2026 Neuroscience Nursing Annual Conference Schedule-at-a-Glance
The 2026 Neuroscience Nursing Annual Conference will be held from March 21 – 24, 2026 at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel in Dallas, Texas.
Friday, March 20
Registration
3:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Room: Skywalk (2nd floor)
Saturday, March 21
Registration
7:30 am – 5:30 pm
Room: Skywalk (2nd floor)
Pre-Conference Sessions (6 CE contact hours)
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
(001) SCRN Review Course *
*Additional fee required to attend.
Room: Lonestar A3
(002) Stroke Coordinator Boot Camp *
*Additional fee required to attend.
Room: Lonestar A2
Sunday, March 22
Registration
7:00 am – 6:00 pm
Room: Skywalk (2nd floor)
Non-CE Product Showcase: Ingrezza (valbenazine) in Tardive Dyskinesia
7:30 – 8:00 am
Sponsored by Neurocrine Biosciences
Room: Lonestar C4
Welcome & Networking (1 CE contact hour)
8:15 am – 9:15 am
Room: Lonestar C1-3
Coffee Break with Exhibits & Posters
9:15 – 10:00 am
Sponsored by UCB, Inc.
Room: Lonestar Preconvene
Non-CE Pop-Up Presentation: Practical Considerations for One-Daily Extended-Release Therapy
9:30 – 9:45 am
Sponsored by Aucta
Room: Lonestar Preconvene
Concurrent Sessions (0.5 CE contact hours)
10:00 – 10:30 am
(100) Bridging the Gap: Enhancing Cangrelor Knowledge and Neuroscience Nursing Self-Efficacy
Track: APP
Level: APP
Topic: Stroke
Dixie Alexander, DNP AGACNP-BC RN CEN
Reema Soni, MSN AGACNP-BC
Pharmacology Hours: 0.5
Room: Lonestar A4
(101) Comprehensive Quality Improvement in Stroke Care: Venous Thromboembolism Prevention and Depression Detection
Track: Stroke
Level: Intermediate
Topic: Quality
Romeo Junio II, MBA-HCA RN CNRN
Racheena Vieb
Michelle Duenas, MBAHC USRN HAAD-RN
Louie Jay Ramos, BSN RN
Faith Lanie Romo, SCRN CNRN
Pharmacology Hours: 0.25
Room: Lonestar B
(102) Standing Strong: Advancing Fall Prevention in Neuroscience Care
Track: Mixed Neuro
Level: Beginner
Topic: Quality/ Safety/ Process Improvement
Kristen Vargo, DNP RN NE-BC
Melanie Cook, BSN RN NE-BC
Room: Lonestar A3
(103) Continuous Quality Improvement: Screening for Barriers to Medication Adherence in Epilepsy
Track: Mixed Neuro
Level: Intermediate
Topic: Epilepsy
Brandy Fureman, PhD FAES
Room: Lonestar A2
Concurrent Sessions (0.5 CE contact hours)
10:40 – 11:10 am
(104) Enhancing Care Coordination to Improve Primary Care Follow Up and Medication Adherence Among Acute Stroke Patients Discharged to Home
Track: APP
Level: APP
Topic: Stroke
Florence Chukwuneke, MSN RN AGPCNP-BC CNRN NVRN-BC
Room: Lonestar A4
(105) From Blockage to Breakthrough: Carotid Surgery in an Acute Stroke Unit
Track: Stroke
Level: Intermediate
Topic: Clinical
Kaitlyn Dupriest, MBA BSN RN CCRN
Alexa Collins, MBA BSN RN SCRN
Room: Lonestar B
(106) Family Members’ Experiences in a Neurological Step-Down Unit
