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March 22 Webinar: Emerging Concepts in Pediatric Neurocritical Care

Tuesday, March 22, 2022 (5:00pm – 6:30pm EST)
Link: https://vimeo.com/event/1410950/ea786eb9f1


Session Organizer:

Dana Harrar, MD, PhD
Critical Care Neurologist & Neurophysiologist
Children’s National Hospital
Assistant Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics
George Washington University School of Medicine


Course Description:

There are several emerging technologies that appear promising for improving the care of critically ill children with neurologic disorders. These techniques may also play a role in improving our understanding of the underlying pathophysiology of the disorders that affect these children. This symposium aims to introduce and foster discussion about these techniques with the goal of introducing them to child neurologists who may not yet be familiar with their use, while at the same time allowing those already at the cutting-edge of intensive care neurology to consider how we can use them to improve our ability to effectively care for critically ill children with neurologic disorders.


Topics & Speakers:

Introduction
Dana Harrar, MD, PhD

Penumbral imaging and reperfusion therapies in pediatric stroke
Sarah Lee, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology
Stanford University Medical Center
Director of the Pediatric Stroke Program
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital
Associate Director, Young Adult Stroke Program, Stanford

Advanced applications of continuous and quantitative EEG in the pediatric ICU
Arnold J. Sansevere, MD
Critical Care Neurologist & Neurophysiologist
Children’s National Hospital
Assistant Professor of Neurology & Pediatrics
George Washington University School of Medicine
Director of the Programs, Critical Care Neurology & ICU EEG

Invasive and integrated neuromonitoring in the management of acute brain injury in children
Brian Appavu, MD
Critical Care Clinical Neurophysiologist
Director of the Pediatric Neurocritical Care Fellowship
Phoenix Children’s Hospital
Clinical Assistant Professor, Child Health & Neurology
University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix

Moderated Q&A
Moderator: Dana Harrar, MD, PhD


Speaker & Organizer Brief Biographies

Dana Harrar, MD, PhD is a critical care neurologist and neurophysiologist at Children’s National Hospital and an Assistant Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics at the George Washington University School of Medicine. She is the director of the Programs in Critical Care Neurology and Pediatric Stroke at Children’s National Hospital. Dr. Harrar attends on the Critical Care Neurology and ICU EEG services and oversees both acute and chronic care for children with stroke and other cerebrovascular disorders at Children’s National. Her academic interests include acute pediatric stroke care and critical care EEG monitoring.

Sarah Lee, MD is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology at Stanford University Medical Center and serves as director of the Pediatric Stroke Program at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital and Associate Director of the Young Adult Stroke Program at Stanford. Dr. Lee is board-certified in child neurology, as well as vascular neurology, and attends on both the adult stroke and the pediatric neurology services. Her primary clinical focus involves optimizing diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation for pediatric and young adult stroke patients. Research areas of interest include advanced neuroimaging techniques and hyperacute therapies in pediatric stroke.

Arnold J. Sansevere, MD is a critical care neurologist and neurophysiologist at Children’s National Hospital and an Assistant Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics at the George Washington University School of Medicine. He is the director of the Programs in Critical Care Neurology and ICU EEG Monitoring and attends on the Critical Care Neurology and ICU EEG services at Children’s National. His academic interests include continuous and quantitative EEG monitoring in the intensive care unit.

Brian Appavu, MD is a critical care clinical neurophysiologist and the Director of the Pediatric Neurocritical Care Fellowship at Phoenix Children’s Hospital. He is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Child Health and Neurology at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix. He carries quadruple board-certification in child neurology, epilepsy, neurosonology and clinical neurophysiology with added competency in critical care monitoring. Dr. Appavu’s clinical and research interests are in the use of electroencephalography, neurovascular ultrasound, and multimodality neurologic monitoring for care of critically ill children.


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