[TAO] Fwd: This Month's Webinar: Telestroke Alaska

Fri Nov 15 10:11:42 PST 2013

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From: Martha Nikides <martha at nrtrc.org>
Date: Fri, Nov 15, 2013 at 10:09 AM
Subject: This Month's Webinar: Telestroke Alaska
To: csbritain at gmail.com

       *THIS MONTH'S WEBINAR*

*Telestroke Alaska: Evidence-Based Care Across the Great Frontier*

*Thursday, November 21, 2013*

10am Hawaii - 12pm Alaska - 1pm Pacific - 2pm Mountain - 3pm Central - 4pm
Eastern

The NRTRC is excited to invite you to a series of “Open Mic” forums for our
members. With an unprecedented level of Telehealth activities & funding
opportunities, a number of persistent barriers are limiting potential
growth in the delivery of clinical services.

*About this Webinar:*

A primary objective in healthcare reform involves the delivery of
evidence-based care and improved access to appropriate services for
communities throughout the country.  Over the past several years,
telemedicine has become a sustainable model for delivery of healthcare
services to support the care in geographically underserved areas.  The use
of telemedicine to deliver evidence-based care to patients with an acute
focal neurologic deficit has resulted in consistent outcomes when evaluated
through formal research projects.  Barriers exist to the development of a
robust telemedicine network including provider engagement, cost,
reimbursement, education and community  collaboration.  A formal and
well-coordinated program utilizing appropriate strategic planning and
carefully designed tactics can result in successful implementation as well
as improved outcomes and access to care for rural communities.  This
presentation will focus on the development and implementation of a
telemedicine network focused on care of patients with an acute focal
neurologic deficit(stroke) using examples from the Alaska experience to
illustrate the impact on patient outcomes and disability.  Highlights of
the presentation will focus on encountered barriers, as well as
opportunities to understand variations in clinical acceptance, technology,
community demographics and the relationship of these strategies to
healthcare reform and the delivery of evidence-based care to underserved
communities.

*Presentation by: Christie Artuso, Ed D, RN, CNRN, SCRN*

Christie Artuso, Ed.D., RN, CNRN, SCRN is the Director of Neuroscience
Services at Providence Alaska Medical Center. She leads a specialized team
of nurses, technicians and support staff, in collaboration with physicians
to provide outstanding neuroscience services and quality care to patients.
 The Neuroscience Division includes a nationally-accredited stroke program,
a nationally-certified concussion program, a nationally-accredited sleep
disorders center, neurodiagnostic testing, and both inpatient and
outpatient services for patients with neurologic and neurosurgical
disorders. She has more than 32 years of educational and leadership
experience in university-affiliated hospitals with recognized clinical
expertise in emergency services and critical care.

Artuso currently serves as a member of the NorthWest Affiliates Stroke Task
Force for the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association and
previously served on the American Association of Critical Care Nurses
(AACN) Certification Corporation Board of Directors.  She is the president
of the Alaska Collaborative for Telemedicine and Telehealth and a
past-president of the South Central Alaska Chapter of AACN. She earned a
diploma in Nursing from Geisinger Medical Center School of Nursing in 1979
and later earned a Bachelor of Arts in Nursing at The University of the
State of New York in 1986. She went on to earn a Master of Arts in Nursing
at New York University in 1989, a Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study
from Nova Southeastern University in 2007 and completed a Doctorate of
Education in Healthcare Education from Nova Southeastern University in
2009.  Her doctoral dissertation focused on the development of the
telestroke program currently serving rural communities in Alaska. She is a
nationally recognized speaker and an expert in the field of cardiovascular
and cerebrovascular health and has published on numerous topics related to
critical care and emergency medicine.

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more information.

Sincerely,

The NRTRC Staff

*Your source for confidential, objective answers and valuable insights into
Telehealth issues in the Northwest.*

*Stay Tuned for Next Month's Webinar!*

*December 19*

Low Bandwidth Video Conferencing Between Providers and Patients at Home

Brad Wegrzyn and Brandon Welch

Northwest Regional Telehealth Resource Center
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