Detailed Conference Agenda & Registration PROGRAM OBJECTIVE To educate healthcare professionals on current research findings and clinical standards of stroke management and treatment. It will also allow the opportunity for general discussion and collaboration regarding state stroke care initiatives, the latest options for anticoagulation treatment, acute stroke treatment, endovascular therapies, transitions in care and building stronger stroke systems of care with EMS as a critical link in providing the stroke patient best treatment options. TARGET AUDIENCE Physicians, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Physicians Assistants from Neurology, Emergency Medicine and Quality Improvement Departments, Physical and Occupational Therapists, Speech-Language Pathologists, Emergency Medical Technicians, Paramedics, Administrators, Stroke Program Directors, Community Health Education Specialists, Pharmacists and other health professionals throughout New Jersey. REGISTER TODAY PLEASE NOTE ON-LINE, PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. We suggest that you register now to take advantage of the early registration fees and ensure a seat. Payment is required to complete your registration. Physicians: Nurses and all other Healthcare Professionals: Early Registration Fee (through 3/13/15): $120.00 Early Registration Fee (through 3/13/15): $100.00 Registration Fee (after 3/13/15): $140.00 Registration Fee (after 3/13/15): $120.00 Students: Registration Fee: 40% Discount from current rate. You must email proof of your full time student status to Mia.Freedenfeld@heart.org and then you will receive instructions for registration. Registration: http://bit.ly/nj15registration CANCELLATION POLICY If you cannot attend, please email Mia.Freedenfeld@heart.org to cancel. Refund of Registration Fee, less a $30 Administration Fee, will be given if written notice of cancellation is postmarked by March 13, 2015. Refunds will not be issued after March 13, 2015. Please help us spread the word by sharing this information with your colleagues. For more Information and Exhibitor/Sponsorship Information, please contact Mia Freedenfeld at Mia.Freedenfeld@heart.org.
CONFERENCE AGENDA 7:00-8:00 am Registration, Breakfast, Exhibits and Poster Session 8:00-8:10 am Welcome and Opening Remarks 8:00-8:05 am Welcome and Announcements - Event Co-Chairs Dana Beenstock, MSN, APN-C, CNRN, ANVP-BC Clinical Manager of Neurosciences, St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center, Paterson, NJ Mandy J. Binning, MD Director, Comprehensive & Primary Stroke Centers Capital Health Capital Institute of Neurosciences, Pennington, NJ 8:05-8:10 am Department of Health Welcome 8:10-8:45 am 8:45-9:30 am Overview of Stroke Prevention and Treatment Activities in New Jersey Cathleen Bennett, JD, MPA CIO & Director, Policy & Strategic Planning, New Jersey Department of Health, Trenton, NJ Stroke Variants: Atypical Presentations of Stroke Symptoms Robert Felberg, MD Medical Director, Comprehensive Stroke Program, Overlook Medical Center, Summit, NJ 9:30-10:00 am Intracerebral Hemorrhage Ronald Benitez, MD Director, Endovascular and Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery Atlantic Neurosurgical Specialists, Morristown, NJ 10:00-10:30 am Break, Exhibits and Poster Session 10:30-10:50 am 10:50-11:30 am 11:30 am - 12:00 pm Results of The Joint Commission Comprehensive Stroke Center Program Kelly Quigley, RN, BSN, MBA Associate Director, Certification - Northeast Region The Joint Commission, Oakbrook Terrace, IL Women and Race Factors in Stroke Erica Frangione-Edfort, DNP, NVRN-BC, RN-BC, FAHA Stroke Program Coordinator, CarePoint Health Bayonne Medical Center, Bayonne, NJ Integration of a Stroke Patient into a Non-Stroke World Jessica Miller, MD, FABPMR Central Jersey Rehabilitation Medicine, Assistant Professor Drexel University College of Medicine, Tinton Falls, NJ 12:00-1:00 pm Lunch, Exhibits and Poster Session Luncheon Topic: A Survivor Perspective 1:00-2:00 pm Breakout Sessions Option 1: EMS Assessment of Atypical Symptoms in the Field Elliot Goodman, DO, FABEM Attending Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Meridian Health, Neptune, NJ Best Case, Worst Case, Challenges in the Assessment of the Stroke Patient in the Pre-Hospital Setting Ray Bennett, BSN, RN, CEN, CFRN, CTRN, NREMT-P Coordinator, Comprehensive Stroke Center Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ Continued on next page
Option 2: Rehabilitation Functional Problems in Post-Acute Stroke Rehabilitation Talya K. Fleming, MD, FAAPMR Director, Aftercare Program, JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute, Edison, NJ Technology to Advance Mobility Outcomes in Stroke Rehabilitation Karen J. Nolan, PhD Research Scientist, Human Performance and Engineering Research, Kessler Foundation Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, West Orange, NJ Option 3: Nursing Best Practices for the Stroke Patient Stroke Happens: Stroke Evolution Days 2-5 Eileen Gallagher, MSN, RN, ACNS-BC Clinical Director of Neuroscience, Kennedy Health System, Turnersville, NJ Complication Prevention Tara Panazzolo, MSN, RN-BC Nursing Performance Improvement Advisor Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ Option 4: Strategic Planning First Time Presentations How to Use Your Data? Martin Gizzi, MD, PhD, FAHA Chairman, JFK Neuroscience, Edison, NJ Strategic Planning for Stroke Center Accreditation/Certification Suzanne Borgos, MBA, MHA Vice President of Planning, Capital Health System, Trenton, NJ 2:00-2:30 pm Break, Exhibits and Poster Session 2:30-3:10 pm Hot Topics 2:30-2:45 pm 2:45-3:00 pm Hot Topics: Anticoagulation 3:00-3:10 pm Facilitated Q and A Anthony Macchiavelli, MD, FHM Medical Director, Hospital Medicine, AtlantiCare, Atlantic City, NJ Hot Topics: Current PFO Recommendations & Loop Monitoring/Cryptogenic Stroke Victor Mazza, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine, Department of Cardiology & Electrophysiology Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ 3:10-4:00 pm Point Counter Point on the Risks and Benefits of tpa Treatment in Stroke Patients 3:10-3:30 pm 3:30-3:50 pm 3:50-4:00 pm The Risks of Treating Stroke Patients with tpa David J. Adinaro, MD, FACEP Chief, Emergency Medicine, St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center, Paterson, NJ The Benefits of Treating Stroke Patients with tpa Karen Greenberg, DO, FACOEP Attending Emergency Medicine Physician, Capital Health Center for Neurologic Emergencies, Trenton, NJ Facilitated Q&A Mark Rosenberg, DO, MBA, FACEP Chairman, Emergency Medicine, St. Joseph Healthcare System, Paterson, NJ 4:00-4:15 pm Closing Remarks and Adjourn
