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Schedule

Exhibit Hours and Exhibitors


Saturday, April 28

Preconference Workshops

Please note: The following are extra-cost events, not included in the annual meeting registration fee. Preregistration is required.

7:30-9:30 am (001) Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: The Newest Guidelines
Angela Nelson, ACNP CCRN
8:00 am–Noon (002) TBI: Special Populations with Unique Injuries and Unique Needs - Neurotrauma SFG
Cathy Cartwright, MSN RN PCNS, Kathleen Grudzien, MSN CDR NC USN, Hilaire Thompson, PhD RN CNRN FAAN, Mary Ann Brigante, MSN RNC CRRN, Hossam Bayoumy, PT
10:00 am-Noon (003) Blood Thinners in 2012
Angela Nelson, ACNP CCRN
(004) Caring for the Patient with an
External Ventricular Drain

Nadine Nelson, ARNP CPNP, Donna Wallace, CPNP

10:00–5:00 pm (005) Neuromonitoring Simulation (SIMLAB)
Tracey Berline, BSN RN CNRN CCRN, Sandy Cecil, BA RN, Twyila Law, MS ACNP, Linda R. Littlejohns, MSN RN CCRN CNRN FAAN, Karen March, MN RN CCRN CNRN, Dai Wai Olson, PhD RN CCRN, Cindy Sullivan, MN RN ANP-C CNRN
1:00–5:00 pm (006) Navigating the Nervous System: Neurological Assessment Skills for the Bedside Nurse - Neurotrauma, Neuromuscular, Pediatric, and Spine SFG Joint Submission
Mary Kay Bader, MSN RN CCNS FAHA, Theresa Gabay, MSN APN CNRN, Jan Jenkins, MSN MScN CNRN CNS, Davonna Ledet, MSN RN CNRN CFNP
1:00–3:30 pm (007) Ischemic Stroke: Diagnostic Imaging and Treatment
Rachel Malloy, MSN RN CNRN, Debbie Summers, MSN ACNS-BC CNRN CCRN
3:30–5:30 pm (008) Comprehensive Stroke Centers: A Sneak Peak at The Joint Commission Certification Requirements - Stroke SFG
Anne Alexandrov, PhD RN CCRN FAAN, Kathy Morrison, MSN RN CNRN, Debbie SUmmers, MSN RN ACNS-BC CNRN CCRN
4:00-5:00 pm Pathway to Leadership
Barbara Mancini, BSN MBA CNRN NEA-BC, Cathy Cartwright, MSN RN PCNS
5:30-7:30 pm

Opening Reception with Exhibits and Posters

Open to all Annual Meeting Attendees

 

Sunday, April 29

Exhibits and Posters Open: 7:00-4:00 pm

6:45-7:45 am

CNRN Recognition Breakfast

7:00-8:00 am

Continental Breakfast with Exhibits and Posters

Agnes Marshall Walker Keynote Address

8:00-9:30 am Aphasia: Hope is a Four-Letter Word
Carl McIntyre

Bite-Sized Session in Exhibit Hall

9:45-10:15 am (301) Degenerative Cervical Spine Disorders: Is It Radiculopathy or Myelopathy?
Robert Salsameda, MSN RN NP-C CRNFA CNRN

30-Minute Sessions

Research (TBI)
Neuromuscular
Pediatrics
Research (Stroke)

10:30–11:00 am

(302) Aging Effects and Immunodepression Following Traumatic Brain Injury
Hilaire Thompson, PhD RN CNRN FAAN
Level: Expert

(303) Parkinson's Disease Patient May Not Be Critical but Their Parkinson's Disease Is
Noriko Tateuchi, BSN RN CNRN
Level: Beginner

(304) Patient and Family-Centered Care: Creating the Right Environment for the Hospitalized Pediatric Patient
Ann Reed, MSN RN CNML
Level: Intermediate
(305) Nursing Bedside Dysphagia Screen: Is It Valid?
Gladys Campbell, MSN RN CNRN
Level: Beginner

30-Minute Sessions

 
Research (TBI)
Neuromuscular
Spine
Research (Stroke)
11:10-11:40 am (306) Cerebral Perfusion Pressure and Outcome Following Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury
Catherine Kirkness, PhD RN
Level: Intermediate
(307) Practical Points of Deep Brain Stimulation: Shaking Out the Essentials
Sandra Brettler, MSN RN CNRN
Level: Beginner
(308) Cauda Equina Syndrome - Untangling the Horses Tail
Vincent Vacca, MS RN CCRN
Level: Beginner
(309) Stroke Education Posters Improve Patient and Family Knowledge
Heather Turner, BSN BA RN CNRN
Level: Intermediate
11:40-1:15 pm

Box Lunch with Exhibits and Posters

60-Minute Sessions

 
Geriatrics
Neuromuscular
Special Topics
Critical Care
1:15-2:15 pm (310) Exponential Increase in Falls in the Elderly Causing Spine Fractures and Spinal Cord Injury
Andrea Strayer, MS A/GNP CNRN
Level: Expert
(311) Challenges in the Care of Myasthenia Gravis: A Focus on Pharmacology
Wilma Koopman, MScN BScN NP RN (EC) CNN(C)
Level: Expert
(312) CNRN: Motivation, Preparation, and Success
Rachel Malloy, MSN RN CNRN
Level: Intermediate
(313) Get with the Flow: Transcranial Doppler Monitoring in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Kris Machingo, RN CCRN RDMS
Level: Intermediate

