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    Advancing Neurosurgical Practice: Essential Knowledge and Innovations for Advanced Practice Providers

    Friday, April 25, 2025
    8:00 AM – 4:30 PM EDT

    This course equips Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) and healthcare professionals with essential neurosurgical knowledge, covering cerebral aneurysm treatment, malignant brain tumors, palliative care, and APP-led care pathways. Participants will explore innovative training programs, cutting-edge 3D reconstruction technology, thrombolytic and thrombectomy criteria, perioperative spine care, and continuity of care. Practical sessions on manuscript writing, abstract submission, and APP hiring best practices will enhance professional growth. Through interactive discussions and Q&A, attendees will gain skills to optimize patient outcomes and advance their neurosurgical practice.

    Presentations:

    • 8:00 AM – 8:10 AM EDT
      Welcome and Introduction

      Speaker: Laura Prado, DNP, NP – Atlanta Brain and Spine

    • 8:11 AM – 8:46 AM EDT
      Cerebral Aneurysms: Endovascular vs. Open

      Speaker: Saleem Abdulrauf, MD – George Washington University

    • 8:51 AM – 9:26 AM EDT
      Overview of malignant brain tumors, treatment and understanding role of palliative care when needed
    • 9:31 AM – 9:39 AM EDT
      Implementation and Outcomes of an Advanced Practice Provider-Led Care Pathway for Toxic Encephalopathy in Neurosurgery

      Presenting Author: Ebonye Green, DNP, ACNPC-AG, APRN, FNCS – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

    • 9:42 AM – 9:50 AM EDT
      Enhancing Neurosurgical Proficiency: Outcomes of a Boot Camp Series for Advanced Practice Providers

      Presenting Author: Divy Kumar, MS – Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine

    • 9:53 AM – 10:01 AM EDT
      Focused and Enhanced Training for Physician Assistants Through a Neurosurgery Physician Assistant Fellowship

      Presenting Author: JoDee Winter, PA-C – Mayo Clinic

    • 10:04 AM – 10:12 AM EDT
      Gaussian Splatting for Ultra-Realistic 3D Reconstruction of Intraoperative Findings with Visuo-Spatial Correlation to Postoperative Scans

      Presenting Author: Bhushan Diwakar Thombre, M.Ch. Neurosurgery – Dr. PDMMC, Amravati

    • 10:15 AM – 10:19 AM EDT
      Q&A
    • 10:20 AM – 10:34 AM EDT
      Break
    • 10:35 AM – 11:10 AM EDT
      Criteria for thrombolytic agents and mechanical thrombectomy: more patients are eligible
    • 11:15 AM – 11:50 AM EDT
      Manuscript Writing and Abstract Submission

      Speaker: Andrea Strayer, PhD, AGPCNP-BC, APRN, CNRN – University of Iowa

    • 11:55 AM – 12:55 PM EDT
      Break
    • 12:56 PM – 12:59 PM EDT
      Introduction to Afternoon

      Speaker: Laura Prado, DNP, NP – Atlanta Brain and Spine

    • 1:00 PM – 1:35 PM EDT
      Hiring an APP: What to Know for Those Hiring and Those Looking

      Speaker: Susana L. Skukalek, DNP, NP-C, AGACNP -BC – Emory Healthcare

    • 1:40 PM – 2:15 PM EDT
      Peri-op Management of Deformity Patient: Identification of Surgical Candidate: Pre-op Planning and Post-op Care: Preparation for Success

      Speaker: Michael Bohl, MD – Carolina Neurosurgery and Spine Associates

    • 2:20 PM – 2:35 PM EDT
      Q&A
    • 2:36 PM – 2:50 PM EDT
      Break
    • 2:51 PM – 3:26 PM EDT
      Continuity of Care of the Spine Patient: APP Role in Management from Entry into Clinic to Post-op Care

      Speaker: Angela M. Henderlong, DNP-AGACNP – Stormont Vail Health

    • 3:31 PM – 4:06 PM EDT
      Management of Cerebral Edema After a Stroke

      Speaker: Ebonye Green, DNP, ACNPC-AG, APRN, FNCS – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

    • 4:07 PM – 4:22 PM EDT
      Q&A
    • 4:23 PM – 4:30 PM EDT
      Closing/Adjorn

      Speaker: Laura Prado, DNP, NP – Atlanta Brain and Spine