October 2017
Note from the Editor.............................................................p. 2
By Saef Izzy, MD
President’s Column: NCS: A Teenager and Growing Fast... p. 3
By Michel T. Torbey, MD, MPH, FAHA, FCCM, FNCS
International Column............................................................p. 4
By Ed Manno, MD, FNCS
Fun Things to Do on the Big Island While Attending the NCS
Annual Meeting............................................................. p. 5-6
By Matthew Koenig, MD, FNCS
President’s Announcements..................................................p. 7
Voices from Houston in the Wake of Hurricane Harvey .p. 8-9
By Jose I. Suarez, MD
Advocacy Committee: Annual Updates............................. p. 10
By Peter J. Papadakos, MD, FCCM, FAARC
ENLS Starts Its First Course in Cambodia.......................... p. 11
By Heng Nhoung, MS
Emergency Neurological Life Support................................p. 12
By Chad Miller, MD, FNCS, and Kristine O’Phalen, MD, FNCS
Educational Products Committee Announces New Offerings,
Updates to NCS OnDemand ................................... p. 13-14
By David Y. Hwang, MD, and
Alejandro A. Rabinstein, MD, FNCS
European Corner: Targeted Temperature Management
Symposium, Konstanz, Germany...................................p. 15
By Gregor Boessner, MD, Raimund Helbok, MD,
and Erich Schmutzhard, MD
Asian Corner: Simulation-based Education of Neurocritical
Care in Japan: Multidisciplinary Workshop and Hands-on
Seminar...................................................................... p. 16-17
By Masao Nagayama, MD, PhD, FAAN, FJSIM,
Hitoshi Kobata, MD, PhD, FNCS, Satoshi Egawa, MD, and
Yasuhiro Kuroda, MD, PhD
Neurocritical Care in Nepal........................................... p. 18-19
By Gentle S. Shrestha, MD, FACC, EDIC, FCCP
South American Corner ..................................................... p. 20
By Ciro Ramos Estebanez, MD, PhD
NCS Research Fellowship: Update on the NCS Research
Training Fellowship Grant ............................................. p. 21
By J. Claude Hemphill III, MD, MAS, FNCS
Neurocritical Care Fellowship Alumni:
Where Are They Now?............................................... p. 22-23
Lauren Koffman, DO, MS
Welcome to the Cerebrovascular
Disease Knowledge Portal..............................................p. 24
By Guido J. Falcone, MD, ScD, MPH, and
Jonathan Rosand, MD, MSc
Nursing Column: It Takes a Village: Diverse Roles and
Perspectives of NCS Nurses............................................p. 25
By Dea Mahanes, MSN, RN, CCNS, FNCS,
and Briana Witherspoon, DNP, ACNP-BC
Pharmacy Column: Clinical Pharmacy Practice in Chile:
Focus in Neurocritical Care............................................p. 26
By Marcial Cariqueo Arriagada, PharmD
Reminisce with the NCS Secretary .....................................p. 27
By Mary Kay Bader, Secretary, NCS
Ethics Column: It Takes a Village: Lessons on
Multidisciplinary Care from the Practice of Clinical
Ethics Consultation ........................................................p. 28
By Michael Rubin, MD, and Daiwai M. Olson, PhD, RN,
CCRN, FNCS
Residents and Fellows Corner: Broadening Our
Horizons: Attracting Fellows from a Variety of
Residency Specialties ................................................ p. 29-30
By Jennifer Kim, MD, PhD, and Anand Venkatraman, MD
NCS’ Resident and Fellow Committee: Events During the
NCS Meeting .................................................................. p. 31
By Winnie Lau, MD
Journal Watch.......................................................................p. 32
By Aimee Aysenne, MD, and
Chitra Venkatasubramanian, MBBS, MD, MSc
Stories of Hope .............................................................. p. 33-34
By Alexandra Reynolds, MD, and Michael Reznik, MD
Tech Corner: Artificial Intelligence: Applications in
Neurocritical Care .................................................... p. 35-36
By Fawaz Al Mufti, MD, James Lee, MD, and Kiwon Lee, MD
Featured Neuro ICU Program: Neurocritical Care
in Ecuador................................................................. p. 37-38
By Nelson J. Maldonado, MD, Manuel Jibaja, MD,
Claudio Scherle, MD, and Jose I. Suarez, MD
Classifieds.............................................................................p. 39
News Magazine of the Neurocritical Care Society Volume 12, No. 3