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ForwardUPMC St. Margaret 19th Annual Clinical Research Forum | June 14, 2024
The UPMC St. Margaret Evidence-Based Practice and Research Council is honored to present the 19th Annual Clinical Research Forum: From Evidence to Excellence - Transforming Patient Care through Evidence-Based Practice, Quality Improvement, and Research. This conference will be held in person and virtually on Friday, June 14, 2024 and will highlight impactful projects 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
At the completion of this conference, the learner will be 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 Breakfast |
9:00 AM | Executive Welcome and Conference Overview John Davis, DNP, RN, FNP-BC, NEA-BC |
9:10 AM | Keynote: Giving Voice to Patient and Family Experience – How a Nursing Lens Improves Science and Discovery Teresa Hagan Thomas, PhD, BA, RN Clinical Research Nursing Perspectives Cheryl Cuglewski, BSN, RN, OCN |
10:10 AM | Reduction of Surgical Site Infections with the Use of Preoperative Nasal Decolonization Casey Witt-Patterson, BSN, RN |
10:30 AM | The “Support” in the Condition Support – Development of a Behavioral Health Emergency Support Team (B.E.S.T.) to Mitigate Workplace Violence Kimberly Baker, MSN, RN, CARN, NPD-BC |
10:50 AM | Break |
11:05 AM | New Hire Interdisciplinary Therapy Shadowing Lauren Orosz, MOT, OTR/L |
11:25 AM | Developing a QI Project to Address Delayed Symptoms of Chemotherapy Extravasation Amy Baker, MSN, RN, OCN |
11:45 AM | Stratifying VTE Risk in Orthopedic Surgery Patients Alexa Wardoclip, PharmD |
12:05 PM | Lunch |
12:50 PM | Panel Discussion: From Research to Real World Impact Amber Cole, BSN, RN, PCCN |
1:20 PM | Power in Numbers: Engaging UPMC Nurses in System Level Research Kim Nelson, DNP, CNS, RN, NEA-BC, ACNS-BC, CV-BC, CHFN |
1:40 PM | Incorporating Racial Education into Crisis Management Training: A Qualitative Case Study Colby Russell, DHA, MHA, BCC |
2:00 PM | Break |
2:15 PM | NA/PCT Inexperienced Course Content Comprehension Improvement Project Susan DeMasters, MPA, MSN, RN, CLCP |
2:35 PM | Perioperative Education Reboot Katie Kirstein, MSN, RN, CNOR |
2:55 PM | Reduction of Hospital Acquired C. Diff on an Inpatient Oncology Unit Tiffany Conlin, MSN, RN, CMSRN, NPD-BC |
3:15 PM | Evaluation and Closing Remarks Kendallyn White, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CMSRN |
3:30 PM | Adjournment |
Amy Baker | Kimberly Baker | Kate Bogue |
Kimberly Boulanger | Amber Cole | Lindsay Conjack |
Tiffany Conlin | Cheryl Cuglewski | Susan DeMasters |
Teresa Hagan Thomas | Carrie Jeffery | Jamie Kazmer |
Katie Kirstein | Marley LeMasters | Nadia Nekrashevich |
Kim Nelson | Lauren Orosz | Marilu Piotrowski |
Colby Russell | Cindy Shaffer | Alexa Wardoclip |
Donna Weyant | Emily D. Wickline | Casey Witt-Patterson |
*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 5.25 contact hours.
Available Credit
- 5.25 ANCCUPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
- 5.25 Attendance