Agenda
Sept. 18, 2026
8:30 a.m. CT – 4:30 p.m. CT
8:30 a.m.
Registration
8:55 a.m.
HoloBox Introduction - Committee and Survivor
9 a.m.
New Horizons in Stroke Management: Technology, Advancement and Holistic Evidence-Based Care
Moderator: Nicholas Borg, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, UNMC
Panel:
Monica Johnson, MD
Assistant Professor and Chief, Neurocritical Care, Department of Neurological Sciences, UNMC
Kerry Rodabaugh, MD
Professor, McClure L. Smith Professor of Gynecologic Oncology; Section Chief, Department of Gynecologic Oncology, UNMC
Mithun G. Sattur, MBBS
Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, UNMC
Daniel L. Surdell, MD
Professor and Program Director, Department of Neurosurgery, UNMC
William E. Thorell, MD
Chair and Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, UNMC
10:30 a.m.
Break
10:45 a.m.
Interactive Wall Module
Paul Dye, MSEd
Director, Advanced Educational Design & Delivery, iExcel, UNMC
10:55 a.m.
Telehealth in Stroke Care: Bridging Distances
Haley Hansen, DP, DPT
Physical Therapist, QLI/Kintinu Telerehab, Omaha, NE
Kelsey Wagner, MS, CCC-SLP
Speech Language Pathologist, QLI/Kintinu Telerehab, Omaha, NE
12:10 p.m.
Lunch / Poster Presentations / Technology Try-Out
12:45 p.m.
American Heart Association’s Skilled Nursing Facility Stroke Rehabilitation Certification
Panel:
Jayma Brown, MHA, BSN, RN, NE-BC, LNHA
Director of Nursing, Dunklau Gardens, Methodist Health System, Fremont, NE
Tammy Deemer, RN-BC, LNHA
Administrator, Dunklau Gardens, Methodist Health System, Fremont, NE
Tara Palensky, RN
Quality Improvement, Patient Safety & ER Coordinator, Butler County Health, David City, NE
Madeline Pawloski, MHA, MOT, OTR/L, BCP
Senior Program Implementation Lead, American Heart Association, Omaha, NE
Connie Stiver, RN
Staff Development and Quality Coordinator, Dunklau Gardens, Methodist Health System, Fremont, NE
Hannah Wurl, OTD, OTR/L
Occupational Therapist, Butler County Health, David City, NE
1:45 p.m.
Break
2 p.m.
The Invisible Brain After Stroke: Integrating Mental Health, Neurocognitive Function, and Recovery Across the Care Continuum
Denise Waterfield, PhD, APRN-NP, CCRN, AGACNP-BC
Assistant Professor, College of Nursing, UNMC
3:15 p.m.
Navigating Rural Care: Access, Sustainability, and Patient Transitions
Panel:
Jayma Brown, MHA, BSN, RN, NE-BC, LNHA
Director of Nursing, Dunklau Gardens, Methodist Health System, Fremont, NE
Jordan Cretacci, BSN, RN
Care Manager, Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation, CHI Health Good Samaritan, Kearney, NE
Tammy Deemer, RN-BC, LNHA
Administrator, Dunklau Gardens, Methodist Health System, Fremont, NE
Connie Stiver, RN
Staff Development and Quality Coordinator, Dunklau Gardens, Methodist Health System, Fremont, NE
4:15 p.m.
The Future Door: A Virtual Journey Through Stroke Care
Cheyene Wood
Patient
4:30 p.m.
Adjourn