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Doing Our Part to Preserve Brain Health: An Urgent Call to Action, Introducing A Checklist for Stroke Prevention
Oct. 8, 2019, 1-2:00 p.m. ET
Sponsor: The National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention
The purpose of this webinar is to provide a platform for healthcare professionals to know what can be done to preserve brain health by preventing a stroke and seek their sharing of this information in October 2019 and throughout the year. World Stroke Day (October 29) raises awareness of the serious nature and high prevalence of stroke and how to prevent it. The National Forum’s Virtual Convening shares stories and the latest facts members can use in their own World Stroke Day messaging. A Stroke Prevention Checklist will be presented.
The intended audiences are healthcare professionals, State & Local Health Departments, National Organizations, Primary Care Physicians, Million Hearts® Partners, National Forum members & stakeholders, Stroke Centers.
Presenters:
John Clymer, Executive Director, National Forum for Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention
Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, PhD, RN, APRN-CNP, FAANP, FNAP, FAAN, Vice President for Health Promotion, Chief Wellness Officer, Dean of Nursing, The Ohio State University
Mark McEwen, Journalist, Health Advocate, Stroke Survivor
Stephanie Mohl, Vice-President, American Stroke Assoc., A division of the American Heart Association
Betsy L. Thompson, MD, MSPH, DrPH, RADM, US Public Health Service Director, Div. for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention
Clinton Wright, MD, MS, FAAN, FAHA, Associate Director, Division Director of Clinical Research, National Institute for Neurological Disorders and Stroke