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Memorial's Stroke Protocols
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Extending the treatment window for patients who have had an ischemic stroke from 6
hours to 24 hours significantly reduces disability and improves outcomes.
Those are the findings of a landmark clinical stroke trial that was recently published in
March 8
SFHEF Network Event the New England Journal of Medicine. The results validate protocols that have been used
South Florida Healthcare Executive Forum, Inc. presents Networker in by Memorial Healthcare System’s (MHS) two Comprehensive Stroke Centers since 2014.
Hollywood on Thursday, March 8 from 5:30 – 8:00 p.m. at The Tipsy Boar, 1906 Several large scale studies published in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2015
Harrison St., Hollywood. Register at www.sfhef.org. ushered in a whole new era for stroke treatment with stentriever devices to remove blood
clots in the brain. This type of therapy is called mechanical thrombectomy and it is now
the standard of care in stroke patients with blockage of one of the major arteries supply-
March 15
ing flow to the brain, also known as large vessel occlusion (LVO), who arrive at the hos-
SFHEF Education Event pital within the first 6 hours of symptom onset. Unfortunately, a significant number of
South Florida Healthcare Executive Forum, Inc. presents 2018 Tax Act: The stroke victims do not get to the hospital in time for these life-saving therapies.
Effects on Hospitals, Healthcare Executives, Employees, and Benefit Programs on In 2016, the DAWN trial took place among 50 sites worldwide to examine outcomes
Thursday, March 15 from 5:30 – 8:00 p.m. at Cleveland Clinic Florida, Jagelman for patients presenting with stroke due to a large vessel blockage. The study utilized
Center, 2950 Cleveland Clinic Blvd., Weston. Register at www.sfhef.org.
advanced imaging technology known as RAPID CT Perfusion (CTP) to assess regions of
the brain deprived of blood flow in patients with LVO. The imaging technology has been
March 20 shown to be useful in identifying patients who may benefit from aggressive treatment
Free Colorectal Cancer Lecture despite presenting in the later time windows after stroke onset. Because of the innovative
Broward Health Coral Springs (BHCS) will host an educational lecture on stroke protocols in place at Memorial Regional Hospital combined with its high stroke
Tuesday, March 20 at 6:00 p.m. on the topic of Minimally Invasive Procedures for volume and efficient work flow, the hospital was chosen as one of only two stroke centers
Colorectal/Rectal Cancer. The lecture will be held at BHCS’s Medical Office in south Florida to participate in the study.
Complex, 3100 Coral Hills Drive, Coral Springs and will be open and free to the Research shows that 20-30% of stroke patients arrive to the hospital well beyond 6
public, however reservations are strongly recommended. To register for the lec- hours from symptom onset. These patients are classified as late presenting strokes. Also
ture, call (954) 759-7400. included in this population are patients who experience symptoms during sleep and have
no knowledge as to the time of stroke symptom onset. Such patients have had limited
March 22 treatment options available to them based on current American Stroke Association (ASA)
South Florida Healthcare Networking Group Meeting guidelines and, as a result, suffer from long-term disability and poor quality of
You are invited to the monthly meeting of the South Florida Healthcare life.However, that has not been the case for patients who present at Memorial Healthcare
Networking Group (SFHNG) hosted by VITAS Community Life and Inpatient System’s Comprehensive Stroke Centers at Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood
Center at Delray Beach on Thursday, March 22 from 7:45 to 10 a.m. You can and Memorial Hospital West in Pembroke Pines.
download the reservation form at www.southfloridahospitalnews.com or call Based on advanced imaging selection protocols, NeuroInterventional Surgeons at the
(561) 368-6950. healthcare system have been treating stroke patients who present themselves with symp-
toms well beyond traditional time windows and consistently demonstrate good out-
April 13 comes. “For the folks in our community, the implications of the findings are significant
The Business of Health Care: What’s Next because we know that large number of patients tend to present as wake up strokes or we
The Business of Health Care: What’s Next will be held Friday, April 13 at the simply do not know the time of symptom onset, said Brijesh P. Mehta, M.D., a
University of Miami. For more information, visit bus.miami.edu/healthcare18. NeuroInterventional Surgeon and the Director of Stroke and Neurocritical Care at
Memorial Healthcare System.
April 19-20
Health Care Industry Conference
FICPA presents the Health Care Industry Conference April 19-20 at Caribe
Royale, Orlando. Up to 17 hours of CPE credit. For more information, visit
ficpa.org/hcc.

June 13-14
2018 12th Annual SFHHA Healthcare Summit:
Emergency Management Response
The South Florida Hospital & Healthcare Association will present its Annual
Summit at the Signature Grand, Davie,FL. For general registration:
https://sfhha2018summit.eventbrite.com Questions: info@sfhha.com

June 29-July 1
Primary Care Focus Symposium
The 17th Annual Primary Care Focus Symposium will be held June 29 - July 1
at Ocean Reef Club, Key Largo. For more information, visit
http://PrimaryCareFocus.BaptistHealth.net.

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FAU Approved for Neurology

Residency Program

Florida Atlantic University’s Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine has received ini-
tial accreditation from the national Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical
Education (ACGME) for a University-sponsored residency program in neurology, in col-
laboration with Boca Raton Regional Hospital (BRRH), and Tenet HealthCare system’s
Delray Medical Center (DMC), members of the FAU College of Medicine Graduate
Medical Education (GME) Consortium. An extensive network of neurologists in the
region also will provide elective sites for the program and serve as lecturers. FAU’s four-
year, categorical neurology residency program is based at BRRH, the primary site for the
program, and DMC. The program has been approved for three positions each year for a
total of 12 positions. The inaugural class will be selected in March through the National
Resident Matching Program (NRMP®). FAU’s neurology residency program is directed
by Daniel Kantor, M.D., a leading neurologist and a fellow of the American Academy of
Neurology and the American Neurological Association, president emeritus of the Florida
Society of Neurology, and chair of the Subcommittee on Concussion, Sports Medicine
Advisory Committee of the Florida High School Athletics Association. Kantor is a
renowned expert on multiple sclerosis, concussions and migraines.

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