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Special Events

The AANN Annual Meeting is packed with fun events that help you learn more, do more and see more of Baltimore! Consider adding any or all of these additional programs to your schedule during the conference. Please note some of these events may require preregistration or an additional fee.

AANN  |  Clinical Symposia  |  CNRN  |  Facility Tours  |  JNN  |  NNFoundation

AANN Events

2010 Spirit of Neuroscience Nursing Photo Contest

Annual meeting attendees can vote on their favorite photos submitted for the 2010 Spirit of Neuroscience Nursing Photo Contest.

Member Experience Booth - #507

Meet your AANN leaders and see what AANN has to offer when you visit the AANN booth. Come by anytime to purchase AANN products in the bookstore, vote in the Spirit of Neuroscience Nursing photo contest, or meet a board member.

We also invite you to learn more about AANN services and products by stopping by special demonstrations and discussions during the conference.

Saturday, March 20
6:30 pm: Newcomers' Reception
First-time attendees are invited to kick-off the conference in style!

Sunday, March 21
9:30 am: Book signing with Barb Bancroft, Agnes M. Marshall Keynote speaker

12:00 pm: Hear about WFNN initiatives and how to get involved with AANN liaison Christi Delemos

2:20 pm: Get a demo of JNN online opportunities

Monday, March 22
10 am: Q & A with Dai Wai Olson, NNF Special Lecture Keynote speaker

12 pm: CPG Q & A with Hilaire Thompson, CPG Editor

12:30 pm: Anne Leonard, American Stroke Association presenter, takes your questions

Special Focus Group (SFG) Sessions

View more information about Special Focus Groups (SFGs)
Sunday, March 21
4–5 pm

Preregistration is recommended.

3rd Annual Membership Breakfast Meeting

Tuesday, March 23
7:45–9 am

Join your AANN colleagues for the most important meal of the day. Meet fellow nurses from around the nation, celebrate AANN volunteers dedicated to advancing the profession, and hear AANN's plans for the future in an update from President Cathy Cartwright.

No preregistration is required. 

Clinical Symposia

Case Challenges in Parkinson's Disease: The Role of the Neuroscience Nurse (1.5 CE)

Monday, March 22
6:45–8:15 am
Breakfast Symposium

Parkinson's disease (PD) treatment is generally focused on symptoms that most impair patients' quality of life. This activity will not only address the role of the neuroscience nurse in individualizing PD treatment, but also will explore recent clinical trial data on both early and late-stage disease management. This symposium is supported by an educational grant from Teva Neuroscience. 

Please note: This is a ticketed event. Please visit the Symposia counter at the registration desk to pick up your ticket.

(501) Identifying New Approaches in Multiple Sclerosis Management Through Patient Simulations (1.5 CE)

Monday, March 22
11:30 am–1 pm
Lunch Symposium

This CE symposium will address the results from last year's PRIME survey results, where nurses indicated an educational gap in multiple sclerosis, with scientific presentations, video case study vignettes, and expert panelist discussions throughout the program format.

Please note: This symposium is supported by an educational grant from Teva Neuroscience. This is a ticketed event and preregistration is required. See Box G on the registration form.

Safely Transitioning Care for Patients With Seizure

Monday, March 22
5–6:30 pm
Dinner Symposium

Seizure can be frightening, both for the clinician who encounters it and for the patient who must live with it. Too often, practical concerns are obscured; what is needed is a bedside view, not a birds' eye view. How can the clinician safely deal with an acute seizure in the clinical setting? And how can the patient safely live with the disease—and with the changes in lifestyle that may be required—after release from the clinic?

Please note: This is a ticketed event. Please visit the Symposia counter at the registration desk to pick up your ticket.

CNRN Events

CNRN Review Course (RC)

Friday, March 19
8 am–5 pm
Jeanne Clancey, MSN RN CNRN; Cynthia Bautista, RN CCNS CNRN

Reflecting the CNRN examination matrix, this course is designed to help participants focus their studying for the CNRN Exam. Participants should have functional knowledge of most areas identified in the CNRN examination outline.

Please note: Completion of the CNRN Review Course does not guarantee a passing grade on the examination, but the course can help you focus and supplement your individual study.

