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The Fourth Annual Neuro ICU Symposium

“Ultra-early Brain Resuscitation 2016”

Cutting-edge Management of Neurological and Neurosurgical Emergencies and Critical Care

MARCH 23-25, 2016J.W. Marriott, Houston, Texas

DATEMarch 23-25, 2016

LOCATIONJ.W. Marriott Houston 5150 Westheimer Rd. Houston, Texas 77056

COURSE DESCRIPTIONThe fourth annual Neuro ICU Symposium is a successful two and a half day CME course designed to educate physicians and other healthcare professionals on how to optimally manage patients using a team approach. This year’s emphasis will be on ultra-early brain resuscitation – beginning in the field and optimizing brain resuscitation in emergency rooms. The course has a different look this year and has many exciting highlights: mobile stroke unit, ER brain resuscitation, advanced hemodynamic management in the unit and controversial hot topics.

LEARNING OBJECTIVESAs a result of attending this symposium, participants will:

1. Discuss the latest evidence-based and cutting-edge medical literature in acute neurological and neurosurgical emergencies and how to resuscitate patients with injured brains due to various etiologies.

2. Review current hot topics in neurological and neurosurgical emergencies.3. Apply knowledge to treat multiple end-organ system failures that occur in patients with

acute brain injury.4. Develop appropriate strategies for incorporating evidence-based protocols into clinical

management through the use of case-based learning and real-life examples.

AUDIENCE• General and consult neurologists, stroke neurologists, neurointensivists• Neurosurgeons• Pulmonary critical care physicians• Surgical critical care and general/trauma surgeons• Anesthesia and critical care physicians• Emergency medicine physicians• Critical care registered nurses, neurological nurses• Acute care nurse practitioners, physician assistants• EMTs and paramedics• Pharmacists• Physicians in training

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2016 HIGHLIGHTSBringing the Stroke Unit to the Field: Cutting down symptom onset to needle time

Neuro ICU in the Emergency Room: The core of ultra-early brain resuscitation

Hot Topics and Controversies: Given a time-sensitive question, we must make decisions quickly, before class I data is available

Different Viewpoints: Two experts demonstrating different ways of managing challenging clinical cases

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COURSE DIRECTOR

Kiwon Lee, M.D., F.A.C.P., F.A.H.A., F.C.C.MVice Chairman of Critical Care, Associate Professor Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery and Department of Neurology

Director, Neuroscience, Neurotrauma and Neurovascular Intensive Care Unit

Director, Neurocritical Care Mischer Neuroscience Institute at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical CenterUTHealth Medical SchoolHouston, TX

INVITED FACULTY SPEAKERS

• Claudia Robertson, M.D. Professor, Department of Neurosurgery Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TX

• Fred Rincon, M.D., M.Sc., MB. Ethics, F.A.C.P., F.C.C.P., F.C.C.M. Associate Professor of Neurology and Neurological Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Jefferson Medical College, Department of Neurological Surgery, Division of Critical Care and Neurotrauma, Philadelphia, PA

• Geoffrey Ling, M.D., Ph.D., Col. (Ret.) Director of Neurocritical Care, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Washington, D.C.

• Mayank Goyal, M.D., F.R.C.P.C. Professor of Radiology and Clinical Neurosciences, Director of Research, Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Seaman Family MR Research Center, Foothills Medical Center, University of Calgary Calgary, Alberta, Canada

• David B. Seder M.D., F.C.C.P., F.C.C.M., F.N.C.S. Associate Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Director of Neurocritical Care, Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME

• Gene Sung, M.D. Chief, Division of Stroke and Neurocritical Care, Keck School of Medicine at USC, Los Angeles, CA Past President, Neurocritical Care Society

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FACULTY SPEAKERS• Claudia Robertson, M.D., Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Baylor College of Medicine

• Wamda Ahmed, M.D., Assistant Professor, Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery, UTHealth Medical School

• Tiffany Chang, M.D., Assistant Professor, Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery and Department of Neurology, Director of Neurocritical Care Fellowship Program, UTHealth Medical School

• P. Roc Chen, M.D., Associate Professor, Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery, UTHealth Medical School

• H. Alex Choi, M.D., Assistant Professor, Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery and Neurology, UTHealth Medical School

