Schedule

Wednesday, October 25

7:50am to 8:00am
Welcome and Introduction

Jonathan A. Edlow, MD, FACEP and Joshua N. Goldstein, MD, PhD

8:00am to 9:00am
Keynote Presentation: The Focused Neurological Evaluation

Martin A. Samuels, MD, DSc (hon), FAAN, MACP, FRCP, FANA

9:00am to 9:15am
Q&A
9:15am to 10:00am
Neuroimaging 101

William Copen, MD

10:00am to 10:15am
Q&A
10:15am to 10:45am
Back Pain 2023: Red Flags Not to Miss

Jonathan A. Edlow, MD, FACEP

10:45am to 11:00am
Q&A
11:00am to 11:15am
Break
11:15am to 11:45am
Neuroimaging of the Spine: What to Order and How to Read

William Copen, MD

11:45am to 12:00pm
Q&A
12:00pm to 12:30pm
Updates in Urgent Management of Nontraumatic Spinal Cord and Cauda Equina Disorders

Ganesh Shankar, MD

12:30pm to 12:45pm
Q&A
12:45pm to 1:45pm
Break

Your Choice of Concurrent Breakouts

Choose one session from either Track A or Track B in each time slot.
Track A: Acute ED and ICU Management

Each session includes a 30-minute lecture followed by 15 minutes of live Q&A

1:45pm to 2:30pm
Headache 101

Jonathan A. Edlow, MD, FACEP

2:30pm to 3:15pm
Neuroimaging in Stroke

William Copen, MD

3:15pm to 4:00pm
Subdural Hematoma: Medical and Surgical Management

Martina Stippler, MD, FAANS, FACS

Track B: Hospitalist/Outpatient Care

Each session includes a 30-minute lecture followed by 15 minutes of live Q&A

1:45pm to 2:30pm
Altered Mental Status and Delirium

Maura Kennedy, MD and Eyal Kimchi, MD, PhD

2:30pm to 3:15pm
Syncope in the Elderly Patient

Shamai Grossman, MD, MS

3:15pm to 4:00pm
Gait Disturbance and Falls

Shan Liu. MD, SD

4:00pm to 4:15pm
Break

Afternoon Session

4:15pm to 4:45pm
Heat and Other Hazards: Neurological Emergencies in a Changing Climate

Caleb Dresser, MD, MPH

4:45pm to 5:00pm
Q&A

Thursday, October 26

8:00am to 8:45am
Keynote Presentation: Cerebral Aneurysms: 2023 Update

Christopher S. Ogilvy, MD

8:45am to 9:00am
Q&A
9:00am to 9:30am
Diagnosing Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Whom to Image? Whom to LP?

Nicole Dubosh, MD

9:30am to 9:45am
Q&A
9:45am to 10:15am
TIA in 2023: What to Do and When to Do It

Matthew S. Siket, MD

10:15am to 10:30am
Q&A
10:30am to 10:45am
Break
10:45am to 11:15am
Acute Stroke 2023: IV Thrombolytics

Joshua N. Goldstein, MD, PhD

11:15am to 11:30am
Q&A
11:30am to 12:00pm
Acute Stroke 2023: Endovascular Therapy

Thanh Nguyen, MD

12:00pm to 12:15pm
Q&A
12:15pm to 1:15pm
Break

Your Choice of Concurrent Breakouts

Choose one session from either Track A or Track B in each time slot.
Track A: Acute ED and ICU Management

Each session includes a 30-minute lecture followed by 15 minutes of live Q&A

1:15pm to 2:00pm
Intracerebral Hemorrhage

Joshua N. Goldstein, MD, PhD, FAAEM, FNCS

2:00pm to 2:45pm
Status Epilepticus: Acute Treatment

Evie Marcolini, MD, FACEP, FCCM 

2:45pm to 3:30pm
Point-of-Care Ultrasound for Neurologic Evaluation

Onyinyechi  Eke, MD

Track B: Hospitalist/Outpatient Care

Each session includes a 30-minute lecture followed by 15 minutes of live Q&A

1:15pm to 2:00pm
Stroke Management: Beyond Revascularization

Magdy Selim, MD, PhD

2:00pm to 2:45pm
Arterial Dissections

MingMing Ning, MD, MMSc

2:45pm to 3:30pm
Seizures and Epilepsy: Updates in Treatment

Frank Drislane, MD

3:30pm to 3:45pm
Break

Afternoon Sessions

3:45pm to 4:15pm
Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndrome: Not So Rare!

Aneesh Singhal, MD

4:15pm to 4:30pm
Q&A
4:30pm to 5:00pm
Concussion: State-of-the-Art Approach

Rebekah C. Mannix, MD, MPH

5:00pm to 5:15pm
Q&A

Friday, October 27, 2023

8:00am to 9:00am
Keynote Presentation: Coma and Brain Death

David Greer, MD

9:00am to 9:15am
Q&A
9:15am to 10:30am
Dizziness 2023: The Evidence-Based Approach—with Video Evaluations of Real Patients

Jonathan A. Edlow, MD

10:30am to 10:45am
Q&A
10:45am to 11:00am
Break
11:00am to 11:30am
Functional Neurological Disorders: How to Diagnose and How to Treat

Sara Finkelstein MD, MSc

11:30am to 11:45am
Q&A
11:45am to 12:15pm
Posterior Circulation Strokes: Don’t Miss Odd Presentations!

Jonathan A. Edlow, MD, FACEP

12:15pm to 12:30pm
Q&A
12:30pm to 1:30pm
Break

Your Choice of Concurrent Breakouts

Choose one session from either Track A or Track B in each time slot.
Track A: Acute ED and ICU Management

Each session includes a 30-minute lecture followed by 15 minutes of live Q&A

1:30pm to 2:15pm
Acute Generalized Weakness

Jonathan A. Edlow, MD, FACEP

2:15pm to 3:00pm
Stroke Mimics

Latha Ganti, MD, MS, MBA

3:00pm to 3:45pm
Neurologic Emergencies in Children

Lise Nigrovic, MD, MPH

Track B: Hospitalist/Outpatient Care

Each session includes a 30-minute lecture followed by 15 minutes of live Q&A

1:30pm to 2:15pm
Exacerbations of Chronic Neurologic Diseases: Parkinson’s, ALS, and others

Pushpa Narayanaswami, MD, FAAN

2:15pm to 3:00pm
Traumatic Brain Injury

Brian Edlow, MD

3:00pm to 3:45pm
Cardiac Arrest: TTM and Post-Arrest Management

Rama Salhi, MD

3:45pm to 4:00pm
Break

Afternoon Sessions

4:00pm to 4:45pm
Medical Errors and the Power of Apology

Peter Smulowitz, MD, MPH

4:45pm to 5:00pm
Q&A
5:00pm to 5:15pm
Course Wrap-Up, Q&A

Jonathan A. Edlow MD and Joshua N. Goldstein, MD, PhD