2023 Neuroscience Nursing Annual Conference Schedule
The 2023 Neuroscience Nursing Annual Conference will be held from March 18 – 20 at the Loews Sapphire Falls Resort at Universal Orlando™, Orlando, FL.
Saturday, March 18
Registration
7:30 am – 6:00 pm
Pre-Conference Workshops
8:00 am - 12:00 pm (4 CE contact hours)
(001) Brain Anatomy With 3D Correlation to Trauma, Stroke, and Other Pathology
Room: Grand Caribbean 2-3
Level: Intermediate
Track: Anatomy
Linda Littlejohns, MSN RN SCRN CNRN FAAN
This session requires an additional fee to attend. Find more information on the session here.
10:00 am - 12:00 pm (2 CE contact hours)
(002) Basic Neuroimaging: More Than Fifty Shades of Grey
Room: Grand Caribbean 1
Level: Intermediate
Track: Imaging
Cathy Cartwright, DNP RN-BC PCNS FAAN
Rachel Malloy, MSN RN CNRN SCRN ANVP
This session requires an additional fee to attend. Find more information on the session here.
1:00 - 3:00 pm (2 CE contact hours)
(003) Spine Anatomy and 3D Correlation to Trauma and Degenerative Disease
Room: Grand Caribbean 2-3
Level: Intermediate
Track: Anatomy
Linda Littlejohns, MSN RN SCRN CNRN FAAN
This session requires an additional fee to attend. Find more information on the session here.
(004) "Escape" and Explore Gamification
Room: Grand Caribbean 1
Level: Intermediate
Track: Neuro Leadership
Mary Guanci, MSN RN SCRN CNRN
This session requires an additional fee to attend. Find more information on the session here.
Regular Sessions
2:10 - 3:10 pm (2 sessions, 1 CE contact hour)
(100) Stop the Clot: Current Antithrombotic Trends for Secondary Stroke Prevention
Room: Grand Caribbean 6
Level: Expert
Track: Pharmacology
Josh Snavely, DNP ARNP ACNPC-AG SCRN EMT-P
Pharmacology hours: 1
(101) Utilization a Three-Question Tool to Identify Posterior Circulation Stroke: What Did We Learn?
Room: Grand Caribbean 4-5
Level: Intermediate
Track: Stroke
Doanh Ly, DNP RN CNS CCRN SCRN
Joseph Mojares, MSN RN CNL
Break
3:10 - 3:40 pm
Concurrent Sessions
3:40 pm - 4:40 pm (3 sessions, 1 CE contact hour)
(102) Paint Your Brainstem: A Beginner’s Guide to Neuroanatomy
Room: Grand Caribbean 6
Level: Beginner
Track: Anatomy
Denelle Hebert, BSN RN SCRN
DaiWai Olson, PhD RN CCRN FNCS
(103) Infectious Complications Following Head Injuries
Room: Grand Caribbean 4-5
Level: Intermediate
Track: Neurotrauma
Cynthia Blank-Reid, MSN RN TCRN CEN
Pharmacology hours: 0.5
(104) Curious Cases of Encephalitis: A Pediatric Case Series
Room: Grand Caribbean 1
Level: Intermediate
Track: Pediatric
Jenifer Sant, MS CPNP CNRN
Pharmacology hours: 0.15
Concurrent Sessions
4:50 pm - 5:20 pm (4 sessions, 0.5 CE contact hours)
(105) Ictal Asystole: A Rare But Significant Phenomenon in Epilepsy
Room: Grand Caribbean 1
Level: Intermediate
Track: Epilepsy
Phyllis Dubendorf, MSN RN CCNS CNRN ACNP-BC
Colleen Peachey, MSN RN CCRN AGCNS-BC
(106) CGRP: What Neuroscience Nurses Need to Know About a New Era in Pain Management
Room: Grand Caribbean 6
Level: Intermediate
Track: Pharmacology
Susan McMillan, DNP NP-C
Pharmacology hours: 0.5
