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ForwardUPMC St. Margaret 20th Annual Clinical Research Forum | May 30, 2025
The UPMC St. Margaret Evidence-Based Practice and Research Council is honored to present the 20th Annual Clinical Research Forum: Research through the Years. This conference will be held in person and virtually on Friday, May 30, 2025, 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 strategies for enriching the patient experience and quality of patient care, drawing from current research and evidence-based frameworks.
- Explain the critical role of evidence-based research in shaping and implementing clinical process improvements to advance patient care.
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 Debra M. Wolf, PhD, MSN, BSN, RN, FAAOHN |
10:10 AM | The Effect of Interventional Strategies on the Level of Test Anxiety among Nursing Students of UPMC Jameson School of Nursing at UPMC Hamot Ejay H. Ignacio, PhD, MAN, RN, CNOR, MEDSURG-BC |
10:30 AM | Improving Pediatric Emergency Nurse Readiness in Mass Casualty Incidents Melony Murray, DNP, RN, CPEN, CPN |
10:50 AM | Break - Poster Review |
11:05 AM | Increasing Self-Efficacy and Knowledge of Cardiac Arrhythmias for Medical-Surgical Nurses. Zach Perpetua, DNP, RN, CMSRN, CNL Haley Zurcher, DNP, MSN, RN |
11:25 AM | Just Say 'no' to NPO: Implementation of an Enteral Feeding with Heated High Flow Nasal Cannula Clinical Effectiveness Guideline Meghan Hixenbaugh BSN, RN, CCRN, SRNA Christina Jockel MSN, RN, CCRN |
11:45 AM | Transforming Clinical Orientation: A Standardized, Systemwide Approach Catherine Thomas, MSN, RN, CNL Kendallyn White, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CMSRN |
12:05 PM | Lunch |
12:45 PM | Jeopardy: The Research Round-up Jennifer Vonada MSN, RN, PCCN, CNIM |
1:15 PM | Emergency Department Nurse Course 2.0: Novice to Expert Kristen Sandridge MSN, RN, CPEN, CPN Molly Gibson MSN, RN, CPEN Kathy Natale BSN, RN, CPEN |
1:35 PM | Enhancing Discharge Medication Education for Patients on a Surgical Floor: A Path to Better Recovery Heather Smith RN, BSN |
1:55 PM | Break - Poster Review |
2:10 PM | Condition LVAD: Ensuring Optimal Response Maria Hamidi, MSN, RN, NPD-BC |
2:30 PM | The Resource POD: Geographical assignment to reduce falls Lauren Norton, BSN, RN, CMSRN |
2:50 PM | Urinary Incontinence Anjana Mahesh, Patient Care Technician |
3:10 PM | Basket Raffel, Poster Winners, Evaluation, and Closing Remarks Jennifer Vonada MSN, RN, PCCN, CNIM |
3:30 PM | Adjournment |
Molly Gibson MSN, RN, CPEN | Maria Hamidi, MSN, RN, NPD-BC Programmatic Nurse Specialist UPMC Presbyterian | Meghan Hixenbaugh BSN, RN, CCRN, SRNA University of Pittsburgh |
Ejay H. Ignacio, PhD, MAN, RN, CNOR, MEDSURG-BC | Christina Jockel MSN, RN, CCRN UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh |
Melony Murray, DNP, RN, CPEN, CPN Programmatic Nurse Specialist UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh |
Kathy Natale BSN, RN, CPEN Professional Staff Nurse, Expert UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
| Lauren Norton BSN, RN, CMSRN Senior Clinician, Resource Pool UPMC St. Margaret | Zach Perpetua, DNP, RN, CMSRN, CNL Advanced Clinical Education Specialist UPMC Passavant |
Kristen Sandridge MSN, RN, CPEN, CPN Programmatic Nurse Specialist UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh | Heather Smith RN, BSN Interim 6A Unit Director UPMC St. Margaret | Catherine Thomas, MSN, RN, CNL Clinical Curriculum and Practice Specialist UPMC Center for Nursing Excellence |
Kendallyn White, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CMSRN Clinical Curriculum and Practice Specialist UPMC Center for Nursing Excellence |
Debra M. Wolf, PhD, MSN, BSN, RN, FAAOHN Professor of Practice & Founding Academic Director Health Informatics & Health Administration Graduate Programs Wake Forest University, School of Professional Studies | Haley Zurcher, DNP, MSN, RN Professional Staff Nurse, Expert UPMC Passavant |
Anjana Mahesh PCT (5 Main Medical Oncology) UPMC Shadyside |
*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 5.0 contact hours.
Available Credit
- 5.00 ANCCUPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
- 5.00 Attendance
Registration is complimentary. For assistance with registration or claiming your continuing education credits, please contact Jennifer Vonada at [email protected].