Abstracts Archive

Specialized nursing knowledge is critical for optimal disease management, yet neuroscience nurses face significant educational challenges particularly in the context of rare diseases and underserved populations. The absence of targeted educational programs and needs assessments impedes clinical conf...

A workshop on Equity, Justice & Belonging - Interactive and Reflective

This workshop will review advanced Parkinson's disease management with a focus on the Vyalev® subcutaneous levodopa infusion pump. Through multiple clinical case studies, participants will explore the benefits of continuous dopaminergic therapy, common complications including infusion-site s...

The Glasgow Coma Scale was officially updated in 2024, yet many nurses are still trained in the 1974 standard. This talk will detail the updates to the GCS and how these changes should be integrated into current neuro nursing practice. 

This keynote introduces automated pupillometry as an objective method for neurological and pain assessment in critically ill patients. Findings from two cohort studies in mechanically ventilated TBI patients show that pupillary responses reflect pain behaviors, opioid levels, and risk of postextubat...