(107) No Pain No Gain: How to Do a Research Bootcamp
Room: Grand Caribbean 4-5
Level: Beginner
Track: Special Topics
Sonja Stutzman, PhD
Denelle Hebert, BSN RN SCRN
(108) Developing an APP-Led Pediatric Neurocritical Care Program in a Quaternary Children's Hospital
Room: Grand Caribbean 2-3
Level: Intermediate
Track: Pediatric
Amelia Sperber, MSN RN CPNP-PC CNS
Nathan Chang, MSN CPNP-AC CCRN
May Casazza, MSN RN CPNP-AC CNRN
Opening Reception with Posters and Exhibits
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Room: Kingston Hall
Sunday, March 19
Registration
7:30 am – 5:30 pm
Opening Remarks, AANN/ABNN/JNN Awards, and Agnes M. Marshall Keynote Address
8:00 am – 9:30 am (1 CE contact hour)
Inspired Nurse
Rich Bluni, RN
Room: Grand Caribbean 6
Breakfast with Exhibits and Posters
9:30 am – 10:30 am
Concurrent Sessions
10:30 am – 11:30 am (4 sessions, 1 CE contact hour)
(200) Seeing the Light: Evaluation and Management of Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
Room: Grand Caribbean 4-5
Level: Expert
Track: Technology
Kimberly Meyer, PhD ACNP-BC CNRN
Pharmacology hours: 0.5
(201) The Neuro Nurse Super Sleuth: Stroke Symptom Localization
Room: Grand Caribbean 1
Level: Intermediate
Track: Anatomy
Jamie Jones, MS RN CCRN CNRN
(202) Epilepsy Foundation Session: Mortality in Epilepsy: Nurses Tackling the Difficult Conversations
Room: Grand Caribbean 2-3
Level: Intermediate
Track: Epilepsy
Erin Fecske, DNP APRN CNRN CPNP-PC FAES
Alison Kukla, MPH
(203) Is That Blood on the Brain? What's New in Managing the ICH Patient
Room: Grand Caribbean 6
Level: Beginner
Track: Stroke
Kiffon Keigher, DNP MSN ACNP RN
Pharmacology hours: 0.25
Lunch with Exhibits and Posters
11:30 am – 12:45 pm
Concurrent Sessions
12:45 pm - 1:15 pm (4 sessions, 0.5 CE contact hours)
(204) Shifting Gears With Nursing Certification Drive
Room: Grand Caribbean 1
Level: Intermediate
Track: Special Topics
Kathryn Bernal, BSN RN CNRN
Rachelle Bulan, MSN RN-BC
(205) Nursing Assistants Can Obtain Pupillometer Measurements: Our Journey With the Board of Nursing
Room: Grand Caribbean 4-5
Level: Beginner
Track: Neurocritical Care
DaiWai Olson, PhD RN CCRN FNCS
Donald Stout, BSN RN RT(R) ARRT
(206) ICD-10s and DRGs: What Do These Codes Mean for your PI/QI?
Room: Grand Caribbean 2-3
Level: Expert
Track: Quality/Safety
Lauren Macko, MSN APRN ACCNS-AG CCRN-K SCRN
(207) Finding the Clues to Diagnosing CJD
Room: Grand Caribbean 6
Level: Intermediate
Track: Movement Disorders
Misti Tuppeny, MSN APRN-CNS CCRN CNRN CCNS
Concurrent Sessions
1:25 pm - 2:25 pm (3 sessions, 1 CE contact hour)
(208) ABNN Session: The Importance of Certification for Nurses, Patients, and Hospitals
Room: Grand Caribbean 1
Level: Intermediate
Track: Professional Development
Marianne Beare Vyas, PhD RN ANP-BC CNRN
Sarah Beam, MSN APRN ACNP-BC CCRN CNRN
(209) Hello, How are You Doing After Discharge? Automating Outreach Post Stroke Achieves Results
Room: Grand Caribbean 6
Level: Intermediate
Track: Stroke
Carmen Lewis, BSN RN SCRN
Anna Moore, BSN RN SCRN
