Dr. Kazuma Nakagawa, Neuro-hospitalists at the Queens’ Medical Center a review of international, national and regional disparities in stroke care affect outcome. We will review clinical characteristics and outcomes among Asians, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders in Hawaii with stroke.
Dr. Rony Salem neuro-hospitalist and vascular neurologist of the Queens’ Medical Center provides a lecture to review a practical approach to stroke focusing on understanding the core principles of diagnosis and treatment of strokes and how to tailor management based on age, risk factors and specific etiology
Mechanical Thrombectomy for Acute Stroke: from Ashes to Life of the Phoenix
October 29, 2021
Dr. Sung Lee, neuro-interventional surgery from the Queens’ Medical Center provides an informative lecture will review the evolution of ischemic stroke therapy from a historical perspective from lytic therapy to mechanical thrombectomy and selection criteria for treatment.
J Douglas Miles, MD, PhD of the Queens’ Medical Center provides an expert review of the clinical features, presentation, diagnosis, and management of Guillain-Barre and myasthenia gravis.
Jennifer Moran, ACNP-BC of the Queens’ Medical Center Neuroscience Institute acute reviews stroke and the constraints presented to an island state when trying to build a stroke system of care will be presented with a review of strategies to provide 24/7 coverage.
The Italian Association of Neuroscience Nurses (ANIN) hosted global leaders in nursing at a conference focused on developing common strategies to advance treatments in the field of neurosciences, and share current problems and solutions that have been found to be effective in some countries and that might prove to be effective in others.
High altitude and changes in the nervous system: an overview
October 29, 2021
Australian nurse consultant and WFNN Vice-President Vicki Evans provides an overview of the effects of high altitude on the nervous system and common initial treatment
