Doctors Community Hospital - Passion for Caring

Professional Schedule

Community Schedule

8:00-8:30  Sign In & Continental Breakfast  

8:30-8:45 Welcoming Remarks: Paul Grenaldo, Doctors Community Hospital Chief Operating Officer;  Charlene Dukes, Ed.D, President, Prince George's Community College

8:45-9:30 Stroke 101: Lisa Davis, RN, MSN, CCRN, Senior Nurse Specialist,  National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH

9:00-9:30 Sign In/Breakfast & Exhibits

9:30-10:15 Managing Stroke Related Seizures: Dr Kenneth kudelko,M.D. Neurologist, Neurological Medicine P.A.

9:30 -9:45 Welcoming Remarks

10:15-10:30 Break & Exhibits

9:45-10:30 Stroke 101: Dr James Pollock, MD, AAFP, ACEP. Attending Physician, Emergency Department/Medical Director of Stroke Services, Doctors Community Hospital.

10:30-11:15 Depression After Stroke:  Pam Marcus, RN, APRN/PMH-BC,

Associate Professor of Nursing, Prince George’s Community College

10:30-11:15 Medication Management:  Mari Kim, BS, PharmD, Clinical Coordinator

Pharmacy Department, Doctors Community Hospital

11:15-Noon Treating Post Stroke Vision Disorders: Dr. Stan Appelbaum, O.D., FCOVD. Vision Therapy & Sensory Integration Specialists

11:15- 11:45 Healthy Nutrition: Gargi Parikh, RD, MPH, CDE. Diabetes Educator, The Joslin Diabetes Center at Doctors Community Hospital

Noon-12:30 Lunch (Provided)

11:45-12:30 Lunch (Provided)

12:30-1:30 Keynote Speaker: Dr Paul Rao, Ph.D., CCC, CPHQ, FACHE. Vice President of Operations, National Rehabilitation Hospital - The Stroke Dilemma: Where do we go from here?

12:30-1:30 Keynote Speaker: Dr Paul Rao, Ph.D., CCC, CPHQ, FACHE. Vice President of Operations, National Rehabilitation Hospital - The Stroke Dilemma: Where do we go from here?

1:30-2:30 Advances in Stroke Rehabilitation:

Maher Kharma PhD ©, OTR;. Ann Haley, MA, CCC-SLP, Doctors Community Hospital; & Jutta Brettschneider, MS, OTR/L; National Rehabilitation Hospital

1:30-2:15 Employing Faith into Recovery: Dr Yahya Hendi, Chaplain, Georgetown University.  Muslim Chaplain, National Naval Medical Center; President, Clergy Beyond Borders

2:30-3:00 Break/Exhibits

2:15-3:00  Stroke Survivors Panel

3:00-3:30 Stroke Research: Where Are We? Linda Cook  PhD, RN, CCRN, CCNS, ACNP, APRN,BC.  Professor of nursing at Prince George’s Community College

3:30-4:00 Stroke Jeopardy: Michelle Browne, PT, CLT, Doctors Community Hospital.

4:45- 5:00 Evaluations & Certificates