TIME: 09:00 – 17:00
COURSE TITLE: NURSING
CREDIT: 4 CREDITS

1-RECOMMENDED FOR: NEUROLOGY RESIDENTS AND SPECIALISTS, ACADEMICS

2-OBJECTIVE OF THE COURSE:
Primary care challenges observed in stroke that is an important factor for mortality and disability in all diseases and their management will be discussed.

3-WHAT WILL BE THE LEARNING OUTCOMES THAT THE PARTICIPANTS WILL ACQUIRE AT THE END OF THE COURSE?
Participants will be able to acquire knowledge about the definition, epidemiology, physiopathology of stroke, patient evaluation and treatments and management of patients’ problems in the acute and subacute phase.

4-PARTICIPANTS ARE EXPECTED TO: LISTEN, SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES, GET ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN DISCUSSIONS

5-COURSE PROGRAM

Opening:
Mehmet Akif Topçuoğlu (Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Neurology Dpt.)
Zehra Durna (Demiroğlu Science sUniversity Florence Nightingale Hospital, Nursing School)

Course Title: Stroke and its Management

Moderators:
Mehmet Akif Topçuoğlu (Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Neurology Dpt.)
Zehra Durna (Demiroğlu Science sUniversity Florence Nightingale Hospital, Nursing School)

Speakers and Topics:

• Definition, Epidemiology, Physiopathology, Diagnosis and Treatment of Stroke

Nihat Şengeze
(Süleyman Demirel University Faculty of Medicine, Neurology Dpt.)

•  Acute Stroke Management Systems and Stroke Units

Türkan Acar
(Sakarya University Faculty of Medicine, Neurology Dpt.)

• Discussion

10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break

Course Title: Acute Stroke Treatment Standards

Moderators:
Ayfer Karadakovan (Ege University Nursing Faculty)
Özlem Küçükgüçlü (Dokuz Eylül University Nursing Faculty)

Speakers and Topics:

• IV Thrombolytic Treatment of Hyperacute Ischemic Stroke

Sakine Boyraz
(Adnan Menderes University Nursing Faculty)

• Nursing Management in Neurointerventional Treatment Phase

Mukadder Mollaoğlu
(Cumhuriyet University Health Sciences Faculty)

• TIME Monitoring in the first 24 Hours after IV tPA (Vital Signs, Blood Glucose, Neurological Follow-Up)

Gülsen Çağlar
(Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Neurologic Intensive Care Unit)

• Discussion

12:30 – 13:30 Lunch

Course Title: Management of Neurologic and Systemic Problems in Acute Stroke

Moderators:
Sakine Boyraz (Adnan Menderes University Nursing Faculty)
Zeliha Tülek (İstanbul University Cerrahpaşa Florence Nightingale Nursing Faculty)

Speakers and Topics:

• Neurological Complications in Stroke and Nursing Approaches

Mukadder Mollaoğlu
(Cumhuriyet University Health Sciences Faculty)

• Evaluation of Swallowing, Hydration and Nutrition Management 

Zeliha Tülek
(İstanbul University Cerrahpaşa Florence Nightingale Nursing Faculty)

• Skin Care/Pressure Sores Prevention and Treatment, Incontinence Management

Aylin Özakgül
(İstanbul University Cerrahpaşa Florence Nightingale Nursing Faculty)

• Post-Stroke Psychiatric and Cognitive Problems

Özlem Küçükgüçlü
(Dokuz Eylül University Nursing Faculty)

• Discussion

15:00 – 15:30 Coffee Break

Course Title: Rehabilitation and Education in Stroke

Moderators:
Mukadder Mollaoğlu (Cumhuriyet University Health Sciences Faculty)
Aylin Özakgül (İstanbul University Cerrahpaşa Florence Nightingale Nursing Faculty)

Speakers and Topics
Early Rehabilitation of Acute Ischemic Stroke
(Ege University Nursing Faculty)

• Post- Discharge Education for Stroke Patients and Caregivers

Aylin Özakgül
(İstanbul University Cerrahpaşa Florence Nightingale Nursing Faculty)

• Education and Certification of Stroke Nurses

Zehra Durna
(Demiroğlu Science University Florence Nightingale Hospital Nursing School)

• Discussion