Neurology
Educational Conferences
Educational Conferences
Fellows across all clinical sites are granted protected time to participate in regularly scheduled conferences. Many of these conferences are interdisciplinary collaborations with providers from other specialties with whom the department works together closely.
- Neurovascular Conference
7:30 am every Friday morning - Fellows have the chance to discuss diverse and complex cases with experts from neuroradiology, neurosurgery, neurointerventional, and neurocritical care trainees and faculty. This conference is held weekly and is well-attended by faculty from all involved specialties, making it a great forum for review of imaging (including IR cerebral angiography images) and discussion of challenging management decisions. - Vascular Neurology Conference
2nd Thursday of each month - Invited speakers discuss a variety of topics related to Vascular Neurology. Fellows have the unique opportunity to extend invitations to experts in Vascular Neurology of their choice from around the world, and this conference has a track record of drawing distinguished speakers presenting cutting-edge developments in the field. - Stroke Journal Club
4th Thursday of each month - Two new studies relevant to cerebrovascular diseases are reviewed among neurology trainees and faculty. Fellows have the freedom to select pertinent studies within their interest to be discussed at this conference. - Stroke and Vascular Surgery Conference
3rd Wednesday of each month - This joint case conference between Stroke Neurology and Vascular Surgery reviews recent cases of extracranial arterial disease. Fellows will learn to select appropriate intervention cases and present the clinical history and neuroimaging features. Cases will be discussed among faculty, fellows, and trainees to share perspectives of the surgeons and the stroke team to determine next steps in management. - PFO Closure Conferences
Joint conferences organized by Interventional Cardiology and Vascular Neurology, during which the teams discuss cases to come to a consensus treatment decision for patients being considered for PFO closure. During this conference, stroke fellows will present clinical and neuroimaging features while the interventional cardiologists share TTE/TEE findings and management approaches. These conferences occur every other month at UCLA and quarterly at the VA and provide unique exposure to echocardiography and education on high-risk cardiac features pertinent to stroke care. - VA Cerebrovascular Cognition Conference
This didactic conference between VA Neuropsychology and Neurology occurs quarterly for faculty and trainees to discuss unique cases of cerebrovascular cognitive impairment, highlighting the utility of neuropsychometric testing in managing and tracking recovery of cognitively eloquent strokes and other cerebrovascular diseases.
In addition to local conferences at UCLA, all fellows are granted protected time and funding to travel to the International Stroke Conference in February of each year.