Track: Mixed Neuro
Level: Intermediate
Topic: Special Topics
Amy Young, MSN APRN ACCNS-AG CCRN
Megan LoBello, MHA BSN RN
Room: Lonestar A3
(107) Streamlining Care, Strengthening Teams: Standardizing Triage Protocols and Practices
Track: Mixed Neuro
Level: Beginner
Topic: Pediatric
Clarissa Fraley, BSN RN CPN
Room: Lonestar A2
Concurrent Sessions (0.5 CE contact hours)
11:20 – 11:50 am
(108) A Unicorn Amongst Zebras: A Case Study on Navigating Nursing for Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy (PML)
Track: APP
Level: APP
Topic: Movement Disorder/Neuromuscular
Eugena Bergvall, DNP APRN ACNP-BC CCNS-BC ACCNS-AG CCRN CNRN
Taylor Gietschier, BSN RN
Shaina White, MSN RN
Pharmacology Hours: 0.5
Room: Lonestar A4
(109) Training Over Territory: How Stroke Nurse Selection and Education Maintains Care Standards Across Changing Unit Environments
Track: Stroke
Level: Intermediate
Topic: Proram Management
Nina Cruz, MSN APRN FNP-BC SCRN
Monique Sanchez, MSN RN CNRN SCRN
David Smith, BSN RN SCRN
Room: Lonestar B
(110) Roadmap to Success: Optimizing Inpatient Staffing for a Pediatric Epilepsy Monitoring Unit to Enhance Patient Safety
Track: Mixed Neuro
Level: Intermediate Topic: Special Topics
Angela Childers, ADN RN CNRN CPN
Britney Carrasco, BSN RN
Room: Lonestar A3
(111) The Quiet Storm: Unmasking Nonconvulsive Seizures in Neuro Care
Track: Mixed Neuro
Level: Beginner
Topic: Seizures/Epilepsy
Emily McDaniel, BSN RN SCRN CNRN
Ashley Higgins, MSN APRN ACCNS-AG CCRN CNRN SCRN
Room: Lonestar A2
Lunch with Exhibitors
12:00 – 1:00 pm
Room: Lonestar Preconvene
Non-CE Lunch Symposium: Targeted Therapy in mIDH Adult-Type Diffuse Glioma
12:00 – 1:00 pm
Sponsored by Servier Pharmaceuticals
Room: Lonestar C1-2
Opening Speaker: The Making of Medical Heroes: A Story of Hope, Healing, and Teamwork (1 CE contact hour)
1:00 – 2:00 pm
Jim Tracy
Room: Lonestar B
Concurrent Sessions (1 CE contact hour)
2:10 – 3:10 pm
(112) Pediatric Headache Pearls for APPs
Track: APP
Level: APP
Topic: Pediatric
Deanna Duggan, DNP APRN CPNP-PC PMHS AQH
Room: Lonestar A4
(113) It’s Not Always Black and White When It Comes to Gray Matter: Case Studies on Atypical Stroke Presentation
Track: Stroke
Level: Beginner
Topic: Clinical
Jennifer Slabik, BSN RN SCRN CEN
Kristina Young, BSN RN
Alexandra Graves, MS RN ANP-BC AG-ACNP ANVP
Room: Lonestar B
(114) Paint Your Cortex
Track: Mixed Neuro Level: Intermediate
Topic: Special Topics
DaiWai Olson, PhD RN CCRN FNCS
Denelle Hebert, BSN RN SCRN
Room: Lonestar A3
(115) Elevating Neuroscience Nursing: Two Hospitals, One Mission - Connecting Insight to Impact Through Collaboration
Track: Mixed Neuro
Level: Intermediate
Topic: Special Topics
Eloisa Herrera, MSN MBA CNS RN AGCNS-BC SCRN CNL
Mackenzie Cypher, MSN RN NP-C ACCNS-AG CCRN
Colleen Peachey, MSN RN CCRN AGCNS-BC
Heather Gregg, MSN RN CCRN NPD-BC
Room: Lonestar A2
