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ForwardUPMC St. Margaret 18th Annual Clinical Research Forum | June 2, 2023
The UPMC St. Margaret 18th Annual Clinical Research Forum - Aligning Evidence-Based Practice, Research, and Quality Improvement: The Building Blocks to Enhance Patient Outcomes and Nursing Practice will be held both in-person and virtually on Friday, June 2, 2023. 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
8:30 AM | Registration and Continental Breakfast |
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9:00 AM | Welcome and Conference Overview | Marianna Stoneburner, MSN, RN, NEA |
9:15 AM | Keynote Presentation: Aligning Evidence-Based Practice, Nursing Research & Quality Improvement | James Donnelly, MBA, BSN, RN |
10:15 AM | The Value, Implementation, and Knowledge of Evidence-Based Practice after Self-Paced, Step-by-Step Education | Emily D. Wickline, PhD, BSN, RN, CMSRN |
10:35 AM | Interdepartmental Pulling Practices | Lauren Bertolino, BSN, RN, CMSRN |
10:55 AM | Break |
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11:10 AM | A Hybrid Approach to Peritoneal Dialysis Training | Kendallyn White MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CMSRN |
11:30 AM | Urine Infection Test (UIT): Implementation in the Operating Room | Bonnie Anton, MN, RN, CPHIMS, FHIMSS |
11:50 AM | Lunch |
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12:30 PM | Neurodevelopment and Mobility Rounding in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit | Christina Jockel, MSN, RN, CCRN |
12:50 PM | Back to Sleep: An Evaluation of Objective and Subjective Sleep Patterns in Hospitalized Patients | Meaghan Dodge, RN, CMSRN |
1:10 PM | An Organizational Evaluation of Moral Distress Among Registered Nurses | Jamilyn Kennell, MSN, RN, OCN |
1:30 PM | Break |
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1:45 PM | Nurse-Driven Congestive Heart Failure Diuretic Protocol Implementation in a Community Hospital | Cassandra Palmer, MSN, MBA, RN |
2:05 PM | Innovative Quality Improvement Initiative to Increase Nurse Knowledge and Decrease Readmission Rates of Postpartum Women with Preeclampsia | Alexandria Sara, DNP, RN, WHNP-BC, ANP-BC |
2:25 PM | Creating a Formal Mentorship Program to Improve Nurse Satisfaction and Retention | Mary Beth Langdon, DNP, RN, MEDSURG-BC, CNE |
2:45 PM | Questions, Evaluation, and Closing Remarks | Kendallyn White, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CMSRN |
3:00 PM | Adjournment |
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Bonnie Anton, MN, RN, CPHIMS, FHIMSS | Lauren Bertolino, BSN, RN, CMSRN | Meaghan Dodge, RN, CMSRN |
| James Donnelly, MBA, BSN, RN Chief Nursing Officer and Vice President for Patient Care Services UPMC Hamot | Christina Jockel, MSN, RN, CCRN | Jamilyn Kennell, MSN, RN, OCN Oncology Nurse Clinician UPMC Shadyside |
| Mary Beth Langdon, DNP, RN, MEDSURG-BC, CNE Interim Program Director UPMC Jameson School of Nursing | Kristin Loughery, BSN, RN, CCRN | Cassandra Palmer, MSN, MBA, RN Unit Director, 3B UPMC St. Margaret |
Alexandria Sara, DNP, RN, WHNP-BC, ANP-BC | Beth Savage, PhD, MSN, RN, NEA-BC Director, Clinical and Operational Informatics UPMC St. Margaret | Angela Trimpey, MSN, RN, CNOR Senior Clinician Educator, Operating Room UPMC St. Margaret |
| Amy Vestovich, BSN, RN, CCRN Professional Staff Nurse, Expert UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh | Kendallyn White, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CMSRN Advanced Clinical Education Specialist UPMC St. Margaret | Emily D. Wickline, PhD, BSN, RN, CMSRN |
*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 4.75 contact hours.
Available Credit
- 4.75 ANCCUPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
- 4.75 Attendance