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4th Annual Stroke and Neurology Emergency Symposium

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

James R Bavis, MD

Aaron A Cochran, DO

Aaron A Cochran, DO

Nikita P Dedhia, MD

Nikita P Dedhia, MD

Douglas Gallo, MD

Douglas Gallo, MD

Bethany Johnston, MD

Bethany Johnston, MD

Thomas Krewson, MD

Thomas Krewson, MD

Meghan MacLean, PT, DPT NCS

Meghan MacLean, PT, DPT NCS

Harinoor Mann, MD

Harinoor Mann, MD

Vishnu Mudrokola, DO

Vishnu Mudrokola, DO

Sarah Netro, MA CCC-SLP

Sarah Netro, MA CCC-SLP

Jonathon Oskvarek

Jonathon Oskvarek

Jeffrey Sanderson, MD

Jeffrey Sanderson, MD

Dimitrios M Tsatiris, MD

Dimitrios M Tsatiris, MD

Alexander P Venizelos, MD

Alexander P Venizelos, MD

Osama (Sam) Zaidat, MD

Osama (Sam) Zaidat, MD

Presentations

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