Upon conclusion of this program, participants should be able to:

• Identify modifiable stroke risk factors of hypertension, hyperglycemia and hyperlipidemia, and when controlled, how these lead to stroke prevention.
• Predict the impact of thrombolytic therapy in less than 3 hours, as well as up to 4.5 hours on improving patient outcomes as compared to placebo.
• Describe other causes of stroke, and how to manage them (e.g. intracerebral hemorrhage, subarachnoid hemorrhage and cerebral vein thrombosis).
• Define the basics of study design: What an odds ratio means, as well as a p value.

Attendance at this Mayo course does not indicate nor guarantee competence or proficiency in the performance of any procedures which may be discussed or taught in this course.