AANN Annual Educational Meeting Schedule
The AANN Annual Educational Meeting, preconference workshops, and special events include an array of educational and networking opportunities for neuroscience nurses at all stages of their career. Attendees can visit the exhibit hall to learn more from vendors and institutions, and earn CE from educational programming.
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.
Saturday, April 17
Pre-Conference Workshops
8:00 am - 5:00 pm (8 hours)
*(001) CNRN Review Course
Level: Intermediate
Track: Special Topics
Course Director: Erin Fecske, DNP APRN CNRN CPNP
8:00 am - 12:00 pm (4 hours)
*(002) 3D Brain and Spine Anatomy and Pathology
Level: Intermediate
Track: Anatomy
Linda Littlejohns, MSN RN SCRN CNRN FAAN
10:00 am - 12:00 pm (2 hours)
*(003) Basic Neuroimaging: More Than Fifty Shades of Grey
Level: Intermediate
Track: Special Topics
Cathy Cartwright, DNP RN-BC PCNS FAAN
Rachel Malloy, MSN RN CNRN SCRN
Pharmacology contact hours: 0.15
(SY1) Afternoon Non-CE Symposium
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Supported by Janssen Pharmaceuticals
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm (4 hours)
*(004) Anesthesia 101 for the Neuroscience Nurse: Understanding Its Role and Use in the Neuroscience Patient Population along the Continuum of Care
Level: Beginner
Track: Special Topics
Cynthia Blank-Reid, MSN RN TCRN CEN
Caleb Rogovin, MS CRNA CCRN TCRN CEN
*(005) Spinal Cord Injury: From Roadside to Rehab and Beyond
Level: Intermediate
Track: Spine
Course Directors: Dea Mahanes, DNP RN CCNS CNRN FNCS
Julie Pagel, MSN RN CCRN SCRN CNE-cl
This session is supported by Grant #854 from the Paralyzed Veterans of America Education Foundation.
Sunday, April 18
Agnes M. Marshall Keynote Address (1 hr CE)
8:30 am - 10:00 am
Through the Mask: Staying Connected and Maintaining Compassion Through Challenging Times
Tim Cunningham, DrPH RN FAAN
Break
10:00 am – 10:15 am
Concurrent Sessions
10:15 am – 11:15 am (5 sessions, 1 hour CE)
(100) Advocacy Session
Level: Intermediate
Track: Neuro Leadership
Susan Fowler, PhD RN CNRN FAHA
*(101) Post-Stroke Depression: Does it matter in the acute care phase?
Level: Intermediate
Track: Stroke
Sarah Beth Thomas, MSN RN CCRN SCRN CNRN
Katherine Belategui, BSN RN CNRN
(102) Migraine Headache: New Drugs, Old Drugs, How to Choose and Use
Level: Expert
Track: Special Topics
Amy Larson, MS MSCN RN APRN CNRN
(103) Dodge, Duck, Dip, Dive, and Dodge: Managing a Behaviorally Challenging Patient (BCP) with a Neurological Disorder
Level: Beginner
Track: Quality
Kyndra Alspaugh, MSN RN CNRN SCRN
Christy Balster, BSN RN SCRN
Morgan Cadena, BSN RN CRN CNRN PHN
Alma Patino, MSN RN CNRN SCRN
(104) A Stroke of Genius: Developing and Implementing A Preceptor Bootcamp
Level: Intermediate
Track: Special Topics
Tara Miles, MSN MSM RN CCRN SCRN
Tiffani Lee, MSN RN PCCN NE-BC SCRN
Exhibitor Session
11:20 am – 11:50 am
Concurrent Sessions
11:55 am – 12:25 pm (4 sessions, 0.5 hour CE)
(105) Don't Just Sit There, Grab Your Phone to Enhance Community Education!
