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ForwardUPMC St. Margaret 17th Annual Clinical Research Forum | June 10, 2022
The UPMC St. Margaret 17th Annual Clinical Research Forum: Influencing Clinical Excellence, Healthy Cultures, and Staff Engagement through Evidence-Based Practice and Research will be held both in-person and virtually on Friday, June 10, 2022. Our hospital’s Evidence-Based Practice and Research Council is honored to present this hybrid conference focused on highlighting the best in evidence-based practice, research, and quality improvement from throughout UPMC.
Target Audience
This conference is open to all healthcare providers interested in learning about current clinical nursing research and a variety of evidence-based and quality improvement projects.
Learning Objectives
The learner will be able to able to:
- Describe ways to improve clinical outcomes, patient safety, and the patient experience based on current evidence and research
- Identify methods of improving the employee experience and nursing work environment
- Explain the importance of using evidence-based practice and research in clinical process improvements
7:30 AM | Registration and Continental Breakfast |
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8:00 AM | Welcome, Introduction, and Conference Overview | Jennifer Parrotte, MSN, RN |
8:30 AM | Keynote Presentation: Demystifying the Difficulty of Meaningful Research | Holly Lorenz, DNP, RN, NEA-BC |
9:30 AM | Examining Nurses’ Perception of Shift Work and Evaluating Supportive Interventions | Megan Konkol, BSN, RN, CCRN |
9:55 AM | Coaching to Bedside Shift Report and its Correlation to HCAHPS and VBP Dimension Scores: A Multi-Hospital Implementation Study | Lauren O’Donnell, PhD, MSN, RN, NEA-BC |
10:20 AM | Break |
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10:35 AM | The Time is NOWs: Interdisciplinary Collaboration to Decrease Hospital Length of Stay and Pharmacologic Therapy in Newborns Diagnosed with Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome | Pamela O’Donnell, MSN, RN-BC |
11:00 AM | Condition Escalated: Implementing Education and Simulations to Improve Outcomes | Megan Dunham, BSN, RN |
11:25 AM | How Same-Day Discharge after a Stent Placement can Improve Patient Satisfaction While Helping to Reduce Hospital Capacity during High Volume Periods | Tamara Williams, MSN, RN |
11:50 AM | Transitioning to a Tiered Skills Orientation Model (TSAM) in the Operating Room | Angela Trimpey, MSN, RN, CNOR |
12:15 PM | Lunch |
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1:00 PM | Research in Action |
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1:15 PM | Front Door Approach to a Nurse Lead Interdisciplinary Collaboration Reducing Emergency Department Left Without Being Seen Rate | Faith Colen, MSN, RN, CEN, CPHQ, NEA-BC |
1:40 PM | The Impact of Preoperative Mental Healthcare on Postoperative Outcomes | Elizabeth Nilsen, BSN, RN |
2:05 PM | Improving Patient Experience Using Evidence-Based Practice of Swab Cap Placement and Limited Central Line Use | Courtney Ross, MSN, RN, CEN, SANE |
2:30 PM | Break |
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2:45 PM | The Power of Research |
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2:50 PM | Impact of a Health Literacy and Teach-Back Workshop on Population Health and Condition Management Case Managers’ Knowledge and Self-Efficacy | Jennifer Shoup, DNP, RN, CCM |
3:15 PM | Maintaining Safety of the Hospital Environment by Addressing High-Risk Non-Adherent (HRNA) Behaviors | Lauren Williams, MA, MSN, RN, NE-BC |
3:40 PM | Questions, Evaluation, and Closing Remarks | Kendallyn White, MSN, RN, CMSRN |
4:00 PM | Adjournment |
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Parking is available in the UPMC St. Margaret visitor lot. Enter the hospital through the main entrance (Entrance B) and take the elevators down to the 1st floor. Follow the signs to the Conference Center.
Kimberly Baker, MSN, RN, CARN, NPD-BC
| Laura Barczykowski, BSN, RN, CEN | Dan Buchanan, MS |
Erin Catanese, MBA, BSN, RN, NE-BC, CCRN-K
| Faith Colen, MSN, RN, CEN, CPHQ, NEA-BC | Megan Dunham, BSN, RN |
Betsy George, PhD, RN | Megan Konkol, BSN, RN, CCRN | Holly Lorenz, DNP, RN, NEA-BC
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Elizabeth Nilsen, BSN, RN Pre-Doctoral Student
| Lauren O’Donnell, PhD, MSN, RN, NEA-BC | Pamela O’Donnell, MSN, RN-BC |
Courtney Ross, MSN, RN, CEN, SANE | Jennifer Shoup, DNP, RN, CCM | Angela Trimpey, MSN, RN, CNOR
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Lauren Williams, MA, MSN, RN, NE-BC | Tamara Williams, MSN, RN |
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*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 companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
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.
This activity is approved for the following credit: ANCC. Other healthcare professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 6.75 contact hours.
Available Credit
- 6.75 ANCCUPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
- 6.75 Attendance