STROKE: WHY EVERY MINUTE MATTERS

Name: STROKE: WHY EVERY MINUTE MATTERS
Start: 2026-01-12T18:00:00-08:00
Location: Dick Dewees Community And Senior Center

Schedule

Mon, 12 Jan, 2026 at 06:00 pm

UTC-08:00

Location

Dick Dewees Community And Senior Center | Lompoc, CA

This free, informative community lecture will help you learn to recognize the signs of stroke, covering the FAST/B.E. FAST warning signs and what to do in a stroke emergency. Learning about stroke symptoms and recovery is critical, as stroke is the fifth leading cause of death.
Learn:
Types of Stroke: Ischemic, Hemorrhagic and TIA
Recognizing Stroke Symptoms
How to Reduce your Stroke Risk
Code Stroke: Hospital response
Life After Stroke

SPEAKERS:
Lauren Fink, BSN, RN, CNRN, SCRN, is the Clinical Manager, Service Line Operations – Neuroscience at Cottage Health in Santa Barbara. Lauren has been at Cottage since 2010, where she has worked in Neurology/Urology as well as the Surgical Intensive Care Unit. She has been the Cottage stroke program coordinator, and holds a Certified Neuroscience RN and is a Stroke Certified RN.
Ryan Stevens, RN, is director of Lompoc Valley Medical Center’s Emergency Department. The LVMC ED is in the process of recertification of its Stroke Ready Hospital designation through the Center for Improvement in Healthcare Quality (CIHQ).