GENERAL INFORMATION LEARNING OBJECTIVES At the completion of this program, the learner will be able to: 1. Discuss the current state of stroke, advances in the diagnosis, treatment, prevention and rehabilitation of cerebrovascular disease. 2. Interpret the rapidly changing areas within the stroke spectrum such as emerging options for the diagnosis and treatment of acute stroke, mechanisms of stroke recovery, and the impact of vascular cognitive impairment. 3. Describe the stroke systems of care and how to improve the quality of care utilizing data. LOCATION Hilton East Brunswick 3 Tower Center Blvd East Brunswick, NJ 08816 Phone: (732) 828-2000 DIRECTIONS From NJ Turnpike North or South: Exit 9 of NJ Turnpike through the toll plaza, bear right towards Route 18 North and take the first right into the complex, go straight to the traffic light. At the traffic light, make a left onto Tower Center Boulevard - the Hilton East Brunswick is at the end of the drive. PARKING Parking at the hotel is included for this event with validation. ROOM RESERVATIONS For your convenience, we reserved a limited block of rooms at the Hilton East Brunswick at a rate of $129.00 plus applicable fees for the night of Wednesday, April 1, 2015. This rate is available until March 13, 2015, or once all rooms have been reserved. After March 13, 2015 or all rooms have been reserved, rooms and rates will be on a space available basis. Should you wish to take advantage of this special offer, please call the Hyatt Reservations Department at (800) 445-8667 and use the code AHA to get the room block rate. We encourage participation by all individuals. If you have a disability, advance notification of any special needs will help us to serve you better.
ACCREDITATION INFORMATION Continuing Medical Education Accreditation - Physicians This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint providership of the American Heart Association, the NorthEast Cerebrovascular Consortium, and the New Jersey Department of Health. The American Heart Association is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The American Heart Association designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. All persons who develop and/or control educational content in CME activities sponsored by the American Heart Association will disclose to the audience all financial relationships with any commercial supporters of this activity as well as with other commercial interests whose lines of business are related to the CME-certified content of this activity. In addition, presenters will disclose unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices discussed in their presentations. Such disclosures will be made in writing in course presentation materials. Continuing Medical Education Accreditation Physician Assistants AAPA accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society. Physician assistants may receive a maximum of 6.25 hours of Category I credit for completing this program. Continuing Medical Education Accreditation Nurse Practitioners American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit TM from organizations accredited by the ACCME. Continuing Education Accreditation - Nurses The American Heart Association is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center s Commission on Accreditation. The maximum number of hours awarded for this CE activity is 6.25 contact hours. **ANCC and ACCME credit must be claimed within 6 months of attendance. CME/CE credit will no longer be available to claim for this activity after October 2, 2015. Continuing Education Accreditation Pharmacists The American Heart Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. ACPE Credit: 6.25 Contact Hours or 0.625 CEUs. Universal Program Number: 0256-9999-15-743-L01-P. **ACPE credit must be claimed within 30 days of attendance. CME/CE credit will no longer be available to claim for this activity after May 2, 2015. Continuing Education Accreditation Emergency Medical Services This continuing education activity is approved by the American Heart Association, an organization accredited by the Continuing Education Coordinating Board for Emergency Medical Services (CECBEMS), for 6.25 Advanced CEHs, activity number 15-AMHA-F1-0246. **CECBEMS credit must be claimed within 30 days of attendance. CME/CE credit will no longer be available to claim for this activity after October 2, 2015. Steps for Successful Completion To successfully complete this activity, learners must fully participate in the sessions. In addition, learners must provide feedback that will be used for evaluative and outcomes measurement purposes. Learners will check-in onsite for attendance verification purposes and will be required to provide evaluative feedback before CME/CE credit can be claimed. Emergency Medical Technicians The 2015 NJ State Stroke Conference is approved for 7 contact hours for EMT's. (Course #2274) Please be sure to bring your ID number and sign in at the EMT table during the conference.