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Neuroscience Nursing Annual Conference

Sunday, March 16 - Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Sheraton New Orleans Hotel, New Orleans, LA

Brainstorming: Inspiration, Innovation, and All That Jazz

2024 Neuroscience Nursing Annual Conference Schedule-at-a-Glance

The 2024 Neuroscience Nursing Annual Conference will be held from March 17 – 19, 2024 at the Hyatt Regency Salt Lake City in Salt Lake City, UT. View the schedule-at-a-glance below or download the detailed schedule which includes session descriptions and more.

An asterisk (*) next to a session notes that the session was only available live and was not recorded.

Sunday, March 17

Registration

7:30 am – 6:30 pm MDT

Pre-Conference Workshop

8:00 am – 12:00 pm MDT

*(001) Brain Anatomy With 3D Correlation to Trauma, Stroke, and Other Pathology
Linda Littlejohns, MSN RN SCRN CNRN FAAN

Room: Salt Lake D

Lunch with Exhibitors

12:00 – 1:00 pm MDT

Room: Regency AB

Non-CE Lunch Symposium 

12:00 – 1:00 pm MDT

*Chorea in Huntington Disease

Whitney Tice, APRN FNP-C PhD Student; Jamie Hamill, DNP APRN PMHNP-BC
Sponsored by Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. 

Room: Regency C

Pre-Conference Workshop

1:00 – 3:00 pm MDT

*(002) Spine Anatomy and 3D Correlation to Trauma and Degenerative Disease

Linda Littlejohns, MSN RN SCRN CNRN FAAN

Room: Salt Lake D

Concurrent Sessions (2 sessions, 1 CE contact hour)

1:00 – 2:00 pm MDT

*(100) Long Term Outcomes of Endoscopic Craniosynostosis Surgery

Level: Intermediate
Track: Pediatric
Cathy Cartwright, DNP RN-BC PCNS FAAN

Room: Salt Lake B

(101) Fast Tracking Critical Neurosurgical Patients: Craniotomy and SEEG ICU Bypass

Level: Intermediate
Track: Quality/Safety/Process Improvement
Laura Agueci, BSN RN CNRN CPN

Room: Salt Lake A

Concurrent Sessions (2 sessions, 1 CE contact hour)

2:10 – 3:10 pm MDT

(102) Cerebrospinal Fluid: Function: Physiology, Pathophysiology, and Diversion

Level: Beginner
Track: Anatomy/Physiology/Neuroassessment
Patricia Blissitt, PhD ARNP-CNS CCRN CNRN SCRN CCNS CCM ACNS-BC

Room: Salt Lake B

(103) Navigating the Journey to Epilepsy Surgery: A Multidisciplinary Approach

Level: Beginner
Track: Pediatric
Amy Sullivan, BSN RN CNRN

Room: Salt Lake A

Break with Exhibitors & Posters

3:00 – 3:30 pm MDT

Room: Regency AB

Concurrent Sessions (2 sessions, 1 CE contact hour)

3:30 pm – 4:30 pm MDT

*(104) Pharmacologic Reversal Agents for Acute Hemorrhagic Strokes

Level: Intermediate
Track: Stroke
Doanh Ly, DNP RN CNS CCRN SCRN
Pharmacology Hours: 0.7

Room: Salt Lake C

(105) Apheresis In The Neurological Patient: What Is It And Why Will Your Patient Need It?

Level: Beginner
Track: Movement Disorders/ Neuromuscular/ Neurodegenerative
Christine Conrad, RN CNRN CCRN

Room: Salt Lake A

Concurrent Sessions (2 sessions, 0.5 CE contact hour)

4:40 pm – 5:10 pm MDT

(106) Implementation of Extended Window IV Thrombolytics in a Large Integrated Healthcare System

Level: Intermediate
Track: Pharmacology
Patricia A. Zrelak, PhD RN NEA-BC ASC-BC CNRN SCRN CCRN-K FAHA
Pharmacology Hours: 0.25

Room: Salt Lake C

(107) Let's Talk Tumor: Brain Tumor 101

Level: Beginner
Track: Neuro-Oncology
Julie Pagel, DNP RN CCRN SCRN CNE-cl
Ashley Higgins, MSN APRN ACCNS-AG CCRN CNRN SCRN

Room: Salt Lake D

Newcomers Reception for First Time Attendees

5:30 – 6 pm MDT

Everyone who is attending their first AANN conference is invited to this session. Mingle with other first time attendees, the AANN Board of Directors, and committee volunteers.

