UPMC Mercy EBP Nursing Symposium

Pittsburgh, PA US
May 6, 2025

Evidence-based practice (EBP) uses the best available and relevant research findings, and guidelines in nursing practice. Rather, than EBP, nurses use experienced-based knowledge, and their observations, colleagues and other collaborators’ support in practice without considering the best and current evidence. This symposium will provide an overview of EBP with examples to educate nurses in the implementation of EBP for better patient outcomes.

Target Audience

UPMC Mercy Nurses

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to define evidence-based practice (EBP).

At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to recognize how evidence-based practice (EBP) can improve care in their area of practice.

At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to design an evidence-based practice project to contribute high-quality healthcare

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 3.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 3.00 Attendance
Course opens: 
05/06/2025
Course expires: 
06/06/2025
Event starts: 
05/06/2025 - 7:30am EDT
Event ends: 
05/06/2025 - 5:00pm EDT
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Agenda

10:30a-11a Registration

11a-2p: Evidence-Based Practice and Nursing Care

UPMC Mercy
1400 Locust Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
United States

Planning Committee Members: 

Rashida Henderson, PhD, MBA, RN, CNML, CMSRN, UPMC Experience and Nursing Excellence Specialist, UPMC Magee-Women’s Hospital / Mercy Hospital

Melissa Jones, MSN, RN, GERO-BC, CDP, Geriatric Programmatic Nurse Specialist, UPMC Mercy

Olivia A. Glotfelty-Scheuering, MLIS, MHA, AHIP, EBP-C, Manager, Library Services, UPMC Mercy & UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital

 

Conflict of Interest Disclosure:  No members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services, used on, or consumed by, patients to disclose.

In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Nursing (CNE)

The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is _4.0_ contact hours.

Other Healthcare Professionals: Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.

Available Credit

  • 3.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 3.00 Attendance
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