Next ENCSN Quarterly Meeting:
Date TBD, October 2010
Lenoir Memorial Hospital in Kinston, NC

There is no registration cost for our Quarterly Meetings, and lunch is provided. Continuing education hours are also awarded for attending the Quarterly Meetings. Please invite stroke champion colleagues who may be interested.

Next Quarterly Network Meeting Dates:

October TBD, 2010

Full Network Quarterly Meetings are typically held in October, January, and April.

The Network Steering Committee Meeting is typically held in July (meeting limited to ENCSN workgroup chairs, staff, and ad hoc Steering Committee members).

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ENCSN April 2010 Quarterly Meeting

Nash General Hospital, Rocky Mount, NC

See Online Streaming Video of Meeting Presentations

• ENCSN Introduction: Network Accomplishments & Updates
  -Elynor Wilson, MPH, and India Foy, MPH
  
  ENCSN Staff/Eastern NC Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention Coordinators
• Stroke Advocacy in NC
  -Betsy Vetter
  
  NC Director of Government Relations, American Heart Association Mid-Atlantic
• Stroke Quality Improvement-NC Stroke Care Collaborative
  -Carol Murphy, RN, MPH
  
  Project Manager, NC Stroke Care Collaborative
• Aphasia and Stroke Care Advocacy
  -Sherry Curtis, MA, CCC-SLP, BRS-S
  
  Speech-Language Pathologist, Nash Health Care Systems
• Stroke Teams, Transfers and Primary Stroke Centers
  -Susan Freeman, RN, MSN, FNP-BC
  
  Program Manager-Neurosciences, Pitt County Memorial Hospital Stroke Center
• Special Workshop--Unbuckling the Stroke Belt: Optimizing Stroke Care in Eastern NC
  -Patty Collins, MAEd, BSN, RN
  
  Director, Nursing Continuing Education and EMS Education, Area L AHEC

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• ENCSN Introduction: Network Accomplishments & Updates
  -Elynor Wilson, MPH, and India Foy, MPH
  
  ENCSN Staff/Eastern NC Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention Coordinators
• Stroke Advocacy in NC
  -Betsy Vetter
  
  NC Director of Government Relations, American Heart Association Mid-Atlantic
• Stroke Quality Improvement-NC Stroke Care Collaborative
  -Carol Murphy, RN, MPH
  
  Project Manager, NC Stroke Care Collaborative
• Aphasia and Stroke Care Advocacy
  -Sherry Curtis, MA, CCC-SLP, BRS-S
  
  Speech-Language Pathologist, Nash Health Care Systems
• Stroke Teams, Transfers and Primary Stroke Centers
  PCMH Transfer Protocol Document

  Regional Transfer Protocol & Policy

  -Susan Freeman, RN, MSN, FNP-BC
  

  Program Manager-Neurosciences, Pitt County Memorial Hospital Stroke Center

  Special Workshop--Unbuckling the Stroke Belt: Optimizing Stroke Care in Eastern NC

  -Patty Collins, MAEd, BSN, RN
  

  Director, Nursing Continuing Education and EMS Education, Area L AHEC

Photos from the April 2010 Quarterly Meeting

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ENCSN January 2010 Quarterly Meeting

Monroe Center (EAHEC), Greenville, NC

See Online Streaming Video of Selected Meeting Presentations

• Improving Performance in Practice (IPIP): Focusing on Hypertension
  -Bobbie Bonnet, RN, BSN, Quality Improvement Consultant, IPIP
• Stroke Data for Eastern NC: An Epidemiological Perspective
  -Sarah Huston, PhD, Cardiovascular Epidemiologist, NCDPH
• Faith-Based Cardiovascular Disease Management in Eastern NC
  -Sherry Bullock, MPH, Program Coordinator, Healthy Lives Healthy Choices

