Our Mission

The stroke committee facilitates the coordination of stroke providers to ensure the most efficient, consistent and expeditious care of each individual who experiences an acute stroke, by developing and maintaining integrated quality processes in patient care and education.

Events

(more events coming soon)

Meeting Schedule

All Stroke meetings will be held at the SETRAC office – 1111 North Loop West Ste. 160, Houston 77008

Dates

Stroke Committee
SETRAC
2:00pm-3:30pm
01/25/23
03/22/23
05/24/23
07/26/23
09/27/23
11/22/23
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Membership Requirements

Participation for Stroke

6 annual meetings with at least 3 being stroke committee meetings (designee accepted)

Submit data to SETRAC

Encouraged to participate in subgroup meetings

Membership Dues

Questions

If you are interested in becoming a SETRAC member please contact:
Melanie Aluotto

Meeting Attendance Form

Participation

Participation Request Form

Data Submission

Stroke Database

Database Authorization Form

Data Submission Deadlines

SETRAC Stroke Data Points

Regional Stroke Plan

Regional Stroke Plan

Medical Director

Sean I. Savitz, MD, FAHA, FANA
Professor of Neurology with Tenure
Frank M. Yatsu Chair in Neurology
The University of Texas Medical School at Houston

Committee Chair

Chethan P. Venkatasubba Rao, MD, FNCS
Medical Director, Neuroscience ICU
Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center
Baylor College of Medicine

Vice Chairs

Bryan Kharbanda, MD
ED Medical Director
HCA Houston Healthcare West
Christy Gonzales
EMS Director
City of Wharton EMS

Subcommittees

Education

Vacant

Protocol

Andrew Adams, LP, AAS
Quality Coordinator
Montgomery County Hospital District

Marian Skewes, RN, MSN, SCRN
Clinical Resource Nurse of the Stroke Program
Study Coordinator for MaRISS at HMWB
Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital

Stroke Data

Susan Zamora RN
PI Coordinator
Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital

Stacey Day, BSN, RN, SCRN
Stroke Program Coordinator
Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital

Stroke Coordinators

Michelle Vu BSN, RN, CMSRN, ACM
Stroke Program Coordinator, Service Line Operations
UTMB Clear Lake Campus and League City Campus

Tonia Shelton, RN
Stroke Coordinator
Houston Methodist West Hospital

Attendance

2019 Stroke Committee Fiscal Year

2019 Stroke Coordinators Fiscal Year

2018 Stroke Committee Fiscal Year

2018 Stroke Coordinators Fiscal Year

Resources

Web Resource Center

Mobile Application and Warning Signs

Mobile Stroke Unit (MSU) tPA abstraction for GWTG

Configuring EMS agency list in GWTG

EMS Agency Acronyms

Stroke Support Groups

Guidelines

STATS Flowchart

STATS check list

EMS stroke bypass presentation

Metrics for Measuring Quality of Care in CSC’s

Designation Information

Stroke Centers

Primary / Support Level Stroke Forms

TJC & DNV Stroke Certification

Stroke Best Practices

Policy on Consent Issues for the Administration of IV TPA

Risk of Acute Kidney Injury After Intravenous Contrast Media Administration