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Marcus Neuroscience Institute Knock Out Stroke and Emergency Medical Services Symposium 6.0
Thursday, August 7, 2025
Claim CME/CE Credit
Option 1: Text the six-letter code provided at the end of the symposium to (754) 203-8885. You will receive a message confirming your attendance.
Option 2: Scan the QR code shown below with your mobile phone, and enter the six-letter code provided at the symposium to receive your credit.
Evaluation
Once you have claimed your CME/CE credit, you will receive a link to your evaluation form via email and SMS.
Presentations
| 8:00 – 8:10 a.m. | Welcome and Introductions |
| 8:10 – 8:40 a.m. | Stroke 101: Management Update Sunil M. Chauhan, M.D. |
| 8:40 – 9:10 a.m. | Transient Global Amnesia (TGA): When Memory Takes a Coffee Break Jessica Canosa, M.D. Francis Demiraj, M.D. |
| 9:10 – 9:40 a.m. | Knock Out Stroke?... But We Can’t Hit What We Can’t See Chief Patrick Bayne |
| 9:40 – 10:10 a.m. | Posterior Stroke - Practical Clinical Assessment and Treatment Adam Leisy, M.D., FACEP |
| 10:10 – 10:20 a.m. | Break |
| 10:20 – 11:00 a.m. | Stroke in Women Gail Flanz, BSC, P.T |
| 11:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Vascular Anatomy of the Brain and Resultant Strokes Marc A. Swerdloff, M.D. |
| 11:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon | Stroke Hotline Cards Kim Lutas, MSN, R.N., CNRN, SCRN |
| 12:00 noon – 12:30 p.m. | Lunch |
| 12:30 – 1:00 p.m. | Stroke Mimics/Differentials and Early Recognition Jeniel Parmar, M.D., Ph.D. |
| 1:00 – 1:30 p.m. | An Update on Stroke Rehabilitation: From Bedside to Home Keith J. Foster, M.D., MBA, FAAPMR, FACHE, CPE |
| 1:30 – 2:15 p.m. | De-escalation Skills in Dementia Patients with Strokes Sandi Zelniker, LCSW |
| 2:15 – 2:30 p.m. | Break |
| 2:30 – 3:00 p.m. | Wait, That’s a Stroke? Unusual Stroke Syndromes in Clinical Practice Constance Katsafanas, D.O. |
| 3:00 – 3:45 p.m. | Case Studies: Thrombectomy Case Studies: Diagnostic Imaging and Procedural Interventions Farrah Wolf, M.D. |
NOTE: Schedule subject to change.
Disclosures and Resolution of Conflict of Interest
The following faculty members have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* to disclose. ** Indicates that this individual’s presentation(s) will include discussion of off-label or unapproved product usage.
- Patrick Bayne
- Jessica Canosa, M.D.
- Sunil M. Chauhan, M.D.
- Francis Demiraj, M.D.
- G. Gail Flanz, BSC, P.T.
- Constance Katsafanas, D.O.
- Kendra Kent, M.S., R.N.
- Adam Leisy, M.D., FACEP
- Kimisha Lutas, R.N.
- Jeniel Parmar, M.D., Ph.D.
- Brian Snelling, M.D.
- Marc A. Swerdloff, M.D.
- Farrah Wolf, M.D.
- Sandi Zelniker, LCSW
Non-faculty contributors and others involved in the planning, development, and editing/review of the content have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* to disclose.
* Ineligible companies - Companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.