
May 9-10, 2024 2nd Annual Mid-Atlantic Neurocritical Care Symposium
About the Symposium
The 2nd Annual Mid-Atlantic Neurocritical Care Symposium will bring together experts from Inova, The University of Maryland, Johns Hopkins University, ChristianaCare, MedStar Health, The University of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University and beyond to discuss caring for critically ill neurological patients, as well as highlight recent innovations in the field.
The conference will occur over two days at the Inova Center for Personalized Health Conference Center in Fairfax, VA. Day One will offer a comprehensive review of the essentials of neurocritical care and basics of secondary injury with a special focus on board-relevant material. Day Two will transition to advances and controversies in neurocritical care innovations through case discussions. The Symposium will welcome two keynote addresses.
Thank you to our Mid-Atlantic Neurocritical program partners!
ENLS Course is at capacity and sold out
For those interested, an Emergency Neurological Life Support (ENLS) course will be offered on Wednesday, May 8th, 2024, before the start of the symposium at the Inova Physician's Conference Center. This year's ENLS course will include a live Simulation Lab included after the Didactic portion. Please select this option if you would like to add ENLS at Registration.
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Target Audience
Who Should Attend:
- Physicians
- DO
- EMT
- MD
- MSN
- NP
- PA
- Resident
- RN
- RT
This activity is intended for providers in the specialties of:
- Critical Care (Intensivists)
- Emergency Medicine
- Internal Medicine
- Neurology
Learning Objectives
Discuss recent advances in management of cerebrovascular injury after traumatic brain injury.
Apply the recent findings in imaging for a diverse set of Neurocritical Care illnesses.
Identify the major neurologic and medical complications that contribute to morbidity and mortality of the critically ill patient.
Review recent advances in treatment modalities and future therapies for spinal cord injury.
Apply evidence-based strategies for invasive and noninvasive brain monitoring.
Thursday, May 9, 2024 – Basics of Secondary Injury | |
7:30 - 7:55 am | COFFEE & CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST with Exhibitors |
7:55 – 8:00 am | Welcome | Nicholas Morris, MD (Maryland) |
8:00 - 8:30 am | General Approach to Neuro-worsening | Lucy Zhang, MD (INOVA) |
8:30 - 9:00 am | Decompressive Craniectomy: Who Will Need It and When? | Jordan Komisarow, MD (Duke) |
9:00 - 9:30 am | Perihematomal Edema after Intracerebral Hemorrhage | Wendy Ziai, MD, MPH (Johns Hopkins) |
9:30 - 10:00 am | Diagnosis and Management of Delayed Cerebral Injury after Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Javier Provencio, MD, FCCM, FAAN, FNCS (UVA) |
10:00 –10:30 am | COFFEE BREAK with Exhibitors |
10:30 – 11:00 am | Cerebrovascular injury after TBI Erik Teicher, MD (INOVA) |
11:00 – 11:30 am | Invasive and Non-Invasive Brain Monitoring Shraddha Mainali, MD (VCU) |
11:30-12:00pm | Managing the Ictal-Interictal Continuum after Brain Injury Asma Zakaria, MD (INOVA) |
12:00-1:00 pm | LUNCH with Exhibitors |
1:00-1:30pm | Appropriate Management of Fever John Picard, MD (Christiana) |
1:30 – 2:30 pm | Keynote Address: New Brain Death Guidelines David Greer, MD, MA (Boston University) |
2:30 – 3:00 pm | COFFEE BREAK with Exhibitors |
3:00 – 5:00 pm (15mins each) | Quick Hits: Common Problems in the Neurocritical Care Patient 3:00-3:15pm - Extubating the Neuro Patient– Keith Lamb RRT-ACCS, FAARC, FCCM (UVA) 3:15-3:30pm - Constipation/Feeding Intolerance – Jessica Johns, MD (VCU) 3:30-3:45pm - Pain Control in the Neuro Patient – Adam Kardon, DO (Maryland) 3:45-4:00pm - Hypotension – Mohamed Al-Dulaimi, MD (INOVA) 4:00-4:15pm - Dysautonomia – Tunay Kuru, MD (MedStar Georgetown) 4:15-4:45pm - Hyponatremia – Daniel Gouger, MD (JHU) 4:45-5:00pm - Q&A Session |