• Charles S. Cox, Jr., M.D., The George and Cynthia Mitchell Distinguished Chair in Neurosciences, Director, Children’s Program in Regenerative Medicine, Professor, Department of Pediatric Surgery, UTHealth Medical School

• Arthur Day, M.D., Professor, Vivian L. Smith Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery, Director of Neurosurgery Residency Training Program, UTHealth Medical School

• Pratik B. Doshi, M.D., Assistant Professor, Director of Emergency Critical Care, Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical Director Transplant Intensive Care Unit, Departments of Emergency Medicine and Internal Medicine, UTHealth Medical School

• Nancy Edwards, M.D., Assistant Professor, Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery and Department of Neurology, UTHealth Medical School

• Nicole Gonzales, M.D., Associate Professor, Division of Cerebrovascular Diseases, Department of Neurology, UTHealth Medical School

• Naveet Grewal, M.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, UTHealth Medical School

• James C. Grotta, M.D., Director of Mobile Stroke Unit Consortium, Director of Stroke Research, Clinical Innovation and Research Institute, Vascular Neurologist, Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center

• Caroline Ha, M.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine, UTHealth Medical School

• Nicole Harrison, RN, BSN, MBA, Administrative Director, Mischer Neuroscience Institute and Central Monitoring, Memorial Hermann-TMC

• Ryan Kitagawa, M.D., Assistant Professor, Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery, UTHealth Medical School

• Kiwon Lee, M.D., Vice Chair of Critical Care, Associate Professor, Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery and Department of Neurology, UTHealth Medical School, Director of Neurocritical Care, Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit, Memorial Hermann-TMC

• Sara K. Miller, M.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Chief of Division of Ultrasound, Director of Ultrasound Fellowship, UTHealth Medical School

• Samuel J. Prater, M.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, UTHealth Medical School, Medical Director of Emergency Department, Memorial Hermann-TMC

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2016 ANNUAL MEETING COMMITTEE

• Kiwon Lee, M.D., Vice Chair of Critical Care, Associate Professor, Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery and Department of Neurology, UTHealth Medical School, Director of Neurocritical Care, Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit, Memorial Hermann-TMC

• Tiffany Chang, M.D., Assistant Professor, Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery and Department of Neurology, UTHealth Medical School

• Brooke Moore, Residency Training Program Coordinator, Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery, UTHealth Medical School

• Brittany Zalman, Neurocritical Care Fellowship Program Coordinator, Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery, UTHealth Medical School

• Heather Webster, BSN, RN, CCRN, CNRN, SCRN, Neuroscience and Neurotrauma Intensive Care Unit Clinical Education Specialist, Mischer Neuroscience Institute at Memorial Hermann-TMC

• Susan, Nevada, MSN, RN, CNRN, SCRN, Neuroscience Clinical Education Specialist, Mischer Neuroscience Institute at Memorial Hermann-TMC

• Sophie Samuel, Pharm.D., BCPS, Critical Care Clinical Specialist, Neurosciences, Memorial Hermann-TMC, Department of Pharmacy Services

• Alisse Pratt, Director of Marketing, Mischer Neuroscience Institute at Memorial Hermann-TMC

• Hannah Strake, Marketing Representative, Mischer Neuroscience Institute at Memorial Hermann-TMC

• Gayla Bruner, RN, BSN, Director of Education, Office of Continuing Medical Education, Memorial Hermann Health System

ACCREDITATION

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Texas Medical Association (TMA) through the joint providership of Memorial Hermann Health System and the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. The Memorial Hermann Health System is accredited by the TMA to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Memorial Hermann Health System designates this live activity for a maximum of 18 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Participants should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The presentations “Brain Death Determination: Worldwide and Nationwide Differences and Variations—What Should Your Protocol Be?” and “What Should Be Your Approach in Diagnosing and Counseling Regarding Prognosis of a Minimally Conscious State? (Viewpoint 1 and Viewpoint 2)” have been designated by Memorial Hermann Health System for a total of 1 credit of education in medical ethics and/or professional responsibility.

Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Texas Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This activity provides 18 contact hours of nursing continuing education.

