Stroke prevention is the topic of the 21st Annual Rural Health Conference
hosted by The University of Alabama College of Community Health Sciences
and its Institute for Rural Health Research.
The conference, “Tightening the Stroke Belt: Prevention, Emergency
Management, and Rehabilitation of Stroke in the Nation’s Most Affected
Region,” will be held April 14-15, 2022, from 8 am to 5 pm at the Bryant
Conference Center on the UA campus.
Keynote speakers for the conference include Dr. Janet S. Wright, a
director in the Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention for the U.S.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Dr. Shadi Yaghi, director of
Neurovascular Research and co-director of the Comprehensive Stroke
Center at Rhode Island Hospital; Dr. Toby Gropen, chief of the Division of
Cerebrovascular Disease and director of the Comprehensive Neurovascular
and Stroke Center at the University of Alabama at Birmingham; Dr.
Suzanne Judd, director of the Lister Hill Center for Health Policy and
professor with the School of Public Health at the University of Alabama at
Birmingham; and Dr. Michael J. Lyerly, associate professor and director of
Birmingham Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center Stroke Center.
Breakout sessions on issues related to the conference topic will also be
offered, and continuing education credits will be available.
The annual Rural Health Conference is attended by health-care
providers, researchers, community leaders, government officials and
policymakers who hear from prominent speakers in the field and share
information and knowledge about rural health issues.
The registration fee for the conference is $150 per person and $50 for
students.
For more information and to register online, visit the conference website or contact the Institute for Rural Health Research at (205)
348-9640.
The Institute for Rural Health Research was established in 2001 and
conducts research to improve health in rural Alabama. The goal is to
produce research that is useful to communities, health care providers and
policymakers as they work to improve the availability, accessibility, and
quality of health care in rural areas. The Institute also serves as a resource
for community organizations, researchers and individuals working to
improve the health of rural communities in Alabama.