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The SF Neurological Society is a CMA-accredited provider of Continuing Medical Education

 

Pre-Conference: Friday March 16, 2007

Kaiser Permanente Stroke Conference 2007

Sponsored by Kaiser Permanente and the San Francisco Neurological Society

(A separate registration fee is required to attend Friday’s CME activity)

 

This conference is designed to be of interest to all physicians involved in the management of stroke.

Objectives: As a result of this program, participants should be able to:

  1. Identify, evaluate and medical manage patients with acute stroke.

  2. Understand the current status of neurosurgical and interventional radiology options in acute stroke.

  3. Understand the changing outcomes in stroke patients.

 

The Society is a CMA-accredited provider. Physicians attending this course may report up to 8 hours of Category 1 credit toward the California Medical Association Certificate in Continuing Medical Education and the American Medical Association’s Physician’s Recognition Award

 

Program:

Friday, March 16, 2007

 

08:00 – 08:30                          Registration and Breakfast for the Kaiser Permanente Stroke Conference attendees

 

08:30 – 08:45                         Welcome Address by Michael Gibbs, MD, Kaiser Permanente, Walnut Creek

 

08:45 – 09:30                          Diagnostic Imaging in Stroke

                                                Robert Ochi, MD, Kaiser Permanente, Sacramento

 

09:30 – 10:15                          Acute Management of Stroke

                                                Jeffrey Klingman, MD, Kaiser Permanente, Walnut Creek

 

10:15 – 10:30                          AM Break

 

10:30 – 11:15                          Inpatient Stroke Management

                                                Phariraj Iyengar, MD, Kaiser Permanente, Sacramento

 

11:15 – 12:00                          Blood in the Head: Update on Intracranial Bleeding

                                                Paul Akins, MD, PhD, Kaiser Permanente, Sacramento


12:00 – 13:30                          Lunch Break

 

13:30 – 14:15                          Endovascular Treatment of Stroke: What Can Be Done and What

                                                Should Be Done?

                                                Jonathan Hartman, MD, Kaiser Permanente, Sacramento

 

14:15 – 15:00                          A Role for Neurosurgery in Ischemic Stroke: EC-IC Bypass in 2007?

                                                Kern Guppy, MD, Kaiser Permanente, Sacramento

 

15:00 – 15:15                          PM Break

 

15:15 – 16:00                          Understand the Post-Acute Care Continuum and Stroke Rehabilitation

                                                Service Delivery in An Integrated Health System

                                                Elizabeth Sandel, MD, Kaiser Foundation Rehabilitation Center

 

16:00 – 16:45                          Neurology Panel: Discussion of What It Means to be a Stroke Center and

                                                Experiences in Stroke Center Certification

 

16:45 – 17:30                          Speaker’s Panel: Case Presentations in Stroke

 

17:30                                     Pre-Conference Adjourns till the 18:30 Welcome Reception for 59th Annual Meeting

 

For more information please contact Karen Bertani at kbertani@sfneurological.org.

For more information:
Karen A. Bertani, CMP
Executive Director
San Francisco Neurological Society
2226A Westborough Blvd. #409
South San Francisco, CA  94080
NEW Tel: Phone: 415-206-9603; NEW Fax: 415-206-0385
E-mail: kbertani@sfneurological.org

 Accreditation Statement:

The San Francisco Neurological Society is accredited by the Institute of Medical Quality and the California Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The San Francisco Neurological Society takes responsibility for the content, quality and scientific integrity of this CME activity.

Designation Statement:

The San Francisco Neurological Society designates this educational activity for a maximum of 8 hours of Category 1 credit toward the California Medical Association's Certification in Continuing Medical Education and the AMA’s Physician Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity. 

 

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