Back to the basics advances in common risk factor management for stroke prevention

Teaching Course 01: Back to the basics: Advances in Common Risk Factor Management for stroke prevention

Topic: Prevention – Ischemic Stroke Risk Factors

The critical importance of risk factor control for secondary prevention is well accepted by stroke/vascular neurologists. However, there is an abundance of population-level epidemiological data demonstrating that stroke survivors have suboptimal rates of vascular risk factor control, including specifically hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, and tobacco smoking. The reasons for this are multifold and include patient and provider level issues. Practice survey and qualitative research data have shown that one explanation is that neurologists are not sufficiently comfortable with management of these conditions. The last two decades have witnessed an advent of effective treatments for these basic risk factors, and continuing education for neurologists infrequently pertains to general medical advances, despite their paramount importance.

The goal of this session is to provide a high-quality educational update for neurologists, so that they may more effectively employ the medical tools available today for secondary stroke prevention. The speakers will cover topics such as advances in hypertension (digital health interventions, resistant hypertension treatment), diabetes (GLP-1 receptor agonists, SGLT2 inhibitors), dyslipidemia (PCKS9 inhibitors, emerging lipoprotein reduction agents), and tobacco smoking treatment (combination nicotine replacement, varenicline, electronic cigarettes).

Presentations:

-TREATMENT OF HYPERTENSION IN PATIENTS WITH CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE

-ADVANCES IN LIPID LOWERING TREATMENT FOR STROKE PREVENTION

-APPLYING THE LATEST EVIDENCE IN DIABETES TREATMENT TO SECONDARY STROKE PREVENTION

-TOBACCO CESSATION AFTER STROKE/TIA: TREATMENT ADVANCES, GAPS, AND EMERGING APPROACHES