Registration
Please complete each field & mail to address
below by October 26, 2014.
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The mission of the Boston Chapter of
Neuroscience Nurses is to foster the adult
and pediatric specialties of neuroscience
nursing with the goal improving patient
care. We hope this conference inspires
your passion to attain excellence in every
patient and family encounter.
American Association of
Neuroscience Nurses
Boston Chapter
How can I get more information?
Visit our website at
www.bostonaann.homestead.com
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Registration Fee
Early Bird Registration!
Registration AANN Members $75.00
Registration before Oct 3rd $75.00
Register after Oct 3rd to 26th $ 80.00
Walk In $95.00
(Sorry no group rates)
Checks payable to:
AANN Boston Chapter
Mail to: Boston Chapter
C/O Marsha Sherman
93 Butler St.
Quincy, Ma. 02169
Boston Chapter President:
Carole Atkinson, MS, PNP-BC, CNRN
carole.atkinson@childrens.harvard.edu
617-355-0542
Conference Questions?
Mary M. Guanci, MSN RN CNRN
mguanci@partners.org
617-724-7242
Breakfast & Lunch provided
Contact hours awarded
The Ninth Annual
Brain Matters
Conference
2014
Wednesday,
November 5, 2014
7:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Registration: 7:30-7:50 am.
Waltham Woods Conference
Center
860 Winter St. Waltham, Ma.
Topics and Speakers
Using Evidence to Guide Practice:
Utilization of the AANN Clinical
Practice Guidelines.
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Megan Keiser is the current President of
the American Association of Neuroscience
Nurses. In her role as president, she
challenges neuroscience nurses to Enlighten,
Engage and Empower, the theme of the
upcoming 2015 national conference.
Dr. Keiser is an Assistant Professor of
Nursing at the University of Michigan-Flint
as well as a Neurosurgery Nurse Practitioner
at William Beaumont Health System. She has
been practicing as a Neurosurgery Nurse
Practitioner for over 20 years. She earned a
BSN and an MS in Medical-Surgical Nursing
both from the University of Michigan, Ann
Arbor. She completed a Certificate as an
Adult Nurse Practitioner from California
State University, Long Beach in 1996 and
received her Doctor of Nursing Practice
degree from Wayne State University in
2012.
Dr. Keiser has influenced the practice of
neuroscience nursing as an active member of
the American Association of Neuroscience
nursing .She has volunteered on many
committees and has held various leadership
positions at the AANN and at the American
Board of Neuroscience ABNN. She is a past
president of the ABNN and current president
of the AANN. Dr. Keiser conducts
translational research to improve evidencebased practice for patients with neurological
and neurosurgical disorders.
Megan Keiser RN DNP,CNRN APRN-BC
AANN President, Keynote
Predicting Patient Outcome after
Neurologic Injury
Brian Edlow M.D.
Massachusetts General Hospital
Stroke Risk Factors: A Brief Overview
Mary Amatangelo MS, ACNP-BC, CCRN
Brigham & Woman’s Hospital
Complicated Cases: Challenges in
Neuroscience Nursing
Vincent Vacca MS, RN
Brigham & Woman’s Hospital
Cheryl Cahill MSN, RN
Boston Children’s Hospital
Acute Stroke Response & the Patient
Experience
Emily Welbourn
Marie McCune BSE, RN,SCRN,CCM
Mt. Auburn Hospital
Pre-hospital Management of
Neurologic Emergencies
Michael Frakes APRN, CCNS, CFRN.CCRN
Boston Med Flight
The Emerging Role of Genetics in the
Prediction &Management of Brain
Tumors
Jennifer Cahill, DNP, RN
Massachusetts General Hospital
Directions to Waltham Woods
www.conferencecenteratwaltham
woods.com
From the East (Boston and Logan
Airport) or West (Worcester)
West on the Mass. Pike/I-90 past tollbooth
and follow the signs for I-95/128 North.
Follow 95/128 North for approximately 2
miles to Exit 27B (Wyman Street/ Winter
Street). At the lights, turn right onto Wyman
Street. Remain in the right lane and bear
right at the yield sign onto Winter Street.
Remain in the right lane and cross back
over Route 128. (Continue with "Directions
for All" below.)
From the North (Burlington/Lexington) or
South (Dedham/Newton)
Route 128/I-95 to Exit 27B (Winter Street).
When coming off the exit, stay in the far
right lane and follow Winter Street.
(Continue with "Directions for All" below.)
Directions for All
Remain in the far right lane through two sets
of lights, passing the Doubletree Hotel on
your left. Travel around the Cambridge
Reservoir (on right) for approximately .5
mile (pass AstraZeneca on left). Turn left at
the granite sign announcing Health Point
and Waltham Woods Corporate Center.
Travel up the hill following the green signs
to Waltham Woods Corporate Center for
approximately .3 mile to a second granite
sign for Waltham Woods (860-890 Winter
Street) on the left. Immediately after sign,
turn left into the parking lot for the
Massachusetts Medical Society. Park near
the Conference Center entrance.
Designated parking is available for
individuals with special needs.
Nearby hotels:
Westin, Waltham, Ma.