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ForwardExhibit at the 2026 Rhode Island Stroke Symposium
EXHIBIT OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE
A limited number of exhibit spaces are available on a first-come first-serve basis at the Providence Marriott Downtown venue. For inquiries on availability, please contact the Brown Office of CME via email [email protected] with "2026 RI Stroke Symposium Exhibit Inquiry" in the subject line.
Symposium Overview
Now in its sixth year, the Rhode Island Stroke Symposium seeks to integrate the most advanced research and medical knowledge in the treatment of stroke and provide a forum for dissemination of that knowledge. The purpose of the program is to provide an update on state-of-the-art acute stroke evaluation treatment as practiced at a Comprehensive Stroke Center.
Rhode Island Hospital is the oldest Comprehensive Stroke Center in New England and a high-volume academic medical center that provides care for patients with acute ischemic stroke, intracerebral hemorrhage, and subarachnoid hemorrhage. In this program, participants will be exposed to a variety of disciplines including stroke, neuro-interventional radiology, emergency medicine, stroke nursing, advanced practice care, and neurorehabilitation. The goal of the activity is to enhance the care of the stroke patient in Rhode Island and the wider New England region.
Target Audience
This symposium is designed for regional primary care and specialist physicians, including emergency physicians, neurologists, cardiologists, radiologists, surgeons, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, paramedics, pharmacists, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, social workers, advanced practice professionals, residents, fellows, medical students and other allied members of the healthcare team.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of the symposium, participants should be better able to:
Outline key aspects of acute stroke evaluation in the ED
Describe a pathway for assessment of acute dizziness
Navigate imaging tools for acute stroke evaluation
Review key updates from the 2026 Guidelines on the early management of patients with acute ischemic stroke
Learn how to evaluate and manage acute stroke in the Neurocritical Care Unit
Discuss management of stroke at a primary stroke center (PSC)
Summarize key aspects in evaluation and management of asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis
Become familiar with managing stroke patients with cancer
Review updates in management of dyslipidemia based on the 2026 AHA/ACC Guidelines
Delineate evaluation and management of sleep disorders after stroke
Compare benefits and risks of intravenous thrombolytic use for patients with acute stroke on direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) therapy
Adopt strategies to standardize ICH care through an acute response team
Explore surgical treatment options in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH)
Navigate anti-thrombotic and interventional therapies post ICH
Survey neuropsychiatric outcomes after ICH
Course summary
| AGENDA | ||
7:30-7:55 AM | Sign-in, Breakfast, Visit Exhibitors | ||
8:00 – 8:05 AM | Welcome & Introduction, Symposium Co-Chairs | Christoph Stretz, MD, FAAN, FANA & Mark S. Cort, MD | |
8:05 – 10:25 AM | Acute Stroke Evaluation and Management | TOPIC BLOCK 1 | |
ED Evaluation of Acute Stroke – Optimizing Care Through Multidisciplinary Teamwork | Gino Paolucci, DNP, ACNP-BC, ANVP-BC | ||
Pathway for Evaluation of Acute Dizziness | Speaker pending final confirmation | ||
Neuroimaging Tools in Acute Stroke | Dylan Wolman, MD | ||
Discussion | All Above | ||
2026 Guideline Update for Acute Ischemic Stroke | Hannah Irvine Russell, MD | ||
The Stroke Patient in the Neurocritical Care Unit | Eugenie Atallah, MD | ||
Primary Stroke Center Management of Stroke Patients (Including OPTIMIST) |
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Discussion | All Above | ||
10:25 – 10:45 AM | MORNING BREAK | ||
10:45 AM – 12:20 PM | Stroke Prevention and Recovery | TOPIC BLOCK 2 | |
2026 Guideline Update on the Management of Dyslipidemia | Speaker pending final confirmation | ||
Management of Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis | Farhan Khan, MD, MS | ||
Classification and Management of Stroke and Active Cancer | Babak Navi, MD, MS | ||
Evaluation and Management of Sleep Disorders Post-Stroke | Speaker pending final confirmation | ||
Discussion | All Above | ||
12:20 – 1:20 PM | LUNCH BREAK | ||
1:20 – 1:50 PM | Debate 1: IV Thrombolysis on DOAC | Eric E. Smith, MD, MPH, FAHA & Joshua Wiley, MD, MS | |
1:50 – 3:25 PM | Intracranial Hemorrhage and Vascular Malformations | TOPIC BLOCK 3 | |
Acute ICH Response Team – Four-Pillar Approach to Standardized ICH Care | Jennifer Short, BSN, RN, CCRN, SCRN & Chaeli A. Stenuf, MSN, BS, RN, SCRN | ||
Surgical Management of Intracerebral Hemorrhage (MIS/DHC) | Elias Shaaya, MD | ||
Antithrombotic Management Strategies Post-ICH | Nils Henninger, MD, PhD | ||
Neuropsychiatric Outcomes After ICH | TBD | ||
Discussion | All Above | ||
3:25 – 3:30 PM | Closing Remarks by Symposium Co-Chairs | Christoph Stretz, MD, FAAN, FANA & Mark S. Cort, MD |
Symposium Chair