Friday, May 10, 2024: Advances and Controversies in Neurocritical Care | |
7:30 - 8:00 am | COFFEE & CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST with Exhibitors |
8:00 - 8:30 am
| Stroke from a Different Perspective Franziska Herpich, MD (Christiana) |
8:30 – 9:15 am | Surgical Management for Intracranial Hemorrhage & Technical Approaches to Minimally Invasive Surgery in ICH Mohamed Labib, MD (Maryland) |
9:15– 9:45 am | Sodium Targets in Acute Brain Injury Pro: Mitchell Onwochei-Ashei, MD, MPH (INOVA) Con: Laith Altaweel, MD (INOVA) |
9:45 - 10:15 am | COFFEE BREAK with Exhibitors |
10:15 - 11:00 am | Post Cardiac Arrest Care Cases and Controversies Scott DeBoer, MD (MedStar) and Romer Geocadin, MD (Johns Hopkins) |
11:00 – 11:30 am | Cortical Spreading Depolarizations Ramani Balu, MD, PhD (INOVA) |
11:30-12:00 pm | Personalized Blood Pressure Goals in Acute Brain Injury Bhiken Naik, MD (UVA) |
12:00 - 1:00 pm | LUNCH |
1:00 - 2:00 pm | Keynote Address: Opportunities for Data Science to Improve Delivery of Care in Neurocritical Illness Soojin Park, MD (Columbia) |
2:00 - 2:30 pm | Palliative Care in the Neuro-ICU Lourdes Carhuapoma, PhD, ACNP-BC, CCRN (Johns Hopkins) |
2:30 – 3:00 pm | COFFEE BREAK with Exhibitors |
3:00 – 3:30 pm
| Pharmaceuticals to Support Neurorecovery in the ICU Mehrnaz Pajoumand, PharmD, BCPS (Maryland) |
3:30-3:35 pm | Closing Remarks Subhashini Ramesh (INOVA) |

Parking
Parking is complimentary at the Inova Center for Personalized Health Conference Center (ICPH). Use Entrance 3 under the pedestrian bridge to enter the Conference Center and take stairs or elevator to level 2.
Travel
Airports and Ground Transportation
Inova Center for Personalized Health Conference Center (ICPH) is centrally located between Washington Dulles Airport (IAD) and Reagan Airports (DCA). Union Station (in Washington, DC) is located about 30-40 minutes from the campus. Both airports along with Union Station offer onsite ground transportation to Fairfax, VA which is about a 30–40-minute drive. Uber or Lyft are also reliable ground transportation options in the DC metro area.
Hotels
Below are the two hotels that are located closest to the Inova Center for Personalized Health Conference Center (ICPH) and offer us discounted rates. There are many hotels in the area and Tyson's Corner that are located nearby.
8296 Glass Alley, Fairfax, VA 22031
Phone: 571-327-2277
Inova/corporate rate code: 8296INOVA
3111 Fairview Park Dr, Falls Church, VA 22042
(703) 849-9400
Disclosure Policy
Inova Health System’s Office of Continuing Medical Education adheres to ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CME activity, including faculty, program directors, and planners are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities as defined by ACCME. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated prior to the commencement of this activity.
Co-Director(s)
Subhashini Ramesh, MD
Neurointensivist
Medical Critical Care, Medicine Service Line
Inova Health System
Ramani Balu, MD
Neurointensivist, Director of Research
Medical Critical Care, Medicine Service Line
Inova Health System
Nicholas Morris, MD
Neurointensivist, Associate Professor of Neurology
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Program Committee (includes Program Directors above):
Neeraj Badjatia, MD - U of MD
Wendy Ziai, MD, MPH - Johns Hopkins
Scott Deboer, MD - Med Star Health System
Medical Director of Neurocritical Care at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center
Assistant Professor of Neurology, Georgetown School of Medicine
Richard Choi, MD - ChristianaCare
Javier Provencio, MD - UVA
Shraddha Mainali, MD - VCU
Ramani Balu, MD
Nicholas Morris, M.D.
