Feb. 8: HEADS-UP Pre-Con and Stroke Nursing Symposia
Join us for the special Pre-Con symposia on Tuesday, Feb. 8, the day before #ISC22 launches. The symposia are HEADS-UP: Health Equity and Actionable Disparities in Stroke and the State-of-the-Science Stroke Nursing Symposium.

Allow extra time for your health and safety test before proceeding to Registration to pay on-site. Or to save time at Registration, you can add to your preregistration form and pay online.
Here are some of the highlights of each symposia. Refer to the Online Program Planner for more details and specific times.
HEADS-UP: Health Equity and Actionable Disparities in Stroke: Understanding and Problem-Solving
Moderator:
Bruce Ovbiagele, MD, MSc, MAS, MBA, MLS, FAHA
8:30 a.m.-5:45 p.m. CST, Tuesday, Feb. 8
Great Hall B
- Distinguished Policy Maker Lecture
- Shake, Rattle and Roll Trial
- Edgar J. Kenton III Lecture | Stroke Disparities Research: Learning From the Past, Planning for the Future
- STANDFIRM Trial
- Michigan Stroke Transitions Trial
- Prevalence and Predictors of Food Insecurity Among Stroke Survivors in the United States
- Abstract: Home Blood Pressure Telemonitoring-Enhanced Versus Usual Post-Acute Stroke Care in an Underserved Setting: The Telehealth After Stroke Care Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial
- Abstract: African American Patients Without Pre-Existing Cognitive Impairment Are More Likely to Develop Post-Stroke Cognitive Impairment After First-Ever Stroke: An Analysis of Electronic Health Record Data
- Abstract: Black on Black: Stroke Outcomes in Foreign Versus U.S Born Individuals of African Ancestry
- And more.
Refer to the Online Program Planner for more details and specific times.
State-of-the-Science Stroke Nursing Symposium: Main Event
Moderators:
Wendy Dusenbury, DNP, ARNP, FNP-BC, AGACNP-BC, ANVP-BC Nurse Practitioner, and Michelle Whaley, MSN, CNS, CCNS, ANVP-BC
8-11:30 a.m. CST, Tuesday, Feb. 08
Hall D
- Welcome and Opening Remarks
- Council Welcome and Remarks From the CVSN Council Chair
- Stroke Article of the Year Recipient
- Cultivating Self-Care and Preventing Burnout
- Nursing's Role in Successful Stroke Care Transitions Across the Continuum: From Acute Care Into the Community
- Diversity in Nursing Leadership
- Diversity in Bedside Nursing
Refer to the Online Program Planner for more details and specific times.