Conference Schedule
All times are in the Central time zone (CST). Sessions marked with an asterisk (*) will be available only as a live session. There will not be recordings of these sessions available.
Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Non-CE Product Theater
10:00 am – 10:30 am
Exploring the Proposed Mechanism Behind Delusions and Hallucinations in Dementia-Related Psychosis
Stephen M. Stahl, MD, PhD, DSc (Hon)
Stephen Brunton, MD, FAAFP
Presented by Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Pre-Conference Sessions
11:00 am – 3:00 pm
Understanding Neuro Imaging – A Review of Basic Radiology, Test Selection and Case Study Review
Tracey Anderson, MSN FNP-BC ACNP-BC CNRN
Benjamin Liu, MD
Pharmacology hours: 0.25 CE
EEG Essentials for Advanced Practice Nurses
Madona Plueger, MSN APRN ACNS-BC CNRN FAES
Mark Stecker, MD PhD
Mona Stecker, DNP NP-BC CNRN SCRN
Thursday, January 21, 2021
Welcome
8:15 am – 8:25 am
Educational Sessions
8:30 am – 9:30 am
Primary Brain Tumors: Work-Up and Management
Sarah Beam, MSN APRN ACNP-BC CCRN CNRN
Neuromuscular Diseases: GBS, MG, and ALS
Cynthia Bautista, PhD APRN FNCS FCNS
Pharmacology Hours: 0.5 CE
9:35 am – 10:35 am
Movement Disorders/Pre-Surgical Evaluation for DBS
Mark Stecker, MD PhD
Work-up and Management of Epilepsy
Madona Plueger, MSN APRN ACNS-BC CNRN FAES
Break
10:35 am – 10:50 am
Educational Sessions
10:50 am – 11:50 am
Breaking Bad: The Toxicology of Street Drugs and Their Neuro Effects
Kristin Slown, PharmD BCCCP BCPS
Pharmacology Hours: 1 CE
Management and Special Considerations for the Geriatric Trauma Patient
Michele Grigaitis-Reyes, DNP FNP-BC CNRN FAAN
Pharmacology Hours: 0.25 CE
11:55 am – 12:55 pm
Unmasking the Neurological Impact of COVID-19
Mary Guanci, MSN RN CNRN SCRN
Pharmacology Hours: 0.33 CE
Exhibitor Session
1:05 pm – 1:35 pm
Featuring:
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
Greenwich Biosciences
Educational Sessions
1:40 pm – 2:40 pm
Neuroendocrine Disorders in Neurosurgery
Anthony Digiorgio, DO
Concussion Evaluation and Symptomatic Treatment of Post-Concussive Syndrome
Daniel McGuire, MS RN AGACNP-BC
Break
2:40 pm – 2:55 pm
Educational Sessions
2:55 pm – 3:55 pm
Critical Care Management of the Neuro Patient
Joshua Medow, MD PhD MS FACS FCCM
Management and Stabilization of Acute Spine Injury
Ebonye Green, MNSc RN APRN ACNPC-AG CNRN ENLS
Pharmacology Hours: 0.25 CE
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
*Animated Strokes in Animated Folks
DaiWai Olson, PhD RN CCRN FNCS
*Bring It On.....Can You Save This Patient?
Cynthia Bautista, PhD APRN FNCS FCNS
Opening Reception
5:10 pm – 5:55 pm
Cocktails and Networking
Friday, January 22, 2021
Educational Sessions
8:30 am – 9:30 am
Management of Non-Operative Spine Injuries
Ebonye Green, MNSc RN APRN ACNPC-AG CNRN ENLS
Pharmacology Hours: 0.25 CE
The Absurd History of and Development of ICP As a Fundamental Construct
DaiWai Olson, PhD RN CCRN FNCS
9:35 am – 10:35 am
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES)
Joshua E. Medow, MD PhD MS FACS FCCM
Spinal Cord Injury Management in the Acute Care Setting
Daniel McGuire, MS RN AGACNP-BC
Break
10:35 am – 10:50 am
Educational Sessions
10:50 am – 11:50 am
Management of Severe TBI
Anthony Digiorgio, DO
Notable Neurological Findings from Head to Tail
Cathy Cartwright, DNP RN-BC PCNS FAAN
Non-CE Symposia
11:55 am – 12:55 pm
Management of Motor Fluctuations in Parkinson’s Disease (PD): Advancements in COMT Inhibition
Whitney Tice, MSN APRN FNP-C
Olga Klepitskaya, MD FAAN
Presented by Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
Break
12:55 pm – 1:10 pm
Educational Sessions
1:10 pm – 2:10 pm
Pain and Sedation in the Neuro Patient
Kristin Slown, PharmD BCCCP BCPS
Pharmacology Hours: 1 CE
Infections of the Pediatric Central Nervous System
Donna Wallace, MS RN CPNP
Brittany Gerald, BS
Pharmacology Hours: 0.5 CE
2:15 pm – 3:15 pm
Evaluation and Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias
Michele Grigaitis-Reyes, DNP FNP-BC CNRN FAAN
Pharmacology Hours: 0.25 CE
What's Wrong With My Baby's Head?
Cathy Cartwright, DNP RN-BC PCNS FAAN
Break
3:15 pm – 3:30 pm
Exhibitor Session
3:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Featuring:
Integra LifeSciences
Educational Session
4:05 pm – 5:05 pm
Law and Order for Neuroscience Nurses and Neuroscience APPs
Lorie Brown, MN JD RN
Saturday, January 23, 2021
Post-Conference Session
11:00 am – 3:00 pm
*Anesthesia 101 for the Neuroscience Nurse: Understanding Its Role and Use in the Neuroscience Patient Population along the Continuum of Care
Cynthia Blank-Reid, MSN RN TCRN CEN
Caleb Rogovin, MS CRNA CCRN TCRN CEN
Continuing Education Credit
The American Association of Neuroscience Nurses is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
The American Association of Neuroscience Nurses is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the California Board of Registered Nursing (CEP: 13331).
Successful completion: Participants must be registered for the conference and attend the session(s). Attendees can be awarded 1 nursing contact hour for every 60-minute educational session they attend and evaluate. Each participant will receive a username and password to complete an online evaluation. Participants must complete a form for each session they attend and an overall conference evaluation to receive contact hours.
Contact hours available for each component of the event are as follows:
• Pre-conference workshop: 4 CE hours
• Post-conference workshop: 4 CE hours
• Neuroscience Advanced Practice Provider Educational Meeting: 24 CE hours (this is just content, no pre/post sessions)