Saturday, August 17th & Sunday, August 18th, 2024
Renown Regional Medical Center
1155 Mill Street
Reno, NV 89502
Mack Auditorium
In person or join us virtually
Renown Annual Neuroscience Symposium: Advances in Neurovascular Science
Overview
Renown Health is proud to announce the 2nd Annual Renown Neuroscience Symposium at Renown Regional Medical Center. This two-day course will focus on Advances in Neuroscience and include topics on advances in revascularization techniques, acute changes in stroke, neurosurgical advances, stroke rehabilitation, MMA embolization and pharmacology in new anticoagulation medication. This is a live, in-person event with an option to participate virtually.
Learning Objectives
Following the completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Determine the impact on cerebrovascular disease on patient care both in an acute care and chronic center
- Recognize the impact and prevalence of depression related to cerebrovascular disease and more specifically following a stroke.
- Outline neurosurgical interventions in stroke care
- Identify pharmacology and relevance of newer anticoagulants in stroke care
- Recognize the importance of neurointerventional techniques in various clinical stroke cases
- Examine the implications of stroke rehabilitation to recovery of function
- Review the methods of secondary stroke prevention
- Explain the importance of capillary networks to tissue perfusion and stroke care
- Recognize risk factors for hemorrhagic conversion of ischemic stroke
- Review indications for neurosurgical and endovascular management of ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke
- Explain the principles and pathways of advances in acute stroke therapies in the setting of an acute ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke
- Outline the spectrum of neurological complications after ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke and review treatment options and prognosis
Who Should Attend
Nurses, Physicians Assistants, Pharmacists and Physicians who evaluate and care for patients with acquired brain injury, including, emergency medicine physicians, hospitalists, rehabilitation specialists, neurologists, primary care medical professionals as well as medical students and residents in training.
Registration
The registration fee is $125.
Virtual or In-Person
Medical Students and Residents are free but must register by emailing Melissa O’Brien at mdobrien@med.unr.edu.
The conference registration deadline is Tuesday, August 14, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. Register early, as space is limited.
For additional information, please call 775-784-4791 or email cme@med.unr.edu.
Cancellation Policy
Cancellations received in writing by the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine, Office of Continuing Medical Education by August 13, 2024 to cme@med.unr.edu will receive a full refund less a $50 administrative fee. Cancellations after August 13, 2024 are non-refundable.
| Time | Event |
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| 7:30 - 8:00 a.m. | Registration and Breakfast |
| 8:00 - 8:10 a.m. | Introduction and Welcome Jon Artz, M.D., Neurologist, Renown Health, Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology, Director of the Neurology Medical Student Clerkship, University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine, Reno, Nevada |
| 8:10 - 9:10 a.m. | Hemorrhagic Conversion of Ischemic CVA Gloria Dow, APRN, DNP, Neuro Interventional Radiology & Stroke Research, Reno Radiological Associates |
| 9:10 - 10:00 a.m. | Advances in Revascularization Techniques Rajesh Rangaswamy, MD, Neuro Radiologist, Reno Radiological Associates |
| 10:00 - 10:15 a.m. | Break |
| 10:15 - 11:05 a.m. | Acute Changes in Stroke Michael Ke, MD, Neurovascular Physician, Renown Health |
| 11:05 - 12:00 p.m. | Neurosurgical Advancements Rima Rindler, MD, Neurosurgeon, Sierra Neurosurgery |
| 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. | Lunch (provided for in-person attendees) |
| 1:00 - 1:50 p.m. | Stroke Rehabilitation Nicholas Gut, MD, Physical and Rehabilitative Medicine Renown Health |
| 1:50 - 2:40 p.m. | Contribution of Astrocytes to Neurovascular Coupling Cam Ha Thai Tran, PhD, Assistant Professor, Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine |
| 2:40 - 2:55 p.m. | Break |
| 2:55 - 3:45 p.m. | Depression and Neurovascular Disease Persephone Crittenden, PsyD, Clinical Neuropsychologist, Peak Neuropsychology |
| 3:45 - 4:30 p.m. | Poster Presentations Albert L. Gonzales, PhD, Assistant Professor, Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine |
| 4:30 - 5:00 p.m. | Poster Awards & Closing Remarks Jon Artz, M.D., Neurologist, Renown Health, Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology, Director of the Neurology Medical Student Clerkship, University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine, Reno, Nevada |
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 8:00 - 8:10 a.m. | Welcome & Overview of Day 2 Jon Artz, M.D., Neurologist, Renown Health, Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology, Director of the Neurology Medical Student Clerkship, University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine, Reno, Nevada |
| 8:10 - 9:10 a.m. | MMA Embolization Karthikram Raghuram, MD, Neuro Interventional Surgeon, Reno Radiological Associates |
| 9:10 - 10:00 a.m. | Capillary Networks: First Responders to the Needs of the Tissue Albert L. Gonzales, PhD, Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine |
| 10:00 - 10:15 a.m. | Break |
| 10:15 - 11:10 a.m. | Pharmacology of New Anticoagulation Medication Hannah Thomas, PharmD, Pharmacist |
| 11:10 - 12:00 p.m. | Secondary Prevention Joe Rebideaux, APRN, Neurology, Renown Health |
| 12:00 | Symposium Adjourns |
Location
Renown Regional Medical Center
1155 Mill Street
Reno, NV 89502
Mack Auditorium
Parking
For more information on parking and location please visit:
Directions to Mack Auditorium from Mill Street Parking Garage
Directions to Mack Auditorium from 2nd Street Parking
As an accredited provider of continuing medical education through the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine must ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all its educational activities. In order to assure that information is presented in a scientific and objective manner, The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine requires that anyone in a position to control or influence the content of an accredited activity disclose all financial relationships within the prior 24 months with any commercial or proprietary entity producing health care goods or services relevant to the content being planned or presented. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated. Following are those disclosures.
Danilo Vitorovic, MD – Grant/Research Support: Cerevel Therapeutics; NeuroElectrics
All other presenters, planners or anyone in a position to control the content of this continuing medical education activity have indicated that they do not have financial relationships with ineligible entities related to the content of this activity.
Standard Exhibitor: $ 1,500
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One display table
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Complimentary registration for up to two people
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Two breaks, lunch and breakfast during the conference for attendees to network
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Recognition on welcome PowerPoint (name only, no logos)
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Verbal thank you from the podium during welcome remarks
Click here to download the sponsorship form.
For questions or additional information contact Melissa O'Brien at mdobrien@med.unr.edu, or 775-784-1983.
CME Accreditation and Designation
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint providership of the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine and Renown Health. The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education to physicians.
The University of Nevada Reno School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 9.25 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Continuing Medical Education Credit
The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine approves this program for 9.25 hours of nursing continuing education credit. Nevada State Board of Nursing provider number 120894-1.
The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine is a provider of continuing education credit through the Nevada State Board of Pharmacy. This program is approved for 9.25 hours of continuing education credit for pharmacists.