NEUROCRITICAL CARE NURSING Highlights of the Annual Meeting Program for Nurses and Advance Practice Providers By Jennifer Robinson, APRN For the 2015 NCS Annual Meeting in Scottsdale, Arizona, we are excited to continue to showcase talents of our diverse nursing group. The myriad nurses of NCS provide neurocritical care in numerous areas: bedside, teaching, education, leadership, and research to name just a few. Nurse members of both the NCS Nursing Committee and Annual Meeting Planning Committee are excited to announce another year of programing at the upcoming meeting that is relevant and current for all of our many nurse members. Nurses will be speaking on the podium during the main plenary session, our annual networking breakfast corner, in workshops, and an “Early Mobilization” session. W. Lee Titsworth will join nurse members Mary Kay Bader and Kate Klein in a ninety minute session to discuss their research on early mobilization in the Neuro ICU and how to implement such an important activity in your ICU. We will review the correlation with early mobility and ICU length of stay, hospital acquired infections, restraint days, etc. You will also learn the best advice of a seasoned nurse expert on the pitfalls and challenges of early mobilization in your ICU. The session will be interesting and intriguing for a wide audience and designed to improve patient care at your institution. Mark your calendar for October 10 at 7 AM – coffee will be served! This will be the annual nursing breakfast corner. This event is well attended and receives rave reviews each year as it provides time to share ideas and knowledge. This year’s theme is “Family Centered Care: Best Practice and New Ideas”. We will have a variety of speakers to share what family-centered care means to them, how to foster this important concept, and the perspective from a family member. We will have time for sharing of ideas and a question and answer session. Expect an interactive and engaging breakfast corner experience! Throughout the meeting, there will be plentiful networking opportunities with fellow nurses. Note, some of these might be at the “Shoot Out” to take place on the evening of October 10. The annual banquet this year will be a cowboy and cowgirl themed “desert cookout” complete with outdoor activities such as a shoot-out and calf roping. The workshops are still in the planning phase, but we can announce an advanced practice provider workshop that focuses on all aspects of the role. All are welcome to attend this workshop. Keep a look out for more info on the nursing workshops as speakers will be determined in June. Mark your calendars to join us for the NCS Annual Meeting, October 7-9. Plan to attend the Early Mobilization Session on Friday, October 9 from 2-3:30 PM. The nursing breakfast corner will be on the morning of Thursday, October 10. The resort and conference are family friendly, so please bring your family and enjoy some beautiful and warm weather. We look forward to seeing you. Jennifer Robinson, APRN is a Neuroscience Nurse Practitioner at Yale New Haven Hospital and member of the NCS Nursing Committee. 19
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