Conference Description

Northwest Medical Center
2nd Annual CME Conference

Surviving Strokes - The Many Modalities for Treatment

November 10-12, 2006
Bahia Mar Beach Resort
801 Seabreeze Boulevard
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33316
(954) 764-2233

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CME Credits: 8.0*

Nonrefundable registration fee: $0.

Target Audience: Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, and Physician Assistants.

Program Summary:
According to the American Stroke Association, every 45 seconds—someone in America has a stroke. Every 3 minutes, someone dies of one. It is the purpose of this program to understand that brain ischemia may be brief lasting only seconds to minutes or may progress to a more permanent concern of tissue infarction. Accurately and rapidly assessing the status of a brain event between ischemia and hemorrhagic stroke can be critical when choosing the correct treatment modality.

Risks for stroke as a result of clogged carotid arteries are significant. The distinction between cardiovascular abnormalities as the cause of stroke or the result of a stroke can be elusive so understanding the cardiovascular risk factors associated with stroke will play a dominant role. Initiating rapid treatment using thrombolytic agents are key when reviewing drug therapy in the treatment of strokes. Understanding the emerging treatment modalities learned from clinical trials may further improve a higher quality patient outcome.

Criteria used for surgical evacuation of a bleed versus decompression from cerebral edema will be discussed as well as the expected clinical outcomes.

The scope of this problem presented by the above numbers obtained from the American Stroke Association is costly in terms of hospitalization, emergency room visits as well as quality of life. This problem is only expected to increase with the aging population and the obesity epidemic.

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this program, participants should be able to:

1. distinguish the differential diagnosis of ischemic attack versus the progressive state of cerebral infarction
2. discuss how to rapidly assess acute stroke as an emergency and determine if a patient is a candidate for thrombolytic therapy
3. discuss the cardiovascular risk factors with stroke and the indications for drug therapy and when and how long to use them
4. explain the use of carotid stenting as a risk reduction to strokes
5. understand indications for neurosurgical intervention choices for evacuation of bleeds or decompression due to a massive cerebral edema
6. define the three key components of E&M services

Agenda:
Friday Evening, November 10, 2006

		Hotel Check-in
6:30 - 8:00		Welcome Reception hosted by Northwest Medical Center

Saturday, November 11, 2006

7:00-7:45		Continental Breakfast
7:45-8:00		Opening Remarks Mary Lynn Swartz, CEO and Gregg Sherman, MD
8:00-9:00		Defining Stroke Syndromes Mark A. Goldstein, MD
9:00-10:00		Critical Time: The emergency assessment of the stroke patient Adam Thau, MD
10:00-10:30		Break
10:30-11:30		Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke: Aspirin, plavix, and anticoagulants Richard Goldman, MD
11:30-12:30		Carotid Stenting: The expanded view of the stroke center William Julien, MD
12:30-1:30		Lunch
1:30-2:30		Understanding the Surgical Management of Strokes John Coats, MD

Sunday, November 12, 2006

7:30-8:00		Continental Breakfast
8:00-10:00		Prevention of Medical Errors Arnold Mackles, MD, MBA, LHRM, CHCC, CHCO
10:00-10:30		Break
10:30-11:30		Navigating the Maze: E&M Documentation Jean Acevedo, LHRM, CPC, CHC

Faculty:
Jean Acevedo, LHRM, CPC, CHC
President and Senior Consultant
Acevedo Consulting Incorporated

Partner, Neurological Surgical Associates
Northwest Medical Center

Richard A. Goldman, MD, PhD, FACC, FACP
Chief, Department of Medicine
Northwest Medical Center

Mark A. Goldstein, MD
Chairman, Division of Neurology/Psychiatry
JFK Medical Center
Medical Director of the JFK Stroke Center

William Julien, MD
President, South Florida Vascular Associates
Northwest Medical Center

Arnold Mackles, MD, MBA, LHRM
Physician Speaker and Risk Manager

Adam Thau, M.D.
Chief, Emergency Medicine
Northwest Medical Center

Program Chair:
Gregg Sherman, MD
Northwest Medical Center

Activity Directors:
Jo Ellen Newman
Director of Business Development, Northwest Medical Center

Alan Goodstat, LCSW
National Association for Continuing Education

*Continuing Education Information
This activity has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 8 Prescribed Credits by the American Academy of Family Physicians. The AAFP invites comments on any activity that has been approved for AAFP CME credit. Please forward your comments on the quality of this activity to cmecomment@aafp.org.

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essentials and Standards of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) and the National Association for Continuing Education. UMMS is accredited by ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. UMMS designates this continuing medical education activity for 8 credit hours in Category I toward the Physicians Recognition Award of the American Medical Association. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.

Under the auspices of the University of Massachusetts Medical School Office of Continuing Education this offering meets the requirements for 9.6 contact hours, as specified by the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing (244-CMR 5.04). Each nurse should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spend in the educational activity.

This program was supported through educational grants from the following companies: Boehringer Ingelheim, Boston Scientific, Bristol-Myers, Comprehensive Home Care, Merck, Northwest Medical Center.

This conference is open only to Northwest Medical Center staff