Nationally recognized faculty members in the area of acute stroke management
will be in Omaha Friday, May 9, for a daylong conference, which involves
all the major acute healthcare institutions in Omaha and Lincoln.
The University of Nebraska Medical Center and Nebraska Health System
are among the sponsors of the event, which runs from 7 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.
at the Omaha Marriott, 10220 Regency Circle.
This is a unique event of its kind for stroke in our area, said Conference
Director Pierre Fayad, M.D., who serves as the Reynolds Centennial Professor
and chairman of UNMCs department of neurological sciences.
The multidisciplinary conference, titled Acute Stroke Management: Present
Challenges and Future Hopes, is designed for physicians; nurses; physician
assistants; nurse practitioners; clinical nurse specialists; pharmacists;
physical, occupational and speech therapists; and emergency medical technicians.
The conference is divided into two parts: the morning involves a plenary
session, in which the speakers are visiting faculty with national reputations
in their field. Visiting faculty members are from the University of Colorado
Health Science Center, the University of Pittsburgh Health System and the
University of Cincinnati Medical Center.
The afternoon is dedicated to six workshops in which some of the visiting
faculty will interact with local health care professionals to address local
issues.
The conference fee is $95 for physicians, $75 for other professionals
and $35 for emergency medical technicians and medical residents. The fee
includes breakfast, lunch, handout materials and the scientific sessions.
For more information, including educational credit information, contact
UNMCs Center for Continuing Education at 402-559-4152, or toll-free at
877-832-6924, or via e-mail at conted@unmc.edu.