APP Webinar Series

Scheduled

Mental Health in Neuromodulation

Date: Tuesday, February 16, 2021
Time: 4-5 pm CST / 5-6 pm EST

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.

At the conclusion of this educational presentation, the participant will be able to:

1. Identify patient characteristics and co-morbid mental health conditions that predict long-term outcomes following spinal cord stimulation
2. Describe coping strategies for patients with chronic pain, and the impact of pain on mental health
3. Describe the indications and evidence for the use of deep brain stimulation in the treatment of psychiatric disorders

Faculty

• Beth Parente, PA-C MHS: Mental health factors that impact SCS outcomes
• Sameer Sheth, MD PhD: DBS for Psychiatric Disorders
• Michael Staudt, MD MSc: Moderator

Target audience

•  Advanced practice providers
• Allied health professions
• Nurses and nursing students
• Physicians, medical students, residents, fellows

Recorded

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