Memorial Hermann is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This conference will provide up to 15.3 contact hour(s) or 1.53 CEU continuing education units. Pharmacists must register for the meeting and complete an evaluation form for each individual presentation attended. Clearly mark the sessions attended, completely fill out the CE Attendance Form and provide your NABP eProfile ID and Birth Date (in MMDD format). If the information provided is not clear, you may not receive your continuing education credit.

DISCLOSUREThe Neuro ICU Symposium adheres strictly to the regulations and policies set forth by the CME office of the Memorial Hermann Health System. In order to maintain independence, fair balance and validity, all program contents are to be reviewed by the CME office. All faculty speakers, annual meeting committee members, and coordinators are obligated to fully disclose any potential conflicts of interest in providing support and/or content for this educational event.

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FACULTY SPEAKERS

• Jeremy Ragland, M.D., Assistant Professor, Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery, UTHealth Medical School

• Kunal Sharma, M.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, UTHealth Medical School

• Scott R. Shepard, M.D., Assistant Professor, Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery, UTHealth Medical School

• Gary Spiegel, M.D., Professor, Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery and Department of Neurology, UTHealth Medical School

• Robert Wegner, M.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, UTHealth Medical School

• George Williams, M.D., Assistant Professor and Assistant Program Director of Residency and Critical Care Fellowship, Department of Anesthesiology, UTHealth Medical School

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SYMPOSIUM CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE

Welcome to the fourth annual Neuro ICU Symposium. We are excited to introduce a whole new set of programs this year. First, our program content goes beyond the boundaries of a Neuro ICU. We have placed a strong emphasis on pre-hospital care as well as ultra-early brain resuscitation that starts in emergency rooms. Instead of a mini-fellowship or board review course, we will divide three days into multiple sessions with different topics. Some of the new and exciting highlights for this year include “Bringing the Stroke Unit to the Field: Cutting Down Symptom Onset to Needle Time”, and “Neuro ICU in the Emergency Room”. Time is brain, and the brain does not wait for a Neuro ICU bed to open up. The injury is ongoing, and it must be stopped right from the onset. For years, neurointensivists have been thinking about bringing our cutting-edge care right down to the emergency rooms. This year, we will specifically discuss how to do that and achieve ultra-early brain resuscitation. Continuing from the previous years, we again discuss the relationship between the heart and the brain in order to optimize the delivery or oxygen and restore flow. We live in a generation of evidence-based medicine, but there are many questions we have at the bedside for which we must make instant decisions without much data. For these, we present to you “Hot Topics and Controversies,” a constructive debate by leading authorities in the field. There will be several brand new sessions, including a debate-like program called “Different Viewpoints,” in which two academic neurointensivists will demonstrate how they manage some of the most challenging clinical cases. The Neuro ICU Symposium is not just for neurology and neurosurgery issues. Patients often have multi-organ failure; therefore, successful resuscitation is not only geared towards the injured brain but also the rest of the body and all other end-organ systems. Saving brains but neglecting the rest of the body is not what a true neurointensivist would do. Brain injured patients are at high risk of aspiration and ventilator associated pneumonia—proficiency in airway management skills is critical. ARDS and other refractory cardiopulmonary conditions are not uncommon. Different states of shock can occur, requiring multiple vasoactive pharmacologic agents and occasionally even the need for ECMO and aortic balloon counterpulsation.

A modern Neuro ICU has become a diagnostically and therapeutically challenging place for clinicians and nurses. Our conference was launched with all of these concerns in mind. Each day, the program is full of dynamic speakers and plenty of audience involvement.

Please join us for this exciting fourth annual neurologic emergencies and critical care symposium in Houston!

Kiwon Lee, M.D., FACP, FAHA, FCCMCourse Director and Committee Chairman, Third Annual Neuro ICU Symposium, Vice Chairman of Neurosurgery for Critical Care, Associate Professor, Department of Neurology and Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery, UTHealth Medical School, Chief, Division of Critical Care, Director, Neuroscience and Neurotrauma ICU, Memorial Hermann Mischer Neuroscience Institute at the Texas Medical Center

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DAY ONE: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 2016

INITIAL ER MANAGEMENT: ULTRA-EARLY BRAIN RESUSCITATION A full-day course dedicated to providing initial brain resuscitation for prehospital settings and emergency rooms

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PROGRAM SCHEDULE7 a.m. Continental Breakfast8 a.m. Opening and welcome remarks

A.M. SESSION INITIAL RESUSCITATION – GENERAL CRITICAL CARE I MODERATOR Pratik Doshi, M.D.