30-Minute Sessions

 
Research (TBI)
Research (Epilepsy)
Spine
Stroke
2:25-2:55 pm (314) Implementation Science for Neuroscience Nurses: Assessment and Discharge Teaching for Persons with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Esther Bay, ACNS BC
Level: Intermediate
(315) The Evaluation of the Effectiveness of a Structured Educational Program on Nurses Assessments in an Epilepsy Monitoring Unit
Mona Stecker, DNP NP-BC CNRN
Level: Beginner
(316) Vertebral Osteomyelitis and Spinal Epidural Abscess
Karin Grant, MS RN CNRN ACNP-BC
Level: Intermediate
(317) Anton's Syndrome After Posterior Cerebral Artery Stroke
Jonathan Jehle, BSN RN
Eileen McMahon-Bowen, BSN CNRN
Level: Intermediate

Bite-Sized Session in Exhibit Hall

3:10-3:40 pm

(318) Cluster Headache or Migraine? Differentiating, Managing, and Educating
Amy Larson, NP

30-Minute Sessions

 
Research (TBI)
Epilepsy
Special Topics
Stroke
3:45-4:15 pm (319) Educational Needs: Families of Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury
Mary Guanci, MSN CNRN
Level: Intermediate
(320) Complications of Intracranial Depth Electrodes for Epilepsy Monitoring: A Nursing Perspective
Cynthia Bordson, RN CNRN
Level: Intermediate
(321) Pseudobulbar Affect: Collaborative Opportunity for Identification and Management
Susan McMillan, MS MSCN BSN RN CNRN
Level: Intermediate
(322) Clinical Issues Post-Stroke: An Evolving Step Along the Continuum
Mary Amatangelo, MS RN ACNP-BC CCRN
Level: Expert

60-Minute Sessions

 
Oncology
JNN Session
Special Topics
Stroke
4:25-5:25 pm (323) Advances in Chemotherapy for Malignant Gliomas
Jean Arzaebaecher, MS RN CNRN
Level: Intermediate
(324) Writing for Publication
V.Susan Carroll, MS RN CNE

(325) Brain Invasion: The Monsters Within
Allison Tuppey, MSN RN CNRN CCRN CCNS
Level: Intermediate
(326) Stroke and Sickle Cell Disease in Pediatric Population: What You Need to Know
Davonna Ledet, MSN MBA RN CNRN APN-BC
Level: Intermediate

Clinical Symposia (Dinner)

6:45-8:15 pm Managing Multiple Sclerosis Disability: The Role of Symptomatic Treatments and DMDs
Sponsored by EMD

 

Monday, April 30

Exhibits and Posters Open: 8:00-11:30 am

7:00-8:15 am

AANN Membership Breakfast Meeting

8:15-9:00 am

Coffee Service with Exhibits and Posters

Keynote Address

9:00-10:15 am The Future of Nursing: Key Messages & Key Directions in Collaboration
Dr. Michael Bleich, PhD RN FAAN
10:15-11:15 am

Break with Exhibits and Posters

30-Minute Sessions

 
Research (TBI)
Spine
Special Topics
Special Topics

11:15-11:45 am

(327) SIM City: A Multicenter Nursing Study of Intracranial Pressure Management
Dai Wai Olson, PhD RN CCRN
Level: Intermediate

(328) Clonidine: It's Not Just for Blood Pressure Anymore!
Debbie Furguson, MSN RN CNRN CCRN
Level: Expert
(329) Capgras Syndrome: A Case of "Cross-Wiring" Revisited
Jeanne Masters, MSN RN CCRN CNRN
Level: Intermediate

(330) The Dilemma of Surviving a Brain Injury: Severe Disorders of Consciousness
Rosemarie Girardeau, RN CCRN CNRN CEN

Level: Intermediate

30-Minute Sessions

Research (TBI)
Special Topics
Special Topics
Stroke

11:55-12:25 pm

(331) Preferences For Health Outcomes Following Brain Injury
Catherine Kirkness, PhD RN
Level: Intermediate
(332) Antidepressants After Neurological Injury: New Evidence for Multifaceted Benefits
Cheryl Abbott, MSN(c) BA RN
Level: Expert
(333) Smell and Taste Dysfunction After a Brain Insult
Susan Edward, ADN
Level: Intermediate
(334) Why You Do the Things You Do in the Care of the Stroke Patient
Mary Amatangelo, MS RN ACNP-BC CCRN
Level: Beginner

Clinical Symposia (Lunch)

12:30-2:00 pm Improving Patient-Centered Outcomes in Multiple Sclerosis Through Nursing Management: A Clinical Crossfire Discussion
Sponsored by TEVA Neuroscience
Gail Hartley, MSN MSCN NP, Lori L. Mayer, MSN MSCN RN CCRP, Aliza Ben-Zacharia, DrNP ANP-BC

