CME Program Detail...
2025 Stroke & Neurocritical Care Conference
Date: Wed, May 14th, 2025
Time: 2:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Location: Lang Auditorium
Statement of Need:
Neurological disorders affect millions of Americans each year, with stroke being a leading cause of morbidity and mortality, especially in an aging population. With the advent of technological advances, the paradigm of stroke diagnosis and stroke management is constantly evolving. To offer patients the most effective treatment options, it is essential that physicians and the interdisciplinary healthcare team remain updated on the latest advancements in medical and surgical treatments for neurological diseases. By providing in-depth education on these neurological conditions and the latest management strategies, this program will equip healthcare providers the skills to plan more effective treatment approaches, ultimately leading to better patient outcomes.
Target Audience:
Primary care physicians, neurologists, ER physicians, residents, fellows, interns, medical students, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, EMS, physical & occupational therapists/assistants and others caring for patients with neurological conditions.
Baxter B. Allen, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology
Weill Cornell Medicine
Division Chief, Stroke and Neurocritical Care
Department of Neurology, NYPQ
Srikanth R. Boddu, M.D., MSc
Associate Professor of Radiology in Clinical Neurological Surgery
Weill Cornell Medicine
Director of Neurointervention
Department of Neurological Surgery, NYPQ
Judy Ch’ang, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Weill Cornell Medicine
Medical Director, Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit
Associate Residency Program Director
Department of Neurology, NYP/Weill Cornell Medical Center
Kristine Deblois-Ortiz, RN, MSN, SCRN
Program Manager
Department of Neurology, NYPQ
Katharine Dermigny, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology
Weill Cornell Medicine
Attending Physician
Department of Neurology, NYPQ
Ning Lin, M.D.
Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery
Weill Cornell Medicine
Attending Neurological Surgeon
Department of Neurological Surgery, NYPQ
Shamelia Y. Loiseau, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology
Weill Cornell Medicine
Attending Physician
Division of Neurocritical Care, Department of Neurology, NYPQ
Cynthia X. Pan, M.D., FACP, AGSF
Professor of Clinical Medicine
Weill Cornell Medicine
Chief, Division of Geriatrics & Palliative Care Medicine
Associate Program Director, Hospice & Palliative Medicine Fellowship
DIO, Graduate Medical Education, NYPQ
Melvin Parasram, D.O., MS
Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology
Weill Cornell Medicine
Attending Physician
Division of Neurocritical Care, Department of Neurology, NYPQ
Suzanne Pugh, RN, MSN, NEA-BC, CEN
Director of Nursing
Dialysis, Administrative Supervision, Emergency Services, Nursing Informatics, Psychiatric Services, NICU, Pediatrics, NYPQ
Durga Roy, M.D., MS
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Director for Residency Education
Attending Psychiatrist
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Justin T. Schwarz, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
Weill Cornell Medicine
Attending Neurological Surgeon
Department of Neurological Surgery
NYP/Weill Cornell Medical Center & NYP/Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
Manish Sharma, D.O., MBA, FACEP
Clinical Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Weill Cornell Medicine
Chairman, Department of Emergency Medicine, NYPQ
Jay Yasen, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology
Weill Cornell Medicine
Attending Physician
Department of Neurology, NYPQ
Disclosures: Dr. Cynthia Pan is the Owner of Rice Water Publishing. Dr. Judy Ch’ang is a Consultant for Hyperfine MRI. All of the other presenters do not have any financial relationships to disclose.
All relevant relationships have been mitigated.
Ning Lin, M.D., Baxter B. Allen, M.D., Robert Crupi, M.D.
**9.6 Contact Hours (4.8 contact hours per day) for PT & PTAs
• Analyze and apply the most up-to-date indications for intravenous and intra-arterial interventions in the management of patients with acute ischemic stroke.
• Evaluate and apply medical and surgical strategies for stroke prevention and the health maintenance of stroke patients.
• Analyze and apply diagnostic and management tools for patients with critical neurological conditions.
This course has been submitted for Nursing Continuing Professional Development credits.
