2024 Stroke Symposium Presented by UPMC Stroke Institute
The 2024 Stroke Symposium: Presented by UPMC Stroke Institute is designed to provide the most recent advances in stroke care for nurses and health care providers including physical, occupational, and speech therapists, APPs, physicians, etc. This event has been developed to add to the educational requirements of nurses and other health care professionals who work at certified stroke centers and to provide education to health care professionals who care for stroke patients.
Target Audience
This conference is geared towards nurses, physicians, physical, occupational, speech language therapy, APPs, and other health care professionals who are affiliated with neurology, emergency medicine, neurosurgery and are working with patients through pre-, intra, and post-acute stroke care.
Learning Objectives
- Develop the understanding of pre-hospital stroke care and the importance of communication.
- Understand Dysphagia Screening and Interventions following Stroke.
- Understand surgical treatment options for carotid disease.
- Develop an understanding the importance of Early Mobilization After Stroke
- Understanding the applications of transcranial dopplers in Stroke Neurology.
- To become familiar with large core stroke treatments, cryptogenic stroke treatments, and pediatric strokes.
- Discussion of mild stroke in large vessel occlusion.
- Discussion and understanding Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension & Venous Sinus Treatment
- Become familiar with treatment options for aneurysms.
- Become familiar with decision-making regarding return to driving.
Additional Information
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Schedule
7:45 – 8:00 15min | Opening
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8:00 – 8:30 30min | Hot Topics in Regionalized Care for Pre-Hospital Stroke Patients Christian Martin – Gill, MD, MPH
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8:30 – 9:00 30min | Dysphagia Interventions Following Stroke Kathryn Krobot, M.A. CCC-SLP
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9:00 – 9:30 30min | Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension & Venous Sinus Treatment Cynthia Kenmuir, MD, PhD
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9:30 – 9:45 15 min | Break
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9:45 – 10:15 30min | Surgical Treatment of Carotid Disease Bart Thaci, MD
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10:15 – 10:45 30min | Transcranial Doppler Ultrasound Applications in Stroke Neurology Marcelo Rocha, MD, PhD
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10:45 – 11:15 30 min | Hot Rehab Topics - Decision-making regarding return to driving Jennifer Shen, MD
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11:15 – 12:15 1hr | Lunch
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12:15 – 12: 45 30min | The Aneurysm Toolbox Bradley Gross, MD
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12:45 – 1:15 30 min | Early Mobilization After Stroke Shaheryar Hafeez, MD
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1:15 – 1:45 30 min | Decrypting Cryptogenic Stroke Matthew Starr, MD
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1:45 – 2:00 15 min | Break |
2:00 – 2:30 30 min | Pediatric Strokes Can Happen Elissa Ortolani, MD
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2:30 – 3:00 30 min | Intravenous Thrombolysis Grey Zone Nirav Bhatt, MD
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3:00 – 3:30 30 min | Endovascular Treatment of Large Infarct Sizes: Understanding the Mechanism and Expectations Raul Nogueira, MD, FAHA, FSVIN
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3:30 – 3:45 15 min | Closing Remarks
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3:45 – 4: 00 15 min | Adjournment
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Course Directors
Stephanie Henry, MSN, RN – Program Director, UPMC Stroke Institute, Pittsburgh, PA
Christina Bonaccorsi Mathews, PA-C - UPMC Stroke Institute, Pittsburgh, PA
Alhamza Al-Bayati, MD – Associate Professor of Neurology & Neurosurgery, UPMC Stroke Institute, Associate Director, Neuroendovascular & Stroke Fellowship, Director, Pediatric Endovascular Surgery, Co-Director, Pediatric Endovascular Center of Excellence
Invited Faculty
Stephanie Henry, MSN, RN|
| Jennifer Shen, MD
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Alhamza Al-Bayati, MD
| Bradley Gross, MD |
Christian Martin-Gill, MD, MPH
| Shaheryar Hafeez, MD
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Kathryn Krobot, M.A. CCC-SLP | Matthew Starr, MD
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Cynthia Kenmuir, MD, PhD | Elissa Ortolani, MD
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Bart Thaci, MD
| Nirav Bhatt, MD
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Marcelo Rocha, MD, PhD | Raul Nogueira, MD, FAHA, FSVIN |
This activity is approved for the following credit: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™, ANCC, and AAPA Category 1 CME. Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.
Available Credit
- 0.00 AAPA Category I CME
- 0.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
- 0.00 ANCCUPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
- 0.00 Attendance