• Identify the four main causes of spinal cord compression (SCC).
• Identify risk factors for spinal cord compression, based on patient history and physical exam.
• Apply assessment findings to categorize risk as low, intermediate, or high.
• Use risk categorizations to guide diagnostic testing. Choose appropriate treatment pathway after assessment is complete.
• Demonstrate communication skills to foster trust and earn cooperation from patients.
• Urgently communicate cord compression diagnosis to an interdisciplinary team, in order to coordinate timely patient care.

CE-Physician CE-RN