Break with Exhibits and Posters
3:10 – 3:40 pm
Room: Lonestar Preconvene
Non-CE Industry Poster Presentation: Safety and Tolerability of GTX-104 (Minodipine Injection for IV Infustion) Compared with Oral Nimodipine in Patients with Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Prospective Randomized Trial
3:15 – 3:30 pm
Sponsored by Grace Therapeutics
Room: Back of Exhibit Hall, Near the AANN Booth
Concurrent Sessions (1 CE contact hour)
3:40 – 4:40 pm
(116) If Only I Had Known: Real-World Insights From Becoming a NP and a CNS
Track: APP
Level: APP
Topic: Special Topics
Spencer Busler, MSN APRN AGACNP-BC SCRN
Michelle Dedeo, DNP RN CNS ACCNS-AG CCRN CNRN SCRN TCRN
Room: Lonestar A4
(117) 3D Posterior Fossa Vessels and Confusing Stroke Symptoms
Track: Stroke
Level: Intermediate
Topic: Anatomy
Linda Littlejohns, MSN RN SCRN CNRN FAAN
Room: Lonestar B
(118) Understanding Blunt Cerebrovascular Injuries (BCVI) and the Role Nursing Plays in Improving Patient Outcomes
Track: Mixed Neuro
Level: Intermediate
Topic: Neurotrauma
Cynthia Blank-Reid, MSN RN TCRN CEN
Pharmacology Hours: 0.5
Room: Lonestar A3
(119) Secret Weapon Attack or Mass Psychogenic Illness? The Role of Flawed Science, Diplomatic Intrigue, and Media Sensationalism in the Continued Mystery of ‘Havana Syndrome’
Track: Mixed Neuro
Level: Beginner
Topic: Special Topics
Maureen Lall, PhD APRN FNP-BC COHN-S SCRN NEA-BC
Room: Lonestar A2
Concurrent Sessions (0.5 CE contact hours)
4:50 – 5:20 pm
(120) Multimodal Monitoring: A Tiered Approach to Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Management in the Neuro ICU
Track: APP
Level: APP
Topic: Stroke
Elizabeth Hundt, PhD APRN NP-C ACNS-BC FAHA
Room: Lonestar A4
(121) Mixed Messaging: FAST vs BEFAST
Track: Stroke
Level: Intermediate
Topic: Community Education
Ashley Bolling, DNP APRN AGPCNP-BC SCRN
Kimisha Lutas, MSN RN CNRN SCRN
Room: Lonestar B
(122) Brain-Eating Ameba: A True Horror Story
Track: Mixed Neuro
Level: Beginner
Topic: Special Topics
Cathy Cartwright, DNP RN-BC PCNS FAAN
Room: Lonestar A3
(123) The Magic Kingdom of Sleep Medicine: Fun Facts Neuroscience Nurses Must Know about Sleep-Wake Disorders
Track: Mixed Neuro
Level: Beginner
Topic: Special Topics
Irene Abella, DNP MM MSN APRN NP-C CNRN Alumnus-CCRN
Room: Lonestar A2
Opening Reception with Exhibits and Posters
5:30 – 7:00 pm
Room: Lonestar Preconvene
Non-CE Industry Poster Presentation: Final Results from a Long-Term Open Label Extension Study (Up to 4 Years): Tolerability of Fenfluramine and Global Functioning of Pediatric and Adult Patients with Dravet or Lennox-Gastaut Syndromes
5:45 – 6:00 pm
Sponsored by UCB, Inc.
Room: Back of the Exhibit Hall, Near the AANN Booth
Non-CE Product Showcase: Power of Awareness
6:00 – 6:30 pm
Maryjo Prince-Paul
Sponsored by Alexion
Room: Lonestar C1-2
APP Reception
6:30 – 7:30 pm
Sponsored by UCB, Inc.