Level: Intermediate
Track: Stroke
Heather Sudduth, OTR/L CCM CEAS
(106) Staff Nurses: Energized to Advance the Art and Science of Nursing through Scholarship
Level: Intermediate
Track: Special Topics
Susan Fowler, PhD RN CNRN FAHA
(107) Acute Stroke in the Pregnant Patient
Level: Intermediate
Track: Stroke
Michele Glidden, MSN RN CEN SCRN ASC-BC
(108) An Argument for Specialized Neurosurgical Nursing in Low-and-Middle Income Countries: One Nurse's Experience
Level: Intermediate
Track: Pediatric
Ashley Birch, MSN CPNP
Product Theater
12:30 pm – 1:00 pm
Supported by Neurocrine Biosciences
Break
1:00 pm – 1:15 pm
Concurrent Sessions
1:15 pm – 2:15 pm (5 sessions, 1 hour CE)
(109) Too cool for school: Targeted temperature management modalities
Level: Intermediate
Track: Stroke
Michele Wilkerson, MSN RN CCRN CNRN SCRN
(110) Advanced Anatomy and Physiology of the Cranial Nerves
Level: Expert
Track: Neurotrauma
DaiWai Olson, PhD RN CCRN
(111) Impacting the Continuum of Care Through the Role of the Nurse Navigator
Level: Intermediate
Track: Special Topics
Jordan Ponder, BSN RN CNRN SCRN
(112) Past President Session
Level: Intermediate
Track: Neuro Leadership
Sandi Brettler, MSN RN CNRN
(113) The Nurse Suicide Epidemic: AANN and ANA's Commitment to Its Members and Healthy Living
Level: Beginner
Track: Special Topics
Cynthia Blank-Reid, MSN RN TCRN CEN
Poster Session
2:20 pm – 2:50 pm
Concurrent Sessions
2:55 pm – 3:55 pm (5 sessions, 1 hour CE)
*(114) Anticoagulation Reversal
Level: Expert
Track: Stroke
Mary Amatangelo, DNP RN ACNP-BC CCRN CNRN SCRN FAHA FNCS
(115) Building Partnerships in Acute Pediatric Stroke Care to Drive Positive Outcomes
Level: Intermediate
Track: Pediatrics
Lindsey Peters, MSN APRN FNP-C CNRN
Rebecca Kahler, MSN APRN FNP-BC
Sarah Langston, BSN RN CCRN-K SCRN
(116) What "IF": A Comprehensive Overview of Lumbar Interbody Fusions
Level: Beginner
Track: Spine
Lynn Camera, RNC CNRN HC
Brittany Vizzo
(117) Optimizing Family Education in a Disorders of Consciousness Rehabilitation Program
Level: Intermediate
Track: Special Topics
Diane Mortimer, MSN MD
Elise Mincke, BSN RN SCRN CRRN
Amanda Momin, MSN RN CRRN
Pharmacology contact hours: 0.25
(118) Epilepsy Foundation Session: Seizure Recognition and First Aid Certification
Level: Beginner
Track: Epilepsy
Kalena Recht, MSN RN
Break and Newcomer's Reception
3:55 pm – 4:10 pm
Exhibitor Session
4:10 pm – 4:40 pm
Concurrent Sessions
4:45 pm – 5:15 pm (4 sessions, 0.5 hour CE)
(119) Stroke Prevention in Persons with Atrial Fibrillation: The WATCHMAN Procedure
Level: Intermediate
Track: Stroke
Susan Fowler, PhD RN CNRN FAHA
Mary Janette Sendin
Pharmacology contact hours: 0.25
(120) Chapter session
Level: Intermediate
Track: Professional Development
(121) Enhance Transition Care for Medically Complex Adolescents
Level: Beginner
Track: Pediatric
Lauren Mitchell, DNP APRN FNP-C CPN
(122) Communication: Exploring New Horizons
Level: Intermediate
Track: Stroke
Maryann Brogden-Brandt, ND MSN RN APN-C CCNS SCRN
Opening Reception and Awards Ceremony
5:20 pm – 6:20 pm
Monday, April 19
(SY2) Morning Non-CE Symposium
6:55 am – 7:55 am
Concurrent Sessions
8:00 am – 9:00 am (4 sessions, 1 hour CE)
(200) Myasthenia Gravis: A Clinical Update
Level: Intermediate
Track: Movement Disorders
Jennifer Woods, MSN RN CCNS CNRN SCRN
(201) In-Hospital Stroke: More Can Be Done
Level: Intermediate
Track: Stroke
Josh Snavely, DNP ARNP ACNPC-AG SCRN CEN EMT-P
(202) Consensus Among Stakeholders for Use of Rescue Therapies in Epilepsy: Call to Action for Nurses
Level: Intermediate
Track: Epilepsy
Patricia Shafer, MN RN FAES
Rebecca Schultz, PhD APRN CPNP-PC FAES
Nancy Santilli, PNP MN
Special Lecture
9:05 am – 10:05 am (1 hour CE)
Understanding the "Bizarre" and "Unique" World of Epilepsy
Stacia Kalinoski
Break
10:05 am – 10:20 am
Concurrent Sessions
10:20 am – 11:20 am (6 sessions, 1 hour CE)
(203) The Brain Bone's Connected to the Heart Bone - Cardiovascular Complications in Brain Injuries
Level: Intermediate
Track: Neurocritical Care
Michelle Wilkerson MSN, CCRN CNRN SCRN
Pharmacology contact hours: 0.15
(204) JNN Session: How to Become a Journal Reviewer
Level: Intermediate
Track: Professional Development
DaiWai Olson, PhD RN CCRN FNCS
(205) Purple & Green: What Does it Mean?
