We often learn a lot from our patients. A Parkinsons’ disease patient in our clinic pulled out his laser pointer to initiate gait and improve balance for gait testing and […]

Great news! Our upcoming WFNN neuroscience symposium is sold out! For those attending, it will be an outstanding few days with great international speakers, wine, lunches, an auction and an […]

The WFNN is in the final stages of planning an outstanding 2-day conference in Sacramento, California. Slated for September 24-25th, ‘International Neuroscience Nurses Symposium’. Christi, our outstanding President has been very […]

Stroke is a common neurologic disease and some patients suffer stroke while in the hospital for another reason. Most people would think that they “are lucky to be in the […]

More than 80% of all patients with epilepsy experience a rapid rise in heart rate at seizure onset. Cyberonics has recently released a new VNS (Vagal Nerve Stimulation) device- AspireSR- […]

Bedside nurses of the future may be checking the gender of their patient before considering the best pain management strategies. A recent animal model study showed that gender played an […]

I just came back from the national Canadian meeting in St. John’s Newfoundland where I had the chance to do a few talks, one on neuroassessment and another on assessment […]

Mobile technology has transformed the way we communicate and access information. Smart phones are more than just phones, they are powerful mobile computers with the ability to retrieve information almost […]

The general ICU was the first to be established in Mulago Hospital to cater for all critically ill patients in the hospital. Because Mulago Hospital is a national referral hospital, […]

Please check out the website: www.cann.ca for the upcoming annual Canadian Neuroscience conference to be held in beautiful Newfoundland. This is a spectacular province with the best people. Abstract deadlines have been […]