(210) CPG Editorial Board Session: The How-To's of Performing a Robust Literature Search and Brain Tumor CPG Writing Group Highlights
Room: Grand Caribbean 2-3
Level: Intermediate
Track: Professional Development
Joan Censullo, PhD RN FAHA
Kiffon Keigher, DNP MSN ACNP RN
Break with Exhibits and Posters
2:25 pm - 3:00 pm
Concurrent Sessions
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm (4 sessions, 1 CE contact hour)
(211) Drawing the Circle of Willis Friends
Room: Grand Caribbean 6
Level: Expert
Track: Anatomy
Melissa Moreda, MSN APRN ACCNS-AG CNRN SCRN Alumnus CCRN
(212) Dystonia and Spasticity in the Pediatric Patient
Room: Grand Caribbean 4-5
Level: Intermediate
Track: Movement Disorders
Margo Simon, BSN RN CPN
Lindsey Brewer, BSN RN CPN
Pharmacology hours: 0.25
(213) Discussing Difficult News in Parkinson's Disease
Room: Grand Caribbean 2-3
Level: Expert
Track: Movement Disorders
Carey Heck, PhD CRNP CNRN
Caitlyn Moore, DNP MS CRNP AGACNP-BC ACHPN
(214) P3 + Y = Professional Success
Room: Grand Caribbean 1
Level: Intermediate
Track: Special Topics
Cathy Cartwright, DNP RN-BC PCNS FAAN
Concurrent Sessions
4:10 pm - 5:10 pm (1 session, 1 CE contact hour)
(215) Past President Session: Impact of Neuroscience Nursing Panel
Room: Grand Caribbean 6
Level: Intermediate
Track: Neuro Leadership
Moderator: Mary Guanci, MSN RN SCRN CNRN
Linda Littlejohns, MSN RN SCRN CNRN FAAN
Ebonye Green, MNSc ACNPC-AG CNRN SCRN APRN FNCS
Caleb Behm, BSN RN CCRN SCRN
Agnes Marshall Walker Foundation (AMWF) Light Up Luau
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Room: Cayman Court
This event requires an extra fee to attend. Find more information here.
Monday, March 20
Registration
8:00 am – 4:30 pm
Breakfast with Exhibits & Posters
8:30 – 9:00 am
AANN/ABNN/AMWF Update & Invited Speaker
9:00 am – 10:30 am (1 CE contact hour)
Leadership Practice and Health Equity
Regina Cunningham, PhD RN AOCN FAAN
Room: Grand Caribbean 6
Break with Exhibits & Posters
10:30 – 11:00 am
Concurrent Sessions
11:00 am – 12:00 pm (4 sessions, 1 CE contact hour)
(300) Hiding in Plain Sight: Seizure Mimics and Chameleons
Room: Grand Caribbean 1
Level: Beginner
Track: Epilepsy
Holly Wirth, MSN RN SCRN NE-BC
Becky Schrews, MSN RN
(301) JNN Session: How to Publish in Peer-Reviewed Nursing Journals
Room: Grand Caribbean 2-3
Level: Intermediate
Track: Professional Development
DaiWai Olson, PhD RN CCRN FNCS
(302) Demystifying the NIHSS: Tips and Tricks for the Bedside Practitioner
Room: Grand Caribbean 4-5
Level: Intermediate
Track: Anatomy
Jamie Jones, MS RN CCRN CNRN
(303) Learning Neuroscience Nursing from Famous Floridian Case Studies
Room: Grand Caribbean 6
Level: Intermediate
Track: Special Topics
Cynthia Blank-Reid, MSN RN TCRN CEN
Pharmacology hours: 0.5
Concurrent Sessions
12:10 pm – 12:40 pm (2 sessions, 0.5 CE contact hours)
(304) Read My Brain: RNS Therapy in the Pediatric Population
Room: Grand Caribbean 1
Level: Intermediate
Track: Pediatric
Wynne Bird, MSN RN CNRN CPN
(305) Bringing the Basics Back: Making Epilepsy Nursing Education Easy!