Room: Regency AB

Opening Reception with Posters and Exhibitors

6:00 – 7:30 pm MDT

Attend the Opening Reception in the exhibit hall to view the posters and mingle with exhibitors. Have a free headshot taken in the back of AANN booth #201.

Room: Regency AB

*Product Showcase 

6:15 – 6:45 pm MDT

*Power of Awareness

Megan Miller, Patient Education Manager, Alexion
Sponsored by Alexion

Room: Regency AB

Monday, March 18

Registration

6:30 am – 5 pm MDT

*Non-CE Breakfast Symposium 

6:50 – 7:50 am MDT

*AbbVie Product Theater

Laurel Short, DNP, FNP-C, AQH
Sponsored by AbbVie

Room: Regency C 

Opening Remarks, AANN/JNN/ABNN Awards, and Agnes M. Walker Keynote Address

8:00 – 9:30 am MDT

Train the Brain: Shifting Our Brains to Think Differently About Competency
Donna Wright, MS RN NPD-BC

The AANN, JNN, and ABNN awards will be presented followed by the Keynote Presentation from Donna Wright.

Room: Salt Lake C

Breakfast with Exhibits and Posters

9:30 – 10:15 am MDT

Room: Regency AB

*Product Showcase 

9:40 – 10:10 am MDT

*Personalized Support from Alexion

Liz Michaels, Patient Education Manager, Alexion
Sponsored by Alexion

Room: Regency AB

Concurrent Sessions (3 sessions, 1 CE contact hour)

10:15 – 11:15 am MDT

(200) Past President Session: Empowering Minds, Inspiring Change: What Every Neuroscience Nurse Needs to Know

Level: Intermediate
Track: Special Topics
Patricia Lane, MBA BSN SCRN FAAN
Rachel Malloy, DNP RN CNRN SCRN

Room: Salt Lake C

(201) Understanding How Medical Device-Related Pressure Injuries Occur in the Neuroscience Patient Population

Level: Intermediate
Track: Quality/ Safety/ Process Improvement
Cynthia Blank-Reid, MSN RN TCRN CEN
Diane Wagner, MSN RN CWON

Room: Salt Lake A

(202) The Good, the Bad and the Uncertain: Nursing implications in Caring for Adult Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cell (CAR-T) Therapy Patients with Glioblastoma Multiforme

Level: Expert
Track: Neurocritical Care
Amy Cheung-Taylor, BSN RN CCRN CNRN SCRN
Anastasia Tsiantoulas, BSN RN CNRN SCRN
Kelly Ann Wong, BSN RN CCRN SCRN
Nicolette Simpson, BSN RN SCRN
Maria Clarissa Manez, BSN RN CCRN SCRN

Room: Salt Lake B

Concurrent Sessions (3 sessions, 0.5 CE contact hours)

11:25 – 11:55 am MDT

(203) Neurological Assessment of the Hospitalized Child

Level: Intermediate
Track: Pediatric
Cathy Cartwright, DNP RN-BC PCNS FAAN
Sarah Szego, MN-NP BScK RN
Kentlee Battick, MSN RN CCRN CNL

Room: Salt Lake D

(204) ¡que qué! : Increasing Cultural Inclusion and Scoring Accuracy through Successful Hospital-Wide Implementation of the Spanish NIHSS Tool

Level: Beginner
Track: Stroke
Nicole Burnham, MSN RN CCRN CNRN SCRN
Natalie Hsueh, MSN RN SCRN
Samantha Nguyen, BSN RN PCCN SCRN Caritas Nurse
Stacy Serber, PhD RN CNS SCRN

Room: Salt Lake C

(205) Nurturing New Neuroscience Brains: Navigating a Preceptor Shortage with Innovation

Level: Intermediate
Track: Special Topics
Erin Tucker, BSN RN CNRN

Room: Salt Lake A

Lunch with Exhibits and Posters

12:00 – 1:00 pm MDT

Room: Regency AB

*Non-CE Lunch Symposium 

12:00 – 1:00 pm MDT

*See Success Differently with EPIDIOLEX®

Patty McGoldrick
Sponsored by Jazz Pharmaceuticals

Room: Regency C

Concurrent Sessions (3 sessions, 0.5 CE contact hours)

1:00 – 1:30 pm MDT

(206) Bedside Clinical Neuro Assessment Practice Among Neuro Critical Care Professionals: A Triangulation Method (Research Proposal)

