Cleveland Clinic 26th Innovations in Neuroscience 2026

Cleveland Clinic’s 26th Innovations in Neuroscience brings neurological treatment, rehabilitation, and technology into one multidisciplinary program. Held on April 24, 2026 in Cleveland with live-stream participation, the meeting covers functional neurological disorders, dementia, epilepsy, neurocritical care, aphasia, inflammatory cerebrovascular disease, and pain. Other sessions examine neuroplasticity, patient engagement, artificial intelligence, and the design of neurological care environments. The recording topics below retain their original order, moving between clinical management and recovery-focused care. The program is particularly relevant to nurses, advanced practice clinicians, therapists, speech-language pathologists, and other professionals working across neurological care teams.

Learning Objectives

• Recognize common neurological symptoms in various neurological diseases, and treatment options through lectures and case-based learning.
• Identify both standards of care and innovations in the management of specific neurological diseases, symptoms and patient populations.
• Discuss the role of functional medicine in neurological disorders.
• Describe the role of rehabilitation in the recovery process of patients with neurological disease and injury.
• Describe how multidisciplinary care is crucial to short- and long-term goals of patient management and how early intervention can help in achieving successful outcomes.

Topics

• 01 Dementia Management Updates – Emerging Therapies and Clinical Care Strategies

• 02 Managing Aphasia – Advances in Speech Therapy and Cognitive Rehabilitation

• 03 AI, Neurotechnology, and Digital Innovation in Neurologic Care at Cleveland Clinic

• 04 Neuropathic, Nociplastic, and Centralized Pain – New Approaches to Chronic Pain Management

• 05 Designing the Future of Neurologic Care – Cleveland Clinic’s New Neurological Institute

• 06 Vagus Nerve Stimulation, rTMS, and DBS in Poststroke Motor Recovery

• 07 Inflammatory Cerebrovascular Disorders – Diagnosing Vasculitis vs Atherosclerotic Stroke

• 08 Helping “Unmotivated” Patients in Neurology – Practical Strategies for Behavior Change and Engagement

• 09 Multimodality Monitoring in the NeuroICU – Personalized Cerebral Autoregulation and AI-Guided Care

• 10 Functional Movement Disorder Treatment – Education, Motor Retraining, and Nervous System Regulation

• 11 Clinical Pearls in Epilepsy – Seizure Classification, ASM Selection, and EEG Interpretation

Conference Directors

• Kristen Vargo, DNP, RN, NE-BC — Director of Nursing, Neurological Institute, Orthopaedics and Rheumatology
• Cindy Sutton, MSN, RN, CRRN — Nurse Manager, Neuro Step-Down and Epilepsy Monitoring Units
• Amy Young, MSN, APRN, ACCNS-AG, CCRN — Clinical Nurse Specialist, Neuro ICU and Neuro Step Down Units

Faculty

• Robert Bermel, MD, MBA — Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis
• Sara Davin, PsyD, MPH — Comprehensive Pain Recovery
• Catherine Hassett, DO — Cerebrovascular Center
• Mary Kate Hutchinson, PT, DPT, NCS — Physical Therapy
• Randy Karim, PT, DPT, NCS, CBIS, MSCS — Physical Therapy
• G. Abbas Kharal, MD, MPH — Cerebrovascular Center
• Megan Leonard, MA, CCC-SLP — Speech Therapy
• Kasia Rothenberg, MD, PhD — Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health
• Susie Stanton, PA-C, MS, MSHS — Epilepsy Center
• Pavan Tankha, DO — Comprehensive Pain Recovery
• Zhichun (Alex) Xu, AIA, NCARB

The original event listed 6.75 ANCC contact hours, 6.75 AAPA credits, and 0.65 ASHA CEUs for eligible participants. These credits, the optional institute tour and reception, and live-event or streaming access are not included with store files.