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Parkview Mirro Center for Research & Innovation10622 Parkview Plaza Drive
Fort Wayne, IN 46845
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2019 Stanley Wissman Neuroscience Symposium
A Tribute to the Life and Work of Dr. Stanley Wissman
This year's milestone event features a celebration of the life and work of Dr. Stanley Wissman. This brief tribute will recognize Dr. Wissman's dedication to providing quality neurological care to individuals and families in our community and throughout the region, as well as his work in the area of stroke research which led to a new standard of care that dramatically increased survival rates and decreased disabilities following stroke.
AGENDA
5:15 - 6 p.m. Registration/Dinner/Vendor Displays
6 – 6:05 p.m. Welcome and Introductions
James Stevens, MD, Fort Wayne Neurological Center, Fort Wayne, Ind.,
and President, American Academy of Neurology
6:05 – 6:15 p.m. A Salute to Dr. Wissman
Mary Ann Wissman, MSN, RN, HN-BC, Parkview Health; and Madhav Bhat, MD, Fort Wayne Neurological Center
6:15 – 7:15 p.m. Past, Present and Future Treatment and Prevention of Stroke
Ralph L. Sacco, MD, MS, FAHA, FAAN, Chairman of Neurology, Olemberg
Family Chair in Neurological Disorders; Miller Professor of Neurology, Public Health
Sciences, Human Genetics and Neurosurgery; Executive Director of the Evelyn F.
McKnight Brain Institute; and Senior Associate Dean for Clinical Translational
Science at the University of Miami, Miami, Fla. Dr. Sacco is also past president of
the American Academy of Neurology.
7:15 – 7:35 p.m. Movement Disorder: Diagnosis and Surgical Treatment
William Young, MD, Parkview Physicians Group – Neurosurgery
7:35 – 7:55 p.m. Break/Vendor Displays
7:55 – 8:20 p.m. Advanced Pharmacologic Treatment for Seizures
Atiya Khan, MD, Parkview Physicians Group – Pediatric Neurology
8:20 – 8:40 p.m. Headaches: A Brief Overview and Update
Amber Hetrick, MD, Parkview Physicians Group – Neurology
8:40 – 9 p.m. Treatment Update on Multiple Sclerosis
Ajay Gupta, MD, Fort Wayne Neurological Center, Fort Wayne, Ind.
9 p.m. Wrap Up
OBJECTIVES:
1. Describe future treatment options for stroke care
2. Discuss advanced pharmacological treatments for seizures and headaches
3. Discuss new treatments for Multiple Sclerosis patients