Level: Advanced
Track: Neurocritical Care
Della Mathew, PhD MSN RN

Room: Salt Lake A

(207) Hydrocephalus Association Session: Hydrocephalus Accross the Lifespan

Level: Intermediate
Track: Pediatrics 
Cathy Cartwright, DNP RN-BC PCNS FAAN
Paula Peterson

Room: Salt Lake B

(208) Improving Emergent Treatment for Patients with Central Retinal Artery Occlusion

Level: Intermediate
Track: Stroke
Patricia Zrelak, PhD RN NEA-BC ASC-BC CNRN SCRN CCRN-K FAHA
Pharmacology Hours: 0.3

Room: Salt Lake C

Concurrent Sessions (4 sessions, 1 CE contact hour)

1:40 – 2:40 pm MDT

(209) YOU Should be a JNN Peer-Reviewer

Level: Intermediate
Track: Special Topics
DaiWai Olson, PhD RN

Room: Salt Lake D

(210) Epilepsy Foundation Session: Seizure Recognition & First Aid Certification Training

Level: Intermediate
Track: Epilepsy
Anna Nielsen
Margo Thurman

Room: Salt Lake A

(211) A Patient’s Journey with Rare Peripheral Neuropathy: Learning About Guillain-Barre Syndrome and CIDP from Patients Themselves

Level: Intermediate
Moderator: Sandra Brettler, MSN RN CNRN
John Bennett
Jaswanth Madhavan
Kelly McCoy
Maureen Neville

Room: Salt Lake C

(212) Demystifying HINTS (Head Impulse, Nystagmus and Testing Skew Deviation) with Education, Research and Technology

Level: Advanced
Track: Special Topics
Cynthia Guede, MSN APRN CNRN

Room: Salt Lake B

Break with Exhibits and Posters

2:40 – 3:10 pm MDT

Room: Regency AB

Concurrent Sessions (3 sessions, 0.5 CE contact hours)

3:10 – 3:40 pm MDT

(213) AANN Delphi Study: Expert Consensus on the Components of a Neuro Orientation 

Level: Intermediate
Track: Special Topics
Mary Guanci, MSN RN CNRN SCRN FNCS
Lori Rhudy, PhD RN ACNS-BC CNRN
Marianne Beare Vyas, PhD RN ANP-BC CNRN

Room: Salt Lake A

(214) Out of Bed Mobility with an External Ventricular Drain: A Descriptive Correlational Study

Level: Expert
Track: Neurocritical Care
Megan Moyer, PhD ACNP-BC CNRN

Room: Salt Lake D

(215) It's All Abstract to Me: How You Can Turn Your Ideas into Quality Abstract Submissions

Level: Intermediate
Track: Special Topics
Holly Wirth, MSN RN SCRN NE-BC

Room: Salt Lake B

Concurrent Sessions (3 sessions, 1 CE contact hour)

3:50 – 4:50 pm MDT

(216) Nurses in the Media: It's Our Time

Level: Intermediate
Track: Special Topics
Rachel Malloy, DNP RN CNRN SCRN

Room: Salt Lake A

(217) Is This a Migraine? A Case Study Approach for Differentiating Migraine with Other Headaches and Review of Migraine Treatments

Level: Advanced
Track: Special Topics
Amy Larson, APRN CNP
Pharmacology Hours: 0.4

Room: Salt Lake B

(218) Paint Your Vision: A Guide to the Visual Pathway

Level: Intermediate
Track: Anatomy/Physiology/ Neuroassessment
Denelle Hebert, BSN RN SCRN
DaiWai Olson, PhD RN

Room: Regency C

Concurrent Sessions (4 sessions, 0.5 CE contact hours)

5:00 – 5:30 pm MDT

(219) Reversing Blindness: Optic Neuritis and Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody Disease

Level: Intermediate
Track: Pediatric
Jenifer Sant, MS CPNP CNRN
Pharmacology Hours: 0.3

Room: Salt Lake D

(220) Laying the Foundation for Neuro Nursing Excellence: Improving Novice Neuroscience Nurses’ Knowledge through a Fundamentals of Neuroscience Nursing Curriculum

Level: Intermediate
Track: Quality/Safety/Process Improvement
Salome Loera, DNP ACCNS-AG PCCN CCRN-CMC SCRN
Fadia Feghali, MS RN NE-BC
Katherine Brown, RN SCRN
Danielle Coffindaffer, BSN RN PCCN SCRN
Dawnielle Feucht, BSN RN-BC SCRN