Room: Remmington (4th floor)
Monday, March 23
Registration
7:00 am – 5:15 pm
Room: Skywalk (2nd floor)
Concurrent Sessions (0.5 CE contact hours)
8:00 - 8:30 am
(200) Early Mobility Protocol Post Intravenous Tenecteplase Administration
Track: APP
Level: APP
Topic: Stroke
Carmen Lewis, BSN RN SCRN ASC-BC AGAC-NP
Room: Lonestar A4
(201) Neuroscience Nursing Interventions in Adult Hospitalized Patients with Ischemic Stroke: Findings from a Scoping Review
Track: Stroke
Level: Intermediate
Topic: Clinical
Normal McNair, PhD RN ACNS-BC CNRN FAHA
Susan Bell, DNP MS APRN-CNP CNRN EBP-C
Elizabeth Hundt, PhD APRN NP-C ACNS-BC FAHA
Molly McNett, PhD RN CNRN FNCS FAAN
Room: Lonestar B
(202) Art Meets Medicine: Improving Healthcare with Visual Education
Track: Mixed Neuro
Level: Intermediate
Topic: Special Topics
Virginia Prendergast, PhD NP-C FANN CNRN
Samantha Mack
Room: Lonestar A3
(203) Revolutionizing Hospital Education by Developing Your Own Virtual Reality Video as a Training Platform for Clinical Education
Track: Mixed Neuro
Level: Beginner
Topic: Neurocritical Care
Sophia Santhosh, Student
Nathan Stewart, BSN RN CCRN
Denelle Hebert, BSN RN SCRN
Room: Lonestar A2
Concurrent Sessions (1 CE contact hour)
8:40 – 9:40 am
(204) Treating Brain Tumors with Lasers? Nursing Considerations for Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy (LITT)
Track: APP
Level: APP
Topic: Neuro-oncology
Sarah Beam, MSN APRN ACNP CNRN
Room: Lonestar A4
(205) Time is Brain in ICH TWO: Expanding ICH Alert Across Stroke Centers
Track: Stroke
Level: Expert
Topic: Quality
Nina Cruz, MSN APRN FNP-BC SCRN
Delilah Cetoute, BSN RN SCRN
Room: Lonestar B
(206) Famous Neuroscience Patients and the Lone Star State
Track: Mixed Neuro
Level: Intermediate
Topic: Special Topics
Cynthia Blank-Reid, MSN RN TCRN CEN
Pharmacology Hours: 0.5
Room: Lonestar A3
(207) Spines, Brains, and Pain, Oh My! Addressing Pain in the Neuroscience Population
Track: Mixed Neuro
Level: Beginner
Topic: Special Topics
Holly Wirth, DNP RN NE-BC CNE SCRN PMGT-BC
Room: Lonestar A2
Coffee Break with Exhibits and Posters
9:40 – 10:15 am
Sponsored by UCB, Inc.
Room: Lonestar Preconvene
Non-CE Pop-Up Presentation: Paired VNSTM Therapy in Chronic Stroke Recovery: A Vivistim(R) Overview
9:15 – 10:00 am
Sponsored by MicroTransponder
Room: Lonestar Preconvene
Concurrent Sessions (1 CE contact hour)
10:15 – 11:15 am
(208) Non-Operative Management of Back Pain
Track: APP
Level: APP
Topic: Spine
Katherine Archer, MSN FNP-C CNRN
Pharmacology Hours: 0.2
Room: Lonestar A4
(209)
Building Confidence and Competence: Empowering Mid-Level Nursing Leaders through Joint Commission Readiness Simulation
Track: Stroke
Level: Intermediate
Topic: Quality/ Safety/ Process Improvement
Alexa Collins, MBA, BSN, RN, SCRN
Byron Carlisle, MSN, RN, SCRN
Room: Lonestar B
(210) ABNN Session: Elevating Neuroscience Nursing: The Impact of Certification and Certificate Programs
Track: Mixed Neuro
Level: Intermediate
Topic: Professional Development
Carey Heck, PhD, CRNP, AGACNP-BC, CCRN, CNRN
Kyloni Phillips
Katherine L. Brown, RN, SCRN
Estier Sayegh, MBA, BSN, RN, CNRN, PCCN, CCRN, NEA-BC
Room: Lonestar A3
(211) Beyond Motor, Sensory, and Sensation Impairment: Disorders of Perception
Track: Mixed Neuro
Level: Beginner
Topic: Special Topics
Patricia Blissitt, PhD ARNP-CNS CCRN CNRN SCRN CCNS CCM ACNS-BC
Room: Lonestar A2
Concurrent Sessions (0.5 CE contact hours)
11:25 - 11:55 am
(212) The Path to Developing a National Association of Epilepsy Centers-Accredited Pediatric Epilepsy Monitoring Unit: Review of Essential Components and Required Processes
Track: APP
Level: APP
Topic: Epilepsy
Haley Delaney, MSN RN
Room: Lonestar A4
(213) Impact of Health-Related Social Needs on Caregiver Burden Among Informal Care Partners of Stroke Survivors
Track: Stroke
Level: Expert
Topic: Other
Charles Shamoun, BSN RN SCRN CNRN CCRN
Room: Lonestar B
(214) Maximizing Your AANN Membership
Track: Mixed Neuro
Level: Intermediate
Topic: Professional Development
Kim Meyer, PhD CNRN ACNP-BC
Room: Lonestar A3
(215) How Do We Measure What Acute and Critical Care Neuro Nurses Do?
