Beaudesert Chapter Meeting

Stroke Management in 2018

Transient Ischemic Attacks (TIA) are a medical emergency and significantly increase the risk of stroke occurring in the following days. The assessment of TIA can be difficult as patients may be unaware of the significance of their symptoms. This education session will provide an update on TIA and Stroke and cover recent advancements in management for general practice.

Guest Speaker: Dr Darshan Shah, Stroke and Internal Medicine Physician, Princess Alexandra Hospital.

Audience: General Practitioners, Nurses and Allied Health Professionals

Learning Outcomes:

• Know how to identify and manage TIA and stroke in general practice

• Identify the “perfect” clot retrieval patient

• Update on recent advances in hyper acute stroke medications

Registration: 6:00pm

Presentation: 6:30pm

This Organisation is an accredited Activity Provider under the RACGP QI&CPD Program. This education forms an Accredited Activity under the RACGP QI&CPD Program. Activity 120974 2017-2019 triennium

For more information about this event please phone our Events Coordinator, Raquel McCready on 07 3864 7522 or email rmccready@bsphn.org.au

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