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
CS24 #95: Local History and the Neuroscience Nurse. CE (UK)
CS25 #88: Cerebral Vasospasm Causing Cerebral Ischaemia. CT (AUS)
CS26 #135: Quality of Life and Caregiver Burden Following Aggressive Surgical Interventions for Severe Stroke. TG (Canada)
CS27 #147: Neuro Bowl: Making Stroke Education FUN. LS (USA)
10:30-11:00
CS28 #116: A Down Under Case Review of Paraneoplastic Limbic Encephalitis. DL (AUS)
CS29 #83: Eyes Wide Open: The Awake Craniotomy for Tumor Resection.
SH (Canada)
CS30 #133: Experiencing Positive Aspects in Caregiving in Parkinson's & Alzheimer's Disease. BH (USA)
10:30-11:50
CS31 WORKSHOP
B #67:
Brief Cases in Child Neurology Nursing. JB (Canada)
11:00-11:50
CS32 #160: The Nursing Management of Patients Receiving High Dose Chemotherapy and Autologous Stem Cell Transplant for the Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis. MB (Canada)
CS33 #132: Ictal Assessment: Development and Implementation in the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit and Beyond. MP (USA)
CS34 #73: Acute Ischemic Stroke Care in the United States and United Kingdom. JH (UK)
11:50-13:30
Boxed Lunch - 90 minute Break
13:30-14:00
CS35 #108: von Hipple Lindau Disease. KC (Canada)
CS36 #125: What are Patient's Experiences of Discharge Home from Hospital Following Lumbar Spine Surgery? RT (UK)
CS37 #68: World First Novel Approach To Treat a Nurse with Osteogenesis Imperfecta and Basilar Invagination. EE (AUS)
CS38 #185: The Family Field: A Model and Case Study of Infant Neuromuscular Changes Secondary to Emotional Resolution in Sibling. MK (Canada)
14:00-14:30
CS39 #71: Restraint Minimization in the Acute Neurosurgical Setting. JB (AUS)
CS40 #78: Does Underpinning Evidence Influence Neurological Observations? CM (UK)
CS41 #79: Toolkit for Management of Agitation in Children Post Brain Injury.
MR (Canada)
CS42 #113: Estimate of Nursing Quality in a Cohort of Neurological Patients -
A Cross Sectional Study. DI (Serbia)
14:30-15:00
Afternoon Tea - 30 minute Break
15:00-15:30
CS43 #86: An Assessment of the Economic Costs of Neurodependency Nursing Care: A Challenge for Service Delivery. EP (UK)
CS44 #171: The History of Neuroscience Nursing in Canada.DH (Canada)
CS45 #97: Transition to Community Living and the Impact of Telehomecare on Individuals with Moderate to Severe Acquired Brain Injury and Their Family Caregivers. DD (Canada)
CS46 #110: Incoercible Hiccuping in the Neurosurgery Setting: Patient Experience. AP (Italy)
15:30-16:30
CS47 #183: Nursing Management of Severe Head Trauma. TB (USA)
CS48 #93: SEX is Brain Work. Function and Dysfunction of the Chemical Process. AH (Belgium)
CS49 #104: Screening for Mild Traumatic Brain Injury/Concussion in the US Military. SD (USA)
CS50 #172: Making it RIGHT with Right Brain Teaching and Learning of NEURO. MDK (USA)