4th Annual Delaware Stroke Summit 2025

4th Annual Delaware Stroke Summit 2025

Live Event
December 5, 2025, 8:00am - 2:00pm
Location: HYATT Place Dewey Beach, 1301 Coastal Hwy, Dewey Beach, DE

No fee to attend.
Registration is required!

Event Questions: Contact Katherine Burklew, MHA at CME@beebehealthcare.org
 

Overview of event

The Fourth Annual Delaware Statewide Stroke Summit will bring together experts, providers, survivors, and community partners for a highly collaborative, multidisciplinary program focused on advancing stroke prevention, acute care, rehabilitation, and long-term recovery in Delaware. The agenda features dual Community and Clinician tracks, with keynote presentations on stroke prevention and lived survivor experience. A core emphasis of this year’s summit is cross-functional collaboration across the full continuum of stroke care, uniting acute and palliative medicine, neurology, cardiology, rehabilitation, primary care, behavioral health, community health, and patient/family partners to align best practices and strengthen care transitions. Sessions will explore emerging models in medical and surgical management, post-acute recovery, rehabilitation innovation, CPR readiness, and patient/caregiver perspectives, with the shared goal of improving outcomes and driving statewide alignment in stroke care delivery.
 

Target Audience

This activity is intended for Physicians, ALL Specialty Physicians, Physician Assistants, and Advanced Clinical Practitioners.

Statement of Need

Persistent variability in stroke prevention, treatment, and post-acute care contributes to suboptimal clinical outcomes and patient experiences. Many institutions lack standardized protocols, coordinated systems of care, and effective integration of emerging research and technology into practice. Gaps in rehabilitation planning and interprofessional communication further undermine care continuity and long-term recovery. Addressing these deficiencies requires education that enhances interprofessional competence, promotes evidence-based decision-making, and improves clinical performance across the stroke care continuum.

Educational Objectives

Upon completion of this activity learners should be able to:

1. Describe recent advancements and emerging techniques in the prevention and treatment of stroke.
2. Analyze current evidence and specialized approaches in stroke care to enhance interdisciplinary practice.
3. Apply research findings and systems-based strategies to improve the coordination, quality, and outcomes of stroke management.

Accreditation Statement

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Medical Society of Delaware and Beebe Healthcare. The Medical Society of Delaware is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

It is the policy of the Medical Society of Delaware (MSD) to comply with the ACCME Standards for Commercial Support of Continuing Medical Education. In keeping with these standards, all faculty participating in continuing medical education provided by MSD are expected to disclose to the activity audience any real or apparent relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies related to the content of their presentations.

Joint providership of CME by MSD in no way implies endorsement of any product or service. 

This activity is not supported by commercial funding.

Credit Designation Statement

The Medical Society of Delaware designates this live activity for a maximum of 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Faculty and Disclosures

In accordance with the appropriate accrediting bodies, all planners, teachers, and authors with control over activity content are required to disclose to the provider any relevant financial relationships (those held by the planner or significant other, currently or within the last 24 months) with commercial interests/ineligible companies. Accredited providers are required to provide this information to learners before the start of an activity.

The following is a list of the faculty, along with any information they have disclosed regarding their relevant financial relationships.

Thomas Trobiano DNP, APRN, FNP-C, MAPC (Activity Director, Planner, Moderator) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
Andrew Braune (Planner, Moderator) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
Cristen Owen (Planner) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
Fabrizio Sergi (Planner) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
John T. Wright III (Planner) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
Katelyn Scarff (Planner) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
Katherine Burklew, MHA (Planner) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
Katherine Smith, MD, MPH, NPM-c (Planner, Speaker) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
Kimberly (Kim) Parker Gannon, M.D., Ph.D., FAHA, FACP (Planner) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
Kimberly Holmes (Planner) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
Laura Loro (Planner) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
Lauren Grieder (Planner, Speaker) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
Mary Green (Planner) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
Monica Javadian, MD (Planner) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose

Sean D Connolly (Planner) - consultant for GlaxoSmithKline - All of the relevant financial relationships listed for this individual have been mitigated.

Shaista Alam, MD (Planner) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
Shilpi Mittal MD MBA (Planner, Speaker) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
Stacie Gosting (Planner, Health Screenings) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose

Thinesh Sivapatham, MD (Planner) - received speeaker fee as speaker for Penumbra, Inc. - All of the relevant financial relationships listed for this individual have been mitigated.

Yinka Isichei (Planner) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
Abraham John MD, MHA (Speaker) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
Andrew Foy, MD (Speaker) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
Bridget Callahan (Speaker/Panelist) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
Bridget DiMaio (Speaker/Panelist) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
David Turkel Parrella, MD (Speaker) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
Franziska Herpich (Speaker) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
Katie Johnson, DO (Speaker) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
Mouhanad Freih, MD, FACC, FSCI (Speaker) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
Shaista Alam, MD (Speaker) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
Susanne M. Morton, PhD (Speaker) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose

Disclaimer

All information contained within this activity is intended for educational purposes only. Physicians and other health care professionals are encouraged to consult other sources and confirm the information contained in this educational activity. No single reference or service can take the place of medical training, education and experience. This educational activity does not define a standard of care, nor is it intended to dictate an exclusive course of management. This information should not substitute for a visit or consultation with a health care provider.

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