2026 RI Stroke Symposium_

This is the registration site for VIRTUAL participation at the 2026 Rhode Island Stroke Symposium

REGISTRATION FEES

  

Physicians

$125.00

 

Nurses, EMS & Allied Team

$50.00

 

Residents, Fellows & Med Students

FREE

 

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 - 2025 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 15, 2026. A $35.00 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

Target Audience

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: 
  • 6.50 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.
  • 6.50 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.
  • 6.50 Participation
  • 6.50 Physical Therapist
    The Warren Alpert Medical School Office of Continuing Medical Education is approved by the Rhode Island Board of Physical Therapy to offer CE programs for physical therapists.
  • 6.50 RN - Center for Professional Practice
    The Center for Professional Practice and Innovation is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Northeast Multistate Division Education Unit, an accredited approver of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Course opens: 
07/16/2025
Course expires: 
12/31/2025
Cost:
$50.00
Part of: 
Homepage for the 2026 Rhode Island Stroke Symposium
   
8:00 - 8:05 amWelcome & Introduction, Symposium Co-ChairsChristoph Stretz, MD, FAAN, FANA & Shadi Yaghi, MD, FAHA
   
8:05 - 9:15 am Pre-hospital and ED Evaluation and Management of Acute Stroke TOPIC BLOCK 1
 New Tools for Field Detection of Large Vessel Occlusion StrokeLiqi Shu, MD
 Airway Management of the Acute Stroke PatientTorrey Birch, MD 
 Emergency Management of ICHSamuel Goldman, MD, MPH 
 DiscussionAll
   
9:15 -10:25 amAcute Stroke TOPIC BLOCK 2
 Time is Vision – Emergent Evaluation & Management of CRAO Tatiana Bakaeva, MD, PhD
 Updates in Endovascular TherapyMahesh Jayaraman, MD, FACR
 Navigating Intraluminal Thrombi in Acute Stroke Hannah Irvine Russell, MD 
  DiscussionAll
   
10:25 -10:55 am MORNING BREAK 
   
10:55-11:25 am Debate 1: To Intervene or Not – Endovascular Therapy for Medium Vessel Occlusions (MeVo)Maksim Shapiro, MD & Fawaz Al Mufti, MD 
   
11:25-12:35 am Secondary Stroke PreventionTOPIC BLOCK 3
 Caught in the (Carotid) Web Farhan Khan, MD, MS
 A New Classification System for Stroke Shadi Yaghi, MD, FAHA
 Factor XI Inhibition in Stroke Prevention Jeffrey Weitz, OC, MD, FRSC, FRCPC, FACP
  DiscussionAll
   
12:35-1:45 pm LUNCH BREAK 
   
1:45-2:55 pmIntracranial Hemorrhage & Vascular Malformations  TOPIC BLOCK 4
 Antithrombotic Reversal in Intracranial Hemorrhage        Michelle Payne, PharmD, BCCCP
 Management Options for Cavernous MalformationsCurtis Doberstein, MD
 MMA – A Promising Intervention for Subdural Hemorrhage Krisztina Moldovan, MD
  DiscussionAll
   
2:55-4:05 pmStroke Recovery and Stroke RehabTOPIC BLOCK 5
 Vestibular Rehab Therapy for StrokeLauren Hall, MD
 Mood Disorders After Stroke and Their Impact on OutcomeColin Harrington, MD
 Palliative Care in StrokeSarah Rose Lamport, NP
  DiscussionAll
   
4:05 - 4:10 pmClosing Remarks by Symposium Co-ChairsChristoph Stretz, MD, FAAN, FANA & Shadi Yaghi, MD, FAHA

 

The live stream of the 2025 Rhode Island Stroke Symposium will be hosted via the Zoom webinar platform.

Symposium Co-Chairs

TBD

Speakers

tbd

 

Planning Committee

Nakeesha Brown
Stroke Program Secretary
Comprehensive Stroke Center at Rhode Island Hospital
Brown University Health
Providence, RI

Melissa M. Harmon, MSN, RN, ASC-BC
Manager
Comprehensive Stroke Center at 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

Stephanie Souza, MSN, RN, ASC-BC
Assistant Clinical Manager
Comprehensive Stroke Center at Rhode Island Hospital
Brown University Health
Providence, RI

Christoph Stretz, MD, FAAN, FANA
Associate Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery 
The Warren Alpert School of Medicine of Brown University
Director, Vascular Neurology Fellowship Program
Neurologist, Divisions of Vascular Neurology and Neurocritical Care
Comprehensive Stroke Center at Rhode Island Hospital
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. 

NURSING CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

This nursing continuing professional development activity was approved by the Center for Professional Practice and Innovation, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

PHYSICAL THERAPY
This activity has been approved by the APTA Rhode Island. 

PRE-HOSPITAL CONTINUING EDUCATION (CAPCE)

This CE activity is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Pre-Hospital Continuing Education (CAPCE) for 6.50 F1 CEH.

Available Credit

  • 6.50 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.
  • 6.50 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.
  • 6.50 Participation
  • 6.50 Physical Therapist
    The Warren Alpert Medical School Office of Continuing Medical Education is approved by the Rhode Island Board of Physical Therapy to offer CE programs for physical therapists.
  • 6.50 RN - Center for Professional Practice
    The Center for Professional Practice and Innovation is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Northeast Multistate Division Education Unit, an accredited approver of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Price

Cost:
$50.00
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REGISTRATION FEES

 

Physicians

$125.00

Nurses, EMS & Allied Team

$50.00

Residents, Fellows & Med Students

FREE

 

Registration includes the convenience of livestream participation, up to 6.5 hours of CME or CE credit, access to a copy of slides, as well as a recording of the day, available for viewing through the end of December.
 

Medical residents and students are welcome and may register free of charge for virtual participation. Please email [email protected] with RI Stroke Symposium in the subject line for instructions. 
 

Cancellation Policy
Cancellations must be made in writing to the Brown CME Office at least two weeks prior to the conference, no later than September 12, 2025. A $35.00 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.