ACOG Maternal Stroke Webinar

On June 21 at 1:00 PM ET, ACOG is hosting a webinar on maternal stroke. During this webinar, speakers will present information on stroke risk factors, identification of symptoms, assessment, and treatment of stroke in the pregnant or postpartum patient. Speakers will address the impact of adverse pregnancy outcomes on risk of future stroke as well as risk of cardiovascular diseases, hypertension, and metabolic syndrome. The webinar will feature a maternal stroke survivor and advocate who will share her personal story.

Speakers:

• Eliza Miller, MD, MS, Assistant Professor of Neurology, Division of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease, Columbia University Department of Neurology
• Erica Camargo Faye, MD, PhD, MSC, Stroke Neurologist, Massachusetts General Hospital and Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School
• Lisa Leffert, MD, Chair, Yale University School of Medicine and Chief of Anesthesiology, Yale New Haven Hospital and Bridgeport Hospital
• Nandar Dinneen, Maternal Stroke Survivor and Advocate