Level: Expert
Track: Stroke
Anna Maria Helms, MSN RN SCRN CCRN-E
Emily Snider, SCRN
(206) Skin Biopsy as a New Potential Biomarker for Early Detection in Neuro degenerative diseases
Level: Intermediate
Track: Movement Disorders
Jamie Cherup, DNP CRNP
David Goldstein, MD
*(207) Development of an APRN Academy for Professional Development
Level: Expert
Track: Special Topics
Cathy Cartwright, DNP RN-BC PCNS FAAN
Pharmacology contact hours: 0.25
(208) Forward Vision Through Creative Neuroscience Education
Level: Intermediate
Track: Special Topics
Daphny Peneza, MSN RN CNOR CSSM TNCC
Exhibitor Session
11:25 am – 11:55 am
Concurrent Sessions
12:00 pm – 12:30 pm (4 sessions, 0.5 hour CE)
(209) Brain Basics: Tools for Non-Contrast Head CT Interpretation
Level: Intermediate
Track: Stroke
Kathryn McNabb, DNP AGACNP-BC
(210) Myasthenia Gravis in Patients Treated with Immune-Modulating Therapy – What Neurology Nurses Need to Know
Level: Intermediate
Track: Neuro-oncology
Yelena Shames, MSN ACNP-BC CNRN
(211) Heavily Meditated: Mapping Central Nervous System Function with Meditative Mind-Body Integration
Level: Beginner
Track: Special Topics
Lynn Camera, RNC CNRN HC
(212) Connecting Stroke Centers, Educating Stroke Teams, Inspiring Care During a Pandemic
Level: Intermediate
Track: Stroke
Erin Conahan, MSN RN ACNS-BC CNRN SCRN PHRN
Claranne Mathiesen, MSN RN CNRN SCRN FAHA
Break
12:30 pm – 12:45 pm
(SY3) Afternoon Non-CE Symposium
12:45 pm – 1:45 pm
Supported by Biogen
Concurrent Sessions
1:50 pm – 2:20 pm (3 sessions, 0.5 hour CE)
(213) Preventing Stroke: An Extended Analysis of health promotion behaviors among Urban Black Women
Level: Intermediate
Track: Stroke
Millie Hepburn, PhD RN SCRN ACNS-BC
Cynthia Bautista, PhD RN CNRN SCRN CCNS ACNS-BC FNCS FCNS
(214) Teaching with a Twist: Escape Rooms and Mock Stroke Codes
Level: Intermediate
Track: Quality
Alexa Collins, BSN RN SCRN
Lisa Smith
Pharmacology contact hours: 0.5
(215) An Unusual Complication following Craniopharyngioma Resection
Level: Beginner
Track: Pediatric
Jennifer Judge, MS FNP CNRN
Exhibitor Session
2:25 pm – 2:55 pm
Concurrent Sessions
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm (5 sessions, 1 hour CE)
(216) Clinical Practice Guidelines - Editorial Board Session
Level: Intermediate
Track: Professional Development
Joan Censullo, PhD RN FAHA
Lauren Franker, DNP APRN ACNP-BC
*(217) Neuro ICU Care of the Stroke Patient
Level: Expert
Track: Neurocritical Care
Mary Amatangelo, DNP RN ACNP-BC CCRN CNRN SCRN FAHA FNCS
(218) Chapter Session - Chapter Award Winner
Level: Intermediate
Track: Professional Development
(219) Recognizing Barriers to Recovery: Post-Stroke Depression
Level: Beginner
Track: Stroke
Serena Doyle, BSN RN
(220) Brain Tumors and COVID-19: The Patient, Caregiver, and Advocacy Group experience
Level: Intermediate
Track: Neuro-oncology
Jean Arzbaecher, MS APN CNRN
Break
4:00 pm – 4:15 pm
Poster Session
4:15 pm – 4:45 pm
Concurrent Sessions
4:50 pm – 5:50 pm (6 sessions, 1 hour CE)
(221) Neurologic Disease Management and its Love Affair with the Monoclonal Antibody
Level: Intermediate
Track: Pharmacology
Heidi Maloni, PhD ANP-BC CNRN MSCN
(222) Determining Feasibility of Using the Management Information Decision Support Epilepsy Tool (MINDSET) Among Adult Patients at a Level IV Epilepsy Center
Level: Beginner
Track: Epilepsy
Patricia Rogers, DNP RN ANP-C
*(223) Long Term Effects of Toxic Stress on the Growing Brain
Level: Intermediate
Track: Pediatrics
Cathy Cartwright, DNP RN-BC PCNS FAAN
(224) Inspiring Children and Parents to Connect through Education: Finding a Path of Survivorship for Children Whose Parents are Undergoing Treatment for Brain Tumors or Cancer
Level: Beginner
Track: Special Topics
Marilyn Reed, BSN RN CNRN
DeAnn Gallatin, LSW
(225) Stroke SFG: Numbers, Calculations and Graphs...Oh My!
