Fifth Annual Neurocritical Care Conference

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The purpose of this activity is to provide the participant with current, evidence-based information to assist in meeting the complex needs of the neurocritical care patient.

This activity is designed for physicians, nurses, advanced practice clinicians, pharmacists and other health care providers who care for neurocritical care patients.

• 7 a.m. | Check-In/Visit Exhibitors and Posters
• 7:55 a.m. | Welcome
  Jacquelyn Ryer, MSN, AG-ACNP-BC, CCRN
• 8 a.m. | Complications of Neuro Endovascular Procedures (stroke credit)
  Varun Padmanaban, MD

  Objectives

  • Review common neuro-endovascular complications.
  • Discuss intra- and post-operative management of neuro-endovascular complications.
• 8:30 a.m. | Caring for the Caregiver: Learning To Forgive Yourself When Patients Don’t Have the Outcomes We Hope For (stroke credit)
  Mark Dias, MD

  Objectives

  • Identify potential emotional sequelae that clinicians may experience in the wake of serious adverse patient outcomes and identify those that are particularly indicative of depression and/or suicidality.
  • Describe the impact of providers’ serious emotional or psychological trauma can have on both provider wellness and patient care and safety.
  • Identify how clinicians can respond to these emotional and psychological concerns, including seeking out peer support networks and professional mental health resources.
• 9 a.m. | Diagnosis and Treatment of an Unresponsive Patient in the Neurocritical Care Unit (stroke credit)
  David Bailey, MD, MEd

  Objectives

  • Develop a broad differential for the unresponsive patient.
• 9:15 a.m. | Break/Visit Exhibits and Posters
• 9:30 a.m. | Medication-Induced Toxicities in Neurocritical Care (stroke credit)
  Nicolas Jozefczyk, PharmD
  Victoria Miklus, PharmD

  Objectives

  • Identify medications associated with neurologic toxicities.
  • Discuss strategies to avoid or treat medication-associated neurologic toxicity.
• 10:15 a.m. | Paroxysmal Sympathetic Hyperactivity (PSH): Tracking the Storm After Traumatic Brain Injury
  Jamie Podell, MD

  Objectives

  • Describe the clinical presentation, significance and pathophysiology of and current treatment strategies for PSH after acute brain injury.
  • Discuss ongoing work aimed at early, objective identification and monitoring of PSH based primarily on physiologic data.
• 10:45 a.m. | Rethinking the Role of Hypertonic Saline in Neurocritical Care (stroke credit)
  J. Christopher Zacko, MD

  Objectives

  • Review guideline-supported indications and use of hypertonic saline.
  • Review supported methods of implementing hypertonic saline in neurocritical care practice
• 11:15 a.m. | Lunch
• 12:15 p.m. | Difficult Discussions: Introduction to the Serious Illness Care Program (stroke credit)
  Kristina Newport, MD

  Objectives

  • State the goals of the serious illness care program.
  • Explain one step that can be taken to improve the care of people with serious illnesses.
• 12:45 p.m. | Difficult Discussions: Panel Discussion (stroke credit)
  Mary Jane Bijelic, MSN, CRNP, AGACNP-BC, CCRN, SCRN
  Maura Esposito, BSN
  Kristina Newport, MD
  Elizabeth Sinz, MD, MEd

  Objectives

  • Discuss the challenges and benefits of integrating a serious illness conversation program into neurocritical care.
• 1:30 p.m. | Break/Visit Exhibits/Visit Posters
• 1:45 p.m. | Buprenorphine and Its Unique Challenges in Neurosurgical Patients
  Thomas Vissering, MBA, RPh

  Objectives

  • Describe the pharmacology of buprenorphine and how it impacts acute care.
  • Describe factors to consider when creating a treatment plan for a patient being treated with buprenorphine.
• 2:15 p.m. | The Benefit of Therapy Services in the Treatment of Patients With Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (SAH) (stroke credit)
  Joanna Jacobson, PT, DPT, BS, CSRS

