International Stroke Conference Digest - February 21, 2008 - (Page 18)

2008 isC digest | New Orleans | February 21 NET SMART Neurovascular Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 837 P PDL BioPharma, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 831 2035 Lincoln Highway, Suite 2150 Edison, NJ 08817 www.pdl.com PDL BioPharma, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing and commercializing innovative therapies for severe or life-threatening illnesses. For more information, please visit http://www.pdl.com. ASU College of Nursing & Healthcare Innovation PO Box 873008 Tempe, AZ 85287-3008 Phone: 480-727-6262 • Fax: 480-727-7960 www.netsmart-stroke.com NET SMART (Neurovascular Education and Training in Stroke Management and Acute Reperfusion Therapy) is an on-line educational system offering programs to support the learning needs of advanced practice nurses (nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists), clinical staff and physicians with the aim of improving stroke victim access to acute treatment. 10151 York Road #120 Cockeysville, MD 21030 Phone: 888-481-9185 • Fax: 888-481-9421 www.sentientmedical.com Sentient Medical Systems is one of the largest and most relied upon providers of intraoperative monitoring services in the United States. Sentient Medical Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . .504 Wolters Kluwer Health – LWW . . . . . . . . . 731 Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery 227 Penumbra, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 741 Neurobiological Technologies, Inc. . . . . . 325 2000 Powell Street, Suite 800 Emeryville, CA 94608 Phone: 510-595-6000 • Fax: 510-595-6006 www.NTII.com Neurobiological Technologies, Inc. (NTI) is a biotechnology company engaged in the business of acquiring and developing central nervous system (CNS) related drug candidates. The company is focused on therapies for neurological conditions that occur in connection with dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, ischemic stroke, neuropathic pain, and brain cancer. 2401 Merced Ave, Suite 200 San Leandro, CA 94577 Phone: 510-618-3249 www.penumbrainc.com Penumbra is committed to delivering clinically beneficial products that help patients suffering from stroke and neurovascular disease. Pfizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 725 235 E. 42nd Street Mail Stop 219/2/18 New York, NY 10017 www.pfizer.com Please visit the Pfizer Inc, U.S. Pharmaceuticals exhibit booth # 725 featuring LIPITOR® (atorvastatin calcium). 3975 Fair Ridge Drive, Ste 400 North Fairfax, VA 22033 www.snisonline.org The Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery is the specialty society representing physician experts in minimally invasive, targeted neurological treatments performed using radiological imaging guidance. Innovations from the field of neurointervention include, among others, emergency stroke treatment, the endovascular treatment of cerebral aneurysms, carotid stents, intracranial stents, intracranial angioplasty, and vertebroplasty. 530 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19106-3621 Phone: 215-521-8300 • Fax: 215-521-8902 www.lww.com Lippincott Williams & Wilkins is now Wolters Kluwer Health. New name same quality products with nearly 300 periodicals and 1,500 books in more than 100 disciplines. We are the proud publisher of Stroke, Hypertension and Neurology. Visit us in booth 731. Woodway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 747 Spencer Technologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 942 W229 N591 Foster Ct Waukesha, WI 53186 Phone: 800-966-3929 www.woodway.com WOODWAY is the manufacturer of the world’s finest treadmill. We specialize in high end, custom designed and hand built treadmills for fitness training, rehabilitation, and human performance. As a company we have been at the forefront of testing and training technology for over 30 years. NeuroLogica Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 617 Pitt County Memorial Hospital . . . . . . . . . 938 14 Electronics Ave Danvers, MA 01923 Phone: 877-564-8520 • Fax: 978-560-0602 www.neurologica.com NeuroLogica Corp. develops, manufactures and markets innovative medical imaging equipment (Portable CT) for healthcare facilities and private practices worldwide. PO Box 6028 Greenville, NC 27835 Phone: 800-346-4337 www.uhseast.com Pitt County Memorial Hospital is proud to be a Magnet organization. Discover what it means to us, and what it can mean to you: www.uhseast. com. 701 16th Avenue Seattle, WA 98122 Spencer Technologies’ ST3 Digital Transcranial D o p p l e r fe at u re s H D OT M , H ig h D e n sit y Oversampling. HDOTM technology provides an exceptionally high fidelity Power M-mode display to enable rapid window and vessel location. This simplifies diagnostic and RLS/PFO examinations. HDOTM is the state of the art in digital TCD processing, available only from Spencer Technologies. World Stroke Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . 