Updates on the use of antithrombotics after stroke and TIA

As St John & St Elizabeth Hospital continue to deliver online GP focused lectures, we introduce you to Consultant Dr Joseph Kwan, Consultant Specialist, who will be discussing the current evidence for Stroke and Transient Ischaemic Attack (TIA)

Learning outcomes

• To understand the NICE guidance 2019
• To learn about new advances in the use of antithrombotics for stroke and TIA
• To discuss how to manage tricky scenarios
• To clarify when to refer for specialist stroke opinion

Online webinar lecture

Date: Wednesday 23rd September 2020

Time: 6pm - 7pm, 40 min lecture with 20 min Q&A

Location: Zoom Webinar

A certified CPD certificate of attendance will be supplied to all GP’s within a week of the lecture.  

Please register on this Eventbrite page and you will receive details of how to join the webinar via email.

About the speaker

Dr Joseph Kwan

MB ChB MPhil MD FRCP FRSPH FESO

Dr Kwan studied medicine at Bristol University (MB ChB) and received further qualifications from Southampton University (MPhil), Edinburgh University (MD), University College London (Clinical Neurology) and Cornell University (Plant-Based Nutrition). He received a dementia scholarship at the University of California San Francisco, and trained in cannabinoid medicine at the UK Academy of Medical Cannabis. He has worked as a consultant physician in Bournemouth (regional medical director for stroke and visiting professor at Bournemouth University) and Hong Kong (clinical associate professor at Hong Kong University) before working as a stroke consultant at the Imperial Stroke Centre, where he is the lead for investigator-led stroke research, postgraduate education and clinical performance.

Dr Kwan is an academic researcher and clinical teacher at the Imperial College and a PACES Examiner for the Royal College of Physicians. He is passionate about delivering the best quality medical care to his patients and training the next generation of doctors to become great physicians. He continues to co-supervise PhD students for their neuroscience research ay HKU and has published over 140 scientific papers, abstracts, book chapters and theses.

Dr Kwan has expertise in all aspects of stroke management, prevention and rehabilitation, as well as age-related disorders including dementia and frailty. He has a private practice at St John & St Elizabeth Hospital (Head of Stroke Services), Imperial Private Healthcare, and the Medical Cannabis Clinic in Harley Street. He is popular with his patients both for his holistic and personal approach, and for being an enthusiastic advocate for “nutrition and exercise as medicine”. He welcomes referrals for outpatient consultations, inpatient admissions, home visits and virtual consultations.