• Agenda
• Brochure
• CE Credit
  
• Course Directors & Faculty
• Registration
   

Target Audience
Stroke specialists, neurologists, neurosurgeons, primary care physicians, nurse practitioners, RNs, first responders (EMT’s, paramedics), LPNs, other allied health professionals

Agenda
Friday October 8, 2021
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Vascular Cognitive Impairment
Phillip Gorelick, M.D.    

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.    
Hemorrhagic Stroke
Josh Abecassis, M.D.
    
10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.    
Break    

10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.    
New Frontiers in Thrombectomy
Marwa Elnazeir, M.D.    

11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.    
Posterior Circulation Syndromes
Louis Caplan, M.D. 

12:15 - 12:45 p.m.
Stroke Prevention Guidelines
Saad Hasan, M.D.

12:45 p.m.    
Adjournment

Course Directors
Kerri S. Remmel MD, PhD
Professor and Chair
Department of Neurology
Director, University of Louisville Hospital Stroke Center
Louisville, KY



Michael K. Sowell, MD, FAHS
Professor of Neurology
Associate in Pediatrics
Director, University of Louisville Comprehensive Headache Program
Director, University of Louisville Child Neurology Residency Program
President, Commonwealth Neurological Society


Participating Faculty
Josh Abecassis, M.D.    
University of Louisville Department of Neurosurgery

Louis Caplan, M.D.
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School
              
Marwa Elnazeir, M.D.    
UMass Memorial Health Care

Phillip Gorelick, M.D.    
Thorek Memorial Hospital

Saad Hasan, M.D.    
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School

Learning Objectives
As a result of participating in this activity, participants should be able to:

1. Evaluate and manage vascular cognitive impairment.
2. Recognize the underlying principles in stroke prevention.
3. Identify acute stroke evaluation and management.
4. Evaluate and manage hemorrhagic stroke.

Continuing Education Credit
Physician Credit - The University of Louisville Continuing Medical Education office designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses - This program has been approved by the Kentucky Board of Nursing for 4.8 continuing education credits through University of Louisville Hospital, provider number 4-0068-12-22-1235. The Kentucky Board of Nursing approval of an individual nursing education provider does not constitute endorsement of program content. Completion criteria to obtain CE's: Attend entire session and complete the evaluation.

Accreditation
The University of Louisville School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Special Services
All individuals are encouraged to participate. To request disability arrangements, please contact Tess Ocean, at (502) 852-3285 at least 14 days prior to the date of this program. Continuing Medical Education and Professional Development fully complies with the legal requirements of the ADA and the rules and regulations thereof.

Brochure
CLICK HERE for a copy of the course brochure

Registration
Registration Fees: 
Registration for this event is free. Advance registration is required to receive your webinar instructions before the conference.
Register at https://www.pathlms.com/ulsom/events
 
The webinar instructions will be emailed to you before the activity begins so you are able to prepare your system for this event by performing a system check.

Acknowledgments
We thank our supporting and exhibiting companies for their participation in the 2021 Stroke Symposium!

A final listing of supporters and exhibitors will be available at the webinar.