By Shweta Goswami, MD; Eunice J Lee, MD; Rachael Scott, PharmD, BCCCP; Naomi Niznick, MD; Sasha Yakhkind, MD; Pouya Ameli, MD, MS; and Marc Babi, MD The role of practice management education—an umbrella term to describe salary negotiation, billing and coding, law and malpractice, and so on...
By Wade Smith, MD, PhD, FNCS Fulfilling Our Mission Through Education Dear NCS Members, Fall brings with it many new beginnings, and as students return to school, we as neurocritical care practitioners can take the time to enhance our own practice, as well. While we may have...
By Wade Smith, MD, PhD, FNCS Exceptional Service, Academic Excellence and Leadership Dear NCS Members, I hope you are having a wonderful summer and that you’ve taken time to recharge and reconnect with family and friends. The NCS 19th Annual Meeting, taking place in Chicago and...
By Wade Smith, MD, PhD, FNCS A Mid-Year Check-In Dear NCS Members, It’s hard to believe we’re halfway through 2021. Over the past six months, we’ve made significant strides in COVID-19 recovery, and many cities and states across the United States are looking forward to a safe return...
By Wade Smith, MD, PhD, FNCS The Value of Volunteer Leadership Dear NCS Members, A foundation of NCS is its volunteers. As a member, if you have not yet volunteered for a role in NCS, please consider doing so. Serving as your NCS President in a year when we are emerging from the...
By Wade Smith, MD, PhD, FNCS COVID-19 Vaccinations: Hope Is on the Horizon Dear NCS Members, As hopeful news about COVID-19 vaccines spreads nationwide, we can start looking forward to a safe return to our regular lives. Rates of hospitalizations have fallen across the United States....
Curing Coma Campaign Mission Control Keri S. Kim, PharmD, MS CTS Shraddha Mainali, MD Len Polizzotto, PhD Jose Suarez, MD, FNCS, FANA Claude Hemphill, MD, MAS, FNCS Daiwai Olson, PhD, RN, FNCS The Curing Coma Campaign (CCC) is a global...
By Wade Smith, MD, PhD, FNCS, and Paul Nyquist, MD/MPH, FANA, FCCM, FAAN Introducing the Neurocritical Care Foundation Dear NCS Members, It was wonderful to engage with you all during World Coma Day on March 22. I am proud to lead a society that prioritizes raising awareness of coma...
Deepa Malaiyandi MD, Hana Nobleza MD, Marin Darsie MD, H.E. Hinson, MD Welcome to the new Inclusion in Neurocritical Care (INCC) Corner of Currents . Our Editorial Board Members Drs. Hana Nobleza (WINCC Subcommittee Co-Chair) and Deepa Malaiyandi (INCC Chair) are excited to be able to...
By Wade Smith, MD, PhD, FNCS Education and Certification Dear NCS Members, Can you believe that it has already been a year in terms of the pandemic? Over the past year, each of us has had to change our lifestyles and adapt to our circumstances and environment. Whether that has meant...