2024 Neuroscience Nursing Symposium

Saturday, November 16, 2024, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, The Waterfront Beach Resort


California Board of Registered Nursing (6.00 hours), Physical Therapy Board of California (5.00 hours)

Program Description

This program will focus on the latest research and evidence-based practices in the care of neurological patients. This program will focus on neurosciences for nursing professionals. The multidisciplinary speakers will explore current and future innovations in neurosciences that will lead to optimal patient outcomes. This educational symposium is designed for nurses, nurse practitioners and other health care professionals interested in advancing their knowledge of neurosciences.

Hoag Hospital is approved by the California Board of Registered Nurses, provider number 17163, for a total of 6.0 contact hours of continuing education credit for registered nurses.

1. Identify the indications and contraindications of pain assessment
2. Describe the techniques for assessing pain
3. Outline the appropriate evaluation of the clinical significance of pain assessment
4. Review pharmacologic features of buprenorphine
5. Differentiate among buprenorphine formulations
6. Identify appropriate candidates for buprenorphine therapy in chronic pain
7. Discuss how person-first language is less stigmatizing in the treatment of Substance-Use Disorders (SUD) and how implicit bias can be perceived through language used in describing patient care
8. Define the concepts and principles of precision medicine
9. Discuss the role of genetic profiling and the utility of biomarkers in precision medicine.
10. Explore the clinical applications of precision medicine in treating neurological disorders, while analyzing the ethical and practical challenges in implementing it
11. Define compassion fatigue and differentiate it from burnout
12. Identify risk factors and recognize symptoms of compassion fatigue
13. Identify self-care strategies to create compassion resilience
14. Understand benefits of mindfulness and self-compassion as a protective factor against compassion fatigue
15. Describe pathology of generalized Myasthenia Gravis vs. ocular, including past treatment options and new treatment options.
16. Identify new treatment options: a. Complement inhibitor therapies b. MOA c. REMS program d. Meningococcal risk e. Safety f. FCRN inhibitors g. MOA h. Safety
17. Differentiate between early responders, late responders and non-responders
18. Discuss future prospective of treatment options.
19. Understand the medications used to treat MCI and dementia
20. Identify the impact of dementia on everyday function

Hoag nursing staff should use there Hoag credentials to sign in when registering. Hoag staff will be required to give a $75 credit card deposit to secure their registration. This deposit will be refunded back to the original credit card when attendance is verified on November 16. 

Early-bird Registration: Secure your registration prior to September 30 and receive $50 off your our registration fee. 

In-person registration: $175.00

Cancellation Policy

Please send cancellation requests to [email protected] by November 8, 2024. Refunds will not be accepted after November 8, 2024.

Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian reserves the right to cancel or postpone this program if necessary; in the event of cancellation, a 3% administrative fee will apply. We are not responsible for other costs incurred such as non-refundable airline tickets or hotel penalties.

This 2024 Neurosciences Symposium will be held at The Waterfront Hilton Beach Resort located in Huntington Beach. The oceanfront hotel is within a 15-minute walk of Pacific City and Huntington Beach Pier, offering many shopping and restaurant options. The Waterfront Hilton Beach Resort is conveniently located one hour from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and just minutes away from John Wayne Airport, Orange County (SNA). A room block has been secured for this meeting through Friday, October 25, 2024, after which the room block will be released. Room block rates for this event begin at $345.00 + resort fees and taxes, per evening. Overnight guest parking is available for $30 per vehicle and daily parking is $15 per vehicle. To make a room reservation, call 714-845-8000 and ask for the 2024 Hoag Neurosciences Nursing Symposium. Rooms are based on availability and subject to being sold out.

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Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian adheres to ACCME Criteria, Standards and Policies regarding industry support of continuing medical education. Disclosure of faculty and their commercial relationships will be made prior to the activity.

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian Continuing Medical Education adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

Saturday, November 16, 2024

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