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2025 Post-Stroke Care Conference Agenda

Time Topic Speaker Speaker Specialty 
Day 1- Friday, October 3
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 AM Systems of Care for Secondary Stroke Prevention and RecoveryImama Naqvi, MD, MSNeurology  
8:35-8:55 AM Transitions of Care and Post Stroke Care in Safety Net HospitalsDigvijaya Navalkele, MD, MPHNeurology
8:55-9:15 AM Engaging Patients and Communities to Optimize Transitions of Care and Post Stroke CareFarhaan Vahidy, PhD, MBBS, MPHPopulation Health
9:15-9:35 AMSystem-Level Approaches to Addressing Social Determinants of HealthYen-Chi Le, PhDPopulation Health
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 Gonzalez, MD
Eseosa Ighodara, MD		Neurology
Neurology
Patient and Community EngagementGayenell Magwood, PhD 
Chigozirim Izeogu, MD, MPH		Nursing
Neurology
Addressing Health-related Social Needs from Hospital to HomeRhonda Conyers, MSW
Hope Galvan, PhD		Social Work
Nursing
11:15-11:30 AM Coffee Break 
11:30-12:20 PM Morning Think Tank Sessions Report Out  Moderator: Hugo Aparicio, MD, MPH
12:20-1:00 PM Networking Lunch(identify mentors)
1:00-1:20 PM Supporting the Sustainability of Stroke Prevention ProgramsCheryl Bushnell, MDNeurology  
1:20-1:40 PM Systems Approaches to Data Tracking for Secondary Prevention and Stroke RecoveryHannah Gardener, PhDEpidemiology
1:40-2:00 PM Policy 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 Ijeoma Ekeruo, MDInternal Medicine
Cardiology
Data Collection for Secondary Prevention and Stroke RecoveryMat Reeves, PhD
Alexis Simpkins, MD, PhD		Epidemiology Neurology
Access to Rehabilitation after Stroke  Jessica Hooke, MA, SLP
Rachel Forman, MD  		Rehabilitation Neurology
4:00- 4:15 PMBreak
4:15- 5:00 PMAfternoon Think Tank Sessions Report Out  Moderator: Brenda Johnson, DNP
5:00- 5:10 PMDay 1 Wrap-up  Anjail Sharrief, MD, MPH
Day 2- Saturday, October 4
7:30-8:00 AM Breakfast 
8:00-8:05 AM Welcome / Day 2 Overview Digvijaya Navalkele, MD, MPHNeurology  
8:05-8:30 AMBridging the Gap: Integrating Quality Improvement and Implementation Science for Lasting ChangeJanet Bettger, PhDImplementation Science
8:30-8:55 AMBest Practices for Qualitative ResearchCarina Katigbak, PhD, RN, ANP-CNursing Research
8:55-9:20 AMCommunity-engaged Health Services Research Amy Towfighi, MDPublic Health
9:20-9:45 AMPanel: Engaging Patients in Health Services Research: Moderators: Jennifer Beauchamp, PhD and Hugo Aparicio, MD, MPH
Discussants: Katigbak, Bettger, Towfighi, Cherisse Boone
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, AHA Chief Clinical Science Officer
Stephanie Mohl, Vice President, American Stroke Association
10:25-11:55 AM Trainee Rapid Fire Presentations – Abstract/ Project Ideas Moderators: Erica Jones and Mathew Reeves Discussants: Jose Miguel Yamal, PhD, Suja Rajan PhD, Alexis Simkins, 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