Summa Health’s 4th Annual Stroke and Neurology Emergency Symposium occurred on September 19, 2023. Our Comprehensive Stroke Center and award-winning stroke care team led sessions focused on the complete continuum of stroke care from pre-hospital to rehabilitation. Our team offers a multidisciplinary approach to treating neurological disorders and conditions; the neuroscience programs and services, available throughout the greater Akron region, can help manage unique brain and spine conditions.
Agenda
- Welcome
- Session #1: Pre-hospital Stroke
- Mobile Stroke Units – Fact or Cap? - Jonathan Oskvarek, MD and Vishnu Mudrakola, DO
- Pre-hospital Stroke Severity Scales - Bethany Johnston, MD
- EM and EMS Management of TBI - Douglas Gallo, MD
- EMS Panel – Q & A; “The EMS Point of view”
- Session #2: Acute Stroke Interventions
- Stroke and Endovascular Innovations - Alexander Venizelos, MD
- Artificial Intelligence and Acute Stroke Imaging - Thomas Krewson, MD
- Thrombectomy in Large Core Infarct and Tesla Trial Results - Osama (Sam) Zaidat, MD
- Session# 3: Post-Stroke Rehabilitation
- Best Step: Acute vs. Skilled - Jeffrey Sanderson, MD
- Speech Therapy Tools, Timeline and Innovations - Sarah Netro, MA CCC-SLP
- PT/OT Tools, Timeline, and Innovations - Meghan MacLean, PT, DPT NCS
- Botox and Spasticity - Nikita Dedhia, MD
- Session #4: Neurologic Emergencies and Innovations in Stroke
- Stroke in Pregnancy - Harinoor Mann, MD
- Neurology Practitioner Wellness and Burnout Prevention - Dimitri Tsatiris, MD
- Inflammatory Neurologic Emergencies - Aaron Cochran, DO
- The “Other” Neurologic Emergencies - James Bavis, MD
Presenters

James R Bavis, MD

Aaron A Cochran, DO

Nikita P Dedhia, MD

Douglas Gallo, MD

Bethany Johnston, MD

Thomas Krewson, MD

Meghan MacLean, PT, DPT NCS

Harinoor Mann, MD

Vishnu Mudrokola, DO

Sarah Netro, MA CCC-SLP

Jonathon Oskvarek

Jeffrey Sanderson, MD

Dimitrios M Tsatiris, MD

Alexander P Venizelos, MD
