UPMC St. Margaret Hot Topics in Nursing Conference | 2022
This annual nursing conference showcases the newest, hottest topics in nursing and healthcare.
Target Audience
This conference is open to all nurses interested in learning about current and upcoming topics in healthcare.
Learning Objectives
• Describe new and innovative ways to improve patient safety
• Explain various methods to improve interdisciplinary and patient communication
• Understand new opportunities for professional development
3:30 PM | Welcome and Conference Overview | Kendallyn White, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CMSRN |
3:45 PM | Progressive Care Unit Acuity Adaptable Staffing Model | Amber Cole, BSN, RN, PCCN Jennifer Vonada, BSN, RN, PCCN, CNIM |
4:00 PM | The Significance of Clean Wound Closure in Colorectal Surgery | Nadzeya Nekrashevich, BSN, RN, CCRN |
4:15 PM | Understanding How Addiction Can Affect All of Us | Lauren Kullen, BSN, RN, RN-BC |
4:30 PM | Leveraging Technology to Improve Onboarding, Communication, and Engagement within a Virtual Travel Team
| Niqua Bouvier, BSN, BS, RN Aaron Dinger, MSN, RN Lauren Leigh Gorman, MSN, RN |
4:45 PM | Break |
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5:00 PM | Promoting a Healthy Work Environment through Shared Governance | Amy Davis, DNP, RN, NPD-BC, CMSRN |
5:15 PM | The Implementation of Capnography in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit to Improve Detection of Respiratory Compromise in Postoperative Patients | Sean Williamson, BSN, RN, CCRN |
5:30 PM | Condition Escalated: Implementing Education and Simulation to Improve Outcomes | Megan Dunham, BSN, RN |
5:45 PM | Discharge DSWAT: Interdisciplinary Capacity Focus Workgroup to Reduce Length of Stay | Dawn Rankin, MSN, RN Emily D. Wickline, PhD, BSN, RN, CMSRN |
6:00 PM | Dinner and Networking |
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6:30 PM | Implementation of a Progressive to Intensive Care Cross Training Program | Brianne Falkowski, BSN, RN Jennifer Vonada, BSN, RN, PCCN, CNIM |
6:45 PM | An Interdisciplinary, Collaborative Effort to Improve Patient Safety | Doug Hastings |
7:00 PM | Male vs. Female: Does Gender Make a Difference in Total Joint Replacement? | Barbara Lawrence, MEd, RN, ONC |
7:15 PM | Questions, Evaluation, and Closing Remarks | Kendallyn White, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CMSRN |
7:30 PM | Adjournment |
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This conference is presented by UPMC St. Margaret Nursing Education.
Planning Committee
Nicolette Corrado, BSN, RN, ENLS
Nurse Educator
UPMC St. Margaret
Marissa Darnay, MSN, RN, CMSRN
Clinical Education Specialist
UPMC St. Margaret
Amy Davis, DNP, RN, NPD-BC, CMSRN
Advanced Clinical Education Specialist
UPMC St. Margaret
Jennifer Drapas, MSN, BA, RN, CSRN
Clinical Education Specialist
UPMC St. Margaret
Catherine Green, MSN, RN, CMSRN
Advanced Clinical Education Specialist
UPMC St. Margaret
Jennifer Hicks, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CEN
Advanced Clinical Education Specialist
UPMC St. Margaret
Kristen Killian, DNP, BS, RN, ENLS
Advanced Clinical Education Specialist
UPMC St. Margaret
Sarah (Foley) Komoroski, BSN, RN
Nurse Educator
UPMC St. Margaret
Jennifer Parrotte, MSN, RN
Director of Organization Development, Nursing Education, and Research
Magnet Program Director
UPMC St. Margaret
Judith Tinelli, MSN, RN, ONC, CNL, CRRN
Programmatic Nurse Specialist
UPMC St. Margaret
Jennifer Vonada, BSN, RN, PCCN, CNIM
Senior Professional Staff Nurse II, 3B
UPMC St. Margaret
Kendallyn White, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CMSRN
Advanced Clinical Education Specialist
UPMC St. Margaret
Presenters
Niqua Bouvier, BSN, RN
Clinician
UPMC Travel Staffing
Amber Cole, BSN, RN, PCCN
Senior Clinician, 3B
UPMC St. Margaret
Amy Davis, DNP, RN, NPD-BC, CMSRN
Advanced Clinical Education Specialist
UPMC St. Margaret
Aaron Dinger, MSN, RN
Advanced Clinical Education Specialist
UPMC Travel Staffing
Megan Dunham, BSN, RN
Professional Staff Nurse, 3B
UPMC St. Margaret
Brianne Falkowski, MSN, RN
Clinician Educator, 3B and ICU
UPMC St. Margaret
Lauren Leigh Gorman, MSN, RN
Program Director
UPMC Travel Staffing
Doug Hastings
Director, Environmental Services and Transport
UPMC St. Margaret
Jennifer Hicks, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CEN
Advanced Clinical Education Specialist
UPMC St. Margaret
Lauren Kullen BSN, RN, RN-BC
Nurse Navigator, Magee-Womens
UPMC Hamot
Barbara Lawrence, RN, MEd
Advanced Clinical Education Specialist
UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital
Nadzeya Nekrashevich, MSN, RN, CNOR
Senior Professional Staff Nurse II, Surgical Services
UPMC St. Margaret
Dawn Rankin, MSN, RN
Director of Capacity Management
UPMC St. Margaret
Jennifer Vonada, BSN, RN, PCCN, CNIM
Sr. Professional Staff Nurse II, 3B
UPMC St. Margaret
Emily D. Wickline, PhD, BSN, RN, CMSRN
Senior Clinician, Resource Pool
UPMC St. Margaret
Sean Williamson, BSN, RN, CCRN
Professional Staff Nurse, ICU
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 health care 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 3.25 contact hours.
Available Credit
- 3.25 ANCCUPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
- 3.25 Attendance