New Jersey Neuroscience Institute
DePinto Named Facilitator of Aneurysm Support Group
EDISON, NJ ---- Ocean Gate, NJ resident Nancy DePinto has been appointed Facilitator of the AVM/Aneurysm Support Group by the New Jersey Neuroscience Institute (NJNI) at JFK Medical Center in Edison.
A neuroscience nurse with six years experience, DePinto has been with NJNI for nearly four years and is a neurosurgical nurse clinician. DePinto has worked directly with preoperative, perioperative, and postoperative phases with both arteriovenous malformation (AVM) and Cerebral Aneurysm patients. She has also been a speaker on AVM and aneurysms at the annual Critical Nursing Conference at JFK Medical Center.
The AVM/Aneurysm Support Group is open to survivors of cerebral aneurysms and arteriovenous malformations (AVMs), as well as their family members, caregivers, and friends. The group meets regularly the fourth Wednesday of each month (except July and August) at 7:00 pm in the NJNI conference room, and includes special guest presentations and activities throughout the year. The group is an affiliate of the Brain Injury Association, Inc., a statewide, non-profit membership organization dedicated to providing education, outreach, prevention, advocacy, and support services too those affected by brain injury and the community at large and is sponsored in part by NJNI.
Says DePinto, “The support group offers those affected by brain aneurysms an opportunity to meet others facing similar situations and challenges, as well as expose them to information and resources to help them manage their condition.” For more information about the group, contact DePinto at 732-321-7000, extension 68973.
The New Jersey Neuroscience Institute at JFK Medical Center is a comprehensive facility designed exclusively for the diagnosis, treatment, and research of complex neurological disorders in children and adults. Services offered at the Institute include programs in tumors of the nervous system, dizziness and balance disorders, neurological vision disorders, epilepsy, neuromuscular disorders, cerebral palsy, movement disorders, cerebrovascular disease and sleep disorders. As a department of Seton Hall University's School of Graduate Medical Education, NJNI serves as the clinical setting for SHU's residency training in pediatric and adult neurology.
For more information on the New Jersey Neuroscience Institute, call
732-321-7950 or visit the facility online at www.njneuro.org.