Join us for an engaging and educational symposium designed for nursing and other health professionals dedicated to post-stroke patient care. This event features sessions on a variety of critical topics, including the challenges of stroke mimics in EMS, quality improvement through documentation, acute and step-down care complexities, rehabilitation scoring, and hospice and palliative care options. Equip yourself with insights and practical strategies to elevate the quality of care you provide.

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Learning Outcome

Participants will deepen their understanding of post-stroke patient care, enhancing clinical competencies through the exploration of pre-hospital, acute, and rehabilitative challenges, effective documentation practices, interdisciplinary care strategies, and end-of-life considerations.

Target Audience:

The symposium is tailored for nursing professionals involved in the care of patients following a stroke, including:

• Registered Nurses working in emergency, critical care, step-down, or rehabilitation settings.
• Advanced Practice Nurses such as Nurse Practitioners and Clinical Nurse Specialists who play leadership roles in stroke care.
• Nursing Leaders and Managers focused on quality improvement and care coordination
• Educators and Case Managers responsible for training and guiding stroke care practices
• Interdisciplinary Team Members interested in enhancing collaborative care, including those involved in EMS or post-acute transitions

Earns: 6 Nursing Contact Hours

Planned Sessions

• EMS Mimics and Other Challenges
• Stroke in the Fast Lane: Challenges and Opportunites in the Emergency Department
• Documentation in the Critical Care Setting to Improve Quality Measures
• Step Down Challenges
• Scoring and Levels of Rehab
• Back to Basics- Assessment through all acuity levels
   

Distinguished Faculty

• Craig Clough, RP, EMS Coordinator, Concord Hospital Health System
• Timothy Lukovits, MD, Medical Director, Stroke Program, DHMC
• Karen Harris, MSN, RN, CPHQ, CPPS, Associate Vice President of Quality and Resource Management, HCA Capital Division, Washington D.C.
• Carrie MacLeod, PhD, Executive Director, Undergraduate Nursing, Saint Anselm College, Manchester, NH
• Kristen Scanlon, MSN, AGNP-BC, Palliative Care Nurse Practioner, Lowell General Hospital, Lowell, MA
• Tricia Desrocher, PT, MS, CSRS, Northeast Rehabilitation Hospital Network
• Carley Westenfield, RN, MSN, CCRN, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH
• Ellen McGraw, RN, BSN, SCRN, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH