About this Event
PRESENTED BY THE KAPLEN INSTITUTE FOR NURSING EXCELLENCE AT ENGLEWOOD HEALTH
Schedule
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM
Registration
Light breakfast provided
8:00 AM - 8:15 AM
Welcome
8:15 AM - 9:00 AM
Blood Pressure Management in Stroke
Wen-Chiao Peng, DNP, ANP, AGACNP-BC
Neurosurgery, Englewood Health
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Acute Stroke Identification and the Emergency Department Workflow
Erik Chu, MD
Chief, Emergency Department, Englewood Health
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM
Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke Prevention
Dennis Katechis, MD
Chief, Non-Invasive Cardiology, Englewood Health
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Break
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
Ischemic Stroke Review
Rikki Racela, MD
Director, Stroke Program, Englewood Health
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Maximizing Communication Access for Patients with Aphasia:
Clinician, Patient, and Caregiver Perspective (Panel Discussion)
Zoey Shepard, MS, CCC-SLP
Adler Aphasia Center
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Animal Assisted Therapy
Mary E. van der Meer, DPT, PT, NCS
Eileen Yorke, OT, ATP, SMS
Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation
12:45 PM - 1:00 PM
Evaluation
Program will include Q&A opportunities.
Location
Englewood Hospital
Chiang Auditorium
350 Engle Street
Englewood, NJ 07631
Fees and Registration
Preregistration required
No cost for Englewood-Health-affiliated employees/providers and community EMS personnel.
$40 for non-EH-employees. $25 for students.
Participation is considered non-mandatory, non-work time. Anyone scheduled to work during this time must get their attendance approved by their manager prior to registering.
Professional Development
4.25 contact hours will be awarded to nurses only.
The planners and presenters have no conflict of interest to disclose relative to this educational activity. Englewood Hospital is an approved provider of continuing nursing professional development by the New Jersey States Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. Provider number P137-5/2025.
Steps to Completion:
Attendance for the entire conference.
Completion/submission of evaluation form.
Questions?
Call the Center for Clinical Practice 201-894-3320.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Englewood Hospital, 350 Engle Street, Englewood, United States
USD 0.00 to USD 40.00
