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. 2024 Oct 29:19418744241296908. Online ahead of print. doi: 10.1177/19418744241296908

Table 2.

Sections and Chapter Titles of the Neurohospitalist Core Competencies.

Section 1: Neurological Conditions
 1. Vascular disease of the nervous system
 2. Seizures and status epilepticus
 3. Acute disorders of consciousness and cognition
 4. Infectious disorders of the nervous system
 5. Acute toxic and metabolic conditions of the nervous system
 6. Acute headache
 7. Acute disorders of the peripheral nervous system
 8. Neoplastic disorders of the nervous system
 9. Autoimmune and paraneoplastic conditions of the nervous system
 10. Acute disorders of the vestibular system
 11. Traumatic injuries of the nervous system
 12. Neurological conditions specific to reproduction, sex, and gender
 13. Perioperative and transplant neurology
 14. Functional neurological disorders
Section 2: Clinical Interventions and Interpretations of Ancillary Studies
 1. Determine death by neurologic criteria
 2. Intravenous thrombolysis
 3. Lumbar puncture
 4. Indications and clinical correlation of nervous system diagnostic imaging
 5. Indications and clinical correlation of neurophysiology studies
Section 3: Neurohospitalist Role in the Health care System
 1. Equitable and inclusive care
 2. Inpatient perioperative consultation for neurologic patients
 3. Neuroprognostication
 4. Teleneurology
 5. Neurological risk reduction for the hospitalized patient
 6. Medical risk reduction for the hospitalized patient
 7. Neurohospitalist as educator
 8. Hospitalist skills for the neurohospitalist
  a. Transitions of care
  b. Patient safety
  c. Quality improvement
  d. Process optimization
  e. Co-management in the hospital setting
  f. Resource stewardship
  g. Professionalism and medical ethics
  h. Care of the caregiver
  i. Practice management
  j. Information management