8:10 a.m. Emergency Management for Shock States • Pratik Doshi, M.D.8:35 a.m. Rapid Ultrasound for Medical and Surgical Emergencies • Sara Miller, M.D.9 a.m. Thromboelastography and Other Coagulation Studies • Sam Prater, M.D.9:25 a.m. 5 Things You Can Do Right Now to Improve Survival in the ER • Kunal Sharma, M.D.9:50 a.m. Panel Discussion/Q&A10 a.m. Break – Exhibit hall open (30 min)

A.M. SESSION INITIAL RESUSCITATION – GENERAL CRITICAL CARE IIMODERATOR Fred Rincon, M.D.

10:30 a.m. Pitfalls in Neuro-emergencies (vascular emergencies and status epilepticus): Don’t Ever Miss These in ER• Fred Rincon, M.D.10:55 a.m. Airways and Mechanical Ventilation: How to Do It Right in the ER • David Seder, M.D.11:20 a.m. Strategies to Lower the Risk of Rebleeding in SAH • Jeremy Ragland, M.D.11:45 a.m. Panel Discussion/Q&A11:55 a.m. Lunch break – boxed lunch provided (1 hr, 5 min)

P.M. SESSION INITIAL RESUSCITATION – NEURO CRITICAL CARE IMODERATOR Kiwon Lee, M.D.

1 p.m. TBI and ICH: the Surgical Decision – How and When • Scott Shepard, M.D.1:25 p.m. BP Management and CPP Optimization: More Difficult Than You Think • Kiwon Lee, M.D.1:50 p.m. ICH Management: Past, Present and Future • Wamda Ahmed, M.D.2:15 p.m. ICP Crisis Management 2016 • Alex Choi, M.D.2:40 p.m Panel Discussion/Q&A2:50 p.m. Break – Exhibit hall open (20 min)

P.M. SESSION INITIAL RESUSCITATION – NEURO CRITICAL CARE IIMODERATOR Gene Sung, M.D.

3:10 p.m. Pre-hospital Stroke Management and When to Just Give TPA • James Grotta, M.D.3:35 p.m. Individualized Post-resuscitation Cardiac Arrest Care • David Seder, M.D.4 p.m. DIFFERENT VIEWS: Decompressive Hemicraniectomy – Timing is Everything Do It Early for All of Them: Fred Rincon, M.D. (15min) Let’s Be Realistic: Do It When Deterioration Occurs: Gene Sung, M.D. (15min)4:30 p.m. Panel Discussion/Q&A4:40 p.m. Adjourn

OPENING NIGHT WELCOME RECEPTION AND POSTER PRESENTATION

4:45 p.m. Opening night reception / Poster presentation All guests invited. J.W. Marriott - Sam Houston Room (Mezzanine level)

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DAY TWO: THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 2016

NEURO ICU MANAGEMENT: NEUROLOGICAL AND NEUROSURGICAL CRITICAL CARE

PROGRAM SCHEDULE7 a.m. Continental Breakfast

A.M. SESSION TARGETED TEMPERATURE MANAGEMENTMODERATOR James Grotta, M.D.

8 a.m. DIFFERENT VIEWPOINTS: 33C or 36C: What Should Be the Current Protocol?

Still 33C – David Seder, M.D. (15min)

Just Do 36C – Nancy Edwards, M.D. (15min)

8:30 a.m. Cooling for ICP Crisis and Myocardial Infarction • Fred Rincon, M.D.

8:55 a.m. Cooling for Ischemic Stroke: When, How, and Why • Nicole Gonzales, M.D.

9:20 a.m. Panel Discussion/Q&A

9:30 a.m. Break – Exhibit hall open (25 min)

A.M. SESSION NEUROVASCULAR CRITICAL CARE MODERATOR Kiwon Lee, M.D.

9:55 a.m. Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: After ABC and EVD • Kiwon Lee, M.D.