NewYork-Presbyterian is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This course requires participant’s full program attendance and completion of any required course documents. The Planning Committee, presenters, faculty, authors and content reviewers have no conflicts of interest to disclose. Disclosure forms are required and have been reviewed for any issues. Speakers are required to present balanced and unbiased presentations. The presentation content has been reviewed, and any bias has been eliminated. Accredited status does not imply endorsement by NewYork-Presbyterian or ANCC Commission on Accreditation of any commercial products displayed in conjunction with this program. There is no commercial support for this program.
Wednesday, May 14, 2025 (Day 1)
2:00PM Opening Remarks—Ning Lin, M.D. & Baxter B. Allen, M.D.
Section 1: Hot Topics: Controversies and Innovations in Manage of Critically Ill Patients
2:05PM Assessment and Management of Neuropsychiatric Disturbances after Traumatic Brain Injury in the Neurointensive Care Unit
Durga Roy, M.D., MS
2:40PM Palliative Care for Critically Ill Patients in the Neuro-Intensive Care Unit
Cynthia X. Pan, M.D., FACP. AGSF
3:20PM Portable MRI and Its Applications in the Neuro-Intensive Care Unit
Judy Ch’ang, M.D.
4:00PM Questions & Answers
Section 2: The Essential Role of EMS and Nursing in Management of Stroke Patients
4:10PM Critical Role of Frontline Nurses in Caring for Stroke Patients
Kristine Deblois-Ortiz, RN, MSN, SCRN, Stephanie Lee, RN & Caryn Sieunarine, RN
4:40PM Management of Suspected Stroke Patients for EMS and ED Staff
Manish Sharma, D.O., MBA, FACEP & Suzanne Pugh, RN, MSN, NEA-BC, CEN
5:10PM Essential Collaborations between EMS & Stroke Centers to Optimize Treatment for Stroke Patients (Case Review)
Manish Sharma, D.O., MBA, FACEP, Kristin Deblois-Ortiz, RN, MSN, SCRN, Suzanne Pugh, RN, MSN, NEA-BC, CEN, Baxter B. Allen, M.D., Ning Lin, M.D.
6:10PM Questions & Answers
6:30PM Closing Remarks / Meeting Adjourned
Thursday, May 15, 2025 (Day 2)
2:00PM Opening Remarks—Ning Lin, M.D. & Baxter B. Allen, M.D.
Section 3: The Interventions: Surgical and Endovascular Procedures for Critically Ill Patients
2:05PM Mechanical Thrombectomy for Patients with Tandem Occlusions
Justin T. Schwarz, M.D.
2:40PM Cerebral Venous Thrombosis and Venous Hypertension
Srikanth R. Boddu, M.D., MSc
3:20PM Hemicraniectomy, VPS and Other Surgical Interventions for Stroke Patients
Ning Lin, M.D.
4:00PM Questions & Answers
Section 4: Critical Issues: Controversies and Innovations: in Stroke Management and Neuro ICU
4:10PM Controversies in Stroke Management and Intervention: Updates from ISC 2025
Katharine Dermigny, M.D.
4:50PM Inflammatory Vasculopathies and Stroke
Jay Yasen, M.D.
5:30PM Cooling vs. Non-cooling After Cardiac Arrest
Shamelia Y. Loiseau, M.D. & Melvin Parasram, D.O., MS
6:10PM Questions & Answers
6:30PM Closing Remarks / Meeting Adjourned
Handouts:
Accreditation
NewYork Presbyterian/Queens is accredited by the Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
NewYork Presbyterian/Queens designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 8.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Disclosure Statement
The Medical Society of The State of New York relies upon planners and faculty participants in its CME activities to provide educational information that is objective and free of bias. In this spirit and in accordance with the guidelines of MSSNY, CPME and the ACCME, all speakers and planners for CME activities must disclose any relevant financial relationships with
commercial interests whose products, devices or services may be discussed in the content of a CME activity, that might be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest. Any discussion of investigational or unlabeled uses of a product will be identified.
Symposium
Department: Neurology
Specialty: Neurological Surgery
CME Credit Hours: 8.0
Event Sponsors:
NYPQ CME
Doctor Fee: 50.00
Nurse Fee: 25.00
Other Attendee Fee: 25.00
