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NINDS: Stroke Proceedings
Proceedings of a National Symposium on
Rapid Identification and Treatment of Acute Stroke
December 12-13, 1996
Table of Contents
Preface
Zach W. Hall, Ph.D.
Director, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Introduction
John R. Marler, M.D.
- Keynote Addresses
- Prehospital Emergency Medical Care Systems Panel
- Emergency Department Panel
- Acute Hospital Care Panel
- Health Care Systems Panel
- Public Education Panel
- Recommendations
- Final Keynote Address
- Appendices
- Response from the Child Neurology Society Concerning Recognition and Treatment of Stroke in Children
- Magnitude of the Problem of Stroke and the Significance
of Acute Intervention
Patrick D. Lyden, M.D. - The Importance of Time
James C. Grotta, M.D. - Acute Medical Care in the United States
William G. Barsan, M.D.
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Prehospital Emergency Medical Care Systems Panel
- Overview: The Initial Links in the Chain of Recovery for
Brain Attack: Access, Prehospital Care, Notification, and Transport
Paul E. Pepe, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.E.P., F.C.C.M., F.A.C.P. - Dispatch Life Support and the Acute Stroke Patient:
Making the Right Call
Brian S. Zachariah, M.D., F.A.C.E.P., James Dunford, M.D., and Carl C. Van Cott - Prehospital Identification and Treatment
Michael R. Sayre, M.D., Robert A. Swor, D.O., and Linda K. Honeycutt, EMT-P - Special Considerations in Access to Care and Transport
Douglas J. Floccare, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.E.P.,
Robert R. Bass, M.D., Daniel Hankins, M.D., F.A.C.E.P., and Thomas M. Stein, M.D.
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- Overview: Emergency Department Management of Stroke
William G. Barsan, M.D. - Response System for Patients Presenting with Acute Stroke
Brooks F. Bock, M.D., F.A.C.E.P. - Educational Needs of Physicians and Nurses in the Emergency Department
Joseph E. Clinton, M.D. - Guidelines for Medical Care and Treatment of Blood Pressure
in Patients with Acute Stroke
Joseph P. Broderick, M.D. - Classification System for Stroke Patients
John A. Marx, M.D. - Emergency Department Approach to Outcome Analysis
Michael R. Frankel, M.D.
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- Overview: Hospital Care of Acute Stroke
Anthony J. Furlan, M.D. - Critical Pathways
Dennis Landis, M.D. - Acute Hospital Care: Resource Utilization
James C. Grotta, M.D. - Acute Stroke Management: Hospital Stroke Expertise
Walter J. Koroshetz, M.D.
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- Overview: A Must for Integrated Disease Management: A Focus on Acute Stroke Care
Thomas C. Royer, M.D. - Developing Leadership and Systems Analysis
Christopher Lewandowski, M.D. - How to Create and Sustain the Continuum of Acute Stroke Care
Steven R. Levine, M.D. - Determining the Acceptable Outcomes of Acute Stroke Care
Edward Feldmann, M.D. - Will the Identification and Treatment of Acute Stroke Add Value?
Thomas C. Royer, M.D.
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- Overview: The Importance of Patient and Public Education in Acute Ischemic Stroke
Judith A. Spilker, R.N., B.S.N. - Lessons from Current and Previous Public Education Campaigns
Harold W. (Pete) Todd - Lessons for Success in Public Education Campaigns
Edward W. Maibach, Ph.D., M.P.H. - Seeking Health Care Following Stroke: Public Education
Carol A. Barch, M.N., C.R.N.P., C.N.R.N. - How Do We Get From Here to There? The Message, the Audience,and the Medium
Norman A. Levy, M.S.
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- Prehospital Emergency Medical Care Systems
- Emergency Department
- Acute Hospital Care
- Health Care Systems
- Public Education
- Principles of Effective Management of Acute Stroke
K. M. A. Welch, M.D.
- Steering Committee Members
- Task Force Members
- Partners
- Speakers
- Acknowledgments
Last Edited: June 19, 2008
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National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD 20892
