State-of-the-Science Stroke Nursing Symposium – ISC

Pre-Cons and Stroke Nursing Symposia: February 6, 2024
ISC Sessions: February 7–9, 2024
Phoenix Convention Center | Phoenix, Arizona

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).

2024 Nursing Symposium Schedule

Tuesday, February 6, 2024
All times are in Mountain Standard Time (MST) (GMT -7)

8:00 AM - 11:30 AM ET Main Event

MODERATORS:
Brenda J Johnson, DNP, MSN, CRNP-BC, ANVP, FAHA, Baltimore, MD
Mary Rodgers, DHA, ANP, CNS, RN, Getzville, NY

Nursing Symposium Main Event
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, MD
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, CA
8:10 a.m.	Stroke Article of the Year Recipient Sandy Middleton RN, PhD, FAAN, Darlihurst, Australia
Nurses Health and Well-Being and DEI
8:20 a.m.	Title TBD Katie Boston-Leary, Baltimore, MD
8:50 a.m.	Q & A
Stroke During Pregnancy and Postpartum Period
9:10 a.m.	Title TBD Eliza C Miller, MD, MS, New York, NY
9:35 a.m.	Q & A
9:50 a.m.	Break
Tailoring Nursing Care to Prevent Complications After a Stroke
10:00 a.m.	Swimming Between the Flags: Removing Critical Thinking from Nursing Care Skye Coote, NP, MN, CCRN, ANVP-BC, NVRN-BC, ASC-B, Parkville, Australia
10:10 a.m.	Care Plans: A Help or A Hinderance? Andrea Singer, BSN, RN, State College, PA
10:20 a.m.	Feeding the Individual and Not the Masses Nicole Schumacher MSN, FNP-C, CCRN, ANVP-BC, Ventura, CA
10:30 a.m.	Q & A
Escaping a Code Stroke: Evaluation of the Impact of Escape Room Methodology on Nursing Attitudes toward Acceptance of Acute Stroke Management Guidelines
10:40 a.m.	Escape Room: Putting It Together Diana Tai, DNP, AGACNP-BC, ACNS-BC, CCRN, SCRN, CNRN, Long Beach, CA
11:00 a.m.	Virtual Interaction Experience
11:20 a.m.	Q & A
11:30 a.m.	Lunch

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM ET Concurrent 1: Acute Care

MODERATORS:
Kerri Jepson, BSN, Golden, CO
Kenny Barajas, Baltimore, MD

Concurrent 1 Schedule
Time	Event
Rapid Disposition of Patients with Intracerebral Hemorrhage
1:00 p.m.	Neuro ICU Fast Track: Care from ED to ICU for the ICH Patient Nicolle W Davis, PhD, RN, SCRN, ASC-BC, FAHA, Gainesville, FL
1:15 p.m.	Small and Stable: Implementation of Intermediate Step-Down Unit for Hemorrhagic Stroke Patients Callie Marzulli, DNP, AG-ACNP, ANVP, Germantown, TN
1:30 p.m.	Activation of Hemorrhagic Stroke Transfers and DIDO Time Goals Jennifer Patterson, MSN ACNP-BC ANVP-BC CCRN FHM, PhD Candidate, Chattanooga, TN
1:45 p.m.	Q&A
Horses and Zebras: Optimizing Your Assessment Skills with Unusual Presentations
2:00 p.m.	Is it All in the Head or Is This A Stroke? Patricia Zrelak, PhD, Citrus Heights, CA
2:11 p.m.	The Right Side of Stroke Kathryn Funk, AGACNP-BC, MSN-RN, SCRN, CNRN, Portsmouth, VA
2:22 p.m.	I'm So Dizzy! Alicia M Richardson, MSN, RN, ACCNS-AG, ANVP-BC, ASC-BC, Palmyra, PA
2:33 p.m.	Q&A
2:45 p.m.	Break
Research Consent in Hyper Acute Settings: What Should Nurses Know?
3:00 p.m.	Ensuring Patients Rights in Research Amber C Piacenti, BA, CCRC, Houston, TX
3:12 p.m.	Nursing Knowledge in Informed Consent Thao Dinh, Houston, TX
3:24 p.m.	Real-World Scenarios Bora Yskollari, Houston, TX
3:36 p.m.	Best Practice When Stars Do Not Align Rachel Leicht, BSN, RN, SCRN, Houston, TX
3:48 p.m.	Q&A
4:00 p.m.	Thrombolytic Door to Needle Times: Impact of Additional Multimodal Neuroimaging With Initial Imaging for All Patients versus Large Vessel Occlusion Screen Triage Michele J Patterson, MSN, San Antonio, TX
4:15 p.m.	An Expedited Transfer Process Improves Door In Door Out Times Karrima Owens, RN, Philadelphia, PA
4:30 p.m.	Nurse Led Interventions Improve the Timeliness of Blood Pressure Reduction in Patients Presenting With Acute Nontraumatic Intracerebral Hemorrhage Prashanta Jacobson, BSN, North Hollywood, CA
4:45 p.m.	Discussion

