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11th Annual Acute Stroke Treatment Update         Event # 48907                  Tuesday, May 24, 2016
What Can I Expect?
The 11th Annual Acute Stroke Treatment will explore the latest advancements in pre-hospital stroke care and the impact of utilizing stroke intervention beyond the guidelines.  This knowledge-based conference will include the most recent clinical practice guidelines and best practices in stroke care for EMS transfer algorithms, blood pressure management, and vestibular rehabilitation.  Stroke in the pediatric population will be discussed along with interesting stroke cases.  Keynote speaker, Andrew Russman, DO, will describe his experience as the Medical Director of Mobile Stroke Operations at Cleveland Clinic where one of the first Mobile Stroke Units in the country is dispatched.  Russman will describe the role of mobile stroke units in the pre-hospital care of the stroke patient as well as the impact on symptom to treatment times and patient outcomes.
Program Agenda
8:00-8:25 a.m. – Check-in/Exhibits/Continental Breakfast
8:25-8:30– Welcome and Announcements
8:30-9:30 – Mobile Stroke Units                       Andrew Russman, DO, Medical Director, Mobile Stroke Operations, and                      Co-Medical Director, Concussion Center, Cleveland Clinic
9:30-10:30– Stroke Intervention                         Jindong  Xu, PhD, Vascular Neurologist, Moses Cone Stroke Center
10:30-10:45 – Break/Exhibits
10:45-11:15 – Drip & Ship: EMS protocols                           Andrew  Russman, DO
11:15-12:00 – Blood Pressure Management in Stroke                           Andrew  Russman, DO
12:00-12:45 p.m. – Lunch/Exhibits 12:45-1:45 – Pediatric Stroke/Young Stroke Survivorship                        Mary Kay Ballasiotes, Co-founder/President, International Alliance for Pediatric Stroke,
1:45-2:45 – Is it Stroke? Interesting Case Presentations                      McNeill Kirkpatrick, MD, Neurohospitalist, Cone Health
2:45-3:00 - Break/Exhibits
3:00-4:00 – Vestibular Rehab with Stroke                       Karen Pulaski, MS, OTR/L , Occupational Therapist, Moses Cone Rehab ???? &                       Christina Weaver, MPT,  Balance & Vestibular Program Specialist,                        Cone Health Outpatient Neurorehab

Who Should Attend?
physicians, registered nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, physical therapists, and all other healthcare professionals  who are involved in the treatment of stroke patients.         Event Fees:
Standard Registration Fee: $130.00 Cone Health Employee Registration Fee: $115.00        

Available Credits:

6.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
0.60 CEU
6.00 Contact Hours
6.00 CNE Contact Hours
6.00 NCBPTE Contact Hours