Cerebrovascular Care:
Advanced Treatment and Management Options

High-Risk Transient Ischemic Attacks
Clinical Uses of Transcranial Doppler

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Release Date:  October 21, 2009
Expiration Date:  October 21, 2010

Estimated Time of Completion: 30 minutes

Description
The Cerebrovascular Care Webcast Series features on-demand CME webcast presentations. This webcast consists of two 15-minute presentations on the topics of high-risk transient ischemic attacks and clinical uses of transcranial doppler.

Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, the participant will be able to:

1. Review the current available data on identifying and diagnosing transient ischemic attacks.
2. Identify new techniques, technologies and practices that help in the management and/or treatment of high-risk transient ischemic attacks.
3. Identify and understand the clinical and research uses of transcranial doppler in assessing intracranial circulation.

Target Audience
This activity is intended for neurologists, neurosurgeons and other interested healthcare professionals.

Accreditation
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education designates this educational activity for a maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Participants claiming CME credit from this activity may submit the credit hours to the American Osteopathic Association Council on Continuing Medical Education for Category 2 credit.

Activity Director
Peter A. Rasmussen, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Director, Cerebrovascular Center
Cleveland Clinic Neurological Institute
Cleveland, Ohio

Faculty
Muhammad Shazam Hussain, MD, FRCPC
Cerebrovascular Center
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio

Larry N. Raber, RDMS, RVT, RT(R)
Neuroradiology
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio

Faculty Disclosure
In accordance with the Standards for Commercial Support issued by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education requires resolution of all faculty conflicts of interest to ensure CME activities are free of commercial bias.

The following faculty have indicated that they have no relationship which, in the context of their presentation(s), could be perceived as a potential conflict of interest:

Muhammad Shazam Hussain, MD, FRCPC
Larry N. Raber, RDMS, RVT, RT(R)
Peter A. Rasmussen, MD

This CME activity was produced by The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Center for Continuing Education

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