APP Webinar Series

Scheduled

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Mental Health in Neuromodulation

This webinar, as part of a NANS-APP series, will discuss issues in patient and device selection for procedures done in functional neurosurgery practices. Panelists will highlight the challenges that mental health entail when considering treatment with neuromodulation. In particular, chronic pain is well recognized to be a multidimensional issue with sensory, affective and cognitive components, and such factors influence treatment outcomes with spinal cord stimulation. In addition, recent advances in deep brain stimulation for psychiatric disorders have demonstrated improvements in overall functioning and well-being. Please join our experienced team of advanced practice providers and physicians in this topical discussion.

Faculty

• Sameer Sheth, MD PhD
  • Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, Neuroscience, Psychiatry & Behavior Science
  • Baylor College of Medicine
• Beth Parente, PA-C MHS
  • Physician Assistant, Department of Neurosurgery
  • Duke University Medical Center
• Nicole Busch, MSN APRN AGCNS-BC
  • Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
  • Pain Specialists of America, Austin, TX
• Michael Staudt, MD MSc (Moderator)
  • Functional Neurosurgeon
  • Michigan Head and Spine Institute

Caring for Patients with Neuromodulation during COVID 

This webinar, as part of a NANS-APP series, will discuss issues in patient and device selection for procedures done in pain and functional neurosurgery practices. Panelists will highlight new interventions and how to balance these with the tried and true. Please join our experienced team of advanced practice providers and physicians to talk about creative ways to select patients and provide care during these times in-person and via telehealth. 

Faculty

• Julie Pilitsis, MD PhD
  • Professor of Neurosurgery & of Neuroscience / Chair for the Dept of Neuroscience & Experimental Therapeutics
  • Albany Medical Center
• Teresita DeVera, MSN CRNP ANP-BC
  • Nurse Practitioner, Department of Neurosurgery
  • Thomas Jefferson Hospital
• Lauren Cimino, APRN-CNP
  • Nurse Practitioner, Department of Neurological Surgery
  • Northwestern Memorial Hospital