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Neuroscience Nursing Annual Conference

Sunday, March 17 - Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Hyatt Regency Salt Lake City, Salt Lake City, UT

Train the Brain: Advancing Neuroscience Nursing Education

2024 Neuroscience Nursing Annual Conference Schedule

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.

The 2024 Annual Conference schedule will be posted in November. Please review the 2023 Annual Conference schedule below to get an idea of the outstanding educational sessions you can expect to attend. 

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 6

Concurrent 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