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• ENCSN Timeline and Events Animated Presentation (Note: slides will advance automatically)
  -Elynor Wilson, MPH, and India Foy, MPH, Regional Coordinators/Staff for ENCSN
• Stroke Survey Results: Stroke Care Capabilities in North Carolina (Download Survey here)
  -Dr. Larry Goldstein, MD, FAAN, FAHA, Duke Stroke Center Director
• Improving Performance in Practice (IPIP): Focusing on Hypertension
  -Bobbie Bonnet, RN, BSN, Quality Improvement Consultant, IPIP
• Stroke Data for Eastern NC: An Epidemiological Perspective
  -Sara Huston, PhD, Cardiovascular Epidemiologist, NCDPH
• Faith-Based Cardiovascular Disease Management in Eastern NC
  -Sherry Bullock, MPH, Program Coordinator, Healthy Lives Healthy Choices

Photos from the January 2010 Quarterly Meeting

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ENCSN October 2009 Quarterly Meeting

Carolina East Medical Center, New Bern, NC

See Online Streaming Video of Selected Meeting Presentations

• Power to End Stroke
  -Regina Fleenor, Cultural Health Initiatives, American Heart Association
• EMS Stroke Plan & Toolkit
  -Jeremy Hill, NC Office of Emergency Management Services
• ENCSN Member Highlight: EMS & Hospital Cooperation in Duplin County
  -Dave Cuddeback, Duplin Co. EMS
• ENCSN Member Highlight: EMS & Hospital Cooperation in Duplin County
  -Carolyn Ezzell, Duplin General Hospital

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• ENCSN Updates and Accomplishments
  -Elynor Wilson, MPH, ENCSN Staff
• ECASS III and the tPA Window: What Does It Mean?
  -Kathy Wiese, D.O., Vascular Neurologist, Wilmington Health Associates
• Power to End Stroke
  -Regina Fleenor, Cultural Health Initiatives, American Heart Association
• EMS Stroke Plan & Toolkit
  -Jeremy Hill, NC Office of Emergency Management Services
• ENCSN Member Highlight: EMS & Hospital Cooperation in Duplin County
  -Dave Cuddeback, Duplin Co. EMS
• ENCSN Member Highlight: EMS & Hospital Cooperation in Duplin County
  -Carolyn Ezzell, Duplin General Hospital

Photos from the October 2009 Quarterly Meeting

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ENCSN April 2009 Quarterly Meeting

Martin County Community College, Williamston, NC

See Online Streaming Video of Meeting Presentations

Transitions of Care: The Case Management Society of America – Cheri Lattimer

NCcareLINK, Community Post-Stroke Resources – Andy Raby

ENCSN Member Highlight: Carteret General Hospital – Bob Thomas

Download Meeting Presentations (in pdf)

Transitions of Care: The Case Management Society of America--Cheri Lattimer

Post-stroke Rehab: The Interactive Metronome & the Stroke Patient--Annette Jones

ENCSN Member Highlight: Carteret General Hospital--Bob Thomas

NCcareLINK, Community Post-Stroke Resources--Andy Raby

Go to https://www.nccarelink.gov/ to search for local community stroke resources, or to enter your own agency into the database!

Photos from the April 2009 Quarterly Meeting

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ENCSN January 2009 Quarterly Meeting

Area-L AHEC Rocky Mount, NC

Meeting Objectives

• Inform regional stroke champions about ENCSN and invite them to join the Network.
  
• Update members about the ENCSN Strategic Plan.
  
• Educate participants about stroke in Eastern NC; an ideal system of stroke care; the Stroke Belt Consortium; and a comprehensive EMS Plan for Stroke in NC.

Download Meeting Presentations (in pdf)

• Welcome and Introduction to ENCSN--Elynor Wilson
  
• ENCSN Strategic Plan and Future of the Network--India Foy
  
• An Update on Stroke in ENC, Stroke Belt Consortium--Skip Cummings
  
• Developing a Comprehensive EMS Plan for Stroke--Jane Brice
  
• ENCSN Dates of Interest and Contact Information--(lunch presentation)

Photos from the January 2009 Quarterly Meeting