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2024 Time Is Brain: Advances in Stroke Care (19th Annual)

2024 Time Is Brain (9/14/24) - Agenda & Brochure

The content of this library guide will focus on the neurologic exam and anatomy, Cerebral Venous Thrombosis, neurointerventional case reviews, disease states with primary and secondary pharmacologic prevention, a stroke survivor story, subdural hemorrhage, and Vagus Nerve Stimulation. Breakout sessions on physical therapy, speech therapy, and the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) will occur during the conference. 

Agenda (All presentations will be held in Rooms 1&2 unless otherwise noted)
7:15 am Registration, Breakfast, & Exhibitors
7:50 am Welcome & Announcements
8:00 am Neuro-Anatomy and Stroke (Christy Lewis, AG-ACNP)
8:45 am Cerebral Venous Thrombosis (Gowri Gokul, DMSc, PA-C) 
9:30 am Break and Exhibitors
9:45 am Neurointerventional Case Reviews (Karah Lanier, MD)
10:30 am Beyond the Brain: Updates in the Management of Chronic Disease States in Stroke Patients* (Caitlin Akerman, PharmD, BCCP, BCPS)
11:00 am Stroke Survivor Story
11:30 am Lunch and Exhibitors (move to breakouts)

12:30 pm BREAKOUTS

Blair Hobble, PT, DPT, CBIS

Amy Chrest, MA, CCC-SLP & Haley Root, MS, CCC-SLP

Tonya Disorbo, MSN, APRN, AGCNS-BC, CNRN, SCRN

1:00 pm Break (move to breakouts)
1:15 pm BREAKOUTS

Blair Hobble, PT, DPT, CBIS

Amy Chrest, MA, CCC-SLP & Haley Root, MS, CCC-SLP

Tonya Disorbo, MSN, APRN, AGCNS-BC, CNRN, SCRN

1:45 pm Break (move to Rooms 1&2)
2:00 pm Recent Advancements in the Role of Middle Meningeal Artery Embolization in Subdural Hemorrhage (Ray Jhun, MD)
2:45 pm Innovative Procedure to Improve Quality of Life: "Through the Patient’s Eyes" (Sean Russell, PA, Amber Lewis, OTR/L, MHA/MSL, CBIS, CSRS, & Michelle Gerolemon, RN, BSN, CRRN)
3:30 pm Wrap up & Closing Comments
3:35 pm Adjourn
* Pharmacotherapeutic credit