Practical Management of Acute Stroke
September 4, 2009
InterContinental Hotel and
Bank of America Conference Center
Cleveland, OH
Description
Advances in diagnosis, treatment and secondary prevention continue to evolve in stroke and cerebrovascular disease. The window for administration of intravenous Alteplase (tPA) has expanded to include patients eligible up to 4.5 hours from onset of symptoms, almost doubling the opportunity for treatment. The urgency for treating patients who have had one or more transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) is increasing, as their relevance in predicting stroke becomes clearer.
Licensed independent practitioners need to stay abreast of the medical, interventional and surgical management options, as well as the expanding cadre of triage, test, and evaluation techniques and technologies available to calculate the risks and benefits of each option for each patient.
This course provides practical, applicable updates on the state of diagnosis and treatment for ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke.
Target Audience
Neurologists, emergency medicine physicians, neurosurgeons, internal medicine and primary care physicians, nurses, physician assistants, physical therapists and occupational therapists.
Objectives
After completing this learning activity, the participant will be able to do the following:
- Discuss optimal practices for pre-hospital and emergency department triage of acute stroke patients.
- Explain and apply the rationale for the expanded treatment window for IV tPA.
- Apply enhanced diagnostic evaluation criteria in determining course of treatment to patients presenting with acute stroke symptoms.
- Incorporate current criteria in managing TIAs, ischemic, and hemorrhagic stroke.
- Discuss current clinical understanding of treatment regimen for atrial fibrillation.
- Apply information on performance measures and systems approach to care of acute stroke patients.
- Describe the impact of applying performance measures and systems in secondary prevention of stroke.
Directors
| Peter Rasmussen, MD Cleveland Clinic Cerebrovascular Center |
Irene Katzan, MD, MS Cleveland Clinic Cerebrovascular Center |
Featued Speaker
| Joseph Broderick, MD University of Cincinnati |
Symposium Faculty
James Gebel, MD Rishi Gupta, MD Ferdinand Hui, MD Damon Kralovic, DO Alice Liskay, RN Shaye Moskowitz, MD |
Nancy D. Papesh, BSN, RN, CFRN, EMT-B Javier Provencio, MD Larry Raber, RVT Walid Saliba, MD Ken Uchino, MD Jan A. Weinhardt, MSN, RN, CS |
Agenda
| FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2009 | |
| 7:45 am | Opening Remarks - Peter Rasmussen |
| 8:00 am | Keynote Address: “Expanded Window for IV tPA” - Joseph Broderick |
| 8:45 am | EMS & ED Stroke Triage & Priorities - Damon Kralovic |
| 9:15 am | Endovascular Management of Stroke - Rishi Gupta |
| 9:45 am | Critical Care Management of Malignant MCA Stroke: What Happens When the Pressure Gets Bad - Javier Provencio |
| 10:15 am | Break |
| 10:30 am | Evaluation & Management of Acute Hemorrhage - Shaye Moskowitz |
| 11:00 am | Subarachnoid Hemorrhage - Peter Rasmussen |
| 11:30 am | Decisions: Complex Case Presentations |
| 12:00 pm | Lunch |
| 1:00 pm | Carotid Artery Disease - James Gebel |
| 1:30 pm | Intracranial Atherosclerotic Disease -
Ferdinand Hui
Point/Counterpoint: To Treat or Not To Treat - Ken Uchino |
| 2:00 pm | Atrial Fibrillation: Beyond Coumadin, Rate vs Rhythm - Walid Saliba |
| 2:30 pm | TIA & Stroke: Warning, Will Robinson… - Irene Katzan |
| 3:00 pm | Break |
| 3:15 pm | Transcranial Doppler Applications and Advances - Larry Raber |
| 3:45 pm | Systems to Make It Happen: Stroke Program Coordination - Nancy Papesh, Alice Liskay, Jan Weinhardt |
| 4:30 pm | Q & A |
| 4:45 pm | Closing Remarks |
Location
InterContinental Hotel and Bank of America Conference Center
9801 Carnegie Ave, Cleveland, OH 44106
Telephone: 877-707-8999 or 216-707-4100
A block of rooms has been reserved at the InterContinental Hotel at the special group rate of $159 per night plus 15.25% tax. Reservations must be made by Friday, August 21, 2009, in order to qualify for this rate.
Additional Information
For additional information:
Ms. Martha Tobin
Phone: 800-223-2273 ext. 53449
Email: tobinm@ccf.org
Fax: 216-445-4527
For questions about registering online, call 216-448-0777 or email CMEregistration@ccf.org.
Faculty Disclosure
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education has implemented a policy to comply with the current Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education Standards for Commercial Support requiring resolution of all faculty conflicts of interest. Faculty declaring a relevant commercial interest will be identified in the activity syllabus.
Americans with Disabilities Act
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education fully intends to comply with the legal requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you need assistance, please notify Martha Tobin at 216-445-3449 or tobinm@ccf.org at least two weeks prior to the activity.
Accreditation
For Physicians
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education designates this educational activity for a maximum of 7.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Participants claiming CME credit from this activity may submit the credit hours to the American Osteopathic Association Council on Continuing Medical Education for Category 2 credit.
This program fulfills 7.5 hrs of stroke-specific CME requirement for PSC Certification.
For Nurses
The Ohio Board of Nursing will accept at face value the number of contact hours awarded for an educational activity that has been approved for CE by a nationally accredited system of CE approval. Therefore, the 7.5 physician AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ will be accepted for nursing credits.
Registration & Cancellation
Deadline for registration for the symposium is 5:00 pm (EST), Monday, August 31, 2009.
A request for a refund must be received in writing by August 31, 2009. No refunds will be given after August 31, but registration is transferable through September 4, 2009 for this program only. A $50 cancellation fee will be deducted from the refund for all cancellations.
Online Registration/Fees
| Category | Fees |
|---|---|
| Physician | $225.00 |
| CCF Alumni | $146.25 |
| Resident / Fellow / PhDs | $125.00 |
| RNs / PAs / PTs / OTs / Clinical Nurse Specialists / Others | $79.00 |
| CCHS Physician | complimentary |
| CCHS Employee / Resident / Fellow / Clinical Nurse Specialists / Nurse | complimentary |
| CCF Staff | complimentary |
| CCF Employees / Resident / Fellow / Clinical Nurse Specialists / Nurse | complimentary |
