All Systems Go!October 23rd - October 25th, 2019

Boston Marriott Copley Place Boston, MA

Registration BrochureProspective Participants Include:

Physicians, Physician Assistants, Neuro Psychologists, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Case Managers, Stroke Program Coordinators,

Clinicians, Researchers, Public Health Practitioners, EMS Professionals, Recreation Therapists, Rehabilitation Professionals

and Public Policy Decision Makers interested in advancing and implementing Stroke Systems of Care in their state.

Registration InformationThe NECC 14th Annual Summit - All Systems Go!!

October 23rd - 25th, 2019 • Boston Marriott Copley Place • Boston, MA

The two-day annual Summit provides education on stroke through plenary sessions, poster sessions and interactive breakout sessions.

NEW THIS YEAR: Pre-Conference Nursing & Practical Application Symposium (included in registration)

EARLY BIRD RATE

**through 9/1/2019

REGULAR RATE

**after 9/1/2019

Student/ Trainees are able to register at a 40% discount when proof of full-time student status is provided. Please contact Nia Flick at Nia.Flick@heart.org for registration instructions.

• • • • • ••••••• Cancellation Policy •••••• • • • • • • • •Should you need to cancel your registration, please email Nia.Flick@heart.org. A refund of

your registration fee, less a $30 administrative fee, will be given if given written notice of cancellation is postmarked by October 1, 2019.

Refunds will not be issued after October 1, 2019.

Sponsorship and exhibit opportunities are available!! Please contact Kayleigh Newell at Kayleigh.Newell@heart.org or 518-312-1812 for more information.

Reserve your hotel room early - space is limited!Boston Marriott Copley Place • 110 Huntington Avenue • Boston,,MA

Online: CLICK HERE to reserve your room at the NECC Group Rate

By phone: Call 877-901-2079 and ask for the NECC Group Rate of $299 per night.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

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Pre-Conference Nursing & Practical Application Symposium

**All NECC Attendees are welcome*

Wednesday, October 23rd Hotel Check In - 4:00 PM Start of Session - 4:00 PM

4:00 - 6:00 PM

4:00 - 4:10 PM

4:10 - 6:00 PM

Pre-Conference Nursing & Practical Application Symposium

Welcome & Opening Remarks• Abigail Egan, MS

Best Practice Symposium

4:10 - 4:35 PM

4:35 - 5:00 PM

5:00 - 5:25 PM

5:25 - 5:50 PM

5:50 - 6:00 PM Closing

Following the Pre-Conference Symposium, all attendees are invited to a Sponsored Dinner and presentation by Genentech beginning at 6:30 PM. RSVP is required.

Acute Care of Neuro Emergencies• Sandra McDonald, APRN

Dysphagia Screening• Sonia Mehta, MS

New York State Transitions of Care Pilot Project • Ian Brissette,PhD

Best Practices in Educating Stroke Survivors and their Caregivers • Jason Sico, MD

• Jo-Ann Sarafin, MS, APRN, CNP, FNP-BC, SCRN• Joan Walsh, DNP, APRN-CNS, CCNS-BC, SCRN, CNRN

• Ann Leonhardt-Caprio, MS, RN, ANP-BC•

Nancy Stoll, RN, BSN•Shannon Scarpello, BSN

• Michelle Vallelunga, MS, RN, CNRN, SCRN

Thursday, October 24th Sessions

Opening Plenary & Keynote Sessions

8:00 – 9:00 AM Registration, Exhibits & Posters

Welcome & Opening Remarks• NECC Chairs: Jeremy Cushman, MD, Thabele Leslie-Mazwi, MD & Brian Silver, MD

9:00 -9:15 AM

9:15 – 10:30 AM

9:15 - 9:45 AM Optimizing Regional Systems of Acute Stroke Care: Lessons from the Most Populous City in the US (L.A.)• Jeffrey Saver, MD

9:45 - 10:15 AM Waking Up to an EXTENDed Window: A New TWIST on Patient Care• Eivind Berge, MD

10:15 - 10:30 AM Q & A

10:30 – 11:05 AM Coffee Break & Exhibits

11:05 - 11:30 AM Pre-Hospital Stroke Detection Technologies: Visors, Sensors & AI - Oh my!

