Emergency Neurological Life Support Course | June 26

June 26, 2025

This course will be presented virtually via Zoom.

Johns Hopkins is pleased to announce that it will be hosting the Emergency Neurological Life Support Course developed by the Neurocritical Care Society. 

This program will prepare healthcare professionals to become certified in emergency neurological life support.  The goal of this program is to improve patient care and outcomes beginning in the first hour of a neurological emergency.  Physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and nurses are encouraged to attend this course.  This program provides an algorithmic approach to care using protocols, practical checklists, decision points, and suggested communication for application during neurologic emergencies.

Pricing Structure
RoleFirst-Time
Certification Price		Recertification Price
Physician

NCS Member $350

NCS Non-member $416 

NCS Member $251

NCS Non-member $297

Allied Health (RN, PA, NP, EMT, EMT-P)$105$77.50
Student, Resident, or Fellow$75$58.50

All required online materials are ordered from the Neurocritical Care Society 2 weeks before the course therefore, no refund will be made for cancellations after June 12th.

PAYMENT BY CREDIT CARD ONLY. NO EXCEPTIONS.

You will select your role/certification status on the registration page.

After registering for this program, participants will:

  • Attend a one-day live course via Zoom 
  • Be granted access to the online portion of the program, which includes protocols, teaching materials, and assessments for each subject area

This live one-day program is taught by Johns Hopkins Neuroscience and Neuro Critical Care experts. Participants will obtain their CME/CE credits after passing the written quizzes for all available modules on the Neurocritical Care Society website.

    Upon successful completion of the course, the participant is certified for two years.

    Target Audience

    Physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, pharmacists and Emergency Medical Services personnel.

    Note: Johns Hopkins employees must secure the time needed to attend this course through their supervisor. Registration for the course through this site does not guarantee this time.

    Learning Objectives

    Lectures presented include:

    • Acute Non-Traumatic Weakness
    • Intracranial Hypertension and Herniation
    • Pharmacotherapy
    • Traumatic Brain Injury
    • Approach to the Comatose Patient
    • Resuscitation Following Cardiac Arrest
    • Airway, Ventilation, and Sedation
    • Intracerebral Hemorrhage
    • Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
    • Spinal Cord Compression
    • Acute Ischemic Stroke
    • Traumatic Spine Injury
    • Meningitis and Encephalitis
    • Status Epilepticus
    Additional information
    Contact email: 
    [email protected]
    Course summary
    Course opens: 
    04/08/2025
    Course expires: 
    06/26/2025
    Event starts: 
    06/26/2025 - 7:00am EDT
    Event ends: 
    06/26/2025 - 3:30pm EDT
    Cost:
    $58.50
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    Registration fee:  Includes online course materials 
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    Jose Suarez, MD
    Dr. Suarez is currently the Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Neurology, and Neurosurgery and Director of the Neurocritical Care Division at Johns Hopkins University. Dr Suarez has authored or co-authored over 150 publications in the areas of stroke and critical care neurology and neurosurgery in reputable journals including the New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA, Stroke, Critical Care Medicine, and Neurology. He is a member of the Editorial Board of Stroke and Neurocritical Care and is the editor of several books including the Critical Care Neurology and Neurosurgery textbook. He is also the Vice President and President-Elect of the Neurocritical Care Society.

    Salia Farrokh, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP, FNCS
    Dr. Farrokh is the Neurosciences Critical Care Unit Clinical Specialist at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. She has published and presented on topics of neurocritical care and the treatment of neuroinfectious diseases. Dr. Farrokh is a Fellow of the Neurocritical Care Society (NCS) and a member of the NCS Pharmacy Committee.

     

    Elizabeth (Betsy) Zink, Ph.D., MSN, RN, CCNS, CNRN
    Dr. Zink is a Clinical Nurse Specialist in the Neurocritical Care Unit at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. She has worked as a staff nurse, nurse practitioner, and clinical nurse specialist in the areas of neurosciences and stroke, managing clinical care, research, and education at the patient, staff, and systems levels. She has a track record of leadership in quality improvement efforts, organizing interprofessional teams, and translating evidence into practice. She has published and presented locally, nationally, and internationally on neurocritical care and stroke. Her research interests focus on applying biomarker measurement of early rehabilitation interventions in neurocritical care and stroke and exploring the effects of team performance on stroke patient outcomes.

     
    Kathryn Rosenblatt, MD
    Dr. Rosenblatt is an assistant professor of anesthesiology and critical care medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and serves as co-director of the neurosurgical anesthesia fellowship and director of outreach. Her areas of clinical expertise include anesthesiology, neurocritical care and intraoperative neuromonitoring. Dr. Rosenblatt is a member of the American Medical Association, the American Society of Anesthesiologists, the Neurocritical Care Society, Society of Critical Care Medicine and the Society for Neuroscience in Anesthesiology and Critical Care (SNACC). She serves on the Communications Committee and is a Social Media Ambassador for SNACC. She also serves as Secretary and Education Chair of the Maryland Society of Anesthesiologists. 
     
    Victor Cruz Urrutia, MD
    Dr. Victor Urrutia serves as the medical director of the stroke service at The Johns Hopkins Hospital and director of the Sheikh Khalifa Stroke Institute. He focuses on the clinical aspects of cerebrovascular disease (stroke), specifically acute stroke therapy and prevention.
     
    Vishank Shah, MD
    Dr. Vishank A. Shah is an assistant professor of neurology, anesthesiology and critical care medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His area of clinical expertise is in the care of critically ill neurological and neurosurgical patients and serves as an attending neurointensivist in the Johns Hopkins and Bayview Medical Center neurocritical care unit. Particularly, Dr. Shah’s clinical interests focus in on subarachnoid hemorrhage, intracerebral, intraventricular hemorrhage and cerebrovascular disorders. Dr. Shah also serves as the resident education director in the neurocritical care division.
     

     

     

     

    This program may be used to fulfill specific CEU requirements such as:

    • Stroke: 6 hours
    • Trauma: 5 hours
    • Pharmacy: 5.5 hours

    Price

    Cost:
    $58.50
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    All required online materials are ordered from the Neurocritical Care Society 2 weeks before the course therefore, no refund will be made for cancellations after June 12th.

    The live sessions will be presented during eastern standard time.  

    Required Hardware/software

    Computer with internet access, webcam, and microphone.
    Live sessions will be presented virtually via Zoom.  Please test your computer's video and audio before the event.