SIG |Clinical Epilepsy for the Advanced Practice Provider: Advance Practice Providers’ Role in Clinical Management of Neuromodulation Device Therapies

Friday, December 3, 2021
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OVERVIEW:

Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS), Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS), and Responsive Nerve Stimulation (RNS)therapies are part of the epilepsy treatment toolbox. This Special Interest Group will cover the basic concepts of neuromodulation device therapies along with practical applications for patient selection, education, counseling, and clinic management.

The AES Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Committee developed a survey to help us learn more about the educational and career planning needs, practice settings, and shed some light on the unique experience of APPs.. Your feedback is important to us! 

Please take a moment to complete the brief survey, no later than January 7, 2022.    

Thank you for your time and consideration--and for everything you do. We value the perspective and experience you bring to the epilepsy care team and look forward to continuing to serve you and your colleagues. 

Learning Objectives:

Following participation in this activity, participants will be able to:

  • Identify candidates for VNS, DBS and RNS device therapy
  • Provide education and counseling to patients prescribed VNS, DBS and RNS device therapy
  • Describe clinical management requirements for patients implanted with VNS, DBS and RNS devices

Program:

SIG Coordinators: Janet Greenwood, BS, PA-C, Eliana Kovitch, RN, MSN, C-PNP, and Elizabeth H. Koontz, APRN, RPh

Chair: Janet Greenwood, BS, PA-C

VNS Therapy: Clinical Overview for the Advance Practice Provider: Patient Selection, Education, Counseling, and Clinic Management | Karen Secore, MS, APRN, CNRN

DBS Therapy: Clinical Overview for the Advance Practice Provider: Patient Selection, Education, Counseling, and Clinic Management | Fiona Lynn, MSN, APN-BC

RNS Therapy: Clinical Overview for the Advance Practice Provider: Patient Selection, Education, Counseling, and Clinic Management | Julie DesMarteau, MPS, PA-C

Moderated Panel Discussion: Case Scenarios and Q and A | Karen Secore, MS, APRN, CNRN, Fiona Lynn, MSN, APN-BC, Julie DesMarteau, MPS, PA-C, Janet Greenwood, BS, PA-C, and Eliana Kovitch, RN, MSN, C-PNP

Education Credit:

This educational activity is supported in part by SK Life Science, Inc. 

Activity Type
Special Interest Group
Credit
Non-CME
Format
In person
Career Stage
Early Career (typically 0-5 years from completion of training)
Mid-Career (typically 6-15 years from completion of training)
Senior (typically >15 years from completion of training)
Audience
Advanced Practice Providers
Clinicians
Nurses
Demographic
Clinical
First-time Attendees