World Stroke Organization 
Description: Join us for a webinar where we delve into the crucial connection between climate change and stroke risk. In this session, we will investigate the intricate impacts of climate change on stroke occurrence and overall brain health, engage in a compelling case study offering valuable perspectives for clinical practice, and equip stroke clinicians with actionable strategies to effectively mitigate the health repercussions of climate change, empowering them to enhance patient outcomes in the face of this global challenge.
Chair: Prof. Anna Ranta (New Zealand)
Moderator: Dr. Conrado J. Estol (Argentina)
Speakers & Topics:
- Identify climate change’s impacts on stroke and brain health – Yannick Béjot (France)
- Explore a case study of a patient with climate-related social determinants of health affecting their stroke risk – Ali Saad (USA)
- Learn actions stroke clinicians can take to mitigate climate change’s impact on health – Serefnur Ozturk (Turkey)
Date & Time: June 3rd, 1pm (CEST)
Webinar Details
Speakers:
- Prof. Yannick Béjot, Professor of Neurology, Head of the Department of Neurology, the Stroke Unit, and the Memory Clinic of the University Hospital of Dijon, France
- Dr. Ali Saad, Department of Neurology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
- Prof. Serefnur Ozturk, Prof. of Neurology, Head of Neurology Dept., Selcuk University Faculty of Medicine, Turkey
Moderator:
- Prof. Anna Ranta, Professor of Neurology and Head of Department, Medicine at the University of Otago, New Zealand
- Dr. Conrado J. Estol, Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Director, BREYNA, Brain and Heart Medicine Director, STAT Research, Clinical Trial Site Director, Stroke Unit, Sanatorio Guemes Founder and Medical Advisor, Biomakers Genomics, Argentina
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