May 23-27, 2009 | York University, Toronto, Canada

Scientific Programme


CEUs have been applied for.

Please print a copy of the Scientific Programme as it will be necessary and useful when completing the Congress Registration Form. This programme will be updated as information becomes available. Click here for a printable version

Please click on the days below to get more information on talks and events.

May 25 May 26 May 27
9:30-10:00
Morning Tea
10:00-10:30
Poster Session 'A' & Exhibits
10:30-11:00
CS1 #27: Neuroinflammation and Chronic Pain. AS (USA)
CS2 #180: Sexuality Post Stroke: A Systematic Review of the Literature.
MK (Iceland)
CS3 #174: Hair Removal for Placement of External Ventricular Drains:
An Evidence Based Approach to Changing Practice. LB (USA)
10:30-11:50
CS4 Workshop A #76: Head to Toe Nerves: Understanding your Assessment of Cranial Nerves and Spinal Cord Testing. DK (Canada)
11:00-11:50
CS5 #5: Evaluation and Treatment for Neurological Patients with Spasticity. EB (USA)
CS6 #9: Building Capacitance in the Neurosciences in a Developing
Country - Tanzania. KM (USA)
CS7 #37: Ripples From a Stone Skipping Across the Lake: Stories of the Meaning of Being Diagnosed with Huntington's Disease.
RRS (USA)
11:50-13:30
Boxed Lunch - 90 minute Break + table top talks
13:30-14:00
CS8 #6: Cavernous Malformation: Nursing Impact on Quality Patient Care. HY (Canada)
CS9 #8: Management of Needle Electrodes Used for Electromyography. Nursing Practice Experience. EPP (Cuba)
CS10 #13: Epilepsy Surgery in Children. LM (UK)
CS11 #20: The Evolution of the Way of Looking at Deep Brain Stimulation in the Subthalamic Nucleus for Parkinson's Disease Patients: From Motor Symptoms to Quality of Life. WD (Belgium)
14:00-14:30
CS12 #21: Exploring the Safety of Nurse-Initiated Chest Percussion in Patients at Risk of Intracranial Hypertension. DO (USA)
CS13 #22: Degenerative Neurologic Disease: Who Cares? SS (UK)
CS14 #36: The Educational Quality of a DVD for Patient and Partner Concerning Prevention of Shoulder Pain After Stroke. JH (NED)
CS15 #52: Carotid and Vertebral Dissection After Chiropractic Manipulation.
SF (USA)
14:30-15:00
Afternoon Tea - 30 minute Break
15:00-15:30
CS16 #123: Swedish PD Patients and Their Spouses Wishes and Experiences of Care in Relation to DBS Treatment. ALT (Sweden)
CS17 #58: A Collaborative Approach in Developing a Standardization of Halo Care. AS (Canada)
CS18 #59: Neurofibromatosis: Diagnosis, Pathophysiology and Surgical Treatment. PD (USA)
CS19 #61: "SPIN & SPEW" - Vertigo and the Role of the Neuro-Otology Nurse. MP (AUS)
15:30-16:30
CS20 #34: Myasthenia Gravis: Issues, Solution and New Horizons. MR (USA)
CS21 #24: Epilepsy Epidemic in Cameroon: Is it a 'Pig' problem?
IE (Canada/Cameroon)
CS22 #43: Partners in Oral Care: Registered Nurses and Registered Dental Hygienists From Neuro ICU to Rehab. CK (USA)
CS23 #81: Autonomy and Beneficence: Ethical Constructs in Acute Stroke Care and Moral Dilemmas for Nursing. A Case Study. TG (Canada)