2026 Annual Meeting | S12 - Practice, Policy and Ethics

Date Monday 04/20/26

Time 01:00 PM - 03:00 PM CDT Add To Calendar

Location McCormick Place West | W194b

Session Format This program will be presented both in-person and online

On Demand This program will be available in the meeting's On Demand product.

Event Type Scientific Platform Session

Moderator(s) Fariha Jamal, MD, Laveena Singla, MD

Topic(s) Practice, Policy, and Ethics

CME Available 2.00 CME credits

Program Materials Program Evaluations

Event Timeline
01:00 PM - 01:12 PM CDT	Abstract	001 - Access to High-efficacy Therapies for Multiple Sclerosis Under Medicaid: Variation in Coverage and Utilization Across States Mihir Kakara, MD
01:12 PM - 01:24 PM CDT	Abstract	002 - Priced out of Progress: Neurology Innovation Beyond Patient Reach Aaron E. Zweig, MD
01:24 PM - 01:36 PM CDT	Abstract	003 - “It Takes a Lot”: A Go-along Study Exploring how Patients With Mobility Disabilities Navigate Healthcare Environments in Outpatient Neurology Mihir Kakara, MD
01:36 PM - 01:48 PM CDT	Abstract	004 - Risk Analysis Index Outperforms the Modified Frailty Index-Five Following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Bara M. Hammadeh
01:48 PM - 02:00 PM CDT	Abstract	005 - Clinical Profiles and Socioeconomic Demographics of Patients Presenting to a Direct-pay Tertiary Headache Practice Lorenzo J. Rose
02:00 PM - 02:12 PM CDT	Abstract	006 - Comparing Academic and Non-academic Hospitals in Stroke Care and Mechanical Thrombectomy Outcomes: A Nationwide Propensity Score-matched Analysis Shraddha Mainali, MD
02:12 PM - 02:24 PM CDT	Abstract	007 - Urinary Tract Infections and Urosepsis in Multiple Sclerosis: Insights from FDA Pharmacovigilance Data Tamara B. Kaplan, MD, FAAN
02:24 PM - 02:36 PM CDT	Abstract	008 - An Automated Quality Improvement System Reduced Patient Safety Events in an Academic Tertiary Neurology Center Benjamin M. Burke, MD
02:36 PM - 02:48 PM CDT	Abstract	009 - Completion Rate and Feasibility of Converting AAN Multiple Sclerosis Quality Measures to Digital Measures Samantha J. Tidd, MD
02:48 PM - 03:00 PM CDT	Abstract	010 - Large Language Model Pipeline Optimized for Neurology Education Demonstrates Improved Trainee Learning Outcomes in Randomized Intervention Jay Khurana, MD

