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ForwardAdvanced Stroke Management: From Diagnosis to Innovative Treatments
In this online course subject matter experts will discuss relevant information regarding new developments in and approaches to managing stroke events. Clinicians will benefit from in-depth reviews of the latest science and cutting-edge advances in the treatment of venous strokes, embolization with subdural hematomas, seizures, aphasia and thrombectomies.
These topics were originally presented as part of the Marcus Neuroscience Institute Knock Out Stroke and Emergency Medical Services Symposium.
- Knock out Stroke? But We Can’t Hit What We Don’t See
- Unusual Presentations of Stroke: Case Studies
- Post-Stroke Dementia
- LVO Stroke: Flat or Elevated?
- Seizures: Mimic or Complication
- MMA Embolization for Chronic Subdural Hematoma
Commercial Supporter
Baptist Health gratefully acknowledges the educational grants provided by Microvention/Terumo.
Target Audience
Primary care physicians, family physicians, general internists, emergency medicine physicians, cardiologists, hospitalists, advanced practice registered nurses, nurses, physician assistants, pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, emergency medical technicians, occupational therapists and respiratory therapists.
Learning Objectives
- Differentiate between screening and severity exams, and perform neuro exams effectively, considering complications and pitfalls.
- Communicate more effectively with the Stroke team and assess patients accurately upon first encounter, focusing on key aspects of the NIH Stroke Scale.
- Recognize and manage strokes quickly to reduce the risk of dementia and identify stroke mimics and post-stroke dementia mechanisms.
- Identify and describe seizures, differentiate them from strokes, and manage seizure complications, including intractable cases.
- Describe the physiology of perfusion and intracranial pressure with varying head positions and discuss the Zodiac trial results for large vessel obstructions.
- Discuss the incidence and pathophysiology of chronic subdural hematoma (cSDH) and the role of MMA embolization based on new data.
Chief Patrick Bayne
Paramedic
Division Chief, EMS
Boca Raton Fire Rescue
Boca Raton, Florida
Nikola Jovanovic, M.D.
Neurologist
Marcus Neuroscience Institute
Baptist Health Quality Network
Baptist Health Boca Raton Regional Hospital
Boca Raton, Florida
G. Peter Gliebus, M.D., FAAN
Director, Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology Program
Baptist Health Marcus Neuroscience Institute
Associate Professor of Neurology
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, Florida
Kendra Kent, R.N., M.S., CCRN, CNRN, SCRN, CENP
Director, Neuroscience Programs
Marcus Neuroscience Institute
Baptist Health South Florida
Boca Raton, Florida
Pooja Sureja Patel, M.D.
Director, Epilepsy
Marcus Neuroscience Institute
Baptist Health Boca Raton Regional Hospital
Boca Raton, Florida
Brian Snelling, M.D.
Neurosurgeon
Director, Cerebrovascular and Endovascular Neurosurgery
Director, Stroke Program
Marcus Neuroscience Institute
Baptist Health South Florida
Medical Director, Marilyn and Stanley Barry Center for Cerebrovascular Disease and Stroke
Clinical Affiliate Instructor of Surgery
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, Florida
Chief Patrick Bayne, Nikola Jovanovic, M.D., G. Peter Gliebus, M.D., FAAN, Kendra Kent, R.N., M.S., CCRN, CNRN, SCRN, CENP, and Pooja Sureja Patel, M.D., faculty for this educational activity, have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* to disclose, and have indicated that the presentations or discussions will not include off-label or unapproved product usage.
Brian Snelling, M.D., faculty for this educational activity, is a consultant for Medtronic and has indicated that the presentation or discussion will not include off-label or unapproved product usage.
All of the relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated.
Kendra Kent, M.S., R.N., CENP, CCRN, SCRN, CNRN, TCRN, and Khalid Hanafy, M.D., Ph.D., conference directors for this educational activity, have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* to disclose and have indicated that the presentations or discussions will not include off-label or unapproved product usage.
Non-faculty contributors and others involved in the planning, development and editing/review of the content have no relevant financial relationships to disclose with ineligible companies*.
*Ineligible companies – Companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-sellin, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
Baptist Health South Florida is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Baptist Health has been re-surveyed by the ACCME and awarded Commendation for 6 years as a provider of CME for physicians.
Baptist Health South Florida designates this enduring material for a maximum of 3 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Available Credit
- 3.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 3.00 General certificate of attendance
- 3.00 Nurse Practitioners
- 3.00 Florida Board of Nursing
- 3.00 Florida Board of Occupational Therapy
- 3.00 Florida Board of Pharmacy
- 3.00 Florida Board of Respiratory Therapy
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Mobile Users
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- Apple iOS mobile devices running iOS 10 or later
- Android mobile devices running Android 4.4 or later, with the latest release of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox
Technical Support
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