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42nd Annual Educational Meeting
"Neuroscience Nursing: Passion for the Profession"
March 20–23, 2010
Schedule

Exhibits and Poster Schedule

Registration Hours

All sessions will take place in the Baltimore Convention Center.

Friday, March 19

7–
8 am
CNRN Review Course Registration
8 am–
5 pm
CNRN Review Course

 


Saturday, March 20

Preconference Workshops
8 am
(001) Neuroanatomy and the Cerebrovascular Patient
Linda Littlejohns, MSN RN CCRN CNRN
3.5 CE

 

8 am–noon

(002) Oh Baby! The Challenges, Heartaches, and Rewards of Caring for the Pregnant Neuroscience Patient
Christine Cascone, RN CCRN; Patricia Constanty, RN MSN CRNP; Carey Heck, RN MSN ACNP CCRN CNRN; Marie Wilson, RN BSN CCRN CNRN
3.5 CE

8 am–noon

(003) Clinical Pearls and Practical Discussions in Epilepsy
Epilepsy SFG
Cindi Bordson, RN AD CNRN; Janice M. Buelow, PhD RN; Karen Gilbert, MS APRN CNRN; Amanda Krause, RN MSN CRNP; Mary Jean Mueckenheim, RN CNRN; Madona Plueger, RN MSN CNRN
3.5 CE

8 am–noon

1 pm

Issues in Nursing Journal Peer Review: Time, Experience, Blinding, and More...
Janice M. Buelow, PhD RN, V. Susan Carroll MS RN CNE

1–2:30pm

(004) Lumbar Puncture Competency: The How-Tos and How-Not-Tos
APN
Mary Szatkowski, MSN NNP-BC CPNP RNFA
2.0 CE

1–3 pm

(005) Mild TBI Across the Life Span—More Than Just a
Bump on the Head

Geriatric SFG
Lorraine Fields, MSN CCRN CNRN CCNS; Kathy Helmick, MS CNRN CRNP; Cindy Blank Reid, RN MSN CRN; Therese A. West, CPN MSN APN-C
3.5 CE

1–5 pm

1:15–
3:30 pm
Johns Hopkins Hospital Tour SOLD OUT
 

(006) Evidence-Based Practice for Shunt Tapping and EVD Management: A Skill Review and Competency
APN
Donna Wallace, MS CPNP
2.0 CE

3:30–5:30 pm

Journal of Neuroscience Nursing Writing Consultations
V. Susan Carroll, MS RN CNE

4:30–5:30 pm

Newcomers Reception
Exhibit Hall

6:30 PM

6–8 pm Grand Opening Reception with Exhibits and Posters

 

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Sunday, March 21

All concurrent sessions offer 0.8 CE unless otherwise indicated.
*APN Topic

Exhibits and Posters: 9 am–3 pm

6:45–
7:45 am
CNRN Recognition Breakfast
7–8 am Breakfast with Exhibits and Posters in the Exhibit Hall
7–8 am

Developing Your Reviewing Skills
V. Susan Carroll, MS RN CNE

8–
9:30 am
Agnes M. Marshall Keynote Address

Livin', Learnin', and Laughin' through the Years
Barbara Bancroft , RN MSN PNP
9:30–
10:15 am
Break with Exhibits and Posters
 
Oncology
Critical Care
Pediatric
Stroke

10:15–
11:05 am

(301) Journey to the Center of the Brain: Exploring Adult Intraventricular Tumors
Deanna Glass-Macenka, RN BSN  CNRN
(302) Cerebral Hyperperfusion Syndrome After Carotid Endarterectomy
Jonathan Jehle, BSN
(303) Innovative CSF Biomarkers and Evidence-Based Therapy for Opsoclonus-Myoclonus Syndrome
Elizabeth Tate, C-FNP MN
 

11:15 am–
12:05 pm

(305) Long-Term Effects of Childhood Brain Tumors: Multiple Treatment Sequelae in a Single Case Study
Jean Arzbaecher, RN MS APN
(306) Now or Later? The Hemicraniectomy Debate
Carey Heck, RN MSN ACNP CCRN CNRN
(307) Dude, Sweet Synapse! An Inside Look at the Teenage Brain
Holly Watson-Evans, RN MS
 
12:05–
1:30 pm
Box Lunch with Exhibits and Posters

1:30–
2:20 pm

(308) Skull-Base Meningiomas: Malignant by Location
Marylyn Kajs-Wyllie, RN MSN CCRN CNRN
(309) Critical Illness Neuropathy: a Multidisciplinary Approach
Jennifer Woods, MSN CCNS CNRN
(310) Developing a CPG for New Onset Acute Nonfebrile Seizure in Pediatrics
Lisa Duffy, PhD CPNP-PC CNRN
(311) Vasospasm in the Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Patient
Dawn Tymianski, ANP
2:20–
2:50 pm
Break with Exhibits and Posters
2:50–
3:40 pm
(312) Advances in Operative Technology: Treating the Brain Tumor Patient
Marilynn Maida, RN MSN APN CNRN
(313) Brain Death: Myths and Methods
Mary Guanci, MS RN CNRN
(314) Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis: Caring for a Growing Population
Jennifer Boyd, RN MHSc MSCN
(315) Sugar and Stroke: the IRIS Trial
Mary Amatangelo, RN MS ACNP-BC CCRN
4–5 pm Special Focus Group (SFG) Sessions
5:30–
6:30 pm
NNF Fundraiser
Synaptic Shakedown