Christoph Stretz, MD, FAAN, FANA
Associate Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Director, Vascular Neurology Fellowship Program
Vascular and Critical Care Neurologist
Rhode Island Hospital
Comprehensive Stroke Center
Providence, RI
Symposium Co-Chair
Mark Cort, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology, Clinician Scholar
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Vascular Neurologist
Comprehensive Stroke Center
Rhode Island Hospital
Providence, RI
Speakers
Eugenie Atallah, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Division of Neurocritical Care
Rhode Island Hospital
Providence, RI
Nils Henninger, MD, PhD, Dr med
Associate Professor of Neurology
Associate Vice Chair for Research, Department of Neurology
Stroke and Vascular Neurology Program
UMass Chan Medical School
UMass Memorial Medical Center
Worcester, MA
Fransisca Indraswari, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology, Clinician Educator
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Neurohospitalist
Co-Director, Advanced Primary Stroke Center
The Miriam Hospital
Providence, RI
Hannah Irvine Russell, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Co-Director, Comprehensive Stroke Center
Vascular Neurologist
Comprehensive Stroke Center
Rhode Island Hospital
Providence, RI
Farhan Khan, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Neurology
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Vascular Neurologist
Comprehensive Stroke Center
Rhode Island Hospital
Providence, RI
Babak B. Navi, MD, MS
Associate Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience
Weill Cornell Medical College
Vice Chair for Neurology Hospital Services
Chief, Division of Stroke and Hospital Neurology
Medical Director, Weill Cornell Stroke Center
NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center
New York, NY
Gino A. Paolucci, DNP, ACNP-BC, ANVP-BC
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Comprehensive Stroke Center
Manager, Neurovascular Advanced Practice Providers
Director, Helen Buchanan Neuroscience APP Fellowship
Rhode Island Hospital
Brown University Health
Providence, RI
Elias Shaaya, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Cerebrovascular Neurosurgeon
Neurosurgery and Neurointerventional Radiology Programs
Comprehensive Stroke Center
Rhode Island Hospital
Providence, RI
Jennifer Short, BSN, RN, CCRN, SCRN
CA5 ICU Clinical Nurse Team Leader
The University of Kansas Health System
Kansas City, KS
Eric E. Smith, MD, MPH, FRCPC
Professor of Neurology
Department of Clinical Neurosciences
University of Calgary
Kathy Taylor Chair in Vascular Dementia
Medical Director, Cognitive Neurosciences Clinic
Member, Calgary Stroke Program
Hotchkiss Brain Institute
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Chaeli Stenuf, MSN, BS, RN, SCRN
Stroke Program Coordinator
Comprehensive Stroke Center
The University of Kansas Health System
Kansas City, KS
Joshua Z. Willey, MD, MS
Daniel Sciarra Professor of Clinical Neurology
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Medical Director, NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia Comprehensive Stroke Center
Program Director, Vascular Neurology Fellowship
Attending Neurologist, Stroke Service
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
New York, NY
Dylan N. Wolman, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
Assistant Professor of Radiology
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Neurointerventional and Diagnostic Neuroradiologist
Rhode Island Hospital
Comprehensive Stroke Center
Providence, RI
Planning Committee
Nakeesha Brown
Administrative Coordinator
Comprehensive Stroke Center
Rhode Island Hospital
Brown University Health
Providence, RI
Mark Cort, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology, Clinician Scholar
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Vascular Neurologist
Comprehensive Stroke Center
Rhode Island Hospital
Providence, RI
Melissa M. Harmon, MSN, RN, ASC-BC
Manager
Comprehensive Stroke Center
Rhode Island Hospital
Brown University Health
Providence, RI
Michelle King
CME Coordinator
Office of Continuing Medical Education
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Providence, RI
Jennifer Maloney
Director
Office of Continuing Medical Education
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Providence, RI
John Potvin, BS, NRP, CEMSO
Chief of Department
Hopkins Hill Fire District
Director of Fire/Rescue Communications, Town of Coventry
Coventry, RI
Stephanie Souza, MSN, RN, ASC-BC
Assistant Program Manager
Comprehensive Stroke Center
Rhode Island Hospital
Brown University Health
Providence, RI
Christoph Stretz, MD, FAAN, FANA
Associate Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Director, Vascular Neurology Fellowship Program
Vascular and Critical Care Neurologist
Rhode Island Hospital
Comprehensive Stroke Center
Providence, RI
Continuing Medical Education
Accreditation - This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and the Comprehensive Stroke Center at Rhode Island Hospital in collaboration with the Department of Neurology and Neurovascular Center. The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education.
Credit Designation - The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.