AANN Amplify: A Virtual Symposium
Validate your competency and knowledge at AANN Amplify: A Virtual Symposium on Thursday, September 10, 2026. Attend the virtual symposium to hear sessions presented on Setting Priorities of Care for Stroke Patients and Neurocritical Care Nursing Challenges. Speakers will be announced soon! The symposium will be moderated by Cynthia Bautista, PhD RN CNRN SCRN CCNS ACNS-BC FNCS FCNS. Attendees will have the opportunity to earn up to 4 CE contact hours. Check this page for more information this summer.
If you didn't get a chance to attend AANN Amplify last year, you can still purchase the recorded sessions to earn CE contact hours. Learn more below.
Anatomy & Assessment
In the brain anatomy and assessment session led by Linda Littlejohns, MSN RN SCRN CNRN FAAN, attendees will refresh their understanding of brain anatomy. Building on foundational knowledge, this session focuses on the functional anatomy of the brain. Nurses will learn to assess normal brain function and identify common pathology. The spine anatomy session, led by Marianne Beare Vyas, PhD RN ANP-BC CNRN, will provide nurses with a practical overview of spine anatomy as it relates to assessment. Participants will review key anatomical features of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine, and correlate anatomy to assessment findings.
Now available! Purchase the recorded session to earn 2 CE contact hours.
Seizure & Epilepsy
This virtual session is designed for nurses seeking to refresh their knowledge of seizure management and epilepsy surgery. Participants will begin with a seizure management session led by Madona Plueger, MSN ACNS-BC CNRN FAES, and will review the fundamentals of seizure first aid and emergency medication administration in acute settings. The session will cover common anti-seizure medications, their mechanisms of action, side effects, and strategies to support lifestyle changes that can improve seizure control. With speaker Holly Wirth, DNP RN NE-BC CNE SCRN PMGT-BC, the epilepsy surgery session will address drug-resistant epilepsy, explore surgical treatment options, and highlight the critical role nurses play in caring for patients who have undergone epilepsy surgery.
Now available! Purchase the recorded session to earn 2 CE contact hours.
Group Registration Discount
Get relevant education for you and your team and take advantage of the group registration discount! Groups of 5 or more save 10% off the member registration rate.