Full Schedule

6:30 AM - 5:00 PM CT

Registration

8:15 AM - 9:15 AM CT

Networking

9:15 AM - 10:00 AM CT

Break with Exhibits & Posters

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM CT

(100) Bridging the Gap: Enhancing Cangrelor Knowledge and Neuroscience Nursing Self-Efficacy

Main Presenter: – Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital

Co-Presenter: – Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital - New Brunswick

Advanced Practice Provider (APP)

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM CT

(101) Comprehensive Quality Improvement in Stroke Care: Venous Thromboembolism Prevention and Depression Detection

Main Presenter: – Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi

Co-Presenter: – CLEVELAND CLINIC ABU DHABI

Co-Presenter: – Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi

Stroke/ Cerebrovascular

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM CT

(102) Standing Strong: Advancing Fall Prevention in Neuroscience Care

Main Presenter: – Cleveland Clinic

Co-Presenter: – The Cleveland Clinic

All Other Neuro Topics

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM CT

(103) Epilepsy Foundation Session

All Other Neuro Topics

10:40 AM - 11:10 AM CT

(104) Enhancing Care Coordination to Improve Primary Care follow up and medication adherence among acute stroke patients discharged to home

Main Presenter: – RWJUH New Brunswick

Advanced Practice Provider (APP)

10:40 AM - 11:10 AM CT

(105) From Blockage to Breakthrough: Carotid Surgery in an Acute Stroke Unit

Main Presenter: – UT Southwestern Medical Center

Author: – UTSW Medical Center

Author: – UT Southwestern Medical Center

Co-Presenter: – UT Southwestern

Stroke/ Cerebrovascular

10:40 AM - 11:10 AM CT

(106) Family Members’ Experiences in a Neurological Step-Down Unit

Main Presenter: – Cleveland Clinic

Co-Presenter: – Cleveland Clinic

Author: – Cleveland Clinic

All Other Neuro Topics

10:40 AM - 11:10 AM CT

(107) Streamlining Care, Strengthening Teams: Standardizing Triage Protocols and Practices

Main Presenter: – WVU Medicine Children's Pediatric Neurology

Author: – WVU Medicine Children's

All Other Neuro Topics

11:20 AM - 11:50 AM CT

(108) A Unicorn Amongst Zebras: A Case Study on Navigating Nursing for Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy (PML)

Main Presenter: – National Institutes of Health

Co-Presenter: – National Institutes of Health

Advanced Practice Provider (APP)

11:20 AM - 11:50 AM CT

(109) Training Over Territory: How Stroke Nurse Selection and Education Maintains Care Standards Across Changing Unit Environments

Main Presenter: – Baptist Health South Florida / Miami Neuroscience Institute

Co-Presenter: – Baptist Health South Florida / Miami Neuroscience Institute

Co-Presenter: – Baptist Hospital of Miami

Author: – Miami Neuroscience Institute, Baptist Health South Florida

Stroke/ Cerebrovascular

11:20 AM - 11:50 AM CT

(110) Roadmap to Success: Optimizing Inpatient Staffing for a Pediatric Epilepsy Monitoring Unit to Enhance Patient Safety

Main Presenter: – Christus Children's Medical Center

Co-Presenter: – CHRISTUS Children's Hospital

All Other Neuro Topics

11:20 AM - 11:50 AM CT

(111) The Quiet Storm: Unmasking Nonconvulsive Seizures in Neuro Care

Main Presenter: – Atrium Health

Co-Presenter: – Atrium Health

All Other Neuro Topics

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CT

Lunch with Exhibitors

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CT

Opening Speaker: The Making of Medical Heroes: A Story of Hope, Healing, and Teamwork

Main Presenter:

2:10 PM - 3:10 PM CT

(112) Nursing Management of Functional Neurological Disorder in the School Setting

Main Presenter:

Advanced Practice Provider (APP)

2:10 PM - 3:10 PM CT

(113) It’s Not Always Black and White When It Comes to Gray Matter: Case Studies on Atypical Stroke Presentation

Main Presenter: – CommonSpirit Health Mountain Region

Co-Presenter: – CommonSpirit

Co-Presenter: – Common Spirit

Stroke/ Cerebrovascular

2:10 PM - 3:10 PM CT

(114) Paint Your Cortex

Main Presenter: – UT Southwestern Medical Center

Co-Presenter: – UTSouthwestern

All Other Neuro Topics

2:10 PM - 3:10 PM CT

(115) Elevating Neuroscience Nursing: Two Hospitals, One Mission - Connecting Insight to Impact Through Collaboration

Co-Presenter: – Sharp HealthCare

Co-Presenter: – Sharp Grossmont Hospital

Co-Presenter: – Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

All Other Neuro Topics

3:10 PM - 3:40 PM CT

Break with Exhibits and Posters

3:40 PM - 4:40 PM CT

(116) A Review of the 2024 McDonald Criteria for Multiple Sclerosis and the 2023 Criteria for Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody Disease

Main Presenter:

Advanced Practice Provider (APP)

3:40 PM - 4:40 PM CT

(117) Posterior Circulation

Main Presenter:

Stroke/ Cerebrovascular

3:40 PM - 4:40 PM CT

(118) Understanding Blunt Cerebrovascular Injuries (BCVI) and the Role Nursing Plays in Improving Patient Outcomes

Main Presenter: – Temple University Hospital

All Other Neuro Topics

3:40 PM - 4:40 PM CT

(119) Secret Weapon Attack or Mass Psychogenic Illness? The Role of Flawed Science, Diplomatic Intrigue, and Media Sensationalism in the Continued Mystery of ‘Havana Syndrome’

Main Presenter: – Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital

All Other Neuro Topics

4:50 PM - 5:20 PM CT

(120) Multimodal Monitoring: A Tiered Approach to Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Management in the Neuro ICU

Main Presenter: – UVA Health System

Advanced Practice Provider (APP)

4:50 PM - 5:20 PM CT

(121) Mixed Messaging: FAST vs BEFAST

Main Presenter: – Miami Neuroscience Institute, Baptist Health South Florida

Co-Presenter: – Baptist Heath South Florida - Marcus Neuroscience Institute

Stroke/ Cerebrovascular

4:50 PM - 5:20 PM CT

(122) Brain-Eating Ameba: A True Horror Story

Main Presenter: – University of Missouri Health Care - MU Health Care

All Other Neuro Topics

4:50 PM - 5:20 PM CT

(123) The Magic Kingdom of Sleep Medicine: Fun Facts Neuroscience Nurses Must Know about Sleep-Wake Disorders

Main Presenter: – Duke University Medical Center

All Other Neuro Topics

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM CT

Opening Reception