10:20 a.m. DIFFERENT VIEWPOINTS: Surgical Management for ICH - Timing and Indication

Aggressive Approach: Tiffany Chang, M.D. (15min)

Conservative Approach: Gene Sung, M.D. (15min)

10:50 a.m. Results of Recent Endovascular Intervention Trials • Mayank Goyal, M.D.

11:15 a.m. How to Be Among the Top 10 Neuroscience Centers in the Nation:

Getting Comprehensive Stroke Center (CSC) Designation and

Lowering Mortality• Nicole Harrison, RN, BSN, MBA

11:40 a.m. Panel Discussion/Q&A

11:50 a.m. Lunch break – boxed lunch provided (1 hr)

SPECIAL LECTURES

12:50 p.m. 2016 SPECIAL LECTURE 1: Introduction by Kiwon Lee, M.D.

Changing Acute Stroke: A Journey

Mayank Goyal, MD, FRCPC

Professor of Radiology and Clinical Neurosciences

Director of Research, Department of Diagnostic Imaging,

Seaman Family MR Research Center,

Foothills Medical Center, University of Calgary

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

P.M. SESSION NEUROTRAUMA CLINICAL AND RESEARCH UPDATEMODERATOR Ryan Kitagawa, M.D.

1:30 p.m. Traumatic Brain Injury: Past, Present and Future • Geoffrey Ling, M.D.

1:55 p.m. Brain Oximetry and Jugular Venous Saturation for TBI • Claudia Robertson, M.D.

2:20 p.m. Bone Marrow Derived Cellular Therapy for TBI in Children • Charles Cox, Jr., M.D.

2:45 p.m. Panel Discussion/Q&A

2:55 p.m. Break – Exhibit hall open (25 min)

P.M. SESSION CEREBROVASCULAR AND ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY

MODERATOR Arthur Day, M.D.

3:20 p.m. Interventional Neuroradiology: How it all evolved • Gary Spiegel, M.D.

3:45 p.m. Surgical Resection of Brain AVM • Arthur Day, M.D.

4:10 p.m. Aneurysm Surgery: Clip vs. Coil Decision Making • Roc Chen, M.D.

4:35 p.m. Panel Discussion/Q&A

P.M. SESSION BRAIN DEATH AND MINIMALLY CONSCIOUS STATE (1 HOUR ETHICS CREDIT)

MODERATOR Gene Sung, M.D.

4:45 p.m. Brian Death Determination: Worldwide and Nationwide Differences

and Variations – What Should Your Protocol Be? • Gene Sung, M.D.

5:10 p.m. What Should Be Your Approach in Diagnosing and Counseling

Regarding Prognosis of Minimally Conscious State?

This Is How I Do It: Caroline Ha, M.D. (15min)

This Is How I Do It: Robert Brown, M.D. (15min)

5:40 p.m. Adjourn

FACULTY DINNER RECEPTION

7 p.m. Faculty speakers only

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DAY THREE: FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 2016

CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE FOR NEURO PATIENTS

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PROGRAM SCHEDULE7 a.m. Continental Breakfast

A.M. SESSION COMMON TOPICS IN CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE MODERATOR George Williams, M.D.

8 a.m. Cardiovascular Critical Care: Doing the Right Thing • Navneet Grewal, M.D.8:25 a.m. Blood Transfusion: Is It Devil’s Juice? • George Williams, M.D.8:50 a.m. Challenging Coagulopathies in ICU • Robert Wegner, M.D.9:15 a.m. Panel Discussion/Q&A

SPECIAL LECTURES

9:25 a.m. 2016 SPECIAL LECTURE 2: Introduction by George Williams, M.D. Research on Medical Innovation Geoffrey Ling, M.D. Director of Neurocritical Care, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Washington, D.C.9:55 a.m. Break – Exhibit hall open (25 min)

A.M. SESSION ARDS IN NEURO ICU: MANAGEMENT TRICKSMODERATOR Robert Brown, M.D.

10:20 a.m. DIFFERENT VIEWPOINTS: This Is How I Manage ARDS – Fred Rincon, M.D. (15min) This Is How I Manage ARDS – David Seder, M.D. (15min)

10:50 a.m. 2015 SPECIAL LECTURE 3: Introduction by Robert Brown, M.D.

