Saturday, March 29 *** Click on the session titles for a short description***
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Neuromuscular |
Spine |
Traumatic Brain Injury |
Stroke |
Epilepsy |
| 10:15 -11:05 a.m. |
Clinical Characteristics of Abnormal Involuntary Movements:A Review for the APN (301)
Christina Whitney, DNSc RNCS |
Spinal Cord Stimulation, What You Need to Know (302)
Marilynn Maida, MSN RN APN CNRN
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Nursing a "Dead" Patient: Taking the
Journey from Brain Death to Organ Donation (303)
Megan Keiser, PhD CNRN |
Interventional Neuroradiology: New Directions for Ischemic
Stroke (304)
Sandra Bartz, RN APRN-C CNRN
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Responsive Neurostimulation for Treatment of Refractory
Epilepsy (305)
Karen Gilbert, MS RN ARNP CNRN
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| 11:15 a.m. - 12:05 p.m. |
The Clinical and Psychosocial Challenges of Young Onset
Parkinson's Disease: What Neuroscience Nurses Need to Know (306)
Elaine Lanier, MS RN |
Traumatic Thoracolumbar Junction Fractures (307)
Andrea Strayer, MS AGNP CNRN
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The New Head Injury Guidelines: What
Do We Do Now? (308)
Cynthia Blank-Reid
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The One that Got Away—Improving the Recognition of Serious
Strokes that Elude a Timely Diagnosis (309)
Susan Tocco, MSN RN CNRN
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Epileptic vs. Non-epileptic Seizures: Are you seizure savvy
or not? (310)
Cynthia Bordson, RN CNRN; Lisa Ortiz, BSN RN
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| 1:30 - 2:20 p.m. |
Huntington's Disease: Exploring the Impact for every
Generation (311)
Marjorie Lavin, MS RN CNRN |
Acute Cervical and High Thoracic Spinal Cord Injury (312)
Karen McQuillan, MS RN CCRN CNRN
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Chilling Brain to Cheat Death: Improving Patient Outcomes
After Cardiac Arrest (313)
Maureen Smith, MSN RN CNRN
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Creation of an RN Swallow Screening Program for Stroke Patients (314)
Katherine Johnson, MS CCRN CNRN
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The Journey of Building a Pediatric Epilepsy
Monitoring Unit: The Nursing Perspective (315)
Jesican Patrick, RN;
Lisa Amamson, BSN RN; Patricia Caraway, RN; Gail Sextro, BSN RN |
| 2:50 - 3:40 p.m. |
A Neuroscience Nurses Role in Primary Injury Prevention (316)
Karen Geissler, MSN RN CNRN
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Worm Sign – Neurocysticrosis (317)
Nancy Villanueva, PhD ARNP-BC CNRN
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Mild traumatic Brain Injury- Symptom Identification and Management (318)
Kimberly Meyer, ACNP CNRN |
The NIH Stroke Scale: Its Importance and
Application in Stroke (319)
Christina Marie Dennis, MSN CCRN CNRN |
Epilepsy in the Elderly (320)
Kathy England, MS RN FNP |
| Sunday, March 30 |
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Potpourri |
Pediatric |
Oncology |
Stroke |
Research |
| 10:30 - 11:20 a.m. |
Common to Complex Peripheral Nerve Disorders Treated by
Neurosurgery (321)
Judy Cavanaugh, MSN
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The "Split"
Decision: Evolution of Corpus Callosotomy for Treatment of Pediatric Epilepsy (322)
Theresa Gabay, MSN RN APRN |
Glioblastoma Multiforme Metastasizing to the CNS (323)
Jean Arzbaecher, MS RN ANP-CNS CNRN
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Improving Stroke Teaching Compliance: Recording Teachable
Moments (324)
Holly Tavianini, BSHSA RN CNRN; Karen Palladino, BSN RN CMSRN; Jill Hinnershitz, BSN RN |
Rest-Activity Patterns in Patients with Frontotemporal Lobar
Degeneration and their Caregivers (325a)
Glenna Dowling, PhD RN FAAN; Jennifer Merrilees, MSN RN; Erin Hubbard, MA; Judy Mastick, MS RN; Bruce Miller, MD Music
as a Therpaeutic Intervention in Care of Neuromedical and Neurosurgical
Patients (325b)
Marion Phipps, MS RN CRRN FAAN; Anastasia Tsiantoulas, RN CNRN; Diane Carroll, PhD APRN BC |
| 1:10 - 2 p.m. |
Why Aren't My Patients Sleeping? Common Sleep Problems in People with Neurological Disorders (326)
Kerri Crank, MSN RN APRN CNRN |
Your Child has a Brain Tumor: A Multidisciplinary Team
Approach (327)
Nicole Ryan, BSN RN CPN; Jody Pathare, MSN FNP |
Neuro-Oncology Nursing: Paving the Road to
Excellence in Patient Education (328)
Deanna Glass-Macenka, BSN RN CNRN; Eileen Bohan, BSN RN CNRN |
Strokes in Women – Why Are They So Different? (329)
