PAS Postgraduate Course: Perinatal Stroke

Friday, May 3, 2024

8:00 AM – 1:30 PM ET

Location: Metro Toronto Convention Centre: 202

Chair(s)

Emily Tam, MDCM, MAS, FRCPC (she/her/hers)

Associate Professor
Pediatrics
University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Dawn Gano, MD MAS (she/her/hers)

Associate Professor
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California, United States

Slides

Disclosure(s):

Emily WY Tam, MDCM, MAS, FRCPC: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Dawn Gano, MD MAS: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Session

Description: This pre-conference course will address all aspects of perinatal stroke, focusing on the latest advancements in patient care, with a strong emphasis on case-based learning. The first section will discuss perinatal arterial ischemic stroke (PAIS) and cerebral sinus venous thrombosis (CSVT), including new and emerging neuroprotection strategies for perinatal stroke. The next section will discuss specific considerations in regards to stroke in specific populations, including in the fetus, the preterm newborn, and in the context of congenital heart disease. The final section will address long-term outcomes after perinatal stroke and the importance of considering the family experience in the management perinatal stroke. A panel will discuss the latest American Heart Association (AHA) guidelines and discuss outstanding controversies in the management of perinatal stroke and CSVT.

Cost: $175 (includes box lunch)

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Learning Objectives:

Understand the etiologies, diagnosis, and management of PAIS and CSVT, including emerging therapies and outstanding controversies.
Understand the different considerations needed in stroke in different age ranges, including fetal, preterm, and term congenital heart disease.
Understand the long-term outcomes after perinatal stroke and the importance of parent experience to outcomes.

Presentations:

8:00 AM – 8:05 AM ET

Introduction
Speaker: Emily WY Tam, MDCM, MAS, FRCPC (she/her/hers) – University of Toronto
8:05 AM – 8:30 AM ET

Perinatal Arterial Ischemic Stroke
Speaker: Mary Dunbar, MSc MD MSc FRCPC CSCN EEG (she/her/hers) – University of Calgary
8:30 AM – 8:55 AM ET

Cerebral Sinus Venous Thrombosis in the Newborn
Speaker: Mahendra Moharir, MD, MSc, FRACP – The Hospital for Sick Children
8:55 AM – 9:20 AM ET

New and Emerging Neuroprotection Strategies for Perinatal Stroke
Speaker: Fernando F. Gonzalez, MD (he/him/his) – UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital San Francisco
9:20 AM – 9:45 AM ET

Fetal Stroke
Speaker: Dawn Gano, MD MAS (she/her/hers) – University of California, San Francisco
9:45 AM – 10:10 AM ET

Stroke in the Preterm Newborn
Speaker: Linda de Vries, MD PhD (she/her/hers) – UMCU
10:10 AM – 10:35 AM ET

Stroke in the Neonate with Congenital Heart Disease
Speaker: Thiviya Selvanathan, MD FRCPC (she/her/hers) – The Hospital for Sick Children
10:35 AM – 11:00 AM ET

Long-term Outcomes After Perinatal Stroke
Speaker: Niek E. Van der Aa, MD PhD (he/him/his) – The Hospital for Sick Children
11:00 AM – 11:25 AM ET

The Importance of Parent Experience in Newborns with Stroke
Speaker: Tricia Williams, PhD – The Hospital for Sick Children
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM ET

Lunch (Box Lunch Included)
12:00 PM – 12:45 PM ET

Panel Discussion on Stroke Guidelines and Controversies
Speaker: Donna M. Ferriero, MD MS (she/her/hers) – University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine