June 17, 2022

ACEP E-QUAL 49: Code Stroke | Optimizing ED Stroke Response

38 minutes

Guest: Adam Oostema, MD MS FACEP (Associate Professor of EM, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine)

Host: Jason Woods MD

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