  Objectives

  • Identify the role of therapy services in caring for the SAH population.
  • Explain the benefits of mobility assessments to discover neurological changes in patients with SAH.
  • Summarize the interdisciplinary approach with recommendations to optimize patient outcomes through mobility.
• 2:45 p.m. | A Guideline Update on Spontaneous Intracranial Hemorrhages (stroke credit)
  Jacquelyn Ryer, MSN, AG-ACNP-BC, CCRN

  Objectives

  • Review the updated guidelines and recommendations for the management of intracranial hemorrhages.
  • Relate new evidenced-based recommendations to clinical practice.
• 3:15 p.m. | TeleCritical Care: Adding a Layer of Quality Oversight (stroke credit)
  Brenda Peterson RN, MSN, CNL

  Objectives

  • Adopt the learnings of Kaiser Permanente’s human-centered design approach to develop and design for telecritical care.
  • Describe how effective communication is essential for patient safety and quality of care when using a remote consultation system.
  • Describe the value of a virtual nursing team collaborating with telecritical care to provide quality oversight of all patients.
• 3:45 p.m. | Adjournment

David Bailey, MD, MEd
Resident
Department of Neurosurgery
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Mary Jane Bijelic, MSN, CRNP, AGACNP-BC, CCRN, SCRN
Lead Advanced Practice Provider
Department of Neurosurgery
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Mark Dias, MD
Professor and Vice Chair for Education, Department of Neurosurgery
Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Penn State College of Medicine
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Maura Esposito, BSN
Clinical Staff Leader
Department of Neurosurgery
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Joanna Jacobson, PT, DPT, BS, CSRS
Physical Therapist
Therapy Services
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Nicolas Jozefczyk, PharmD
PGY-2 Critical Care Resident
Pharmacy
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Victoria Miklus, PharmD
PGY-2 Critical Care Resident
Pharmacy
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Kristina Newport, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine
Chief, Palliative Care
Co-Director of the Serious Illness Care Program
Penn State College of Medicine
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Varun Padmanaban, MD
Resident
Department of Neurosurgery
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Brenda Peterson RN, MSN, CNL
TeleCritical Care Director
Kaiser Northern California

Jamie Podell, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology
Division of Neurocritical Care and Emergency Neurology
Program in Trauma
University of Maryland School of Medicine

Jacquelyn Ryer, MSN, AG-ACNP-BC, CCRN
Nurse Practitioner
Department of Neurosurgery
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Elizabeth Sinz, MD, MEd
Associate Dean for Clinical Simulation
Professor and Associate Vice Chair for Simulation, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
Professor, Department of Neurosurgery
Penn State College of Medicine
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Thomas Vissering, MBA, RPh
Opioid Stewardship Pharmacist
Department of Pharmacy
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

J. Christopher Zacko, MD
Professor and Vice Chair for Quality
Department of Neurosurgery
Penn State College of Medicine
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

AMA

Penn State College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Penn State College of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s). Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

PSNA

This activity has been approved for 6.25 nursing continuing professional development hours.
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center is an approved provider of nursing continuing professional development by Pennsylvania State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Patient Safety

This program includes 6.25 hours of patient safety/risk management education as required by the Pennsylvania State Board of Medicine.

Stroke

This program qualifies for 5.25 stroke credit hours.

$150 Physicians and Advanced Practice Providers
$100 Nurses and others

The fee includes the cost of instruction, online handout materials and all listed meals.

Payment is required at the time of registration.  If you have any questions or concerns, please email us at ContinuingEd@pennstatehealth.psu.edu.

Registrations received after Wednesday, October 25, will incur a $25 late fee.

Cancellations received after Thursday, October 19, will be assessed a $25 processing fee.

No refunds will be made for cancellations received after Monday, October 23.

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Hershey is conveniently located in central Pennsylvania, just 90 minutes from Baltimore and Philadelphia, two hours from Washington, D.C., and three hours from New York City.

• Harrisburg-Area Attractions
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• Historic Gettysburg
• Pennsylvania Dutch and Amish Country

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