Cryptogenic Stroke Public Health Conference Resource Page
The AHA/ASA convened the Cryptogenic Stroke Public Health Conference in 2015 to make cryptogenic stroke a national health priority by enhancing knowledge of diagnosis clinical pathways- and supporting the AHA/ASA’s goals to reduce deaths by 20 percent by 2020. The reference materials below are representative of the life-saving outcomes from the conference. Cryptogenic Stroke Public Health Conference Report 2015
Speakers
- Clyde Yancy, MD, MSc- Chief of Division of Medicine-Cardiology, Northwestern University; Past President American Heart Association
- Georges C. Benjamin, MD, FACP, FACEP (E), Hon FRSPH, Hon FFPH- Executive Director American Public Health Association
- Mitchell S. V, Elkind, MD, MS, FAAN- Professor of Neurology and Epidemiology Columbia UniversitScott Janis, Ph.D.- Program Director, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH
- Eric Prystowsky, MD- Director, Cardiac Arrhythmia Service, St Vincent Hospital
- Shyam Prabhakaran, MD, MS, FAHA, FANA- Associate Professor of Neurology, Director of Stroke Research Northwestern University
- Patricia Lane, MBA, SCRN- Neuroscience Administrative Director Bon Secours Richmond, National Black Nurses Association
- Rafael Alexander Ortiz, MD- Director, Neuro-Endovascular Surgery/Interventional Neuroradiology and Stroke, Lenox Hill Hospital; co-chair of Tu Corazon Latino
- Annabelle Santos Volgman, MD- McMullan-Eybel Chair for Excellence in Clinical Cardiology; Professor of Medicine, Rush College of Medicine; Medical Director, Rush Heart Center for Women; Scientific Advisory Board, WomenHeart
- Mary George, MD, MSPH, FACS- Senior Medical Officer and Deputy Associate Director of Science, Division of Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Mark Creager, MD, FAHA- Director, Heart and Vascular Center, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center; Professor of Medicine, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth; President of American Heart Association
- Ralph L. Sacco, MD- Chairman of Neurology, University of Miami; President American Academy of Neurology
- Mary Ann Bauman, MD- Medical Director, Family Care Center, Women’s Health and Community Relations, INTEGRIS Health; Advisory Committee Chair, American Stroke Association
- Janet S. Wright, MD, FACC- Executive Director, Million Hearts, Department of Health and Human Services, CDC and CMS
- Mark J. Alberts, MD, MPH, FACP- Professor and Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs, UT Southwestern Medical Center; Medical Director of Neurology, UT Southwestern University Hospital; Co-Chair, Brain Attack Coalition
- David Baker, MD, MPH, FACP- Executive Vice President for the Division of Healthcare Quality Evaluation, The Joint Commission
- David Likosky, MD, FAHA, FACP, SFHM- Medical Director, Evergreen Health Neuroscience Institute; President of Neurohospitalist Society
Presentations
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Stroke A Public Health Issue Georges C. Benjamin, MD (PDF)
- Scope of the Problem: Etiology of Cryptogenic Stroke Mitchell S. V, Elkind, MD (PDF)
- Identification Diagnosis of Cryptogenic Stroke Scott Janis, Ph.D (PDF)
- Identification Diagnosis of Cryptogenic Stroke Shyam Prabhakaran, MD (continued) (PDF)
- Identification Diagnosis of Cryptogenic Stroke Eric Prystowsky, MD (continued) (PDF)
- Barriers to Diagnosis and Care of Stroke in African American Community Patricia Lane, MBA, SRN (PDF)
- Barriers to Diagnosis Care Rafael Alexander Ortiz, MD (continued)(PDF)
- Barriers to Diagnosis Care Annabelle Santos Volgman, MD (continued)(PDF)
- Medical Societies Role-Patient Management Secondary & Prevention of Stroke Mark Creager, MD (continued) (PDF)
- Medical Societies Role- Patient Management & Secondary Prevention of Stroke Mary George, MD (PDF)
- Medical Societies Role -Patient Management & Secondary Prevention of Stroke Ralph L Sacco, MD (continued) (PDF)
- Enhancing Systems of Care David Baker MD, (continued) (PDF)
- Enhancing Systems of Care David Likosky, MD (continued) (PDF)
- Enhancing Systems of Care continued Mark J Alberts, MD (continued) (PDF)
Videos
- Clyde Yancy, MD, MSc
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Georges C. Benjamin, MD, FACP, FACEP (E), Hon FRSPH, Hon FFPH
- Mitchell S. V, Elkind, MD, MS, FAAN
- Scott Janis, Ph.D
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Eric Prystowsky, MD
- Shyam Prabhakaran, MD, MS, FAHA, FANA
- Panel Discussion: Identification and Diagnosis of Cryptogenic Stroke
- Panel Discussion: Barriers to Diagnosis and Care
- Panel Discussion: Enhancing Systems of Care
- Panel Discussion: Medical Societies Role- Patient Management & Secondary Prevention of Stroke
- Patricia Lane, MBA, SCRN
- Rafael Alexander Ortiz, MD
- Annabelle Santos Volgman, MD
- Senator Kirk and a Survivor Story
- Mary George
- Mark Creager, MD, FAHA
- Ralph L. Sacco, MD
- Mary Ann Bauman, MD
- Janet S. Wright, MD, FACC
- Mark J. Alberts, MD, MPH, FACP
- David Likosky, MD, FAHA, FACP, SFHM
- David Baker, MD, MPH, FACP