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Oct
1
2022

Third Annual Northwestern Medicine Comprehensive Stoke and Cerebrovascular Conference, at Sheraton Grand Chicago

When: Saturday, October 1, 2022
7:00 AM - 4:45 PM CT

Where: Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk, 301 E North Water St, Chicago, IL 60611

Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Public - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students

Cost: The fee is $100 for physicians and $60 for trainees, APPs, nurses, OTs, and PTs. Registration is free for Northwestern faculty and staff. No refunds will be issued after Friday, September 23.

If paying with check, please mail your check, made payable to Northwestern Memorial Hospital (CME), to the address listed below, prior to Friday, September 23.

Sarah Baggs
c/o Northwestern Memorial HealthCare
541 North Fairbanks Court, Suite 950, Office 963
Chicago, IL 60611

Contact: Sarah Baggs  

Group: Department of Neurological Surgery

Category: Academic

Description:

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

Overview
It can be difficult for the busy practitioner to take time away from their practice to learn the recent changes in the guidelines on acute stroke management and secondary stroke prevention. This activity aims to provide such practice guideline updates and review recently published clinical trial data.


Objectives
- Recognize the role of the emergency department in coordination with paramedics in the field and hyperacute triaging and care of stroke patients.
- Examine the role of frontline neuroradiology imaging and functional imaging in acute stroke and paradigm in triaging patients for interventions.
- Discuss the indication and care considerations for administering systemic thrombolytic treatments in acute ischemic stroke.
- Review current indications for endovascular treatment of acute ischemic stroke and discuss nuances and challenges in patient selection and management.
- Review current recommendations for diagnostic work up for stroke and discuss the diagnostic challenges when assessing for stroke etiology.
- Discuss the role of multidisciplinary team in the acute intervention, management and care of stroke patients.
- Describe and discuss endovascular and surgical options for revascularization for stroke prevention.
- Explain the importance of early rehabilitation intervention for recovery after stroke.
- Discuss and review criteria for both surgical and endovascular options for patients with unruptured intracranial aneurysm.
- Identify causes and management of subarachnoid hemorrhage.
Recognize the impact of COVID-19 on stroke triaging and care delivery.

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