High Risk Neurological Care: Current Trends, Treatments and Issues – Cyndi Zarbano and Joyce Campbell

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With today’s complex Neuro patient, you need to continually stay up-to-date with the latest research and treatment techniques…but are you putting it off because the education process seems daunting and boring?

Put those fears behind you with this intensive online course filled with captivating patient case studies and novel treatments that keep you focused and engaged as you work through neurological assessments and algorithms for diagnosis & treatment decisions.

Walk away from this course knowing:

• the 5 D’s to identify posterior stroke
• Abnormal cranial nerve findings based on injury/disease progression
• Risk and benefits of brain mapping and awake brain surgeries
• Quick tips to advance your neuro assessment skills
• Treatment decisions for unprovoked seizures
• Newest pharmacological treatments for neurological diseases

Understanding these critical concepts will give you the ability to provide the best and most up-to-date care to patients and provide assurance for their families.

With the best evidence to guide the care of your neurological patients, this course is a must… just look at what your colleagues are saying about the content provided in this course:

“I loved this presenter! She was captivating and provided great education. I appreciate her sharing her expertise and knowledge!” – RN

“Comprehensive, entertaining, up-to-date. Thoroughly enjoyable and informative.” – OT

“Personal experience enhanced her presentation. Professional research throughout. VERY current!” – RN

Here’s what you will learn in this comprehensive online course:

Module 1

• Correlate pathophysiology with clinical manifestations
• National Institute of Health Stroke Scale
• Cranial nerve assessment
• Level of consciousness
• Sensory abnormalities

Module 2

• Glasgow Coma Scale
• Traumatic Brain Injury
• Intracranial pressure monitoring and treatment
• Waveform analysis
• Prevent secondary injury

Module 3

• Hematology goals
• Managing pain, agitation and delirium
• Basilar skull fracture
• Concussion
• Paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity

Module 4

• Blunt cerebrovascular injury
• Ischemic stroke
• Cerebral venous thrombosis
• Interstroke depression and psychosocial stress
• Time is brain: Stroke protocols

Module 5

• Thrombolytic therapy
• Interventional procedures
• Patent foreman ovale
• Posterior strokes
• Trial studies

Module 6

• Aneurysm rupture and treatment
• Management of vasospasm
• AV malformation
• Alzheimer’s disease subtypes & metabolic profile results
• Diagnostic work up for ALS

Module 7

• Epilepsy: New classification and onset differentiation
• The latest pharmacological options for treatment of epilepsy
• Pregnancy risks & anti-seizure drugs
• Non-convulsive seizures

Module 8

• Vagal nerve stimulator and surgical interventions for seizures
• Brain tumor: New treatments
• Brain mapping and awake brain surgeries
• Tumor treating fields
• Multiple sclerosis: Unclear etiology, gold standard diagnostics

Module 9

• Invisible symptoms of MS
• Medications and infusions for treatment
• HIV & associated neurocognitive disorder
• Antiretroviral therapy to prevent neurological changes?

Module 10

• Guillain Barre attacking the cranial nerves
• Predictors of respiratory failure in GB patients
• Parkinson’s Disease: Signs/symptoms that should raise attention
• Mild cognitive impairment with PD
• Neuropsychiatric symptoms with Parkinson’s

Module 11

• Parkinson’s and dyskinesia treatment
• Dopamine agonist & the risks of adverse effects
• Deep brain stimulation
• Neurosurgical complications
• Transcranial direct current stimulation

Module 12

• Presentation of various types of aphasia
• Dysarthria
• Extremity weakness/Paralysis
• Dysphagia
• Sleep disorders: Too little, too much