2023 Stroke Symposium: Exploring New Pathways

Define health equity and equality and discuss why inequities exist

Describe disparities, disabilities, and challenges facing stroke survivors in minoritized communities

Discuss how stroke groups can help stroke victors establish and sustain social connections to stay healthy and avoid depression  

Discuss the components of atherosclerotic disease that lead to risk for stroke

Discuss the components of metabolic syndrome that lead to atherosclerotic disease  

Discuss the human stress response and its relationship to the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis 

Discuss the concept of chronic stress and how it relates to metabolic syndrome 

Describe the physiological modulators of the stress response 

Discuss the psychological components of stress modulation 

Discuss mindfulness-based strategies to reduce maladaptive stress responses 

Review the role of advanced imaging in acute stroke 

Discuss the interventions for acute stroke 

Recognize the pitfalls in the evaluation of an acute stroke patient 

Present a framework categorizing cognitive dysfunction into distinct syndromes

Discuss bedside clues to facilitate syndrome recognition

Identify vascular localization of stroke symptoms that affect cognition 

Recognize the complex anatomy of the core and its relationship to the scapula and pelvis and its impact on function

Integrate the knowledge of the anatomy of the outcomes of the desired functional movement with respect to soft tissue length, muscle fiber activation, and active muscle coupling

Recognize the necessary amount of dosage and repetitions required to make neuroplastic change based on current data in the field

Discuss creative methods of techniques to apply treatment plans to improve patient progress and outcomes in a more focused manner

Identify creative treatment ideas for improving “session satisfaction” for both therapy and patient while targeting key deficits in function 

Review cognitive therapy as a whole 

Discuss patient populations, goals, patient education, resources, and examples of cognitive task

Describe the history of endovascular therapy for ischemic stroke prior to 2015 

Outline the impact on patient care of the major interventional trials reported in 2015

Describe the various techniques and devices used in endovascular stroke interventions 

Discuss future developments in endovascular stroke care and research 

Discuss reversal of coagulopathy

Discuss blood pressure control – pick a number

Discuss hypertonics – when?   

Describe two benefits of an instrumental swallowing assessment when developing a comprehensive treatment plan

Identify the vascular supply of the cerebrum and supporting structures

Recognize the clinical syndromes of each artery including common deficits

Recognize the assessment of impairments specific to the location of CVA 

Explain the difference between mechanical and perceptual visual deficits post-stroke

Discuss basic statistics regarding the incidence of mechanical and perceptual visual deficits post-stroke

Explain how the location of a stroke impacts visual-perceptual functioning

Identify at least one appropriate intervention tool to address each type of mechanical and perceptual visual deficit