Mary Jo Kocan, MSN RN CCRN CNRN
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Combined Neuroform Stenting and Coil Embolization of Acutely
Ruptured Aneurysms: Report of 41 (330a)
EA Crago, MSN RN CCRN; AJ Thomas, MD; MJ Gallek, MSN RN; Allison Hrick, MS; MB Horowitz, MD
Quality of Life in Oculopharyngea (330b)
Wilma Koopman, MScN RN ACNP
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| 2:10 - 3 p.m. |
A paradigm shift in the way we care: The role of
neuroscience nurses in minimally invasive neurosurgery (331)
Paula Sherwood, PhD RN CNRN; Amid Kassam, MD
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Growing up with Nick- a Neuroscience Nursing Story (332)
Debbie Ferguson, MSN RN CCRN; Deborah Smith, MSN BSN RN CNRN
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Critical Perspectives on Acoustic Neuromas: Facts, Theories,
and Treatments (333)
Sandra Brettler, MSN RN CCRN CNRN |
Secondary Stroke Prevention (334)
Catherine Harris, MSN MBA CRNP
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The Relationship of
Stroke Survivors' Quality of Life, Functional Abilities, and Meaningful
Function (335a)
Kathy Smith, PhD NP-C
Endothelin -1 Tagging SNP's are Associated with Cerebral Vasopasm and Long Term Outcomes Following Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (335b)
Matthew Gallek, BSN RN CNRN
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| 3:30 - 4:20 p.m. |
Ethical Consults in a Neuroscience ICU (336)
Anne Miers, MSN RN APRN-BC |
The Hole Story: Pediatric Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy (337)
Jennifer Cohen, MSN RN CNS CNRN; Debbie Jaramillo, RN; Penny Slonecker, RN CCRN |
Professional Development
Having the Vision to Venture Down a Different Path: A
Journey Through New Grad Orientation (338)
Virginia Prendergast, NP CNRN; Mary King, MSN/Ed RN CNRN |
Thrombocytosis as a Cause of Stroke (339)
Marylyn Kajs-Wyllie, MSN RN APN CCRN CNRN |
Measuring Functional Outcome in Brain tumor Patients
Following Acute Rehabilitation (340a)
Susan Bell, MS RN APN CNRN
Microdialysis: Understanding intratumoral delivery of
methotrexate and the blood brain barrier in high grade glioma patients (340b)
Deanna Glass-Macenka, BSN RN CNRN |
| 4:30 - 5:20 p.m. |
Prevention of Paraplegia following Emergent
Thoraco-Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair utilizing a Lumbar Drain (341)
Vincent Vacca, MSN RN CCRN |
What Neuroscience Nurses Need to Know About Shaken-Baby
Syndrome (342)
Cathy Cartwright, MSN RN PCNA |
Professional Development
Developing Moral Agency in the New Neuroscience Nurse (343)
Mary Pennington, MSN RN CNRN; Martha Jurchak, PhD RN CS |
Not Just a Pain in the
Neck-Dissection Syndromes (344)
Donna Avanecean, MSN RN FNP-C CNRN |
MRI Safety and Neurological Implants (345)
Theresa Pretto, BSN RN CNRN |
| Monday, March 31 |
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Geriatric |
Spine |
Potpourri |
Research |
Potpourri |
| 9:55 - 10:45 a.m. |
Diagnosis and treatment of Idiopathic Normal Pressure
Hydrocephalus (346)
Vincent Vacca, MSN RN CCRN |
Bamboo Spine: Ankylosing Spondylitis (347)
Emily Jolliff, BSN RN CNRN; Marylyn Kaus-Wyllie, MSN RN APN CCRN CNRN |
Energy Medicine-You Have the Power (348)
Anne Miers, MSN RN APRN-BC |
Utility of the FOUR Score in Predicting Complications and
Outcome in the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit: a Prospective Comparison with
Glasgow
Coma
Scale (349a)
Leah Ramos, BSN RN CCRN; Julie Chalela, MD; Brooke Stowell, BSN RN; Mark McCaslin, RN; Timothy Monroe, MD; Steven Moregan, MD PhD
Hyponatremia in Pediatric Acute Traumatic Brain Injury: Common factors and characteristics (349b)
Carin Vurick, MSN RN CPNP; John Crow, MD
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Wake Up!! Recovery Room Concepts for the Neuro
ICU Nurse (350)
Misti Typpany, MSN RN CCRN CNRN |
| 11 - 11:50 a.m. |
Neurological Examination of the Elderly Patient (351)
Michele Grigaitis, MS APRN |
Spinal Fusion: What Is It and What Does the Future Hold (352)
Andrea Strayer, MS AGNP CNRN |
Successful Implementation of the 2007
Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage Guidelines (353)
Laura Mcilvoy, PhD RN CCRN CNRN |
Effect of HOB Elevation on ICP and
CPP in Patients with a Traumatic Brain Injury (354a)
Tracy Lytle Saddler, MSN CEN CCRN
Oral Care and ICP Among Intubated
Neuroscience ICU Patients (354b)
Virginia Prendergast, NP CNRN; Peter Hagell, PhD RN
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Continuing Education in the Neuroscience Unit (355)
Lorraine Fields, MSN BS RN CCNS CCRN CNRN |
