This is a FREE virtual stroke symposium by NJ Stroke Care Advisory Panel (NJSCAP) and NJ Stroke Coordinators Consortium (NJSCC).
- Date: May 9, 2024
- Time: 8:00am to 12:30pm
- Location: Virtual
- Credits: 4.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
Objectives:
- Improve timely and appropriate diagnosis and management of ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes.
- Improve diagnosis and management of stroke risk factors
- Improve management of stroke patients after the hyper-acute period
- Improve diagnosis & management of acute stroke in children.
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
| 8:00-8:05am | Introduction & Welcome | Kaitlin Baston, MD, NJ Acting Commissioner of Health, John Halperin MD, Atlantic Health System |
| 8:05 - 8:35 | Neuroimaging in Acute Stroke | Esther Nimchinsky, MD, PhD, Rutgers-NJ Medical School |
| 8:35 - 9:05 | Anticoagulation: stopping, bridging, reversing | Gabrielle Procopio, PharmD, Hackensack University Medical Center |
| 9:05 - 9:35 | Stroke in children | Lauren Beslow MD, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia |
| 9:35 - 10:05 | Expanding the intervention window; large core, wake up stroke | Sudipta Roychowdury MD, Rutgers/RWJ Medical School |
| 10:05-10:15 | BREAK | |
| 10:15 - 10:45 | Atrial fibrillation: How little carries risk? | Jonathan Sussman MD, Atlantic Health System |
| 10:45 - 11:15 | Early resuscitation in ICH: the first hour | Ram Gowda MD, Rutgers/RWJ Medical School |
| 11:15 - 11:45 | Spasticity management | Laurie Dabaghian DO, JFK Johnson Rehab/Hackensack University Medical Center |
| 11:45 - 12:15pm | AI & Stroke | Colum F. Amory MD, MPH, Hackensack University Medical Center |
| 12:15 | Closing | John Halperin MD, Atlantic Health System |
The Microsoft Teams meeting link will be provided once you register.
CME provided by Hackensack Meridian Health.
Technical support courtesy of Atlantic Health System.
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