Track: Mixed Neuro
Level: Intermediate
Topic: Special Topics
Cathy Cartwright, DNP RN-BC PCNS FAAN
Lori Kennedy, ACNP-BC, FAAN, PhD, RN, CCRN, CNRN
Room: Lonestar A2
Non-CE Lunch Symposium: Impact of Tardive Dyskinesia: A Discussion of Recognition, Treatment and Patient-Reported Outcomes
12:00 – 1:00 pm
Sponsored by Neurocrine Biosciences
Room: Lonestar C1-2
Lunch with Exhibits
12:00 - 1:00 pm
Sponsored by Wolters Kluwer and the Journal of Neuroscience Nursing (JNN)
Room: Lonestar Preconvene
Concurrent Sessions (2 CE contact hours)
1:00 - 3:00 pm
(216) Fifty Shades Darker
Track: APP
Level: APP
Topic: Neuroimaging
Cathy Cartwright, DNP RN-BC PCNS FAAN
Rachel Malloy, DNP RN CNRN SCRN
Room: Lonestar A4
(217) 3D Brain Anatomy in a Nutshell
Track: Mixed Neuro
Level: Intermediate
Topic: Anatomy & Physiology
Linda Littlejohns, MSN RN SCRN CNRN FAAN
Room: Lonestar B
(218) JNN Publishing Session*
Track: Mixed Neuro
Level: Intermediate
Topic: Publishing
DaiWai Olson, PhD RN CCRN FNCS
*requires an additional registration
Room: Cityview 7
(219) Documentary Screening: Everybody’s Work: Healing What Hurts Us All
Track: Mixed Neuro
Level: Beginner
Topic: Special Topics
The AANN Advocacy, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee
Room: Lonestar A2
Break with Exhibits and Posters
3:00 - 3:30 pm
Room: Lonestar Preconvene
Passport Drawing
3:15 pm
Room: Lonestar Preconvene
Concurrent Sessions (1 CE contact hour)
3:30 - 4:30 pm
(220) A Review of the 2024 McDonald Criteria for Multiple Sclerosis and the 2023 Criteria for Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody Disease
Track: APP
Level: APP
Topic: Special Topics
Claire Sinai, DNP RN CPNP
Room: Lonestar A4
(221) From Cradle to Classroom: Uniting Expertise, Elevating Care of Neonatal and Pediatric Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients
Track: Stroke
Level: Intermediate
Topic: Pediatrics
Lesley Kirkendall, MSN RN CCRN CNRN NE-BC NPD-BC NVRN-BC SCRN
Hillary Horte, FNP-C SCRN
Room: Lonestar B
(222) Running the Race: A Case Study on Moving Forward with Concurrent Diagnosis of Bulbar ALS and CIDP
Track: Mixed Neuro
Level: Intermediate
Topic: Movement Disorder/Neuromuscular
Charla Johnson, DNP RN NI-BC ONC FNAON
Pharmacology Hours: 0.25
Room: Lonestar A3
(223) The Future of CPGs and the MD & DBS Practice Parameter
Track: Mixed Neuro
Level: Intermediate
Topic: Professional Development
Deborah Tran, DNP RN NE-BC CNRN SCRN
Jennifer Wessol, PhD RN CCRN-CMC CNRN
Ebonye Green, DNP APRN FNCS
Room: Lonestar A2
Concurrent Sessions (0.5 CE contact hours)
4:40 - 5:10 pm
(224) Influencing Factors of Stroke Prenotification in Emergency Medical Service Among Stroke Code Patients: A Retrospective Analysis
Track: APP
Level: APP
Topic: Stroke
Yuan Li, PhD RN
Suzanne Stone, BSN RN
Aubrey Day, BSN RN
Room: Lonestar A4
(225) Sex, Drugs, and...Stroke?
