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 Central time zone (CDT).
Thursday, August 1
Pre-Conference Sessions
8:00 am – 4:30 pm CDT (7 CE contact hours)
Level: Intermediate
Track: Professional Development
Cynthia Bautista, PhD RN CNRN SCRN CCNS ACNS-BC FNCS FCNS
This session requires an additional fee to attend.
Room: Legends 5-7
(002) Stroke Coordinator Boot Camp
Track: Program Management
This session requires an additional fee to attend.
Room: Legends 1-3
8:00 am – 12:30 pm CDT (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.
Room: Legends 4
Opening Reception
5:00 – 6:30 pm CDT
Friday, August 2
AANN/ABNN/AMWF Update & Keynote Speaker
8:00 – 9:15 am CDT (1 CE contact hour)
How Gratitude & Play Can Help You Rediscover Your Why
Jeff Harry
Find more information on the keynote presentation here.
Room: Legends 4
Break with Exhibitors & Posters
9:15 – 10:00 am CDT
Educational Sessions
10:00 – 11:00 am CDT (1 CE contact hour)
(100) Preparing Nurses for a Major Practice Change in Stroke Care: A Multi-Site Transition to Tenecteplase
Level: Expert
Track: Program Management
Mary Broadway, MSN RN CNRN SCRN
Pharmacology hours: 0.33
Room: Legends 4
(101) Post-Stroke Aphasia: We Should Talk About It
Level: Intermediate
Track: Other
Samantha Orr, MSN RN SCRN
Ginny Wiley, MA CCC-SLP
Room: Legends 5-7
Educational Sessions
11:10 am – 12:10 pm CDT (1 CE contact hour)
(102) Let's Draw! Expanding the Understanding and Teaching of the Circle of Willis
Level: Intermediate
Track: Clinical
Melissa Moreda, MSN APRN ACCNS-AG CDCES CNRN SCRN
Room: Legends 5-7
(103) Stroke Nurse Navigators Reduce Readmissions and Improve Patient Outcomes
Level: Beginner
Track: Quality
Leslie Pope, MSN RN
Room: Legends 4
Lunch with Exhibitors & Posters
12:10 – 1:00 pm CDT
Educational Session
1:00 – 2:00 pm CDT (1 CE contact hour)
(104) The Celebrations and Challenges of Using Glucagon-Like Peptide-1Receptor Agonists (GLP-1RAs) Beyond Diabetes Mellitus for Stroke Reduction
Level: Expert
Track: Clinical
Melissa Moreda, MSN APRN ACCNS-AG CDCES CNRN SCRN
Room: Legends 5-7
(105) Improving Stroke Awareness Outreach by Partnering with Community, Regional, and State Stakeholders
Level: Beginner
Track: Community Education
Kathryn Funk, AGACNP-BC MSN-RN SCRN CNRN
Pharmacology hours: 0.1
Room: Legends 4
Educational Sessions
2:10 – 3:10 pm CDT (1 CE contact hour)
(106) Back So Soon?: Risk Factors in 90-Day Ischemic Stroke Readmissions
Level: Beginner
Track: Clinical
Lauren Sheehan, OTD OTR/L
Room: Legends 4
(107) Code TNK: A Primary Stroke Center's Approach to Improve Door to Monitored Bed
Level: Intermediate
Track: Quality
Cassandra Moore, MS RN CCRN-K SCRN
Room: Legends 5-7
Break with Exhibitors & Posters
3:10 – 3:40 pm CDT
Educational Sessions
3:40 – 4:40 pm CDT (1 CE contact hour)
(108) Is It a Stroke or Not? Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndrome
Level: Intermediate
Track: Clinical
Kathryn Funk, AGACNP-BC MSN-RN SCRN CNRN
Pharmacology hours: 0.25
Room: Legends 4
(109) Utilizing the Stroke Rehab DREAM TEAM!
Level: Intermediate
Track: Rehabilitation
Heather M. Sudduth, OTR/L CCM CEAS
Bayley Sanders, OTR/L
Room: Legends 5-7
Educational Sessions
4:50 – 5:50 pm CDT (1 CE contact hour)
(110) Multidisciplinary Rounding in an Acute Stroke Unit
Level: Beginner
Track: Quality
Marie Cuffee, BSN RN
Kaitlyn Dupriest, BSN RN CCRN
Room: Legends 5-7
(111) Who's Delirious? Let's Talk About Delirium in the ICU
Level: Intermediate
Track: Clinical
Katherine Archer, MSN APRN FNP-C CNRN
Room: Legends 4
Saturday, August 3
Breakfast with Exhibitors & Posters
7:00 – 8:00 am CDT
Educational Sessions
8:00 – 9:00 am CDT (1 CE contact hour)
(200) Nursing Research and the Stroke Patient
Level: Intermediate
Track: Research
DaiWai Olson, PhD RN CCRN FNCS
Room: Legends 5-7
(201) Poststroke Fatigue: Why Am I So Tired?
Level: Intermediate
Track: Clinical
Cynthia Bautista, PhD RN CNRN SCRN CCNS ACNS-BC FNCS FCNS
Room: Legends 4
Educational Sessions
9:10 – 10:10 am CDT (1 CE contact hour)
(202) All In the Family: A Team Based Approach to Design of a Multidisciplinary Comprehensive Stroke Clinic
Level: Expert
Track: Program Management
Kiffon Keigher, DNP MSN ACNP-BC SCRN FAHA
Room: Legends 4
(203) American Board of Neuroscience Nursing (ABNN) Session
Level: Intermediate
Track: Professional Development
Larry Georgiana, MSN RN CCRN SCRN
Carey Heck, PhD CRNP AGACNP-BC CCRN CNRN
Cindy Guede, MSN APRN AGCNS-BC CNRN
Room: Legends 5-7
Break with Exhibitors & Posters
10:10 – 10:40 am CDT
Educational Sessions
10:40 – 11:40 am CDT (1 CE contact hour)
(204) Innovations in Stroke Transitions of Care: Podcasts for Patient Education
Level: Intermediate
Track: Community Education
Rosa Hart, BSN RN SCRN
Room: Legends 5-7
(205) Neuro Clue: Solving the Mystery of Stroke
Level: Beginner
Track: Clinical
Danielle Hagedorn, MBA BSN RN CPHQ
Sara Leiter, BSN RN CCRN
Nicole Johnson, BSN RN
Rachel Longseth, BSN RN SCRN
Room: Legends 4
Educational Sessions
11:50 am – 12:50 pm CDT (1 CE contact hour)
(206) Pilot of an Acute Stroke Alert Nurse to Enhance Patient Care and Outcomes
Level: Expert
Track: Program Management
Riley Silco, BSN RN CCRN SCRN
Jessica Tambe, MS RN
Room: Legends 4
(207) NIHSS Class Evolution: Videos, Virtual and Classroom Victories
Level: Intermediate
Track: Clinical
Heather Bina, MSN RN SCRN MSC
Kerri Jeppson, BSN RN SCRN ACS-BC
Room: Legends 5-7