4th Annual Yatsu Day Symposium
EMS: Emergency Management of Stroke
FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 2010
Memorial Hermann -Texas Medical Center
Hermann Conference Center 6411 Fannin Street, Houston, TX 77030
7:30 - 8 a.m. Continental Breakfast and Registration
8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Conference
(Includes lunch from 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.)
Registration Fee:
Physicians $100
Nurses $25
EMS Personnel Free
Physicians in full-time training Free
To register, visit: www.utcme.net
For more information, e-mail: dmpayne@utmb.edu
Conference Schedule
7:30 - 8 a.m. Continental Breakfast and Registration
8 - 8:10 a.m. Welcome and Announcements
8:10 - 10:10 a.m. In the Field Studies
Fast Mag Study - EMS Role in Early Treatment of Stroke
Logistics of Clinical Trials with EMS
NETT - Emergency Physicians Doing Neurological Research
Access to Care and the Benefits of a Comprehensive Stroke Center
Questions & Answers
10:10 - 10:30 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Novel Treatments for Acute Stroke Within the Window
Endovascular Therapy, Argatroban, and Ultrasound - Amplifying the Effects of TPA
Hypothermia and Using Telemedicine to Extend Care
Treating Patients Outside the Standard Criteria
Presentation of Patient Cases
Getting to Yes: ER Docs and TPA
Questions and Answers
12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Lunch
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. Delayed Treatments
How to Select Patients for Therapy Beyond Three Hours
Stem Cell Therapies
Overview of Recovery Therapies
Discussion
2:30 - 3 p.m. Break
3:00 - 4 p.m. Brain Hemorrhage Can Also Be Treated
The SHRINC Trial
New Treatment Approaches
Discussion
OBJECTIVES
1. Identify early intervention treatment for patients with stroke and brain hemorrhage both in the ambulance and in the emergency room.
2. Recognize novel treatments used for brain hemorrhage and stroke within the treatment window.
3. Identify treatment strategies for patients with stroke outside the standard treatment window.
TARGET AUDIENCE
• EMS personnel
• Emergency Medicine Physicians
• Neurologists
• Residents and Fellows in Neurology and Emergency Medicine
• Nurses and Physician Assistants working in the fields listed above
7.0 CME
- This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and The University of Texas Medical School at Houston. The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
- This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and The University of Texas Medical School at Houston. The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston designates this educational activity for a maximum of 7.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
7.0 CNE - The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Nursing is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Texas Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Speaker Affiliations
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Specialty |
Affiliation |
| COURSE DIRECTORS |
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| James Grotta, M.D. |
Professor and Chair, Department of Neurology |
The University of Texas Medical School at Houston |
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Co-Director |
Mischer Neuroscience Institute at Memorial Hermann |
| Sean Savitz, M.D. |
Associate Professor, Department of Neurology |
The University of Texas Medical School at Houston |
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| KEYNOTE SPEAKERS |
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| Jeffrey L. Saver, M.D. |
Professor, Department of Neurology Director, Stroke Neurology |
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA |
| Sidney Starkman, M.D. |
Professor, Department of Neurology Director, Emergency Neurology |
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA |
| Samuel Stratton, M.D. |
Medical Director |
Orange County EMS |
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| INVITED SPEAKERS |
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| Karen Albright, D.O., M.P.H. |
Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology |
The University of Alabama - Birmingham |
| Hen Hallevi, M.D. |
Stroke Neurologist |
Tel Aviv Stroke Center Sourasky Medical Center
Tel Aviv University
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| Sheryl Martin-Schild,M.D., Ph.D. |
Director, Stroke Program Vascular Neurologist |
Tulane University Hospital and Clinic |
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| UTH FACULTY/MEMORIAL HERMANN-TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER STAFF |
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| Jarek Aronowski, Ph.D. |
Professor, Department of Neurology |
The University of Texas Medical School at Houston |
| Andrew Barreto, M.D. |
Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology |
The University of Texas Medical School at Houston |
| Nicole Gonzales, M.D. |
Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology |
The University of Texas Medical School at Houston |
| Elizabeth B. Jones, M.D. |
Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine |
The University of Texas Medical School at Houston |
| George A. Lopez, M.D. |
Associate Professor, Department of Neurology |
The University of Texas Medical School at Houston |
| Elizabeth Noser, M.D. |
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology
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The University of Texas Medical School at Houston |
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Medical Director, Neurorehabilitation |
Mischer Neuroscience Institute at Memorial Hermann |