• Christopher Kellner, MD

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM The Tipping POINT - Dual Antiplatelet Therapy After Stroke• Anthony Kim, MD

11:05 AM – 12:00 PM ISC Highlights

12:00 – 1:00 PM Lunch, Exhibits, Posters & Lunch N Learn Sessions

1:00 PM – 1:40 PM Theory to Practice Presentations

1:00 - 1:15 PM Strategies to Reduce DIDO • Christopher Zammit, MD

1:15 - 1:30 PM Strategies to Reduce DIDO• Kimberly Holmes, MSN, APRN, ACNS-BC, PCCN-K

1:30 - 1:40 PM

1:40 – 2:10 PM

1:40 - 2:10 PM

Q & A

Thursday Afternoon General Session

Science Behind the Screen: Advances in TeleRehabilitation

• Steve Cramer, MD

2:10 – 2:45 PM

2:10 - 2:20 PM

Updates from Funded Mini-Grant Recipients

Defining Stroke Recovery Across the Post-Acute Care Continuum• David Lin, MD

2:20 - 2:30 PM High Intensity Tele-Speech Therapy for Stroke (HITTS) - A Pilot Study• Sonia Mehta, MS

2:30 - 2:40 PM Which Road to Recovery? Factors Influencing Post-Acute Discharge Destination - A Delphi Study• Joel Stein, MD

2:40 - 2:45 PM

2:45 – 3:30 PM

3:30 – 4:30 PM

3:30 - 4:30 PM

Q & A

Breaks, Exhibits & Transition

State Breakouts

State Stroke System of Care Updates• CT- Richard Kamin, MD• MA - Jon Burstein, MD• ME, NH & VT - Jane Morris, MD, Tim Lukovits, MD & Matthew Sholl, MD• NY - David Ben-Eli, MD, Ethan Brandler, MD, Jeremy Cushman, MD & Michael Redlener, MD• NJ - Mark Merlin, MD• RI - Ken Williams, MD

Close of Day 1

Friday, October 25th Sessions

8:00 – 9:00 AM

7:00 – 8:00 AM

Breakout A

Breakfast, Exhibits & Posters

Concurrent Breakout Sessions

• J. Mocco, MD• Magdy Selim, MD

Breakout B Stroke Care in the Digital Age: Tele-Stroke & Care Transformation• Adam Landman, MD• Jennifer Majerisk, MD

9:00 – 9:30 AM

9:30 - 10:00 AM

Break, Exhibits & Hotel Check-Out

Who to Scan? Advanced Imaging for Suspected Stroke Patients• Mahesh Jayaraman, MD• Michael Lev, MD

9:30 - 10:30 AM

Breakout C

Where Are We? Mechanics of Triage & Transfer• Opeolu Adeoye, MD• Edward Jauch, MD

10:00 - 10:30 AM Do or Don't with DOAC Reversal Agents?• Truman Milling, MD• Jane Morris, MD

The Debate Stage

10:30 - 10:50 AM

10:00 - 10:30 AM

C. Miller Fisher, MD Award & Keynote Address

C. Miller Fisher, MD Neuroscience Visionary Recipient Address: Blood Flow and Cognition• Randy Marshall, MD

American Heart Association Community Conscience Award10:50 - 11:05 AM

10:50 - 11:05 AM American Heart Association Community Conscience Award• Tedy Bruschi

3rd Annual Stroke Tank: Pitch it to the Judges! TM11:05 AM - 12:00 PM

11:05 AM - 12:00 PM 3rd Annual Stroke Tank: Pitch it to the Judges! TM

• Research proposals presented during this session will focus on Systems of Care. Based on apanel of expert judges, one proposal will win additional funding to further their research.

Close of Day 2

Intracerebral Hemorrhage: Best Practices and Research Updates

Learning Objectives1. Identify advances in evidence-based care for the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and management of theacute stroke patient, to include implications of recent clinical trials.

2. Review and recognize emerging technologies and practices related to identification, treatment, rehabilitationand continued care of stroke patients.

3. Identify best practices in pre-hospital triage and interfacility transfer of stroke patients.

4. Explain infrastructure initiatives, such as legislative and community efforts and regional implementation ofprotocols, to support local stroke systems of care.

5. Review advanced imaging practices for suspected stroke patients.

6. Discuss pharmacologic advances, practices and implication in the treatment and management of stroke.

7. Describe best practices and implications of efficient, regional stroke systems of care.

8. Discuss best practices in acute and post-acute care of stroke patients across the continuum of care for nursingand allied health professionals.

Call for AbstractsThe NECC strives to improve stroke systems of care and reduce disparities throughout the northeast. In doing so,

the Annual Summit offers an opportunity to showcase local work focused on improving care across the entire continuum. Submitted abstracts should highlight innovative procsess and practices which have been

implemented to improve care in your local setting.

Instructions for Submitting an Abstract• Abstract submissions will be reviewed by The NECC Planning Committee and notifications will be sent to allapplicants in August• Expenses associated with the submission and presentation of an abstract, including registration, are theresponsibility of the presenter. • Abstracts selected will be published on The NECC Website.

Submitting Your Abstract - DUE JULY 12, 2019• To submit your poster abstract, please complete the Poster Abstract Application.

For additional information please visit TheNECC.org or email NECC@heart.org.

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