Product Description

The Joint Commission’s Disease-Specific Care (DSC) certification program, launched in 2002, is designed to evaluate clinical programs across the continuum of care. Joint Commission-accredited healthcare organizations may seek certification for care and services provided for virtually any chronic disease or condition. This premier 5-part series is designed to provide essential education to individuals responsible for Primary Stroke Center (PSC) certification.  

Series Objectives

1. 1. Help a person new to the stroke coordinator role to prepare for certification
2. 2. Discuss the Joint Commission’s review process, standards, and challenging standards
3. 3. Explain the role of the stroke team, the medical director, the stroke coordinator, and other valuable players that promote a unified approach
4. 4. Proactively prepare an organization for the certification program, clinical practice guidelines, sustaining certification, performance measures

Faculty

Beth Glassford, MSHA, MS, BSN, RN, CJCP, FACHE
Principal Consultant
Joint Commission Resources

Karen Kolbusz, RN, BSN, MBA
Associate Project Director
Division of Healthcare Quality Evaluation
The Joint Commission

Karin V. Nystrom, MSN, APRN, FAHA
Disease Specific Care Reviewer
The Joint Commission

Tabitha Vieweg, MBA, BSN, RN
Associate Director
The Joint Commission

Robin Voss, RN, MHA, TNCC-I
Field Director, Disease Specific Care
The Joint Commission

Webinar Schedule

2020 Release Dates (Tuesdays)

This schedule is subject to change.

These will be pre-recorded sessions and will not be live. The recording can be accessed through the Learning Management System.

Gather your team together to take part in viewing this webinar topic, at your team's convenience, be it on the scheduled release date or a later date. Take advantage of stopping and playing the webinar for individual note taking or team discussions. Then, make sure to compile a list of questions to submit to JCR for returned answers, directly from faculty and our subject matter experts.

Continuing Education

Before registering for a program check for updates from your state, county or city on a regular basis to make sure it will be acceptable for your license/certification renewal.

Summary of Continuing Education contact hours awarded for this program:

• • ANCC: 1.0 CE (total of 5 CEs)
• • ACHE: 1.0 CE (total of 5 CEs)
• • ACCME: 1.0 CE (total of 5 CEs)
• • CJCP 1.0 credit hour towards recertification (total of 5)

Learn more about continuing education below.

Read more about Continuing Education

Payment Options

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