Winter Expo Offers Interactive, Real-Time Instruction in Neuroscience and Stroke Care

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 26, 2015) -- Most symposia are highly intellectual affairs, offering lectures and poster sessions designed to bring the latest information on a designated topic to attendees.

The Clinical Neuroscience Winter Expo will go a step further, offering interactive, real-time instruction on the latest advancements in the neurosciences and stroke care.

"We wanted this to be very different from traditional symposia, so the Expo was designed to be highly interactive," said Dr. Michael Dobbs, interim chair for the University of Kentucky's Department of Neurology and director of UK HealthCare's Stroke Network. "Through the use of interactive learning methods and patient simulation equipment, our goal is to help attendees learn by doing and translate this new-found experience to current treatment practices."

The Expo, March 6 and 7, 2015, is presented by the Kentucky Neuroscience Institute, Office of Clinical Simulation, and the UK HealthCare/Norton Healthcare Stroke Care Network. 

Three different tracks are available to attendees: medical, interventional and research, and tracks are staggered throughout the day so that attendees are able to follow a single track or cherry-pick from each track according to their interests.

The keynote speaker will be Dr. Avindra Nath, clinical director of NINDS, the director of the Translational Neuroscience Center and chief of the Section of Infections of the Nervous System at the National Institutes of Health in Washington D.C., who will present "Cracking the Code of Neuroinflammatory Disorders."

Pointing to the fact that the human and economic impact of neurological disorders is exacerbated by a prevailing shortage of neuroscience specialists and the burgeoning aging population, Dr. Dobbs emphasized that augmenting multi-specialty provider groups’ neuroscience awareness and knowledge base is key to improving equitable access and patient outcomes.

"Our goal with the Winter Expo is to provide that guidance in a new and interesting way, to the ultimate benefit of patients."

For more information about the Expo or to register, go to http://neurowinterexpo.com/.