Stroke Care Updates for EMS Professionals

Englewood Health is hosting an educational program on advances in stroke care and neuroemergency management. This event highlights the critical role of EMS in early stroke recognition, timely communication, and protocol-driven care that directly impacts patient outcomes.

Designed to foster collaboration between EMS and the hospital stroke team, the program also provides an opportunity to learn about available resources, connect with colleagues, and discuss strategies to enhance prehospital and in-hospital stroke care.

This program is designed for EMS providers and all healthcare professionals involved in emergency and stroke care and is open to Englewood Health participants and external EMS agencies.

This program offers a continuing education opportunity for EMTs and paramedics and has been approved for 1 CEU.

• Recognize stroke and neuroemergencies
• Differentiate strokes from common stroke mimics
• Apply the RACE score and key prehospital assessment tools
• Understand the importance of accurate yet efficient history-taking
• Identify essential elements of an effective EMS stroke report
• Recognize clinical pearls and common pitfalls in field diagnosis
• Understand how EMS engagement and protocol adherence improve stroke outcomes

6:00 – 7:00 PM: Dinner served

7:00 – 8:00 PM: Presentations

Joseph Carnevale, MD
Director, Endovascular Stroke
Endovascular Neurosurgery

Erik Chu, MD
Chief, Emergency Medicine

Justin Marcus, MD
Medical Director, Stroke
Neurology

Barbara Schreibman, MD, FACEP, FAEMS
Associate Chief, Department of Emergency Medicine
EMS Medical Director

Englewood Hospital
Chiang Auditorium
350 Engle Street
Englewood, NJ 07631

Preregistration required

This is a free event.

Register by February 20.

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