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Join us for a free symposium and continuing medical education program (CME) hosted by Dr. Kerri Remmel, Director of University Hospital's Stroke Center.

On July 24th Dr. Mark Alberts, Director of the Stroke Program at Northwestern University Medical School, will discuss how your hospital can obtain primary stroke center designation. Dr. Alberts also is head of the Brain Attack Coalition and author of the landmark article on Stroke Center development in JAMA, June 2000.

Additional speakers will include Dr. Kerri Remmel, Director of University Hospital's Stroke Center and Wende Miller of the American Heart Association.

Following this course participants should be able to:

• Identify key elements required for primary stroke center designation
  
  
• Discuss the "Get With The Guidelines" program
  
  
• Describe clinical pathways from emergency departments - discharge
  
  

Who Should Attend:

• Hospital administrators
  
  
• Nurse managers
  
  
• Physicians
  
  

The symposium, hosted by University Hospital's Stroke Center, is designed for hospital administrators, nurse managers and physicians and nurses in the following specialties: internal medicine, emergency medicine, neurology, primary care, and critical care. This free symposium is part of our ongoing effort to share our knowledge with area hospitals in order to strengthen the services our medical community provides.


Program Agenda:
8:00 a.m. *
Registration

8:30 a.m. *
Brain Attack Coalition Recommendations For Primary Stroke Center Development
Mark Alberts, M.D.

9:15 a.m. *
Questions And Answers

9:30 a.m. *
Get With The Guidelines - Stroke AHA
Wende Miller

10:15 a.m. *
Questions And Answers

10:30 a.m. *
Break And Refreshments

10:45 a.m. *
Emergency Room To Discharge
Kerri S. Remmel, M.D., Ph.D.

11:30 a.m. *
Questions And Answers

11:45 a.m. *
Working Lunch/Breakout Discussions

1:00 p.m. *
Adjourn & Kentucky Derby Museum Tour


Guest Speakers:
Key Note Speaker:
Mark Alberts, MD
Professor, Neurology
Director, Stroke Program
Northwestern University Medical School

Kerri S. Remmel, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Vice Chair
Director, Stroke Center
University of Louisville
Department of Neurology

Wende Miller
East Central Regional Director
Quality Improvement Initiatives
Get With The Guidelines
American Heart Association


Professional Education Credit:
Physician
University of Louisville Continuing Health Sciences Education designates this educational activity for a maximum of 4.0 hours in Category 1 credit toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.

Nursing
This program has been approved by the Kentucky Board of Nursing for 5.5 contact hours per session through University Hospital, provider number 4-0068-7-06-353, expiration date July 1, 2005. The Kentucky Board of Nursing approval of an individual nursing education provider does not constitute endorsement of program content. Participants must attend entire session, provide license and social security number and complete evaluation to receive contact hours.


Registration:
This program is free, but advance registration is required. To register online, click here. Please be sure to specify the program name and date for which you are registering. Please contact us if you need to cancel your registration.

You may also register by phone by calling 502-852–5329 Monday - Friday from 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM Eastern Standard Time.


Hotel Information:
The Hilton Garden Inn, 2735 Crittenden Drive, if offering a special discount rate of $84 per night for conference participants. Please mention University Hospital and the stroke conference to receive the discounted rate. The Hilton Garden Inn can be contacted at 502-637-2424 or via their website at www.hiltongardeninn.com.


Special Services:
If you need special accommodations due to a disability, or for an alternative form of course materials, please contact us (contact information is listed above). Continuing Health Sciences Education fully complies with the legal requirements of the ADA and the rules and regulations thereof.


Accreditation:
The University of Louisville School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.