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Different Strokes for Different Folks: a Multidisciplinary Approach to Post Stroke Rehabilitation

Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital
26W171 Roosevelt Rd
Wheaton, IL 60187

Friday, April 20, 2018 at 8:00am CT - 4:30pm CT
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26W171 Roosevelt Rd, Wheaton, IL 60187

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Speaker(s)

Sessions with: Nurses, Physicians, Therapists, Stroke Survivors, and Vendors

Credits Offered

This event offers 6.0 CEU credits to attendees.
Accreditation Info: This activity has been submitted to the Ohio Nurses Association for approval to award 6 contact hours. The Ohio Nurses Association is accredited as an approver of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. (OBN-001-91).

Additional Information

Conference Agenda:

  • 8:00am to 8:30am: Registration, vendors, and light continental breakfast
  • 8:30am to 10:00am: Stroke Management:  Drs. Conners and Kasi (Rush)
  • 10:00am to 10:30am: Vendor time and break with snacks
  • 10:30am to 12pm: Spasticity Management: Dr. Roy Adair (Advocate Christ Medical Center)
  • 12:00pm to 12:45pm: Lunch and vendor time
  • 12:45pm to 2:15pm  Promoting Neuroplasticity Through Robotic Technology: Melissa Burns PT, DPT, NCS; Casandra Anderson PT, DPT; and Sarah Herron MOT,OTR/L (Marianjoy)
  • 2:30pm to 3:30pm: Honesty and Empathy: The Art of Communication: Deborah Lynch RN, APN (Rush)
  • 3:30pm to 4:00pm: Patient Experience: Marrietta Sorensen
  • 4:00pm to 4:30pm: Optional: tour of Tellabs Center for Neurorehabilitation and Neuroplasticity Center)