2024 Interventional Neurology Reading List

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C-cert Activity Description

The Continuous Certification (C-cert) activities provide subspecialty learning and knowledge assessment to ensure that diplomates are staying up to date on the latest science, treatments, and therapeutics relating to their subspecialty. The annual activities include: 1) reading the subspecialty  journal articles, and 2) taking and passing the 25-question online post-reading quiz to assess knowledge gained from the journal article content. 

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this UCNS C-cert activity, participants will be able to:
  • Explain the extended indication of thrombectomy for large arterial occlusion in selected cases with partially established infarction to vascular neurologists, emergency physicians, patients, and families
  • Discuss the latest literature that presents the benefit versus risk of thrombectomy in children and adolescents with large arterial occlusion
  • Assess the need for administration of intra-arterial thrombolytic agents following an otherwise successful thrombectomy and proceed accordingly
  • Advise families about the benefit versus risk assessment of urgent thrombectomy as the treatment of choice for acute posterior cerebral artery occlusion

Core Competencies

This UCNS C-cert activity covers the following core competencies:
  • Medical Knowledge
  • Patient Care
  • Practice-Based Learning and Improvement

Disclosures

The UCNS complies with all standards and policies of the ACCME, including identification and resolution of all conflicts of interest prior to the educational activity being delivered to learners. Accordingly, UCNS  planners, authors, and staff comply with the UCNS’s Conflicts of Interest Policy. 

2024 C-cert Activity Planner Disclosures
All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.

Interventional Neurology Certification Examination Committee Contributors

Camilo R. Gomez, MD, MBA, Chair, University of Missouri Medical Center
Disclosures: Nothing to disclose.

Alberto Maud, MD, Vice Chair, Texas Tech Health Science Center El Paso
Disclosures: Nothing to disclose.

Norman Ajiboye, MD, Memorial Healthcare System
Disclosures: Nothing to disclose.

Steve Mario Cordina, MD, Patronus Neurology
Disclosures: Nothing to disclose.

Elie Dancour, MD, Nuvance Health
Disclosures: Nothing to disclose.

Osman S. Kozak, MD, Abington Memorial Hospital
Disclosures: Nothing to disclose.

Nazli A. Janjua, MD, Asia Pacific Comprehensive Stroke Institute
Disclosures: Nothing to disclose.

Rakesh Khatri, MD, Parkview Health
Disclosures: Served as consultant for survey companies GLG and FirstThought about interventional procedures and provided compensation per hour of interview. Compensation is less than $2000 in total.

Sunil A. Sheth, MD, UTHealth Houston Neurosciences Neurology
Disclosures: Received personal compensation for serving as a consultant for Viz.AI, Penumbra, and Imperative Care; received personal compensation for serving on a scientific advisory or data safety monitoring board for DSMB: Route 92; received personal compensation as an Associate Editor for Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology; received research support from NIH and McNair Foundation.

Jefferson T. Miley, MD, University of Texas at Austin
Disclosures: Nothing to disclose.

Staff Contact

Bryan Hagerla, Continuous Certification Manager
Disclosures: Nothing to disclose.
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