Mission Statement:
Facilitate clinical stroke education and improve patient outcomes through collegiality and collaboration.
Purpose of Consortium:
To provide evidence-based educational opportunities in the care of stroke patients for all members of the Bi-State Stroke Consortium
Current Geographical Reach:
The Kansas City metropolitan area, northeast Kansas and western Kansas
The Bi-State Stroke Consortium evolved from its beginning as an Operation Stroke group that planned an annual stroke conference for health professionals. In 2006 the group chose to expand its reach by incorporating a Consortium model. Each member institution agrees to host a 4 hour stroke focused educational segment for nurses each calendar year. Each Consortium presentation is open to staff from all member organizations at no charge.
- Bi-State Stroke Consortium Guidelines download
- Bi-State Consortium 2013 Calendar with Member Listing download
| Upcoming Webinars & Education Section | |
| Friday, May 17, 2013 8 - 12:30pm | "The Next Steps After Stroke," Stormont-Vail HealthCare Pozez Education Center Auditorium, Topeka |
| Tuesday, June 11, 2013 10 - 11am | "Dysphagia in the Acute Stroke," Invitation Wbi Debbie Summers, Saint Luke's Neuroscience Institute email Dawn Ritschard for login information |
| Previous Webinars & Education Section | |
| 5.14.13 | "Ischemic Stroke - Update on Practice Guidelines," Debbie Summers, Saint Luke's Neuroscience Institute Summers Webinar wmv file Summers PDF |
| 4.9.13 | "Core Principles of Stroke," slide presentation, Linda Bayless. Recording is unavailable |
| 3.12.13 | "Stroke: Endovascular Care and More" Michael Abraham, MD, University of Kansas wmv file note: fast forward about 1 minute into the recording for the audio to start |
| 12.4.12 | EMS Webinar: Dr. Talkad wmv file note: the audio starts about 1:15 seconds into the recording PDF of EMS Webinar slides |
2013 Dysphagia White Paper
2013 Stroke Guidelines
2013 Alignment between Emergency Physicians & the ASA Guidelines
Free Patient Education Materials
Help educate your patients and families about stroke with these free downloadable fact sheets.
Let's Talk About Stroke patient information sheets
American Stroke Association Stroke Toolbox
Kansas Initiative for Stroke Survival (KISS)
For questions or more information about the Bi-State Stroke Consortium, please contact:
Cherie Boxberger
American Heart Association
913-652-1916
