UPMC St. Margaret 18th Annual Clinical Research Forum | June 2, 2023

Pittsburgh, PA US
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
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 4.75 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 4.75 Attendance
Course opens: 
05/01/2023
Course expires: 
06/16/2023
Event starts: 
06/02/2023 - 9:00am EDT
Event ends: 
06/02/2023 - 3:00pm EDT

8:30 AM            

Registration and Continental Breakfast

 

9:00 AM

Welcome and Conference Overview

Marianna Stoneburner, MSN, RN, NEA
Jennifer Vonada, BSN, RN, PCCN, CNIM

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

 

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
Beth Savage, PhD, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, RN-BC
Angela Trimpey, MSN, RN, CNOR

11:50 AM

Lunch 

 

12:30 PM

Neurodevelopment and Mobility Rounding in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

Christina Jockel, MSN, RN, CCRN
Amy Vestovich, BSN, 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

 

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

 

UPMC St. Margaret
815 Freeport Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15215
United States

Bonnie Anton, MN, RN, CPHIMS, FHIMSS
Informatics Nurse II
UPMC St. Margaret

Lauren Bertolino, BSN, RN, CMSRN
Senior Clinician
UPMC St. Margaret

Meaghan Dodge, RN, CMSRN
Professional Staff Nurse, Expert
UPMC Shadyside

James Donnelly, MBA, BSN, RN
Chief Nursing Officer and Vice President for Patient Care Services
UPMC Hamot

Christina Jockel, MSN, RN, CCRN
Programmatic Nurse Specialist
UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

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
Professional Staff Nurse, Expert
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh

Cassandra Palmer, MSN, MBA, RN
Unit Director, 3B
UPMC St. Margaret

Alexandria Sara, DNP, RN, WHNP-BC, ANP-BC
Nurse Practitioner, Postpartum Specialist
Trinity Health Hospital

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
Senior Clinician, Resource Pool
UPMC St. Margaret

*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 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 4.75 Attendance
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Registration is complimentary.  For assistance with registration or claiming your continuing education credits, please contact Kendallyn White at hoscheidk@upmc.edu.