 

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Monday, March 22

All concurrent sessions offer 0.8 CE unless otherwise indicated.
*APN Topic 

Exhibits and Posters: 7:30–11:00 am

7:30–
8:30 am
Breakfast Symposium
Case Challenges in Parkinson's Disease: The Role of the Neuroscience Nurse
8:15–
8:45 am
Breakfast with Exhibits and Posters
8:45–
10 am
NNF Special Lecture

You Give Me Fever, I Give You Research
DaiWai M. Olson, PhD RN CCRN
10–
10:30 am
Break with Exhibits and Posters
 
Potpourri
Trauma
Epilepsy
Stroke

10:30–
11:20 am

(316) Loss of Communication and Sense of Self with ALS
Jennifer Ballard, BSN CCRN

(317) Multisystem Impact of Severe TBI
Karen McQuillan, RN MS CCRN CNRN
(318) Creating Best Practice in a Level IV Epilepsy Monitoring Unit
Ann Reed, MSN RN

(319) Stroke Rehabilitation, from Inpatient Units to Community-based: Which Setting is Right for Your Patient?
Natacha Jean-Noel, MSN ARNP GNP-BC CCRN

11:30 am–
1 pm
Lunch Symposium
(501) Identifying New Approaches in Multiple Sclerosis Management Through Patient Simulations
1:10–
2 pm
(320) Neurological Consequences of Eating Disorders and Dietary Supplements*
Cynthia Blank-Reid, RN MSN CEN
(321) Electronic Consult Service to Facilitate TBI Care On the Battlefield
Kimberly Meyer, MSN ACNPBC CNRN
(322) Pregnant Women with Epilepsy: What Neuroscience Nurses Need to Know
Alexandra McGrady, MSN FNP-BC CNRN MSCN CRRN
(323) Utilizing Advanced Imaging to Determine Stroke Treatment*
Debbie Summers, RN BSN MSN CNS-BC CCRN CNRN
 
NNF Research
Trauma
Epilepsy
Research
2:10–
3 pm

(324) Research Dissemination

Workshop, Part 1

(328) Multimodal Oral Pain Management Following Spinal Fusion Surgery
Andrea Strayer, NP MS CNRN
(326) The Impact of Sudden Death in Epilepsy
Tess Sierzant, MS RN CNRN ACNS

(327) The Neuroscience Nursing 2009 Role Delineation Study: Implications for Certification
Nancy Villanueva, PhD BC CRNP CNRN

EVD Infection: a Description of Risk Factors for Infection*
Joni Herrington, RN CNRN

0.4 CE

3—
3:30 pm
Break
 
NNF Research
Spine
Stroke
Research
3:30–
4:20 pm

(324) Research Dissemination

Workshop, Part 2

(325) Best Practices for Preventing Ventriculostomy Infection
Chris Stewart-Amidei, MSN FAAN RN CNRN CCRN
(337) The Next Decade of Stroke, an American Stroke Association Perspective
Anne Leonard

(329) Reducing Incidence of Pressure Ulcers in Spinal Cord Injury Surgical Intensive Care Unit Patients*
Cynthia Blank-Reid, RN MSN CEN

Survey of RN Learning Needs Related to Mild TBI Patients*
Dorraine Watts, PhD RN

0.4 CE

5–
6:30 pm

Dinner Symposium
Safely Transitioning Care for Patients With Seizure

 

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Tuesday, March 23

All concurrent sessions offer 0.8 CE unless otherwise indicated.
*APN topic 
+Pharm credit

7:45–
9 am
3rd Annual Membership Breakfast Meeting
 
Geriatric
Spine
Potpourri
Stroke

9:15–
10:05 am

(330) Aging and Head Injury: Considerations, Care, and Case Studies
Rose Rossi Schwartz, PhD RN
(331) Adjuvant Therapies for Spinal Cord Tumors
Nancy Villanueva, PhD CRNP BC CNRN
(332) Migraine Headache Management: a Case Study Approach*+
Amy Larson, RN APRN BC CNRN
(333) Evidence-Based Care for Patients with Transient Ischemic Attacks
Janice Hinkle, RN PhD CNRN
10:05–
10:20 am
Break

10:20–
11:10 am

(334) The Future of Alzheimer's Disease: Improving Outcomes
Laura Mcilvoy, PhD RN CCRN CNRN

(335) Oh My Aching Back: Lumbar Degenerative Disk Disease and Lumbar Fusion
Susan Ware, RN MSN CCRN CNRN FNP-C ACNP-C

  (336) Cryptogenic Stroke in Young Adults with a Patent Foramen Ovale
Vince Vacca, RN MSN CCRN

 

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