Brain Attack and Cerebrovascular Disease Update 2019

Brain Attack and Cerebrovascular Disease Update 2019 is organized by Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons (P&S) and will be held on Jun 07, 2019 at The New York Academy of Medicine, New York City, New York, United States of America.

Target Audience:
This educational activity is primarily targeted to neurologists, neurosurgeons, interventional neuroradiologists, cardiologists, primary care physicians, and emergency department physicians. Stroke team members including nurse practitioners, nurses, physician assistants and other providers treating stroke patients will also benefit from this conference.

Accreditation:
AMA Credit Designation Statement
The Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons designates this live activity for a maximum of 8.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Course Description:
The Brain Attack course is a yearly comprehensive review of the field of cerebrovascular disease. It covers epidemiology, diagnosis, acute management, secondary prevention, and rehabilitation. Our audience includes physicians and also nurses from the tri-state area as well as nationally. The course is given yearly with a series of core topics focusing on acute stroke management and is supplemented by new lectures each year to cover advances in the field.

The faculty for the course includes stroke specialists from the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physician and Surgeons and Weill Cornell Medicine as well as faculty from the departments of radiology, neurosurgery, emergency medicine, and rehabilitation medicine, and expert guest faculty from outside our institution. Our multidisciplinary team provides a broad-spectrum curriculum and a practical approach to the cerebrovascular field. The Brain Attack course fulfills the 8-hour annual CME/CH requirement set by the State of New York for Primary Stroke Center designation and is an important vehicle for practitioners to obtain this vital education.

Educational Objectives:
It is intended that this CME/CH activity will lead to improved patient care by updating health care professionals on the latest advances in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of brain attack and stroke.
• Identify the optimal diagnostic strategy to evaluate and treat acute ischemic stroke with thrombolytics and thrombectomy.
• Analyze the results of the most recent clinical trials on the approaches to prevention of a recurrent stroke, including the use of anti-thrombotics, and life-style changes.
• Identify the risks and benefits of surgical therapy for the treatment of acute intracerebral hemorrhage.
• Understand treatment options for high risk of recurrence stroke subtypes, particularly cancer, intracranial atherosclerosis, and atrial fibrillation when the risk of anticoagulation is prohibitive.
• Report the latest approaches to recurrent subdural hematoma and the acutely dizzy patient.