2027 Neuroscience Nursing Annual Conference Featured Sessions
We look forward to seeing you in Seattle, WA for the Neuroscience Nursing Annual Conference from Saturday, March 13-Tuesday, March 16, 2027!
Saturday, March 13
SCRN Review Course
This pre-conference session is an extra-cost event, not included in the 2027 Neuroscience Nursing Annual Conference registration fee.
9 am-4 pm PT
Speaker: Cynthia Bautista, PhD APRN FNCS FCNS
Member: $150
Non-Member: $200
The SCRN Review Course will provide a comprehensive review of stroke content for nurses preparing for the SCRN® exam as well as for nurses interested in updating, enhancing, and increasing their knowledge base in stroke patient care settings. Topics include anatomy and physiology, stroke assessment, ischemic stroke, hemorrhagic stroke, and stroke systems of care. Join your peers who are taking the next step in their professional growth and preparing to become Stroke Certified Registered Nurses!
Stroke Coordinator Boot Camp
This pre-conference session is an extra-cost event, not included in the 2027 Neuroscience Nursing Annual Conference registration fee.
9 am- 4 pm PT
Speakers: Erin Conahan, MSN RN ACNS-BC CNRN SCRN PHRN, and Claranne Mathiesen, MSN RN CNRN SCRN FAHA
Member: $150
Non-Member: $200
Calling all new and experienced stroke coordinators! This pre-conference program delivers practical education tailored to the stroke coordinator role. The morning session focuses on the day-to-day responsibilities of stroke coordinators, including role scope, organization and prioritization, and navigating crucial conversations with key stakeholders. The afternoon session provides a deep dive into stroke program data, performance improvement, and using metrics to drive program success. Attend the morning session, afternoon session, or both for a full-day experience. Connect with colleagues from across the country and gain tools and strategies to lead successful stroke programs and improve patient outcomes. Please note: the agenda for this session changes each year. If you have attended previously, you will get a new experience from previous years!
Sunday, March 14
Opening Session
Info Coming Soon!
Tuesday, March 16
Closing Session
Patient, Provider, Participant: One Woman's Journey Navigating Healthcare with a Disability
10:30-11:30 am PT
Speaker: Beverly Hancock, DNP RN NPD-BC CENP FAAN
At the age of nine, Chanda Hinton’s life was forever changed. Through her experience navigating the world with a long-term physical disability, Chanda has made it her mission to empower and encourage individuals in various healthcare positions to acknowledge and improve upon healthcare barriers for this population. Chanda will share her story about her experience as a patient in the healthcare system and how she founded the Chanda Center for Health to provide access to holistic, collaborative, accessible, and disability competent healthcare programs for individuals with physical disabilities and their families.
AANN is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. All CE contact hours are subject to change as the Annual Conference approaches.