9th Annual Neurovascular Symposium : Pediatric Neurovascular Disease
In-Person Event
Jan 21, 2017
Santa Monica, California, USASpeakers
OVERVIEW
9th Annual Neurovascular Symposium : Pediatric Neurovascular Disease is organized by Cedars Sinai Medical Center and would be held on Jan 21, 2017 at Hotel Casa Del Mar, Santa Monica, California, United States of America.
The target audience for this medical event for pediatricians, neonatal specialists, pediatric intensivists, emergency department physicians, general practitioners, internists, neurologists, neurosurgeons, cardiologists, nurses and interested allied healthcare providers. This CME Conference has been approved with a maximum of 7.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.
Conference Objectives :
• Recognize the complexity and differences in clinical presentation and risk factors among pediatric and adult stroke patients to ensure timely diagnosis and treatment
• Evaluate current practices in stroke imaging and treatment for pediatric and neonate patients presenting with suspected acute ischemic stroke
• Describe cooling techniques and best practices for managing neonatal and pediatric patients with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE)
• Explore recent trends in the use of Transcranial Doppler (TCD) as a screening protocol for identifying pediatric patients with Sickle Cell Anemia at greatest risk of stroke
• Describe diagnostic workup for suspected Moyamoya and the surgical techniques available to treat this rare disorder
• Develop a clinical approach to the recognition, evaluation and diagnosis of vasculitis and its underlying pathology
• Promptly evaluate pediatric patients presenting with spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) to avoid delays in the treatment of the underlying aneurysm
• Evaluate the indications, risks and benefits of radiosurgical, microsurgical and endovascular approaches to the treatment of pediatric cerebral AVMs
• Discuss the various screening and treatment approaches to genetic pediatric neurovascular disorders and spinal AVMs
• Balance the risk of surgery vs risk of no surgery on an individualized basis for pediatric patients with cavernous malformations
The target audience for this medical event for pediatricians, neonatal specialists, pediatric intensivists, emergency department physicians, general practitioners, internists, neurologists, neurosurgeons, cardiologists, nurses and interested allied healthcare providers. This CME Conference has been approved with a maximum of 7.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.
Conference Objectives :
• Recognize the complexity and differences in clinical presentation and risk factors among pediatric and adult stroke patients to ensure timely diagnosis and treatment
• Evaluate current practices in stroke imaging and treatment for pediatric and neonate patients presenting with suspected acute ischemic stroke
• Describe cooling techniques and best practices for managing neonatal and pediatric patients with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE)
• Explore recent trends in the use of Transcranial Doppler (TCD) as a screening protocol for identifying pediatric patients with Sickle Cell Anemia at greatest risk of stroke
• Describe diagnostic workup for suspected Moyamoya and the surgical techniques available to treat this rare disorder
• Develop a clinical approach to the recognition, evaluation and diagnosis of vasculitis and its underlying pathology
• Promptly evaluate pediatric patients presenting with spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) to avoid delays in the treatment of the underlying aneurysm
• Evaluate the indications, risks and benefits of radiosurgical, microsurgical and endovascular approaches to the treatment of pediatric cerebral AVMs
• Discuss the various screening and treatment approaches to genetic pediatric neurovascular disorders and spinal AVMs
• Balance the risk of surgery vs risk of no surgery on an individualized basis for pediatric patients with cavernous malformations
KEY DATES
21 Jan, 2017
Event Start Date
21 Jan, 2017
Event End Date
SPECIALITIES
Pediatrics NeurologySUGGESTED HOTELS
CONFERENCE VENUE
Hotel Casa Del Mar
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