State-of-the-Science Stroke Nursing Symposium – ISC
Pre-Con Sessions: February 4, 2025
ISC Sessions: February 5–7, 2025
Los Angeles Convention Center | Los Angeles, California
ISC Sessions: February 5–7, 2025
Los Angeles Convention Center | Los Angeles, California
The State-of-the-Science Stroke Nursing Symposium is an opportunity to share innovative best clinical practices that have been developed to optimize patient outcomes. An exciting plenary program and stimulating break-out sessions are planned to meet educational needs for nurses, rehabilitation and healthcare professionals at various skill levels.
This can’t-miss forum is designed to provide cutting-edge information for nursing, rehabilitation and other healthcare professionals who treat patients and families in all phases of stroke care from prevention to treatment in the emergency department through rehabilitation. The symposium will update and inform the audience about nursing issues along the continuum of stroke care (primary and secondary prevention, ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke management, rehabilitation, and program development).
2025 Nursing Symposium Schedule
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
All times are in Pacific Standard Time (PST) (-8 UTC)
All times are in Pacific Standard Time (PST) (-8 UTC)
MODERATORS:
Brenda J Johnson, DNP, MSN, CRNP-BC, ANVP, FAHA, Baltimore, Maryland
Mary Rodgers, DHA, ANP, CNS, RN, Getzville, New York
All times are in Pacific Time (PT) (-8 UTC)
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 8:00 a.m. | Welcome and Opening Remarks from NS Program Committee Chair Brenda J Johnson, DNP, MSN, CRNP-BC, ANVP, FAHA, Baltimore, Maryland |
| 8:05 a.m. | Council Welcome and Remarks from the CVSN Council Chair Nancy A Pike, PhD, CPNP-AC/PC, FNP-BC, FAHA, FAAN, Los Angeles, California |
| Stroke Article of the Year Recipient | |
| 8:10 a.m. | Stroke Disease–Specific Quality of Life Trajectories and Their Associations with Caregivers’ Anxiety, Depression, and Burden in Stroke Population: A Longitudinal, Multicentre Study Davide Bartoli |
| Navigating Opportunities within the American Heart Association Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing Council / The Importance of Nurses Becoming a FAHA | |
| 8:20 a.m. | Building Connections and Community through the CVSN Council Terri M Black, University of Massachusetts |
| 8:34 a.m. | Take the Journey to Become a FAHA Deborah Summers, Saint Luke's Hospital Neuroscience |
| 8:47 a.m. | Q & A |
| The Importance of Organizing Stroke Care Globally | |
| 9:00 a.m. | Title TBD Victor C Urrutia, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland |
| 9:25 a.m. | Q & A |
| 9:50 a.m. | Break |
| The Impact of Stroke Nurses Across the Globe | |
| 10:00 a.m. | The Potential of Stroke Care in Saudi Arabia “Battling Barriers and Opportunities" Maha Hamdan Aljuaid, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Saudi Arabia |
| 10:14 a.m. | Nursing and Stroke Care in Morocco Abdeljalil Bentaleb, Inova Alexandria Hospital, Alexandria, Virginia |
| 10:27 a.m. | Q & A |
| Debate: The Pros and Cons of EVD | |
| 10:40 a.m. | Talk/Debate 1: TBD Sandra D. Mahanes, UVA Health, Charlottesville, Virginia |
| 10:57 a.m. | Talk/Debate 2: TBD Elizabeth K. Zink, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland |
| 11:13 a.m. | Q & A |
| 11:30 a.m. | Lunch |
MODERATORS:
Mary King Brethour, The Joint Commission
Barbara A Buesch, The Joint Commission
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| Aligning the Stars: Optimizing Hemorrhagic Stroke Care Across the Continuum | |
| 1:00 p.m. | Not Just the Understudy: Important Roles of EMS and the Referring Hospital in Acute ICH Care Paul Vilar, MSN, RN, SCRN, Advocate Aurora Health, Downers Grove, Illinois |
| 1:15 p.m. | Was it a Block Buster or Box Office Flop: Sharing Outcomes
Chaeli Stenuf, University of Kansas Health System |
| 1:30 p.m. | The Featured Film: Managing an Efficient Cast Melanie McCauley, MSN, UW Health, Madison, Wisconsin |
| 1:45 p.m. | Q&A |
| Management of Anticoagulation and Anti Platelets for the Acute Stroke Patient | |
| 2:00 p.m. | Development of a Reversal Protocol and Nurse Participation in Simulation Lindsay Barrett, Advocate Health |
| 2:12 p.m. | Timing of Anticoagulation Therapy—When To Do It! Casey Combs May, The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy, Columbus, Ohio |
| 2:23 p.m. | Antiplatelet management for the SAH patient with an EVD Diane McLaughlin, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, Arizona |
| 2:34 p.m. | Q&A |
| 2:45 p.m. | Break |
| Trends In the Neuro IR Lab - Now and In The Future | |
| 3:00 p.m. | Direct to IR Workflows and EMS Collaboration and Feedback Wendy D. Camp, Baptist Health Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Florida |
| 3:15 p.m. | When the Risks Become Real - Neuroendovascular Complications J Bauman, CNS, UC Health, Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 3:30 p.m. | The Future of Neuro Robotics and Remote Treatment: Is This For Real? |
