Stroke Conference Schedule
AANN's Advances in Stroke Care Conference will inspire you to optimize patient care through exposure to innovative research and leading evidence-based practice in stroke nursing. Our conference is an environment built to meet your needs whether you are new to the field or a seasoned professional. This is an opportunity to meet your colleagues from around the country and foster relationships. All times are in the Mountain time zone (MST).
Monday, July 28
Pre-Conference Sessions
8:00 am – 4:30 pm MST (7 CE contact hours)
Level: Intermediate
Track: Professional Development
Michelle Dedeo, DNP RN ARNP-CNS ACCNS-AG CCRN SCRN
This session requires an additional fee to attend.
(002) Stroke Coordinator Boot Camp
Track: Program Management
This session requires an additional fee to attend.
8:00 am – 12:30 pm MST (4 CE contact hours)
(003) 3D Stroke Anatomy and Assessment
Level: Intermediate
Track: Anatomy
Linda Littlejohns, MSN RN SCRN CNRN FAAN
This session requires an additional fee to attend.
Opening Reception
5:00 – 6:30 pm MST
Tuesday, July 29
AANN/ABNN/AMWF Update & Keynote Speaker
8:00 – 9:15 am MST (1 CE contact hour)
Some Miracles Wear Scrubs and Comfy Shoes
Deven Matthews
Find more information on the keynote presentation here.
Room: Phoenix C
Break with Exhibitors & Posters
9:15 – 10:00 am MST
Educational Sessions
10:00 – 11:00 am MST (1 CE contact hour)
(100) Kids have Strokes, Too? Establishing and Maintaining a Multidisciplinary Pediatric Stroke Protocol
Level: Intermediate
Track: Program Management
Breanna Bunting, BSN RN SCNRN
Pharmacology hours: 0.1
Room: Phoenix A
(101) Drop It Like It's Hot: Partnering with Teleneurology to Decrease Treatment Times
Level: Intermediate
Track: Clinical
Danielle Nielsen, BSN RN PCCN SCRN
Room: Phoenix B
Educational Sessions
11:10 am – 12:10 pm MST (1 CE contact hour)
(102) Time is Brain in ICH, Too
Level: Intermediate
Track: Quality
Nina A. Cruz, MSN APRN FNP-BC SCRN
Ashley Bolling, DNP APRN AGPCNP-BC SCRN
Room: Phoenix A
(103) One Suite, One Provider, One Team: Building a Shared Suite Thrombectomy Program from the Ground Up
Level: Expert
Track: Program Management
Amanda Werner, BSN RN MEDSURG-BC SCRN ASC-BC
Room: Phoenix B
Lunch with Exhibitors & Posters
12:15 – 1:15 pm MST
Non-CE Lunch Symposium presented by Chiesi
12:15 – 1:15 pm MST
Educational Sessions
1:20 – 2:20 pm MST (1 CE contact hour)
(104) Knowledge is Power: Optimizing the Patient Education Experience to Improve Stroke Literacy
Level: Intermediate
Track: Other
Christine Dawson, MSN, RN, CNRN
Michelle L. Bezuk, MSN RN
Megan Lowman, MSN RN CEN
Edward Monroe, MSN RN
Room: Phoenix A
(105) Journey to Implementing Pupillometer Integration in Electronic Medical Records for Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients in a Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit
Level: Beginner
Track: Clinical
Lisa Smith, BSN RN CCRN
Anjali Perera, BSN RN CCRN
Room: Phoenix B
Educational Sessions
2:30 – 3:30 pm MST (1 CE contact hour)
(106) Help Me Help You: Supporting the Stroke Program Coordinator
Level: Expert
Track: Program Management
Joy Sessa, PhD RN CCRN SCRN
Ashley Bolling, DNP APRN AGPCNP-BC SCRN
Room: Phoenix A
(107) Time Is Brain: Implementing a Competitive, Interactive Approach to Enhance Stroke Education and Nurse Engagement
Level: Intermediate
Track: Clinical
Dawnielle C. Feucht, BSN RN-BC SCRN
Room: Phoenix B
Break with Exhibitors & Posters
3:30 – 4:00 pm MST
Educational Sessions
4:00 – 5:00 pm MST (1 CE contact hour)
(108) Four Layers of Recovery: A Comprehensive Stroke Discharge Transitions Program
Level: Intermediate
Track: Quality
Jamie Baker, BSN RN CEN
Room: Phoenix A
(109) Structuring Success: An Inpatient Neuromedicine APP Model for Academic Stroke Centers
Level: Intermediate
Track: Program Management
Christina Cruickshank, MS, RN, FNP-C
Dawn A. Martin, ACNP-BC
Room: Phoenix B
Wednesday, July 30
Breakfast with Exhibitors & Posters
7:00 – 8:00 am MST
Educational Sessions
8:00 – 9:00 am MST (1 CE contact hour)
(200) Dysphagia – A Hard Pill to Swallow: Integrating Care with Speech Language Pathologist to Lessen the Gulp
Level: Intermediate
Track: Clinical
Dawnielle C. Feucht, BSN RN-BC SCRN
Monica Sohn, MA CCC-SLP
Room: Phoenix A
(201) Drive-Through Stroke Care: Decreasing Door-in-Door-out Times in a Rural Hospital
Level: Beginner
Track: Program Management
Tiffany M. Maldonado, BSN RN CMSRN SCRN
Room: Phoenix B
Educational Sessions
9:10 – 10:10 am MST (1 CE contact hour)
(202) The Struggle is Real... Practical Strategies to Improve Stroke Care, Education, and Documentation
Level: Intermediate
Track: Program Management
Amanda Werner, BSN RN MEDSURG-BC SCRN ASC-BC
Room: Phoenix A
(203) Impact of Stroke Hotline Cards Provided to Family by Emergency Responders for Patient Information Prior to Arrival on Door to Needle Times
Level: Expert
Track: Clinical
Kendra Stastny Kent, MS RN CCRN CNRN SCRN TCRN MSRN
Kimisha Lutas, MSN RN CNRN SCRN
Jolie L. Cannata, MSN APRN FNP-BC CNRN SCRN
Room: Phoenix B
Break with Exhibitors & Posters
10:10 – 10:40 am MST
Educational Sessions
10:40 – 11:40 am MST (1 CE contact hour)
(204) Connected Recovery: Transforming Post-Acute Stroke Survivor Support
Level: Intermediate
Track: Community Education
Christine Dawson, MSN RN CNRN
Billie Reese, BSN RN
Kimberly Klamut, MSN RN CCNS
Room: Phoenix A
(205) Silos are for Grains, Not Brains: Improving Thrombectomy Door-to-Device Times by Addressing Interdepartmental Communication
Level: Intermediate
Track: Quality
Mary Stern, BSN RN CNRN
Karolina Lethueur de Jacquant, BSN RN CCRN-CMC
Room: Phoenix B
Educational Sessions
11:50 am – 12:50 pm MST (1 CE contact hour)
(206) A Compendium of Stroke Risk Factors: The 2024 Guideline for the Primary Prevention of Stroke
Level: Intermediate
Track: Clinical
Dr. Mary Amatangelo, DNP RN ACNP-BC CCRN CNRN SCRN FAHA FNCS
Pharmacology hours: 0.5
Room: Phoenix A
(207) Optimizing EMS-Hospital Collaboration: Providing Meaningful Feedback
Level: Intermediate
Track: Program Management
Lauren Macko, MSN APRN ACCNS-AG CCRN SCRN
Room: Phoenix B