Track: Stroke
Level: Beginner
Topic: Clinical
Lauren Macko, MSN APRN ACCNS-AG CCRN SCRN
Room: Lonestar B
(226) Bite Sized Brilliance: Leveraging Microlearning to Deliver Neuroscience Nursing Education
Track: Mixed Neuro
Level: Intermediate
Topic: Quality/Safety/Process Improvement
Dawnielle Feucht, BSN RN SCRN
Holly Wirth, DNP RN NE-BC CNE SCRN PMGT-BC
Room: Lonestar A3
(227) Feed Your Mind: Uniting Expertise to Elevate Neuro-Oncology Care Through Interdisciplinary Education
Track: Mixed Neuro
Level: Intermediate
Topic: Special Topics
Maria Krywyj, BSN RN
Tara Miller, MSN CNP
Room: Lonestar A2
Neuro Night Event
7:30 - 9:30 pm
Room: Chaparral (38th floor)
Tuesday, March 24
Registration
7:45 – 11:00 am
Room: Skywalk (2nd floor)
Concurrent Sessions (1 CE contact hour)
8:00 - 9:00 am
(300) A Patient’s Journey with Rare Peripheral Neuropathy: Learning about GBS, CIDP and MMN from the Patients Themselves
Track: Mixed Neuro
Level: Intermediate
Topic: GBS, CIDP, MMN
Shane Sumlin
Morgan Duhe
Melissa Crum
Room: Lonestar C1-2
(301) Concussion Screening in the Trauma Patient
Track: APP
Level: APP
Topic: Special Topics
Katherine Archer, MSN CNRN FNP-C & Kimberly Meyer, PhD ACNP-BC CNRN
Room: Lonestar A4
(302)
Guideline Driven Care for Acute Ischemic Stroke
Track: Stroke
Level: Intermediate
Topic: Professional Development
Jeanie Luciano, MSN RN CNRN SCRN CRNP FAHA
Room: Lonestar B
(303) Blueprints of Care: The Future of Neuroscience Nursing through Thoughtful Healthcare Design
Track: Mixed Neuro
Level: Intermediate
Topic: Special Topics
Kristen Vargo, DNP RN NE-BC
Melanie Cook, BSN RN NE-BC
Room: Lonestar A3
(304) Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (iNPH): Beyond the Wobble
Track: Mixed Neuro
Level: Intermediate
Topic: Hydrocephalus
Susanne Jacobs, MSN FNP-BC
Room: Lonestar A2
Concurrent Sessions (0.5 CE contact hours)
9:10 - 9:40 am
(305) Ensuring Patient Safety in Pediatric Neurosurgery through Advance Practice Provider Daily Checklist
Track: APP
Level: APP
Topic: Quality/Safety/Process Improvement
Michaela Mamary, DNP FNP-BC
Michelle Parker, MS APRN PNP-PC
Room: Lonestar A4
(306) Stroke Squad: The Advantages of a Team-Based Approach in a Regional Neuroscience Service Line
Track: Stroke
Level: Intermediate
Topic: Special Topics
Jennifer Slabik, BSN RN SCRN CEN
Room: Lonestar B
(307) Empowering the 1st Responder: Creation of Structured Seizure Response Roles in the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit
Track: Mixed Neuro
Level: Beginner
Tropic: Quality/Safety/Process Improvement
Angela Childers, AND RN CNRN CPN
Room: Lonestar A2
AANN, ABNN, and JNN Awards
9:50 - 10:20 am
Room: Lonestar B
Closing Speaker (1 CE contact hour)
10:20 - 11:20 am
Room: Lonestar B