Homepage for the 2026 Rhode Island Stroke Symposium

Providence, RI US
November 6, 2026

A HYBRID EVENT
Friday, November 6th, 2026

LIVE IN PERSON
Providence Marriott Downtown
1 Orms Street
Providence, RI 02904  

LIVE-STREAMED
Zoom 

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 evaluation and management of acute stroke as practiced at a Comprehensive Stroke Center.

The Comprehensive Stroke Center at Rhode Island Hospital is the oldest in New England and a high-volume academic medical center that provides cutting-edge 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 neurology, neurocritical care, neurosurgery, 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: 

  1. Outline key aspects of acute stroke evaluation in the ED
  2. Describe a pathway for assessment of acute dizziness
  3. Navigate imaging tools for acute stroke evaluation
  4. Review key updates from the 2026 Guidelines on the early management of patients with acute ischemic stroke
  5. Learn how to evaluate and manage acute stroke in the Neurocritical Care Unit
  6. Discuss management of stroke at a primary stroke center (PSC)
  7. Summarize key aspects in evaluation and management of asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis
  8. Become familiar with managing stroke patients with cancer
  9. Review treatment options for lipid lowering therapy for lipoprotein A in stroke patients
  10. Delineate evaluation and management of sleep disorders after stroke
  11. Compare benefits and risks of iv thrombolytic use for patients with acute stroke on direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) therapy
  12. Adopt strategies to standardize ICH care through an acute response team
  13. Explore surgical treatment options in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH)
  14. Navigate anti-thrombotic and interventional therapies post ICH
  15. Survey neuropsychiatric outcomes after ICH

Course summary

Available credit: 
  • 6.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 6.00 Attendance
    Participants will receive a Certificate of Attendance stating this program is designated for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. This credit is accepted by the AAPA and AANP.
Course opens: 
08/24/2026
Course expires: 
02/26/2027
Event starts: 
11/06/2026 - 7:00am EST
Event ends: 
11/06/2026 - 6:00pm EST
Cost:
$0.00
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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

Elizabeth Perelstein, MD

 

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)

Karen Schaefer, NP & Fransisca Indraswari, MD

 

Discussion

All Above

10:25 – 10:45 AM

MORNING BREAK

 

10:45 AM – 12:20 PM

Stroke Prevention and Recovery

TOPIC BLOCK 2

 

Lipid-Lowering Therapy – Lipoprotein(a) – Guideline Update

Karen Aspry, MD, MS, FACC, FNLA, FAHA

 

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

Henry Yaggi

 

Discussion

All Above

12:20 – 1:20 PM

LUNCH BREAK

 

1:20 – 1:50 PM

Debate 1: IV Thrombolysis on DOAC

Eric E. Smith & Joshua Wiley

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

Lindsey J. Gurin, MD

 

Discussion

All Above

3:25 – 3:30 PM

Closing Remarks by Symposium Co-Chairs

Christoph Stretz, MD, FAAN, FANA & Mark S. Cort, MD

Providence Marriott Downtown
1 Orms Street
Grand Ballroom
Providence, RI 02904
United States
+1 (401) 272-2400
Providence Marriott Downtown Hotel Website

Live in person at the Providence Marriott Downtown &
Live Streamed via Zoom

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

Karen E. Aspry, MD, MS, FACC, FNLA
Associate Professor of Medicine
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Director, Lipid and Prevention Program
Brown University Health Cardiovascular Institute
East Greenwich, RI

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

Elizabeth M. Perelstein, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Vascular Neurologist
Comprehensive Stroke Center
Rhode Island Hospital
Providence, RI

Karen Schaefer, MSN, APRN, AGCNS-BC, ASC-BC, FCNS
Stroke Program Manager
The Miriam Hospital and Newport Hospital
Brown University Health
Providence and Newport, 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 6.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Additional credit types pending; please check back for updates. 

 

 

Available Credit

  • 6.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 6.00 Attendance
    Participants will receive a Certificate of Attendance stating this program is designated for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. This credit is accepted by the AAPA and AANP.

Thank you to the following confirmed 2026 exhibitors:

 

  • Medtronic
  • Pfizer
  • RapidAI
  • Sanofi

 

A limited number of exhibit spaces are available on a first-come, first-served basis. To inquire about availability, please email [email protected] with "2026 RI Stroke Symposium Exhibit Inquiry" in the subject line.

The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. To ensure independence in CME activities, the Office of Continuing Medical Education fully adheres to the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education Standards for Integrity and Independence in Continuing Education. http://www.accme.org/

 

 
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REGISTRATION FEES

Early Bird

(through 9/18) 

After 9/18

Physicians

$225.00

$265.00

Nurses, EMS & Allied Team

$125.00

$165.00

Residents and Fellows outside Brown University 

$ 55.00

$95.00

Limited in-person seating is available, so register today to secure your spot! If registration is full, you may add yourself to the waitlist for the in-person event, and/or register for the virtual live stream via Zoom.

A select number of complimentary seats are available on a first-come, first-served basis to Brown University fellows, residents, and students. To inquire about availability, please email [email protected] with "Complimentary seat request - 2026 RI Stroke Symposium" in the subject line. Once capacity is reached, fellows, residents, and students affiliated with Brown University (and beyond) are welcome to a complimentary registration for the virtual live stream of the event via Zoom. 

 Please notify the Brown CME Office in writing at least 72 hours prior to the conference to request reasonable accommodations.

Cancellation Policy
Cancellations must be made in writing to the Brown CME Office at least two weeks prior to the conference, no later than 5 PM ET on October 23, 2026. A $50.00 administrative fee will be charged for all refunds (no refunds for “no shows”). There will be no additional charge for substitutions. This conference is subject to change or cancellation. Brown CME reserves the right to change the delivery format, delay, or cancel a course due to any unforeseen circumstances. In the event that the program is canceled, your registration fee will be refunded.

For More Information, Contact Brown Continuing Medical Education | E: [email protected] | Website: www.cme.med.brown.edu