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Prevention strategies and management of acute stroke will be the focus of the fourth Annual Cerebrovascular Update sponsored by Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University and Thomas Jefferson University Hospital on Friday, March 18, and Saturday, March 19.

Some of the leading stroke specialists in the nation will attend, including Mark Alberts, M.D., director of the Stroke Program at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, who will identify the necessary infrastructure required for primary stroke certification by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.

This program will address the difference between community based primary stroke centers and tertiary comprehensive stroke centers. Designed for emergency room physicians, neurologists, neurosurgeons, critical care physicians, hospitalists, neuroradiologists, primary care physicians, internists, gerentologists, nurses, case managers and rehabilitation therapists, the sessions will be held at the Park Hyatt at the Bellevue Hotel, Philadelphia.

“This forum will present the newest developments in primary stroke prevention, including carotid stenting and the current role of carotid endarectomy as well as endovascular approaches for ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke,” said Course Director Robert H. Rosenwasser, M.D., FACS, professor and chairman of Neurosurgery, and director, Division of Cerebrovascular Surgery and Interventional Neuroradiology.

Other topics will include secondary stroke prevention, neurological imaging to optimize treatments for acute stroke, management of patent foramen ovales, vascular dementia and rehabilitation.

Dr. Alberts is a professor of neurology at Northwestern University Medical School and director of the Stroke Program at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. He was the only neurologist on the North Carolina Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Task Force, a unique and highly effective state organization. In addition he helped found the Stroke Belt Consortium, a regional organization that was successful in improving stroke education.

Stroke is the third leading cause of death and the number one cause of adult disability.   Nationally there are 750,000 new strokes a year; 14,000 of these occur in the Greater Delaware Valley.  Stroke is devastating, causing suffering among patients and their families, as well as placing a severe economic burden on society.
“Research has shown that accurate diagnosis and rapid medical attention greatly improve a stroke patient’s outcome,” said Course Director Rodney D. Bell, M.D., professor or neurology and director, division of Cerebrovascular Disease and Neurological Critical Care, Jefferson.  The Jefferson Acute Stroke Center, in conjunction with the Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, recognize the importance of educating physicians on the significance of the appropriate medical or surgical intervention within the first few hours of the onset of stroke symptoms.

To register, please call 1-888-JEFF-CME or go online to register at http://jeffline.tju.edu/jeffcme.  For more information, call 215-955-2694 or 1-800-JEFF-NOW.