February 2022

UPDATES IN STROKE AND CEREBROVASCULAR CARE - A VIRTUAL CME SERIES

Northwestern Medicine Stroke Team Presents:Updates in Stroke and Cerebrovascular Care - a Virtual CME Series Practice Updates in Stroke Prevention

Northwestern Medicine is offering a free virtual stroke CME series to help you stay connected and meet your CME requirements.

Each webinar is 2 hours and features faculty from multiple disciplines, including cerebrovascular/neurointerventional surgery, emergency medicine, neurology and neurosurgery.

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Wednesday, February 23, 2022, from 4:00 – 6:00 PM (CST)
Topic: Practice Updates in Stroke Prevention

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Agenda

4:00 pm Short-Term DAPT after Acute Ischemic Stroke and TIA
Margaret Y. Yu, MD

4:30 pm Carotid Stenosis: Surgical Options and Considerations
Babak S. Jahromi, MD, PhD

5:00 pm Resuming Antithrombotics after Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Tudor Iacob, MD

5:30 pm Extended Cardiac Monitoring in Atherosclerotic Stroke
Richard A. Bernstein, MD, PhD

Program Objectives
After attending this educational activity, participants should be able to:

1. Review current state-of-the-art endovascular treatment options of acute ischemic stroke
(AIS) and discuss the clinical and imaging considerations for such treatments.
2. Discuss the role of advanced neuroimaging techniques in acute stroke and paradigm in triaging patients for acute interventions.
3. Recommend reversal techniques for oral anticoagulants in the setting of an acute intracerebral hemorrhage.
4. Discuss the relevance of diagnostic testing after ischemic stroke, and treatment implications for stroke risk factors vs stroke etiology.
5. Evaluate medical, endovascular and surgical options for revascularization in acute ischemic stroke.
6. Summarize decision-making considerations when resuming antithrombotics after acute intracerebral hemorrhage.

Course Directors
Frances Z. Caprio, MD
Babak S. Jahromi, MD, PhD

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Audience
This course is designed for all healthcare providers managing stroke patients, including those in the emergency department, cardiologists, neurologists, neurosurgeons, radiologists, advanced care providers, nurses, nurse practitioners and allied health professionals.

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

Credit Designation Statement
The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosure Information

Speakers
Richard A. Bernstein, MD, PhD, states he is an advisor for Medtronic, Inc. Tudor Iacob, MD, states he has nothing to disclose. Babak S. Jahromi, MD, PhD, states he has nothing to disclose. Margaret Y. Yu, MD, states she has nothing to disclose.

Course Director, planning committee and CME Program Manager
Frances Z. Caprio, MD, states she has nothing to disclose. Babak S. Jahromi, MD, PhD, states he has nothing to disclose. Sarah Baggs states she has nothing to disclose.

FSM’s CME Leadership and Staff have nothing to disclose
Clara J. Schroedl, MD, Medical Director of CME, Sheryl Corey, Director of CME, Katie Daley, Senior Program Coordinator, Allison McCollum, Senior Program Coordinator, Michael Rooney, Senior Program Coordinator, and Rhea Alexis Banks, Administrative Assistant 2.
All of the relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated.
For questions, please contact sbaggs@nm.org.