Level: Intermediate
Track: Stroke
Nicole Burnett, BSN RN CNRN SCRN CCRN-K
Karen Vallecillo-Pereira, MHA
(226) Agnes Marshall Walker Foundation 2020 Research Panel
Level: Intermediate
Track: Special Topics
Malissa Mulkey, MSN APRN CCNS CCRN CNRN
Kathrina Siaron, BSN RN CCRN
Meghan Tierney, PhD RN
AMWF Movie Screening of Brainstorm
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
The movie is 55 minutes long and will be followed by a Q&A with Stacia Kalinoski. An additional $30 fee applies.
Tuesday, April 20
Concurrent Sessions
8:00 am – 8:30 am (3 sessions, 0.5 hour CE)
(300) More Nurses At The Bedside: A Manager's Strategy to Lobby for Higher Staffing Ratios
Level: Intermediate
Track: Neuro-critical Care
Byron Carlisle, BSN RN CCRN-K SCRN
(301) Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis...It's Not What You Think!
Level: Intermediate
Track: Special Topics
Amy Young, MSN APRN, ACCNS-AG CCRN
Erica Yates
Pharmacology contact hours: 0.5
(302) The Need for Speed: A Workflow to Decrease Door-In Door-Out Time for Stroke
Level: Intermediate
Track: Stroke
Susan Maynard, MS RN-BC CCNS-CMC CCRN-K
Special Lecture
8:35 am – 10:25 am (1 hour CE)
Health Disparities in Neurological Diseases: NIH Role
Richard Benson, MD PhD
Break
10:25 am – 10:40 am
Concurrent Sessions
10:40 am – 11:40 am (5 sessions, 1 hour CE)
(303) Diabetes and Neuroscience: Medications that Synapse Improved Outcomes
Level: Expert
Track: Pharmacology
Melissa Moreda, MSN RN ACCNS-AG CCRN CNRN SCRN
*(304) Diversity and Inclusion Session: Dying of Whiteness: The Politics of Racial Resentment in Pandemic America
Level: Intermediate
Track: Special Topics
Jonathan Metzl, MD PhD
(305) A Case Report - Mycotic Intracranial Aneurysm in a Patient with Infective Endocarditis
Level: Beginner
Track: Stroke
Doanh Ly, MS RN CNS CCRN SCRN
(306) Agnes Marshall Walker Foundation 2021 Research Panel
Level: Intermediate
Track: Special Topics
Jennifer Hayakawa
James Ryan
(307) Guillain–Barre Syndrome (GBS): Unique Patient Perspective- Finding Inspiration in the Face of Adversity
Level: Intermediate
Track: Movement Disorders
Christine Conrad, RN CNRN CCRN
Katherin Titus-Wells
Pharmacology contact hours: 0.5
Product Theater
11:45 am – 12:15 pm
Supported by Greenwich Biosciences
Concurrent Sessions
12:20 pm – 12:50 pm (5 sessions, 0.5 hour CE)
(308) Creation of a Cervical Collar Care Guideline by a Neuroscience Clinical Nurse Specialist to Prevent Pressure Injuries
Level: Intermediate
Track: Quality
Dana Wong, MSN RN ACCNS-AG CCRN CNRN
(309) Neuro Fluorescence: Taking a Second Look at High Grade Glioma Resection
Level: Intermediate
Track: Neuro-oncology
Phyllis Dubendorf, MSN RN CCNS CNRN
Eileen Maloney
Kristin Rupich
(311) Connecting with Informal Stroke Caregivers to Facilitate Role Adaptation
Level: Intermediate
Track: Stroke
Beverly Kass, DNP RN CPHQ HACP
Break
12:50 pm – 1:05 pm
Poster Session
1:05 pm – 1:35 pm
Concurrent Sessions
1:40 pm – 2:40 pm (4 sessions, 1 hour CE)
(313) Ketogenic Diet: We are ready to treat you virtually
Level: Intermediate
Track: Epilepsy
Erin Fecske, DNP APRN CNRN CPNP-PC
Rachel Finn, BS
Megan Gustafson, MSN RN CPNP-PC
Lindsey Thompson, PhD RD LD CSP
(314) Intrahospital Transport of Critically Ill Neuroscience Patients
Level: Intermediate
Track: Quality
Patricia Blissitt, PhD ARNP-CNS CCRN CNRN SCRN CCNS CCM ACNS-BC
(315) From Surviving to Thriving: A Case Study of How Nurses Recovered a Patient with Delirium in the Neurosurgical ICU
Level: Intermediate
Track: Neurocritical Care
Maureen Lall, PhD APRN FNP-BC COHN-S SCRN
Georgina Hurley
(316) A Story of Recovery after Anoxic Brain Injury
Level: Expert
Track: Special Topics
Megan Moyer, MSN ACNP-BC CNRN