| 3:45 p.m. | Q & A |
| 4:00 p.m. | NS1. Identification of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: The Impact of a Nurse Led Screening Tool Utilizing the Ottawa Rule Chandra Brower, Centracare-St. Cloud Hospital, St. Cloud, Minnesota |
| 4:15 p.m. | NS2. Enhancing Door-In-Door-Out Times to Achieve Top Third Percentile Ranking for Large Vessel Occlusions Ischemic Stroke at a Primary Stroke Center Through Quality Improvement Initiatives Jennifer Templin, Kaiser Permanente |
| 4:30 p.m. | NS3. The Mystique of PCA Stroke: Targeted Education for Prehospital Providers Nili Steiner, Cedars Sinai Medical Center |
| 4:45 p.m. | Discussion |
MODERATORS:
Allison Swihart, Sevaro
Brianna Garza, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| Stroke Nurse Navigators Impacting Transitions of Care for Stroke Recovery: An Update | |
| 1:00 p.m. | History of the Nurse Navigator Role in Stroke Care Christine Coates, Mischer Neuroscience Associates |
| 1:12 p.m. | Navigators Navigating Stroke Recovery Care: Lessons Learned Pamela W Duncan, Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| 1:24 p.m. | Stroke Nurse Navigators Guide the Patient Experience Darren T Larsen, Providence Health and Services |
| 1:36 p.m. | From Stroke Code to Stroke Clinic and Beyond: Comprehensive Stroke Nurse Navigation Karin V Nystrom, Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Connecticut |
| 1:48 p.m. | Q & A |
| Optimizing Post-Acute Stroke Recovery via Principal Illness Navigation: Best Practices and Lessons Learned | |
| 2:00 p.m. | PINpointing Recovery: Personalized Approaches to Complex Post-Acute Stroke Navigation Lauren Sheehan, Kandu Health |
| 2:12 p.m. | Navigating the Transition: Challenges in Stroke Recovery Post-Inpatient Care Karen B Seagraves, The Firework Factor, LLC |
| 2:23 p.m. | Nursing's Role in Psychosocial Health Management After a Stroke Event Patricia A Zrelak, Kaiser Foundation Hospital |
| 2:34 p.m. | Q & A |
| 2:45 p.m. | Break |
| Learning Collaboratives to Decrease Gaps in Stroke Care | |
| 3:00 p.m. | The Rural Health Care Outcomes Accelerator Model Share Sandy Duha, Gundersen Boscobel Area Hospital, Boscobel, Wisconsin |
| 3:20 p.m. | Assessing Adherence to Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Screening in a Young Adult Stroke Survivor Clinic Caitlin Palmisano |
| 3:40 p.m. | Q & A |
| 4:00 p.m. | NS4. Community Research Participants Indicate a Preference for ASRH over CSC Michael Vincent Preciado, UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas |
| 4:15 p.m. | NS5. Application of Digital Health Interventions in Quality of Life and Psychological Status of Stroke Patients: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Lu Chen, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Jiang Su Sheng, China |
| 4:30 p.m. | NS6. Relationship Between Social Determinants of Health and Stroke Awareness in Sunset Park Joanna Marmo, NY Langone Hospital, Brooklyn, New York |
| 4:45 p.m. | Discussion |
MODERATORS:
Mary E Kelly, The Joint Commission
Fnu Alfandy, Lead Stroke Advanced Practice Provider
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| Stroke Transitions of Care | |
| 1:00 p.m. | Intracranial Atherosclerosis (A Physician's Perspective) Digvijaya Navalkele, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia |
| 1:15 p.m. | Intracranial Atherosclerosis (A Pharmacist's Perspective)
Olivia J Morgan, Grady Health System, Atlanta, Georgia |
| 1:30 p.m. | Stroke Transitions of Care (An NP Led Program) Mary Guhwe, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina |
| 1:45 p.m. | Q & A |
| Effective Handoff Communication for Research Patients | |
| 2:00 p.m. | The Importance of Diversity in Research Participants
Gayenell S Magwood, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina |
| 2:13 p.m. | The Value of Nursing in Research Daiwai M Olson, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas |
| 2:24 p.m. | Sensitivity in Research Recruitment Anjail Z Sharrif, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, Texas |
| 2:35 p.m. | Q&A |
| 2:45 p.m. | Break |
| Stroke Guidelines in Maryland and California | |
| 3:00 p.m. | The Right 'State of Mind' (Statewide System of Care) Kenny Barajas, Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems, Baltimore, Maryland |
| 3:20 p.m. | History of the Los Angeles Motor Scale (LAMS) Tracy Harada |
| 3:40 p.m. | Q & A |
| 4:00 p.m. | NS7. Time is Brain and Team is Brain! A Partnership to Improve Blood Pressure Control for Hemorrhagic Stroke Patients Stephanie Cox, CNS, UC Health, Aurora, Colorado |
| 4:15 p.m. | NS8. Enhancing Post-Stroke Care: Implementing the Transitional Care Model Rachael Mealey, University of Pennsylvania |
| 4:30 p.m. | NS9. Community Based Stroke Self-Management Program for Rural African American Aging Population: A Needs Asssessment and Initial Development Mudasir Andrabi, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| 4:45 p.m. | Discussion |