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The 2019 Northwestern Medicine Comprehensive Stroke and Cerebrovascular Conference

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Add to Calendar The 2019 Northwestern Medicine Comprehensive Stroke and Cerebrovascular Conference 9/14/2019 7:00:00 AM 9/14/2019 3:30:00 PM America/Chicago For More Details: https://northwestern.cloud-cme.com/course/courseoverview?EID=75513 Description: This program will highlight the recent advances in the diagnosis, treatment and management of ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, clinical research in stroke prevention and treatment and interdisciplinary approach to stroke care. Sheraton Grand Chicago false MM/DD/YYYY


Date & Location
Saturday, September 14, 2019, 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM, Sheraton Grand Chicago

Target Audience
Specialties - Cardiovascular Disease, Critical Care Medicine, Diagnostic Radiology, Emergency Medicine, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Nurse Practitioner, Nursing, Physical Medicine & Rehab, Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant, Radiology

Overview
This program will highlight the recent advances in the diagnosis, treatment and management of ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, clinical research in stroke prevention and treatment and interdisciplinary approach to stroke care.

Objectives
  1. Recognize the role of the emergency department in triaging acute stroke patients and in coordination of care with paramedics in the field
  2. Apply the importance of rehabilitation intervention for early recovery of stroke patients.
  3. Examine the cardiac causes of stroke, as well as current clinical trials and the medical and interventional management options available.
  4. Outline current state-of-the-art endovascular treatment of acute ischemic stroke and discuss various clinical trials in endovascular management.
  5. Identify the role of nurses in the acute intervention, management and care of stroke patients.
  6. Examine the role of frontline neuroradiology imaging and functional imaging in acute stroke and paradigm in triaging patients for acute intervention.
  7. Evaluate endovascular and surgical options for revascularization
  8. Review criteria for both surgical and endovascular options for patients with unruptured intracranial aneurysm.
  9. Examine causes and management of subarachnoid hemorrhage.
  10. Recommend the management of ruptured cerebral aneurysm.
  11. Integrate the role of a neurointerventionist in the prevention of complications related to acute stroke and present current guidelines.

Registration

Please note: You will have the option to register for BOTH the 2019 Northwestern Medicine Comprehensive Stroke and Cerebrovascular Conference (Saturday September 14) AND the 2019 Emergency Neurological Life Support (ENLS) CME Conference (Sunday September 15) at checkout. A discount will be applied.  Click on the registration button above to register.


Accreditation

The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation Statement

The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 6 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.


Credits
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (6.00 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (6.00 hours)

We have a room block at the Sheraton Grand Chicago. Please secure your reservations on or before 5:00 PM CST on Saturday, August 24, to ensure accommodations at the discounted rate.

James Adams, MD
Northwestern University
Chicago, IL
Sameer A Ansari, MD, PhD
Physician CE
Northwestern Medical Group
Chicago, IL
Tomi L Ashaye, MD
Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital
Lake Forest, IL
Ayush Batra, MD
Assistant Professor
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicin
Chicago, IL
Deborah Bergman, MS, APN
Richard A Bernstein, MD, PhD
Physician CE
Northwestern Medical Group
Chicago, IL
Thomas P Bleck, MD
Professor
Northwestern University
Chicago, IL
Frances Z Caprio, MD
Northwestern
Chicago, IL
Karen Cotton, BSN
Coord Stroke Program
Delnor Hospital
Aurora, IL
Colin Derdeyn, MD
Stephen Graham, MD
Physician
Central DuPage Hospital
Winfield, IL
Jeffrey Huml, MD
Physician (SL)
NM Regional Medical Group
wheaton, IL
Michael C Hurley, MD
Physician CE
Northwestern University
Chicago, IL
Mircea T Iacob, MD
Physician (SL)
NM Regional Medical Group
Winfield, IL
Babak S Jahromi, MD, PhD, FRCSC FAANS FAHA FACS
Vice Chair, Regional Neurosurgery
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, IL
Osaama Khan, MD
Assistant Professor
Feingberg School of Medicine - Northwestern University
Warrenville , IL
Minjee Kim, MD
Assistant Professor
Northwestern Medicine
Munster, IL
Jonathan Kurz, MD, PhD
Lurie Children's
Chicago, IL
Paul Later, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Northwestern Medical Group
Lake Forest, IL
Albert Lin, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Northwestern University
Chicago, IL
Anne Lindstrom, MSN
Northwestern Medicine
Wheaton , IL
Eric M Liotta, MD
Physician CE
Northwestern Medical Group
Chicago, IL
Edward Manno, MD
Physician
Northwestern
Chciago, IL
Avi Mazumdar, MD
Physician (SL)
Central DuPage Hospital
Andrew M Naidech, MD
Physician CE
Northwestern Medical Group
Chicago, IL
Dhruvil Pandya, MD
Neuro Interventionalist
Northwestern Medicine
Lisle, IL
Matthew B Potts, MD
Physician CE
Northwestern Medical Group
Chicago, IL
Patricia Raetz, APRN
APN
Northwestern Medicine
Tinley Park, IL
Mahesh Ramachandran, MD
Physician (SL)
Marianjoy Rehab Med Clinic
Christopher T Richards, MD, MS
Physician CE
Northwestern Medical Group
Chicago, IL
Emily Roberts, NP
Nurse Pract Privileges Pending
Northwestern Medical Group
Chicago, IL
Kapil Sachdeva, MD
NM Regional Medical Group
Winfield, IL
Ali Shaibani, MD
Professor
Northwestern Medical group
Chicago, IL
Harish Shownkeen, MD
Physician (SL)
Central DuPage Hospital
Linda Vaickus, NP
Nurse Pract Privileges Pending
Northwestern Medical Group
Nishant Verma, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
Michael Walsh, MD
IL