60-Minute Sessions

 
Critical Care
Neuromuscular
TBI
Stroke
2:15-3:15 pm (335) Hypothermia and the Stroke Patient: "Let's All Get Chilled"
Bethanne McCabe, MSN RN CNRN
Level: Intermediate
(336) Pathway to Successfully Managing Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy: More Than a Peripheral Nervous System Disease
Karrisa Conklin, BSN RN
Level: Beginner
(337) Predictors and Outcomes of Agitation Among Traumatic Brain Injury Patients in the Acute Care Setting
Molly McNett, PhD RN
Level: Intermediate
(338) Vertebral Artery Dissection - Not a Rare Cause of Stroke in Young Adults
Vincent Vacca, MSN RN CCRN
Level: Intermediate

60-Minute Sessions

 
Spine
Epilepsy
Trauma
Stroke
3:25-4:25 pm

(339) Principles of Adult Spinal Deformity
Kristen Smith, MSN RN ANP-BC CNRN
Level: Beginner
(340) Seizures in the Cancer Population
Davonna Ledet, MSN MBA RN CNRN APN-BC
Level: Intermediate
(341) Older Adults, Falls, and Traumatic Brain Injury: A Public Health and Neuroscience Nursing Crisis
Andrea Strayer, MS A/FNP CNRN
Level: Expert
(342) Mild Stroke Treatment with IV tPA: An Analysis of Benefit versus Harm
Anne Leonard, MPH RN CCRC FAHA, AHA/ASA Science and Medicine Advisor
Brought to you by AHA/ASA
Level: Intermediate

60-Minute Sessions

 
Special Topics
Special Topics
Special Topics
Stroke
4:45-5:45 pm (343) Concepts Near and Dear to Neuroscience Populations: Hope, Courage, Resiliency, and Survivorship
Sue Fowler, PhD RN CNRN
Level: Intermediate

(344) Developing and Managing a Successful Brain Tumor Support Group
Patricia Anthony, BSN RN CNRN, Jean Arzbaecher, MSN RN CNRN, Mary Lovely, PhD RN, Kathy Lupica, MSN CNP CNRN, Marilyn Reed, BSN RN CNRN
Level: Beginner

(345) Nothing Destroys Confidence Like Follow-Up: Testing the Evidences Supporting Intracranial Pressure Management
Randy Chesnut, MD FCCM FACS
Level: Expert
(346) Metrics and Management of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Marilynn Maida, MSN RN APN CNRN
Level: Expert

60-Minute Sessions

 
JNN Session
6:00-7:00 pm

(347) Developing Your Review Skills
V. Susan Carroll, MS RN CNE
Level: Intermediate


(348) Concussions: A Perfect Storm and the Role of the NFL
Richard Ellenbogen, MD




 

Tuesday, May 1

30-Minute Sessions

 
TBI
TBI
Oncology
Special Topics

8:45-9:15 am

(349) Determination of Subjective Memory Complaints After Traumatic Brain Injury
Esther Bay, ACNS BC
Level: Intermediate
(350) Development of an Objective Tool to Assess the Need for Continuous Observation in Traumatic Brain Injury Patients
Michael Nozdrovicky, DNP RN NP
Level: Expert
(351) Histologically Benign but Clinically Malignant: Benign Brain Tumors in Practice
Christi DeLemos, MS RN ACNP CNRN
Level: Intermediate
(352) Door to Donation: Managing the Trauma Patient from Admission to Organ Donation
Angela Nelson, ACNP CCRN
Level: Expert

30-Minute Sessions

 
Research (TBI)
Critical Care
Special Topics
Stroke
9:25-9:55 am (353)  Symptoms Self-Management for Mild Traumatic Brain Injury or Concussion
Karen Bergman, PhDc RN CNRN
Level: Intermediate

(354) The Future Is Now: Collaboration Through Telemedicine to Improve Patients
Lorraine Valeriano, BSN RN CNRN
Level: Intermediate

(355) International Volunteerism of Nursing
Karen March, MN RN CNRN CCRN
Level: Intermediate
(356) Joint Commission Updates
Donise Musheno
Brought to you by The Joint Commission
Level: Intermediate

30-Minute Sessions

 
Special Topics
Critical Care
Rehab
10:15-10:45 am (357) Death with Dignity Law
Darrell Owens, DNP ARNP
Level: Intermediate

(358) Cerebral Microdialysis: Advances in Neurocritical Care Monitoring
Shana Rogers, BSN RN CNRN
Level: Intermediate

(359) Nursing and Interdisciplinary Rehabilitation Care of the Stroke Patient: A Brief Overview
Elaine Miller, DNS MN BSN RN, Richard Zorowitz, MD
Level: Intermediate

Postconference Workshop 

Please note: The following is an extra-cost event, not included in the annual meeting registration fee. Preregistration is required. Lunch is included in the registration cost.

11:00-3:30 pm (PC1) Wrapping up the Relevance: Neuroanatomy and Assessment with a Twist
Linda R. Littlejohns, MSN RN CCRN CNRN FAAN

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