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2025 Post-Stroke Care Conference Agenda

Time Topic Speaker Speaker Specialty
Day 1 – Friday, October 3, 2025
7:30-8:00 AM Breakfast
8:00-8:15 AMWelcome and Opening Remarks (patient video)M. Carter Denny, MD, MPHNeurology
8:15-8:35 AMSystems of Care for Secondary Stroke Prevention and RecoveryImama Naqvi, MD, MSNeurology
8:35-8:55 AMTransitions of Care and Post Stroke Care in Safety Net HospitalsDigvijaya Navalkele, MD, MPHNeurology
8:55-9:15 AMEngaging Patients and Communities to Optimize Transitions of Care and Post Stroke CareFarhaan Vahidy, PhD, MBBS, MPHPopulation Health
Health Services Research
9:15-9:35 AMSystem-Level Approaches to Addressing Social Determinants of HealthYen-Chi Le, PhDPopulation Health
Information Technology
9:35-9:45 AMReport to Breakout Sessions 
9:45-11:15 AM

Concurrent sessions with patient/caregiver dyads assigned to each session		Morning Think Tank Sessions
Post-Stroke Care in the Safety Net
Patient: Cherisse Boone		Nicole Gonzales, MD
Eseosa Ighodara, MD, PhD		Neurology
Neurology
Patient and Community EngagementGayenell Magwood, PhD, RN, FAHA
Chigozirim Izeogu, MD, MPH		Nursing
Neurology
Addressing Health-related Social Needs from Hospital to HomeRhonda Conyers, MSW, LCSW-S
Hope Galvan, PhD, MS		Social Work
Nursing
11:15-11:30 AM Coffee Break 
11:30 AM-12:20 PMMorning Think Tank Sessions Report Out
em>Moderator: Hugo Aparicio, MD
12:20-1:00 PMNetworking Lunch
1:00-1:20 PMSupporting the Sustainability of Stroke Prevention ProgramsCheryl Bushnell, MD, MHSNeurology
1:20-1:40 PMSystems Approaches to Data Tracking for Secondary Prevention and Stroke RecoveryHannah Gardener, PhD, ScDEpidemiology
1:40-2:00 PMPolicy and Advocacy for System-level ChangeJonathan Crowe, MDNeurology
2:00-2:20 PMSystem-level Barriers to Stroke RehabilitationNneka Ifejika, MD, MPHRehabilitation
2:20- 2:30 PMReport to Breakout Sessions
2:30- 4:00 PM

Concurrent sessions with patient/caregiver dyads assigned to each session		Afternoon Think Tank Sessions
Interdisciplinary Approaches to Post-Stroke CareDeborah Levine, MD, MPH, FACP
Ijeoma Ekeruo, MD, FACC, FHRS		Internal Medicine
Cardiology
Data Collection for Secondary Prevention and Stroke RecoveryMat Reeves, PhD, BVsc
Alexis Simpkins, MD, PhD		Epidemiology Neurology
Access to Rehabilitation after StrokeJessica Hooke, MA, SLP
Rachel Forman, MD		Rehabilitation
Neurology
4:00- 4:15 PMBreak
4:15- 5:00 PMAfternoon Think Tank Sessions Report OutModerator: Brenda Johnson, DNP, CRNP-BC, ANVP, FAHA
5:00- 5:10 PMDay 1 Wrap-upAnjail Sharrief, MD, MPH
Day 2 – Saturday, October 4, 2025
7:30-8:00 AMBreakfast
8:00-8:05 AMWelcome and Day 2 OverviewDigvijaya Navalkele, MD, MPHNeurology
8:05-8:30 AMBridging the Gap: Integrating Quality Improvement and Implementation Science for Lasting ChangeJanet Bettger, PhD, ScD, FAHAImplementation Science
8:30-8:55 AMBest Practices for Qualitative ResearchCarina Katigbak, PhD, RN, ANP-CNursing Research
8:55-9:20 AMCommunity-engaged Health Services ResearchAmy Towfighi, MDNeurology
9:20-9:45 AMPanel: Engaging Patients in Health Services Research: Moderators: Jennifer Beauchamp, PhD, RN, FAHA and Hugo Aparicio, MD, MPH
Discussants: Katigbak, Bettger, Towfighi, TBD Patients/Caregiver (2)
9:45-10:00 AMCoffee Break
10:00-10:25 AMAddressing Life’s Essential Eight in Post-Stroke Care and Brain Health
Mitch Elkind, MD, MS, AHA Chief Clinical Science Officer
Stephanie Mohl, BA, Vice President, American Stroke Association
10:25-11:55 AM Trainee Rapid Fire Presentations – Abstract/ Project Ideas
Moderators: Erica Jones, MD, MPH and Mathew Reeves, PhD, BVsc
Discussants: Jose Miguel Yamal, PhD, Suja Rajan PhD, Alexis Simpkins, MD, PhD
11:55-12:15 PM Funding Opportunities for Health Services ResearchTBD
12:15 -12:25 PMClosing and Final remarks – Anjail Sharrief, MD, MPH