Faculty Disclosures
Kelly Bowen	Kelly Bowen has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a author of a contributed book chapter on an unrelated health care topic with American Medical Association/Elsevier.
Meta S. Covington, MPH	Mrs. Covington has nothing to disclose.
Mihir Kakara, MD	Dr. Kakara has nothing to disclose.
Lorenzo J. Rose	Mr. Rose has nothing to disclose.
Shayan Marsia, MBBS	Dr. Marsia has nothing to disclose.
Tamara B. Kaplan, MD, FAAN	Dr. Kaplan has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Consultant for EMD Serono . Dr. Kaplan has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Consultant for Genentech. Dr. Kaplan has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Consultant for Biogen.
Georgios Sioutas, MD	Dr. Sioutas has nothing to disclose.
Stefan Prulovic, MD	Mr. Prulovic has nothing to disclose.
Laveena Singla, MD	Dr. Singla has received personal compensation in the range of $0-$499 for serving as a Attended educational conference with Neuropace.
Hope M. O'Brien, MD, MBA, FAAN	The institution of Dr. O'Brien has received personal compensation in the range of $5,000-$9,999 for serving as a Consultant for Pfizer. The institution of Dr. O'Brien has received personal compensation in the range of $5,000-$9,999 for serving as a Consultant for AbbVie. The institution of Dr. O'Brien has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Consultant for Ipsen. The institution of Dr. O'Brien has received personal compensation in the range of $10,000-$49,999 for serving on a Speakers Bureau for Abbvie. The institution of Dr. O'Brien has received personal compensation in the range of $0-$499 for serving on a Speakers Bureau for Scilex. The institution of Dr. O'Brien has received personal compensation in the range of $5,000-$9,999 for serving on a Speakers Bureau for Axsome. The institution of Dr. O'Brien has received personal compensation in the range of $5,000-$9,999 for serving on a Speakers Bureau for Pfizer. The institution of Dr. O'Brien has received research support from Abbvie. The institution of Dr. O'Brien has received research support from Eli Lilly. The institution of Dr. O'Brien has received research support from IPSEN. The institution of Dr. O'Brien has received research support from Merz. Dr. O'Brien has received publishing royalties from a publication relating to health care. Dr. O'Brien has a non-compensated relationship as a Accreditation Council Member with UCNS that is relevant to AAN interests or activities.
Sarita Walvekar, MD	Sarita Walvekar has nothing to disclose.
Shraddha Mainali, MD	Dr. Mainali has received personal compensation for serving as an employee of Virginia commonwealth University.
Mengke Du	Mengke Du has nothing to disclose.
Jaya Aysola, MD	The institution of Dr. Aysola has received research support from Ahrq.
Weaam Masoud, MD	Dr. Masoud has nothing to disclose.
Cameron J. Sabet, MD	Mr. Sabet has nothing to disclose.
Bhav Jain, BS	Mr. Jain has received personal compensation for serving as an employee of National Academy of Medicine.
Jay Khurana, MD	Dr. Khurana has or had stock in Pfizer Inc.Dr. Khurana has or had stock in PathAI Inc.
Matthew Kearney, PhD	The institution of Dr. Kearney has received research support from NIH.
Benjamin M. Burke, MD	Dr. Burke has or had stock in GE Healthcare.
Jessica Campanile, MD	Dr. Campanile has nothing to disclose.
Syed Rizvi, MD	Dr. Rizvi has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Consultant for Serono Roche Bristol Myers . Dr. Rizvi has received personal compensation in the range of $5,000-$9,999 for serving as an Expert Witness for Na.
Madelyn Esser	Ms. Esser has nothing to disclose.
Adam Webb, MD, FAAN	Dr. Webb has received personal compensation in the range of $5,000-$9,999 for serving as an Expert Witness for Spears Rebman Moore, Williams PC.
Stephanie Iyer, PharmD	Dr. Iyer has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Consultant for UCB.
Alexandra R. Balshi	Ms. Balshi has nothing to disclose.
Princess A. Ikemenogo, MD	Dr. Ikemenogo has nothing to disclose.
Saswat Sahoo	Mr. Sahoo has nothing to disclose.
Fariha Jamal, MD	Dr. Jamal has nothing to disclose.
Azeeza M. Sarour, MPH	Miss Sarour has nothing to disclose.
Elizabeth M. Perelstein, MD	Dr. Perelstein has nothing to disclose.
Marisa P. McGinley, DO	Dr. McGinley has received personal compensation in the range of $5,000-$9,999 for serving on a Scientific Advisory or Data Safety Monitoring board for Genentech. Dr. McGinley has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Scientific Advisory or Data Safety Monitoring board for EMD Serono. The institution of Dr. McGinley has received research support from Biogen. The institution of Dr. McGinley has received research support from Genentech. The institution of Dr. McGinley has received research support from NIH. The institution of Dr. McGinley has received research support from AHRQ. The institution of Dr. McGinley has received research support from EMD Serono.
Aaron E. Zweig, MD	Dr. Zweig has nothing to disclose.
Saima Chaudhry, MD	Dr. Chaudhry has nothing to disclose.
Bara M. Hammadeh	Mr. Hammadeh has nothing to disclose.
Aimen Tameezuddin, MBBS	Dr. Tameezuddin has nothing to disclose.
Samantha J. Tidd, MD	Dr. Tidd has nothing to disclose.
Hossam A. Zaki	Mr. Zaki has nothing to disclose.
Caitlin Rivet, RN	Ms. Rivet has nothing to disclose.