Preregistration is required.

CNRN Exam

Saturday, March 20
8 am–Noon

Visit the American Board of Neuroscience Nursing (ABNN) to download the candidate handbook and application. Exam applications must be received at the ABNN office by Friday, February 5, 2010.

Exam registration must be completed separately, and is not included with AANN Annual Meeting registration.

CNRN Recognition Breakfast

Sunday, March 21
6:45–7:45 am

All current CNRNs are invited to this special recognition breakfast hosted by ABNN. Enjoy a plated breakfast and networking, and hear exciting news from the ABNN Board of Trustees.

Preregistration is required. 

Facility Tours

Johns Hopkins Hospital Tour

Saturday, March 20
1:15–3:30 pm

The Johns Hopkins Hospital invites you to a guided tour of the historic institution, highlighting the Dome, Christ Statue, Phipps Psychiatric Building, and achievements of world-renowned surgeons, as well as nursing icons whose accomplishments laid the groundwork for modern-day medical and nursing practice. Space is limited.

This event is SOLD OUT.

Journal of Neuroscience Nursing (JNN) Events

Journal of Neuroscience Nursing Writing Consultations 

Saturday, March 20
4:30–5:30 pm
V. Susan Carroll, MS RN CNE

Potential authors are invited to a one-on-one consultation with a member of the JNN Editorial Board. You are encouraged to bring your written ideas for an article. Consultations will be held immediately following the "Successful Strategies for Writing for Publication" session, and will be on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Issues in Nursing Journal Peer Review: Time, Experience, Blinding, and More... (1.5 CE)

Saturday, March 20
1–2:30 pm
Janice M. Buelow, PhD RN; V. Susan Carroll, MS RN CNE

Current journal reviewers are invited to participate in this session which is designed as an open discussion about the rewards and challenges inherent in the role of manuscript peer reviewer. During the session, the presenters will also discuss both the blinded manuscript review process and its contributions to editorial quality and other, more open, approaches to manuscript review. A review of the results of a recent research project that explored mentoring, recruitment and professional recognition of journal reviewers will end the presentation.

Developing Your Reviewing Skills 

Sunday, March 21
7–8 am
V. Susan Carroll, MS RN CNE

Reviewing manuscripts for possible publication can be challenging. The reviewer must be able to offer expert and constructive feedback without being offensive. This presentation focuses on building your skills as a reviewer either for a publisher or a professional journal's peer review board. An approach to logically critiquing content, checking references, and writing a review will be presented. Easily avoidable mistakes will also be discussed, and examples of what an editor or publisher looks for will be available.

NNFoundation Events

NNF Silent Auction

Exhibit Hall
Saturday, March 20–Monday, March 22

The auction will be open at the NNF booth in the Exhibit Hall during exhibit hours. Support the Foundation by bidding on chapter and donor baskets along with artwork and other items. Silent Auction winners will be announced on Monday, March 22 at 9 am.

Want to donate a basket? Bring your items to the Hilton Baltimore Registration Desk or ship your basket to the Hilton Baltimore, Attn: Rosemarie Girardeau—NNF Silent Auction

NNF Fundraiser: Synaptic Shakedown

Sunday, March 21
5:30–6:30 pm

Whether Bollywood or Jazzercise, NNF knows how to shake the travel kinks and network with colleagues while doing a good deed, raising funds for the only Foundation in the world solely dedicated to neuroscience nurses.

Registration is required for this event.

NNF Research Workshop
(324) Research Dissemination

Monday, March 22
2:10–4:20 pm

Importance of Dissemination
Dr. Jan Buelow

Preparing Abstracts
Dr. Jan Hinkle

Preparing Posters
Dr. Hilaire Thompson

Playing by the Rules
JD Meacham, NNF Executive Director

Writing Research Articles
Dr. Paula Sherwood; Dr. Jan Buelow; V. Susan Carroll, MS RN CNE, JNN Editor

NNF Silent Auction

Tuesday, March 23
7:45–9 am

Always the place to meet on the Exhibit Floor, the auction will be open during exhibit hours and represents the best market mall for supporting the Foundation. Check out chapter and donor baskets along with a few pieces of artwork. 

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