Erythropoietin and Transfusion Threshold for Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury Claudia Robertson, M.D. Professor of Neurosurgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

A.M. SESSION CROSSFIRE DEBATE: HOT TOPICS AND CONTROVERSIES IN NEUROCRITICAL CARE MODERATOR Kiwon Lee, M.D.

PANEL: George Williams, M.D., Robert Brown, M.D., Claudia Robertson, M.D., Fred Rincon, M.D., David Seder, M.D. (There is a prize for the winners, and panel members are to ask questions before rebuttal)11:20 a.m. “Blood transfusion can be harmful and as such the threshold should be hemoglobin concentration less than 7g/dL for all” Geoffrey Ling, M.D. (yes) Gene Sung, M.D. (no way)11:40 a.m. “Blood pressure must be less than SBP of 120-130mmHg in order to avoid hemorrhagic complications after TICI 2b/3 recanalization after an acute ischemic stroke due to M1 or carotid-T occlusion” Mayank Goyal, M.D. (yes) James Grotta, M.D. (no way)Noon Adjourn

TRAVEL AND HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS

JW Marriott Houston5150 Westheimer RoadHouston, TX 77056

Be sure to reserve your hotel rooms early! Discounted rooms are available to participants until March 9, 2016, at 5 p.m. CST, or until the designated block of rooms is reserved. The group rate for a single/double is $199.

Reserve your room on our website – under ‘Travel and Accommodations’ or call 1.880.228.9290 or 713.961.1500 and use the Group Code: ICU

If booking travel, guests can fly into either Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) or Houston Hobby Airport (HOU).

Additional questions regarding travel or hotel accommodations?Please call Brooke Moore at 713.704.7375.

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REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Register now at neuro.memorialhermann.org/neuroicu

TYPE EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION REGISTRATION (closes Feb 24th) (closes Mar 18th)

Physicians $425 $475Nurses & Healthcare Professionals $150 $195 (RNs, PAs, NPs, PharmDs etc.) Industry, Hospital Administrators $550 $595Full-time Students*, Physicians in training Free of charge Free of charge

Registration Fees

*Employed people who are only part-time students are not considered as full-time students and subject to fee based on their backgrounds.

Visit our 2016 Neuro ICU Symposium site on both your computer and phone to receive exclusive event information including:

• Detailed conference schedule• Speaker bios, topics and notes• Venue maps and information

And much more!

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NEW! CALL FOR ABSTRACTS – POSTER SESSION

INVITATIONAbstracts for poster presentations on research and new concepts in the management of neurological and neurosurgical emergencies and critical care are being accepted at this year’s symposium. Submissions are due no later than February 17, 2016. SUBMISSION INFORMATIONPlease review the guidelines for submitting abstracts. Once you have reviewed the detailed guidelines, be sure to complete the Submission Form.

All necessary forms and upload information are located on our website – under ‘Call for Abstracts’. Abstract notification of acceptance will be sent to the submitting author on March 2, 2016.

THEMESClinical Research • Evidence-based Practice Initiative • Practice Innovation/Quality Improvement Initiative • Patient/Nursing Education • Future of Nursing in Neurocritical Care VIEWINGSelected poster abstracts will be available for viewing during the Opening Reception on Day 1 of the symposium, March 23rd from 5:00pm - 6:00pm.

Submission Deadline: February 17, 2016Acceptance Notification: March 2, 2016

NEW! ‘MIRACLE MOMENTS’

INVITATIONDo you have a miraculous patient story? Or a life-changing patient care experience? Please share with us! We are now accepting ‘Miracle Moments’ – stories of extraordinary events amazing patient outcomes, and lasting relationships that have left a positive imprint on your life. Submissions are due no later than February 17, 2016.

SUBMISSION INFORMATIONPlease review the guidelines for submitting stories. Once you have reviewed the detailed guidelines, be sure to complete the Submission Form.

All necessary upload information is located on our website – under ‘Miracle Moments’. Notification of acceptance and scheduled time for sharing will be sent to the submitting individual on March 2, 2016.

SHARINGSelected ‘Miracle Moments’ will be shared with the audience throughout the two and a half day Symposium.

QUESTIONSContact us at 713.704.7375 or MNINeuroICU@memorialhermann.org

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For additional information, please visit neuro.memorialhermann.org/neuroicu or call Brooke Moore at 713.704.7375.

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