Room: Grand Caribbean 4-5
Level: Epilepsy
Track: Beginner
Kentlee Battick, MSN RN CNL CNRN
Pamela Gehrich, BSN RN NPD-BC CPN
Amy Sullivan, BSN RN CNRN
Non-CE Lunch Symposium
12:50 pm – 1:50 pm
Seizure Emergencies in Epilepsy: Identification and Management with a Rescue Medication
Room: Grand Caribbean 6
Olga Rodziyevska, MS, PA-C
Suzanne Racz PA-C
Concurrent Sessions
1:20 pm – 1:50 pm (3 sessions, 0.5 CE contact hours)
(306) COVID-19 and Elective Spine Surgery: The Older Persons’ Experience of Going It Alone
Room: Grand Caribbean 1
Level: Intermediate
Track: Spine
Andrea Strayer, PhD NP CNRN
(307) Increasing Referring Provider and Patient Family Satisfaction When Triaging Possible Spinal Dysraphism
Room: Grand Caribbean 4-5
Level: Intermediate
Track: Quality/Safety
Andrea "Cookie" Colvin, BSN RN CPN
Concurrent Sessions
2:00 pm – 2:30 pm (3 sessions, 0.5 CE conact hours)
(309) Low-to-Moderate Risk Transient Ischemic Attack Patients Can Be Safely Discharged from the Emergency Department to a Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic
Room: Grand Caribbean 1
Level: Expert
Track: Stroke
Fnu Alfandy, DNP APRN AGACNP-BC ANP-BC CNRN SCRN
(311) Brain Lung Interactions: Management of Acute Stroke Patients and Mechanical Ventilation
Room: Grand Caribbean 2-3
Level: Intermediate
Track: Neurocritical Care
Guillermina Nelson, DNP AGACNP-BC
Break
2:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Concurrent Sessions
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm (3 sessions, 1 CE contact hour)
(313) Read All About It: Leveraging High Profile Cases to Support a Culture of Safety in Neuroscience Nursing
Room: Grand Caribbean 6
Level: Beginner
Track: Quality/Safety
Holly Wirth, MSN RN SCRN NE-BC
Jackie Wavelet
(314) Tenecteplase for Ischemic Stroke (Part 2): Is the Jury Still Out?
Room: Grand Caribbean 4-5
Level: Intermediate
Track: Stroke
Doanh Ly, DNP RN CNS CCRN SCRN
Pharmacology hours: 0.1
(315) The Nurse's Role in Optimizing Outcomes for Neuroscience Patients on Antithrombotics
Room: Grand Caribbean 1
Level: Intermediate
Track: Pharmocology
Patricia Blissitt, PhD ARNP-CNS CCRN CNRN SCRN CCNS CCM ACNS-BC
Pharamcology hours: 0.75
Concurrent Sessions
4:10 pm – 4:40 pm (3 sessions, 0.5 CE contact hours)
(316) Impact of Clinical Nurse Leader in Neurosurgery Patient Outcomes
Room: Grand Caribbean 1
Level: Beginner
Track: Quality/Safety
Kentlee Battick, MSN RN CNL CNRN
(317) Shocks, Zaps, and Zings: Diagnosis and Management of Trigeminal Neuralgia
Room: Grand Caribbean 4-5
Level: Intermediate
Track:Special Topics
Devon Orzano, MSN ACNP-BC SCRN
Pharmacology: 0.15
(318) Validation of the Biegler Nursing Dysphagia Screening Tool for Patients Suspected of a Neurological Disorder
Room: Grand Caribbean 6
Level: Beginner
Track:Anatomy
Jessica Biegler, MS BSN RN
Tuesday, March 21
Registration
7:30 am – 10:30 am
Morning Networking with Breakfast
8:00 – 9:00 am
Room: Grand Caribbean 6Concurrent Sessions
9:10 am – 9:40 am (2 sessions, 0.5 CE contact hours)
(400) Staffing Models for Neuro-Interventional Radiology
Room: Grand Caribbean 1
Level: Intermediate
Track: Quality/Safety
Patricia Zrelak, PhD RN NEA-BC SCRN CNRN PHN FAHA
(401) Anti-Seizure Medication—Is There a Method to the Madness?
Room: Grand Caribbean 4-5
Level: Intermediate
Track: Special Topics
Erin Fecske, DNP APRN CNRN CPNP-PC FAES
Pharmacology: 0.5
Break
9:40 am – 10:10 am
Concurrent Sessions
10:10 am – 11:10 am (3 sessions, 1 CE contact hour)
(403) Bugs in Your Brain
Room: Grand Caribbean 1
Level: Beginner
Track: Special Topics
Michele Wilkerson, MSN RN CCRN CNRN SCRN
Paul Rodgers, MSN APN-C CCRN
(404) “Right-Sizing” to “Up-Size” Outcomes: Transitioning Low-Risk NSICU Patients to a Neuro-Specific Intermediate Unit
Room: Grand Caribbean 4-5
Level: Intermediate
Track: Quality/Safety
Julie Pagel, DNP RN CCRN SCRN CNE-cl
Ashley Higgins, MSN APRN ACCNS-AG CCRN CNRN SCRN
Lauren Macko, MSN APRN ACCNS-AG CCRN-K SCRN