Room: Salt Lake C

(221) Seizure Semiology: What Your Patient is Telling You

Level: Intermediate
Track: Seizure/Epilepsy
Eugena Bergvall, DNP APRN ACNP-BC CCNS-BC ACCNS-AG CCRN CNRN

Room: Salt Lake B

AMWF Green & Gold Glam Event

7 – 9:30 pm MDT

Join us for the Agnes Marshall Walker Foundation (AMWF) Event for desserts and dancing while supporting the foundation. It is sure to be a shamrockin’ good time. Dress in your favorite green or gold attire. The fee to attend this event is $50 (not included in the Annual Conference registration fee). 

Room: Salt Lake Foyer

Tuesday, March 19

Registration

7:30 – 11:00 am MDT

AANN/ABNN/AMWF Update

8:00 – 8:30 am MDT

Hear an update on the accomplishments of AANN, ABNN, and AMWF over the past year. Learn more about AANN membership, CNRN and SCRN certification, and AMWF grants.

Room: Salt Lake C

*Networking

8:30 – 9:20 am MDT

Network with other attendees on different topics that apply to your role as a neuro nurse and make a new neuro nerd friend!

Room: Salt Lake C

Concurrent Sessions (4 sessions, 1 CE contact hour)

9:30 – 10:30 am MDT

*(300) Clinical Practice Guidelines Board 2024 Update: Evaluating the Literature & Spine CPG

Level: Intermediate
Track: Professional Development
Joan Censullo, PhD RN
Lauren M. Franker, DNP APRN ACNP-BC
Angela Starkweather, PhD RN ANCP-BC CNRN FAAN
Andrea Strayer, PhD AGPCNP-BC ARNP CNRN

Room: Salt Lake A

(301) Clinical Localization and Neuroimaging in Stroke Management

Level: Advanced
Track: Stroke
Fnu Alfandy, DNP APRN AGACNP-BC ANP-BC CNRN SCRN
Pharmacology hours: 0.25

Room: Salt Lake B

(302) Conquering the Complexities of Post-Operative Care in Pituitary Adenoma Patients

Level: Expert
Track: Special Topics
Alexandra Schaber, MSN APRN FNP-C
Pharmacology hours: 0.1

Room: Salt Lake D

(303) Race to the Thalamus (9:30 am – 11:30 am MDT)

Level: Intermediate
Track: Special Topics
Linda Littlejohns, MSN RN SCRN CNRN FAAN

Room: Salt Lake C

Break with Posters

10:30 – 11:00 am MDT

Room: Salt Lake Foyer

Concurrent Sessions (3 sessions, 0.5 CE contact hours)

11:00 – 11:30 am MDT

(304) Meaningful Mentorship: Growing and Sustaining Leadership Across the Multigenerational Neuroscience Workforce

Level: Expert
Track: Special Topics
Julieanne George, MSN MBA RN CNML NE-BC

Room: Salt Lake A

(305) Navigating the New Spinal Cord Injury Guidelines!

Level: Intermediate
Track: Neurotrauma 
Charlotte Davis CCRN, BSN, RN

Room: Salt Lake B

(306) Don't Forget to Remember Me: Vascular Dementia

Level: Beginner
Track: Movement Disorders/ Neuromuscular/ Neurodegenerative
Alyssa Broadwater, BSN RN

Room: Salt Lake D

Concurrent Sessions (3 sessions, 0.5 CE contact hours)

11:40 am – 12:10 pm MDT

(307) Brain Donation: Myths and Revelations

Level: Intermediate
Track: Special Topics
Tish Hevel

Room: Salt Lake A

(308) Read My Lips: Enhancing Communication in the Deaf and Hearing-Impaired Neuroscience Population

Level: Beginner
Track: Special Topics
Dawnielle Feucht, BSN RN-BC SCRN

Room: Salt Lake B

(309) Development of a Novel Nursing Simulation Program for an Epilepsy Monitoring Unit in a Community Hospital

Level: Intermediate
Track: Seizure/Epilepsy
Karen L. Secore, MS APRN
Crystal C. Ledbetter, BSN RN SCRN
Morgan Cadena, BSN RN CNRN
Kathryn Loster, MSN RN NPD-BC CMSRN
Jennifer Granger Brown, MSN RN

Room: Salt Lake C