: hospital waiting rooms, county public access channels, community health fairs, etc. IMPORTANT: Please notify Elynor Wilson (elwilson@pittcountync.gov) or India Foy (India.Foy@ncmail.net) once these ads have been shown in your community or workplace, in order to track ad exposure in Eastern NC. This tracking ensures continued funding for this mass media project. |
| Limited | JNC7 Blood Pressure Guideline Reference Cards | 
| JNC7 Blood Pressure Guideline Reference Cards are available to Worksite Nurses or other health care providers, in conjunction with presentations by Elynor Wilson & India Foy. If your worksite or organization would like a presentation on updated blood pressure and cholesterol guidelines (funds available for limited refreshments), please contact Elynor Wilson (elwilson@pittcountync.gov) or India Foy (India.Foy@ncmail.net) to make arrangements. |
| Limited | ATP3 Cholesterol Guideline Reference Cards |  |
ATP3 Cholesterol Guideline Reference Cards are available to Worksite Nurses or other health care providers, in conjunction with presentations by Elynor Wilson & India Foy. If your worksite or organization would like a presentation on updated blood pressure and cholesterol guidelines (funds available for limited refreshments), please contact Elynor Wilson (elwilson@pittcountync.gov) or India Foy (India.Foy@ncmail.net) to make arrangements. |
Post-Stroke Rehabilitation Study
(Resource provided by the ENCSN Steering Committee)
The Interactive Metronome Study at East Carolina University
Click here to download Interactive Metronome Study Brochure.
Department of Occupational Therapy
www.ecu.edu/ot
Title of Study: The Examination of Upper Extremity Movement Smoothness
following Stroke post Intervention with Interactive Metronome®
What is the Interactive Metronome®?
The Interactive Metronome® (IM) combines the concept of a musical metronome with a patented technology program that accurately measures, assesses and improves a person’s rhythm and timing. It is an advanced assessment & treatment program developed to improve the processing abilities that affect motor planning and sequencing, which are central to human activity. This improvement, we hope, is extended in one’s daily activities in self care.
IM addresses:
1. Brain timing
2. Rhythmicity
3. Synchronicity
4. Increasing the speed and coordination of informational signals within the brain
5. Improving the processing abilities that affect attention, motor planning, and sequencing
6. Coordination
What do we hope to learn?
The purpose of this research study is to understand if participating in an occupational therapy intervention which uses IM treatment as a modality, has a positive effect on one’s motor abilities. The information from this study will help therapists better develop effective treatment plans for individuals who have difficulty performing their self care tasks.
What do we need from you?
As a participant in the study, you will complete 2 standard rehabilitation evaluations used to determine how effective you use your arms and hands. These set a baseline for use to see if there are improvements after participating in the research treatment sessions. These evaluations take about 30 minutes and ask you to move your arm and pick up and move simple objects. They will help the researchers measure the amount of movement your have in the arm, fingers, and hand. You will then be asked to participate in six Interactive Metronome® treatment sessions. Upon completing these sessions you will be asked to return to the OT Lab for a repeat of the two evaluations you took to establish your baseline scores.
How Can I Participate?
This study needs volunteers and help. Please contact the Dr. Leonard Trujillo or Annette Jones, OTR/L for information on how to get involved or to participate in the study.
Leonard Trujillo
252-744-6195 phone
252-744-6198 fax
trujillol@ecu.edu
Annette Jones
252-531-7011
jonesanne@ecu.edu
NCcareLINK, Community Post-Stroke Resource Database
Go to https://www.nccarelink.gov/.
Use the website to search for local community stroke resources, or to enter your own agency into the database! Users can search by health topic (stroke), keyword, and location (statewide, county, city, zip code, or address). The website database is a great reference for community members and stroke health care providers.
NC Hospitals' Plans of Care Templates
(Provided by the ENCSN Hospitals' Plans of Care Workgroup)
DISCLAIMER: These listed Plans of Care are to be used as guides. These documents were shared with ENCSN before April 2009 and may not represent the most recent national guidelines or most recent protocols at each of these hospitals. A future goal of the HPC workgroup is to create a unified summary Plan of Care, however this project is still in development. We have posted these Plans so that Network members may have a starting point for the creation of their own Plans, and to see the formats of existing NC hospital Plans of Care. To receive the most up-to-date guidance on stroke protocol development, please participate in the monthly workgroup conference calls and request to be added to the HPC workgroup email list!
Onslow Memorial Hospital Stroke Plans of Care Documents
ED and Inpatient order sets. NIH stroke scale training and Dysphagia screening tool completed by nursing with support from SLP.