Saturday, September 14, 2019

Registration and Breakfast
7:00AM - 8:00AM
Welcome
8:00AM - 8:10AM
James Adams, MD
Keynote Speaker: Imaging Selection for Ischemic Stroke Treatment
8:10AM - 8:55AM
Colin Derdeyn, MD
EMS Transport "Direct to CSC": Perspectives and Experience
8:55AM - 9:20AM
Christopher T Richards, MD, MS
MSU vs. ED Outcomes: Two Years' Experience in the Real World
9:20AM - 9:40AM
Harish Shownkeen, MD
Refreshment Break
9:40AM - 10:00AM
ASA for Primary Stroke Prevention: Yes or No?
10:00AM - 10:15AM
Mircea T Iacob, MD
New Tools for Stroke Prevention
10:15AM - 10:40AM
Richard A Bernstein, MD, PhD
Detection of Cardioembolic Stroke: Who, When and How?
10:40AM - 11:00AM
Nishant Verma, MD, MPH
Intervention for Cardioembolic Stroke: PFO/ASD/LAA Closure
11:00AM - 11:15AM
Albert Lin, MD
Lunch Buffet/Choose a Breakout Session
11:15AM - 11:45AM
BREAKOUT 1-CEREBROVASCULAR INTERVENTION "Unusal Carotid Causes of Stroke: Webs and Stumps"
11:45AM - 12:00PM
Michael C Hurley, MD
BREAKOUT 2-NEUROCRITICAL CARE IN STROKE "ICP Management: Hypertonic Saline vs. Mannitol"
11:45AM - 12:00PM
Eric M Liotta, MD
BREAKOUT 3-APP/RN UPDATE ON STROKE "How to Improve" Door-to" Metrics at your Stroke Center"
11:45AM - 12:00PM
Karen Cotton, BSN
BREAKOUT 1-CEREBROVASCULAR INTERVENTION "Revascularization for Acute vs. Chronic Carotid Occlusion"
12:00PM - 12:15PM
Ali Shaibani, MD
BREAKOUT 2-NEUROCRITICAL CARE IN STROKE "Blood Pressure Management in ICH"
12:00PM - 12:15PM
Thomas P Bleck, MD
BREAKOUT 3-APP/RN UPDATE ON STROKE "Role of Early Mobilization in Stroke Recovery"
12:00PM - 12:15PM
Edward Manno, MD
BREAKOUT 1-CEREBROVASCULAR INTERVENTION "Thrombectomy Dilemmas: >24-Hour, Large-Core, Minor Stroke"
12:15PM - 12:30PM
Avi Mazumdar, MD
BREAKOUT 2-NEUROCRITICAL CARE IN STROKE "Vasospasm Trials and Treatment: End of the Road?"
12:15PM - 12:30PM
Ayush Batra, MD
BREAKOUT 3-APP/RN UPDATE ON STROKE "Stroke Recovery After Rehab: What's Next?"
12:15PM - 12:30PM
Mahesh Ramachandran, MD
BREAKOUT 1-CEREBROVASCULAR INTERVENTION "New Horizons in Aneurysm Flow Diversion"
12:30PM - 12:45PM
Harish Shownkeen, MD
BREAKOUT 2- NEUROCRITICAL CARE IN STROKE "The Challenging Stroke Patient"
12:30PM - 12:45PM
Jonathan Kurz, MD, PhD
BREAKOUT 3-APP/RN UPDATE ON STROKE "Successful Outpatient Stroke Follow-up and Prevention: Tips and Tricks
12:30PM - 12:45PM
Linda Vaickus, NP
Panel Discussion and Q&A
12:45PM - 1:00PM
Refreshment Break/Reconvene
1:00PM - 1:20PM
Vasculopathic Stroke
1:20PM - 1:40PM
Frances Z Caprio, MD
Advances in Vessel Wall Imaging: What Can it Tell Us About Stroke?
1:40PM - 2:00PM
Sameer A Ansari, MD, PhD
Intracranial Angioplasty/Stenting: If, When and How?
2:00PM - 2:20PM
Babak S Jahromi, MD, PhD, FRCSC FAANS FAHA FACS
Anticoagulation/Antiplatelet Reversal in ICH
2:20PM - 2:40PM
Andrew M Naidech, MD
Intervention for ICH: Latest data and Upcoming Trials
2:40PM - 3:00PM
Babak S Jahromi, MD, PhD, FRCSC FAANS FAHA FACS
Intervention for AVM: Who, When and How?
3:00PM - 3:20PM
Matthew B Potts, MD
Closing Comments and Adjournment
3:20PM - 3:30PM

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