331 1-3 Rue De Chantepoulet PO Box 1726 Geneva 1211 www.world-stroke.org The World Stroke Organization is a society of clinicians and scientists striving to promote research, public policy and education in stroke, and to establish stroke on the world health agenda in order to reduce its unacceptable global burden. Stem Cell Therapeutics Corp . . . . . . . . . .408 NMT Medical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .508 27 Wormwood Street Boston, MA 02210 www.nmtmedical.com NMT Medical, Inc., is an advanced medical technology company that designs, develops and markets proprietary implant technologies, including a series of new bioabsorbable options, that allow interventional cardiologists to treat cardiac sources of stroke and other potential brain attacks through minimally invasive, catheter-based procedures. r REACH Call, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 737 973 Broad Street Augusta, GA 30901 www.reachcall.com REACH Call, Inc. is a full-service Application Service Provider offering the most complete web based tools, powered by integrated audio-visual communication capabilities and decision support algorithms, for remote evaluation and diagnosis of diseases such as Stroke. 1000-1520 4th Street SW Calgary, AB T2R IH5 www.stemcellthera.com Stem Cell Therapeutics Corp. (SCT) is a Canadian publicly held clinical stage biotechnology company. SCT is a leader in the development of therapies that utilize drugs to stimulate a patient’s own resident stem cells with the aim of repairing neurological function lost due to disease or injury. Stroke Alert 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 839 NovaVision, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 802 3651 FAU Blvd, Suite 300 Boca Raton, FL 33431 Phone: 561-558-2015 • Fax: 561-620-2545 www.novavision.com NovaVision® Vision Restoration Therapy (VRT) is a clinically proven, FDA-cleared medical device providing therapy for vision loss due to stroke or brain injury. While physical, occupational and speech therapies are the long-standing treatment regimens, VRT is the first standard of rehabilitation to help restore vision. Rehabtek LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 936 Novo Nordisk Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307 2510 Wilmette Avenue Wilmette, IL 60091 www.rehabtek.com Rehabtek’s mission is to develop advanced rehabilitation technologies for people with neurological disorders or orthopaedic injuries. With focus on cutting edge technologies in robotics, signal processing, and biomedical engineering, Rehabtek pursues to develop medical devices directly useful in for physical medicine and rehabilitation clinical practice. Albert Einstein Medical Center 5401 Old York Road Philadelphia, PA 19141 Phone: 215-456-7198 • Fax: 215-456-7048 www.strokealert.org Stroke Alert is a one-day event with the goal of reducing the time between symptom onset and ER arrival by teaching ALL people the warning symptoms of stroke and the need to call 911. Partnership and materials are available for free at www.strokealert.org. The date for 2008 is May 6th. t The Lancet/Elsevier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 705 1600 JFK Parkway, Ste 1800 Philadelphia, PA 19103 Phone: 800-523-4069 www.elsevier-health.com Elsevier is the leader in medical publishing. Visit #703/705 to browse our clinical neurology journals and books: The Lancet, The Lancet Neurology, the Seminars and Clinics series, along with two new book titles Neurology and General Medicine: Expert Consult 4ed (Aminoff), and Neurology in Clinical Practice E-dition (Bradley, Daroff). Today’s Unofficial Satellite Events thursday, February 21 Symposium 6:00 – 7:30 a.m. “Cerecyte Registry Safety Data and Clinical Experience using Cerecyte Microcoils” Marriott Convention Center Hotel River Bend Ballroom Sponsored by: Micrus Endovascular Supported by: Micrus Endovascular Invitation only Symposium 7:30 – 10:00 p.m. “Challenging Cases in Acute Blood Pressure Management” Hilton New Orleans Riverside Grand Ballroom A Sponsored by: PDL BioPharma, Inc. Supported by: PDL BioPharma, Inc. Invitation only Symposium 7:30 – 10:00 p.m. “Stroke Management Update: Research Highlights of 2007” Hilton New Orleans Riverside Salons C and D, 1st Floor Sponsored by: Boehringer Ingelhiem Supported by: Boehringer Ingelhiem Open to all attendees 100 College Road West Princeton, NJ 08540 www.novonordisk-us.com Novo Nordisk is a healthcare company and a world leader in diabetes care. Novo Nordisk also has a leading position within such areas as hemostasis management and growth hormone therapy. RIMED, LTD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 841 Outcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 519 201 Broadway Cambridge, MA 02139 Phone: 888-526-6700 www.outcome.com Outcome is a leading provider of web-based Quality Improvement programs, dedicated to providing hospitals and physician practices with solutions and resources to ensure continuous quality improvement in patient care. Outcome is a Joint Commission and CMS accepted vendor. Visit us online at www.outcome.com. 209 Cleveland Street, Ste B Cary, IL 60013 www.axiommedtech.co http://www.sentientmedical.com http://www.lww.com http://www.pdl.com http://www.netsmart-stroke.com http://www.pdl.com http://www.snisonline.org http://www.woodway.com http://www.penumbrainc.com http://www.NTII.com http://www.pfizer.com http://www.world-stroke.org http://www.uhseast.com http://www.neurologica.com http://www.stemcellthera.com http://www.nmtmedical.com http://www.reachcall.com http://www.strokealert.org http://www.novavision.com http://www.rehabtek.com http://www.strokealert.org http://www.elsevier-health.com http://www.novonordisk-us.com http://www.axiommedtech.com http://www.outcome.com http://www.thomasland.com http://www.outcome.com http://www.scanlaninternational.com http://www.vassolinc.com http://www.wiley.com/wiley-blackwell http://www.intouchhealth.com

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