Stroke Conference Schedule
AANN's Advances in Stroke Care Conference will inspire you to optimize patient care through exposure to innovative research and leading evidence-based practice in stroke nursing. Our conference is an environment built to meet your needs whether you are new to the field or a seasoned professional. This is an opportunity to meet your colleagues from around the country and foster relationships. All times are in the Eastern time zone (EDT).
Thursday, August 3
Pre-Conference Sessions
8:00 am – 4:30 pm EDT (7 CE contact hours)
(001) SCRN Review Course
Level: Intermediate
Track: Professional Development
Michelle Dedeo, DNP RN ARNP-CNS ACCNS-AG CCRN SCRN
This session requires an additional fee to attend. Find more information on the session here.
(002) Stroke Coordinator Boot Camp
Level: Intermediate
Track: Program Management
Erin Conahan, MSN RN ACNS-BC CNRN SCRN PHRN
Claranne Mathiesen, MSN RN CNRN SCRN FAHA
This session requires an additional fee to attend. Find more information on the session here.
8:00 am – 12:30 pm EDT (4 CE contact hours)
(003) 3D Stroke Anatomy and Assessment
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.
Opening Reception with Exhibitors & Posters
5:00 – 6:30 pm EDT
Friday, August 4
AANN/ABNN/AMWF Update & Keynote Speaker
8:00 – 9:15 am EDT (1 CE contact hour)
Find more information on the keynote speaker here.
Break with Exhibitors & Posters
9:15 – 10:00 am EDT
Educational Sessions
10:00 – 11:00 am EDT (1 CE contact hour)
(100) Telestroke/Teleneurology: Using Nursing Innovation to Design a Collaborative Solution
Level: Expert
Track: Program Management
Julia Retelski, MSN RN SCRN CCNS
Laura Williams, MSN RN CEN
(101) Clinical Challenges of the Complex ICU Stroke Patient: The Details
Level: Intermediate
Track: Clinical
Mary Amatangelo, DNP RN ACNP-BC CCRN CNRN SCRN FAHA FNCS
Pharmacology hours: 0.5
Educational Sessions
11:10 am – 12:10 pm EDT (1 CE contact hour)
(102) Defining the Stroke Coordinator Role in a Regional Stroke Program
Level: Expert
Track: Program Management
Amanda Werner, BSN RN ONC RN-BC SCRN
(103) Escaping a Code Stroke: Impact of Escape Room Methodology on Nurses’ Attitudes Toward Acute Stroke Management Guidelines
Level: Intermediate
Track: Community Education
Diana Tai, DNP(c) MSN AGACNP-BC ACNS-BC CCRN SCRN CNRN
Lunch with Exhibitors & Posters
12:10 – 1:00 pm EDT
Educational Sessions
1:00 – 2:00 pm EDT (1 CE contact hour)
(104) Not in Our Right Mind: Assessing our Patient with Right Hemisphere Damage and Keeping them Safe in the Acute and Post Acute Period
Level: Intermediate
Track: Clinical
Sam Melada, MA BSN RN CNRN SCRN
(105) Tenecteplase for Thrombolysis in Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Pilot Study in a Community Hospital for Use in a Health Care System
Level: Intermediate
Track: Quality
Theresa Maloney, MSN MBA MHA RN NEA-BC
Pharmacology hours: 0.25
Educational Sessions
2:10 – 3:10 pm EDT (1 CE contact hour)
(106) Posters Aren’t Just for Boy Bands Anymore! Innovative Education Strategies that Staff Actually Like
Level: Expert
Track: Professional Development
Amanda Werner, BSN RN ONC RN-BC SCRN
(107) Getting the Stroke Patient Ready for Discharge – Do You Have What It Takes?
Level: Intermediate
Track: Program Management
Cynthia Bautista, PhD RN CNRN SCRN CCNS ACNS-BC FNCS FCNS
Break with Exhibitors & Posters
3:10 – 3:40 pm EDT
Educational Sessions
3:40 – 4:40 pm EDT (1 CE contact hour)
(108) Innovating "Just-in-Time" Tools for Stroke Nursing Care
Level: Beginner
Track: Clinical
Ann Leonhardt-Caprio, DNP RN ANP-BC SCRN FAHA
(109) From Silos to Collaborative Working Relationships With EMS and Emergency Department
Level: Intermediate
Track: Community Education
Angela Moscho, MSN RN SCRN
Educational Sessions
4:50 – 5:50 pm EDT (1 CE contact hour)
(110) When "Call Me Maybe” Means a Little More: Operationalizing the Patient Discharge Call Process
Level: Intermediate
Track: Program Management
Jamie Baker, BSN RN CEN
Amanda Werner, BSN RN ONC RN-BC SCRN
(111) Identifying Factors that Contribute to Delays in Stroke Presentation Provides Opportunities for Community Outreach
Level: Expert
Track: Community Education
Darcy O'Banion, DNP APRN ACCNS-AG
Saturday, August 5
Educational Sessions
8:00 – 9:00 am EDT (1 CE contact hour)
(200) The FUNdamentals of an Engaging Classroom
Level: Intermediate
Track: Professional Development
Casey Okong'o, MSN RN SCRN
Jessica Sumner, DNP APRN ACNS-BC CEN
(201) But, I Can’t See! Post-Stroke Visual Difficulties
Level: Intermediate
Track: Clinical
Kathryn Funk, MSN AGACNP-BC SCRN CNRN
Educational Sessions
9:10 – 10:10 am EDT (1 CE contact hour)
(202) Stroke Prevention Guidelines: Correlating Evidence with Clinical Application
Level: Intermediate
Track: Clinical
Mary Amatangelo, DNP RN ACNP-BC CCRN CNRN SCRN FAHA FNCS
Pharmacology hours: 0.5
(203) Stroke Care Transitions: Inpatient to Outpatient
Level: Intermediate
Track: Quality
Nikki Enneking, BSN RN SCRN
Jennifer Ross, BSN RN CNRN
Break with Exhibitors & Posters
10:10 – 10:40 am EDT
Educational Sessions
10:40 – 11:40 am EDT (1 CE contact hour)
(204) NeuroInterventional (Endovascular) Post-Procedure Assessment and Documentation Compliance
Level: Intermediate
Track: Program Management
Chandra Brower, MSN RN SCRN
(205) Is It a Stroke or Not? Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndrome
Level: Expert
Track: Clinical
Kathryn Funk, MSN AGACNP-BC SCRN CNRN
Pharmacology hours: 0.25
Educational Sessions
11:50 am – 12:50 pm EDT (1 CE contact hour)
(206) Stroke Depression Identification 7 to 45 Days Post Discharge
Level: Beginner
Track: Clinical
Alvina Mkrtumyan, MSN
(207) Annual Stroke Staff Nurse Education Using Gamification
Level: Intermediate
Track: Professional Development
Cynthia Bautista, PhD RN CNRN SCRN CCNS ACNS-BC FNCS FCNS
Continuing Education Credit
The American Association of Neuroscience Nurses is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
The American Association of Neuroscience Nurses is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the California Board of Registered Nursing (CEP: 13331).
Successful completion: Participants must be registered for the conference and attend the sessions(s). Attendees can be awarded 1 CE contact hour for every 60 minutes of educational content they attend and evaluate. Participants must complete an overall conference evaluation to receive contact hours. Credits for this conference will be awarded through September 6, 2023.