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM ET Concurrent 2: Care Across the Continuum

MODERATORS:
Daiwai M Olson, RN PhD FNCS, Dallas, TX
Stacie C Stevens, PhD, FNP, RN, Richmond, VA

Concurrent 2 Schedule
Time	Event
AHA's Post-Acute Care Stroke Program Standards: Delivering Comprehensive Care Across the Continuum
1:00 p.m.	AHA's Post-Acute Stroke Care Program Standards: Why Do We Need Them and How Were They Developed? Joel Stein, MD, FAHA, Sharon, MA
1:12 p.m.	Assuring High Quality Standardized Post-Acute Stroke Care Barbara J Lutz, PhD, RN, CRRN, PHNA-BC, FAHA, FARN, FAAN, Chapel Hill, NC
1:24 p.m.	Stories From the Field: Implementing Stroke Post-Acute Care Standards Kelli Baumert, MS, CCC-SLP, Creve Coeur, MO/em>
1:36 p.m.	Acknowledging Disparities and Improving Access: Stroke Rehab and Recovery Policy Nneka L Ifejika, MD, MPH, FAHA, Dallas, TX
1:48 p.m.	Q & A
Patient and Family Readiness: Providing the Best Care for Our Patients Post-Discharge
2:00 p.m.	Barriers, Adjustment and Outcomes: Overcoming Hurdles in Healthcare Cassandra Forrest, MHA, BSN, RN, Columbus, OH
2:11 p.m.	Family Education Program: A Setup for Home Success Keri Scheid, Columbus, OH
2:22 p.m.	Paving the Way for Discharge Readiness Anastasia Gerardi, BSN, RN-BC, Pickeriton, OH
2:33 p.m.	Q & A
2:45 p.m.	Break
Stroke Recovery
3:00 p.m.	Virtual Stroke Recovery Steven R Zeiler, MD, PhD, Lutherville, MD
3:20 p.m.	Progressive Mobility after Stroke: Who, What, Why, When, and How? Elizabeth K Zink, PhD, RN, Baltimore, MD
3:40 p.m.	Q&A
4:00 p.m.	Can a Remote Telehealth-Based Program Support Survivors With Varying Social Needs Post-Stroke? Lauren Sheehan, Campbell, CA
4:15 p.m.	Outcomes of Nursing Led Post-Stroke Anxiety and Depression Screening Alvina Mkrtumyan, MSN, North Hollywood, CA
4:30 p.m.	Connecting the Dots; a Pharmacist-Led Care Transition Model for Stroke Patients Post-Discharge Jenna Harris, PharmD, Syracuse, NY
4:45 p.m.	Discussion

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM ET Concurrent 3: Stroke Program Optimization

MODERATORS:
Cesar Velasco, Hershey, PA
Ronna Finnie, Little Rock, AR

Concurrent 3 Schedule
Time	Event
Nursing Roles in Tele-Stroke
1:00 p.m.	Advance Practice Providers Virtual Rounds Wendy Dusenbury, Wichita, KS
1:15 p.m.	An International Perspective on Telenursing Ali Alsaleh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
1:30 p.m.	Nursing Role for MSU Telemedicine Skye Coote, Parkville, Australia
1:45 p.m.	Q & A
Improving Stroke Care for All: Optimizing Stroke Systems of Care
2:00 p.m.	Why Do Roadblocks to Stroke Care Still Exist When We Know Better? Julia Retelski, Charlotte, NC
2:11 p.m.	Regional and Metro Variations in Stroke Barriers Kiffon M Keigher, Chicago, IL
2:22 p.m.	Nursing to Reduce Stroke Roadblocks Lauren Macko, Huntersville, NC
2:33 p.m.	Q&A
2:45 p.m.	Break
Artificial Intelligence
3:00 p.m.	AI: What's It All About Karen B Seagraves, Charlotte, NC
3:25 p.m.	CT and AI: Pitfalls and Fallacies Amy Heyden, Buffalo, NY
3:50 p.m.	Q & A
4:00 p.m.	Improving Emergency Department Hemorrhagic Stroke Management Lesley Miller, Provo, UT
4:15 p.m.	Interventional Nurse Practitioner-Led Loop Recorder Implantation Program: Impact on Quality of Etiopathogenic Diagnosis of Ischemic Stroke Kimberley Pfeiffer, Boonville, MO
4:30 p.m..	Nurse-Led Quality Improvement Initiative: Advancing Stroke Awareness in Communities Experiencing Racial and Ethnic Disparities Antonieta Rosenberg, Medford, NY
4:45 p.m.	Discussion