Pitt County Memorial Hospital Plans of Care
Moses Cone Plans of Care
- Moses Cone Stroke-TIA Admission Orders
- Moses Cone tPA Administration Orders
- Moses Cone tPA Dose Administration
WakeMed Plans of Care
- WakeMed Non-Hemorrhagic Stroke-TIA Admission Orders
- WakeMed Possile Acute Stroke Inpatient Orders
- WakeMed IntraVenous t-PA (Alteplase) Thrombolytic Therapy Acute Non-Hemorrhagic Stroke
Duplin General Hospital Plans of Care
Forsyth Stroke and Neurovascular Center
Carteret General Hospital
Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast
- Stroke Patient Information
- Anticipated Recovery Plan for Ischemic Stroke
- Consent for Administration of Intravenous tPA
- Thrombolytic Checklist for IVr-tPA
- Ischemic Stroke Interdisciplinary Form Page 1 of 2
- Ischemic Stroke Interdisciplinary Form Page 2 of 2
- Modified Rankin Scale
- New ECC Stroke Protocol
- Acute Ischemic Stroke non-tPA Protocol Page 1
- Acute Ischemic Stroke non-tPA Protocol Page 2
- Acute Ischemic Stroke tPA Protocol Page 1
- Acute Ischemic Stroke tPA Protocol Page 2
Plan of Care Development Resources
Activase Stroke Team and Center Support
Guidelines and advice on coordination of care, NIH studies, and resources.
- Genentech Pocket Cards for Acute Ischemic Stroke
- Brain Attack Coalition List of Clinical Pathway Examples
- Brain Attack Coalition List of Stroke Scales (Hospital and Pre-Hospital)
- April 2007 Guidelines for the Early Management of Adults With Ischemic Stroke (AHA)
- Elements of a Primary Stroke Center (Brain Attack Coalition)
- July 2005 Recommended Elements of a Primary Stroke Center (Brain Attack Coalition)
- Activase Clinical Library
A Clinical Library of stroke-related articles that discuss the safety and efficacy of Activase, as well as the importance of stroke centers and early treatment.
- Stroke Assessment Tools
Tools to aid in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of stroke for you and your patients.
- Guidelines and consensus statements on the use of Activase (t-PA) in acute ischemic stroke
Stroke policy statements and guidelines from the American Academy of Neurology (AAN), the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association (AHA/ASA), and the Brain Attack Coalition (BAC).
Regional Genentech (Activase) Contact
Pat McCormick
Clinical Specialist
Genentech USA
919-802-5214
mccormick.patricia@gene.com
Stroke Quality Improvement Resources
(Provided by the ENCSN Quality Improvement Workgroup)
Stroke Quality Improvement Endorsed by the NC Stroke Advisory Council
Justus-Warren Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Legislative Task Force
RECOMMENDATION #3
The Council recommends expanded use of recognized stroke registries to monitor and improve the quality of acute stroke care in NC. Performance improvement stroke tools must be designed to:
- Improve the quality of stroke care
- Facilitate secondary prevention
- Enhance communication between emergency responders, hospitals, providers and other key stroke stakeholders
(11;"Prelimary Findings and Recommendations of a NC System of Stroke Care," 2007)
NOTE: This recommendation was used to successfully request NC legislative funding in 2007.Download full 2007 Stroke Advisory Report, "Preliminary Findings and Recommendations for a NC System of Stroke Care."
NC Map of Stroke QI Programs
NC Stroke Care Collaborative/NC Stroke Registry (NCSCC)
Contact: Carol Murphy
cmurphy@unc.edu
(919) 843-2396
Download NCSCC brochure here
Download NCSCC February 2009 Newsletter here
Paul Coverdell National Acute Stroke Registry For Quality Improvement. The goals of the North Carolina Stroke Care Collaborative are to: Evaluate the current state of stroke care in North Carolina; Facilitate quality of stroke care improvements in NC hospitals; Build a foundation for a state-wide stroke registry.
Get with the Guidelines-Stroke (GWTG-Stroke)
Contact: Ron Cromartie, FAHA Senior Consultant, Quality Improvement
American Heart Association
Mid-Atlantic Affiliate
Quality Improvement Initiatives
Get With The Guidelines
3131 RDU Center Drive, Suite 100
Morrisville, NC 27560
(919) 463-8332 (direct)
(919) 463-8292 (fax)
(919) 491-6595 (mobile)
Ron.cromartie@heart.org
Download GWTG brochure here
GWTG Stroke Fact Sheet Get With The Guidelines-Stroke (GWTG-Stroke) helps ensure continuous quality improvement of acute stroke treatment and ischemic stroke prevention. It focuses on care team protocols to ensure that patients are treated and discharged appropriately. The program is available for implementation at acute care hospitals nationwide.