Subhashini Ramesh, MD
Neeraj Badjatia, MD, MSc
Richard Choi, DO
Scott DeBoer, MD, PhD
Shraddha Mainali
Jose Javier Provencio, MD
Wendy Ziai, MD, MPH
Salome Loera, DNP, ACCNS-AG, PCCN, CCRN-CMC, SCRN
KAROLE NIELSEN
Sara Valenti, RN, BSN, CCRN
Mohammed Al-Dulaimi
Laith Altaweel, MD
Ramani Balu, MD
Lourdes Carhuapoma, PhD, CRNP
Romer Geocadin, MD
Daniel Gouger, MD
David Greer
Franziska Herpich, MD
Jessica Johns, MD
Adam Kardon
Jordan Komisarow
Mohammed Labib
Keith Lamb, RRT, RRT-ACCS, FAARC, FCCM
Nicholas Morris, M.D.
Bhiken Naik, MBBCh, MSCR
Mitchell Onwochei-Ashei, MD, MPH
Mehrnaz Pajoumand, PharmD
Soojin Park, MD
John Picard, MD
Erik Teicher, MD
Asma Zakaria, MD
Lucy Zhang, MD
Inova CME Accreditation
The Medical Society of Virginia is a member of the Southern States CME Collaborative, an ACCME Recognized Accreditor. Inova Health System Office of Continuing Medical Education is accredited by the Southern States CME Collaborative to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation
The Inova Office of Continuing Medical Education designates this live educational activity for a maximum of 13.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Physicians may claim up to 13.50 credits in Type 1 CME on the Virginia Board of Medicine Continued Competency and Assessment Form required for renewal of an active medical license in Virginia.
ABS CC Statement:
Successful completion of this CME activity enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirement(s) of the American Board of Surgery's Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.
Nursing Credit
Inova Nursing Professional Development is approved with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Virginia Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Criteria for successful completion includes attendance at the entire event and completion of an evaluation. Faculty for this event Shraddha Mainali has a financial relationship with ImageMonitoring and is a consultant with Marinus, Jose Javier Provencio, MD is a consultant with Cerevention Inc.., Wendy Ziai, MD, MPH is a consultant with Lumosa Therapeutics and Integra Life, Laith Altaweel, MD holds stock with with ICe Neurosystems, and David Greer is employed with Thieme Publishers, Inc and a contracted researcher with Becton Dickinson and Company. The relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated and there are no other relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies for those with the ability to control the content of this activity.
Available Credit
- 13.50 ABS MOC
- 13.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 13.50 ANCC
Thank you Exhibitors! Our event would not be possible without the generous support from our sponsors.
AstraZeneca
Ceribell
CoolTech
Edwards Lifesciences
Hyperfine
iCE Neurosystems
Infinite Legacy
Medtronic
Microvention
Neuroptics
Nico
Samsung NeuroLogica - Gold Sponsor
Stryker
UCB - Gold Level Lunch Sponsor
UCB Rare Disease
Zoll
Invitation to Exhibit
General: $2,500
• 6’ display table with two chairs in Atrium• Opportunity to interact with attendees during registration, meals and all breaks • Access to conference sessions for two exhibit representatives • Breakfast, lunch, and two coffee breaks for two exhibit representatives • Company name recognition on: - Promotional emails - Introduction slides, break slides, and closing slides - Exhibitor page on event website
Gold: $3,500
• Skirted 6’ display table in foyer space with two chairs • Opportunity to interact with attendees during registration, meals and all breaks • Access to conference sessions for two exhibit representatives • Breakfast, lunch, and two coffee breaks for two exhibit representatives • Company name recognition on: - Promotional emails - Introduction slides, break slides, and closing slides - Exhibitor page on event website • Verbal recognition on the day of the conference
Gold Star Lunch Sponsor: $5,000
• Skirted 6’ display table in foyer space with two chairs • Opportunity to interact with attendees during registration, meals and all breaks • Access to conference sessions for two exhibit representatives • Breakfast, lunch, and two coffee breaks for two exhibit representatives • Company name recognition on: - Promotional emails - Introduction slides, break slides, and closing slides - Exhibitor page on event website • Verbal recognition on the day of the conference • Special signage and podium mention for lunch sponsors
Interested in Exhibiting?
To confirm your space as an exhibitor, please email: [email protected]
Price
Are you an Inova Employee?
You can register via cost center.
Once receiving approval from your department leader, enter your cost center into the ‘coupon’ field while registering (or checking out). If it doesn’t apply, please email [email protected] for additional assistance. Your sponsoring department will be charged the cost of registration after the event.
Refunds:
Refunds will be allowed up a to week before the event. Refund requests need to be submitted in writing to [email protected]