Southwest Healthcare — Stroke Symposium

Southwest Healthcare Inland Valley Hospital, Rancho Springs Hospital and Temecula Valley Hospital invite you to learn and get inspired as we present healthcare topics related to stroke and brain injury.

Details

• Physicians - $100
• All other / General Admission - $50
• Southwest Healthcare Employees -$25 (50% discount code available)
• Residents/Fellows - Complimentary, covered by GME program
• 6 hours CEU/CME credits available. Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing.
• Provider: Southwest Healthcare Inland Valley Hospital, number 33-0008 for 6 Hours

Course Description

This program is intended for all staff who provide care to neurologically impaired patients in acute care facilities. The symposium will provide lecture and discussion topics focused on a wide range of information related to current trends for optimal care, newest technology and best practice strategies for patients who have suffered a stroke.

This program is also intended for all EMS, including paramedics, EMTs, MICNs and firefighters. The symposium will provide lecture and discussion topics focused on a wide range of information related to current trends for optimal care, newest technology and best practice strategies for patients who have suffered a stroke.

Stroke Symposium 2026 EMS objectives:

• Identify key updates in the 2026 AHA Stroke Guidelines and their impact on acute treatment, imaging, and time-to-therapy decisions.
• Describe evidence-based approaches to managing asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis based on findings from the CREST-2 trial.
• Understand the role of prolonged cardiac rhythm monitoring in ischemic stroke and TIA, including indications for implantable loop recorders.
• Apply ICU-based stroke care protocols for post-thrombolysis, endovascular therapy, and hemorrhagic stroke patients.
• Discuss indications, techniques, and outcomes of neuro‑interventional procedures, including mechanical thrombectomy and aneurysm treatments.
• Identify post-procedural monitoring priorities and complications following neuro‑interventional stroke care.
• Review the evolution of thrombolytic therapy and emerging strategies to expand treatment eligibility and improve stroke outcomes.

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