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Building Diversity in the AWHONN Membership

Monday, September 27


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Agenda - Day 3



    7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
    POSTER SESSIONS OPEN

    7:00 AM - 8:15 AM
    HEALTH POLICY BREAKFAST

    (Ticket required. Registration is limited; additional $35 fee required)
    (1.0 contact hours)

    HEALTH POLICY ENGAGEMENT
    (PI)
    P. J. Maddox, EdD, MSN, RN

    Too often nurses lament that there is 'nothing' they can do (about a healthcare
    system, policy or regulation). The purpose of this session is to provide an
    overview of public policy process and discuss opportunities and strategies for
    influencing health policy development. The session will identify specific
    strategies for engaging the policymaking process and discuss how you can
    make a difference in the future of healthcare.

    8:30 AM - 9:45 AM
    GENERAL SESSION/AWARDS
    (1.0 contact hours)

    HEALTHCARE REFORM UPDATE
    GS2 (PI)
    Rebecca M. Patton, MSN, RN, CNOR

    10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
    EXHIBIT HALL OPEN

    10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
    SPECIALTY SESSIONS/PAPERS (A)

    (1.5 contact hours)

    HOT TOPIC - THE LATEST EVIDENCE ON PREMATURITY PREVENTION: IS THERE ANY HOPE?
    A1 (PI)
    Karla Damus, PhD, MSPH, RN, FAAN

    ADDRESSING LATERAL AND HORIZONTAL VIOLENCE VIA HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL COMMUNICATIONS
    A2 (PI)
    James W. Pichert, PhD

    CSI OBSTETRICS: COMPLEX SYMPTOMS INVESTIGATIONS IN PERINATAL CARE
    A3 (AP, CB, Rx)

    Lisa Klein, MSN, RNC-OB, LRN, CNS

    SEEKING OPPORTUNITIES TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH OF WOMEN AND NEWBORNS IN THE GLOBAL ARENA
    A4 (CB, N)

    Della (Dee) Campbell, PhD, APN-C, NE-BC, CNL; Sandra K. Cesario, PhD, RNC, FAAN; Susan Mattson, RNC, CTN, PhD, FAAN; Lynda Tyer-Viola, RNC, PhD; Joan E. Edwards, RNC, MN, CNS; and Lynn Clark Callister, PhD, RN, FAAN

    WOMEN AND HEART DISEASE: ACROSS THE LIFESPAN
    A5 (AP, WH, Rx)
    Carolyn Strimike, RN, MSN, APN-C

    A TALE OF TWO LABORS: WHAT A DIFFERENCE A NURSE CAN MAKE
    A6 (AP, CB, Rx)

    Judith Lothian, RN, PhD, LCCE and Mary Ann Stark, PhD, RNC

    EFFECTS OF BARIATRIC SURGERY ACROSS A WOMAN'S LIFESPAN: AN OVERVIEW
    A7 (AP, CB, WH, Rx)

    Julie Kim, MD, FACS, FASMBS

    EMERGENCIES AND COMPLICATIONS IN MATERNAL PERINATAL ANESTHESIA CARE: THE IMPORTANCE OF VIGILANCE AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION
    A8 (AP, CB, PI, Rx)

    Richard N. Wissler, MD, PhD

    INNOVATIVE PROGRAM PAPERS
    A9 A-B-C

    ONE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL'S JOURNEY TO SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE IHI?S RECOMMENDED PERINATAL CARE BUNDLES TO IMPROVE PATIENT SAFETY
    A9A (AP, CB, PI, Rx)
    Amy Dempsey, MSN, RNC and Heather Emmerich, MS, RNC

    COMING TO THE TABLE: DEBRIEFING FOR PATIENT SAFETY
    A9B (PI)
    Joanne Weinschreider, MS, RN and Rita Dadiz, DO

    RAISING THE (S)-BAR: LET'S TALK!
    A9C (PI)

    Linda Klein, MSN and Linda Torres, MPA

    RESEARCH PAPERS
    A10 A-B-C

    ASSESSMENT FOR HYPOGLYCEMIA IN NEWBORNS DURING TRANSITION: A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY
    A10A (AP, N)
    Lisa Smithgall, MSN, RNC, NEA-BC

    TEMPERATURE CONTROL IN THE LATE PRETERM INFANT: A COMPARISON OF THERMOREGULATION FOLLOWING TWO BATHING TECHNIQUES
    A10B (N)

    Cynthia Loring, MS, RNC and Jean E. Reilly, BSN, RN

    EVIDENCE INFORMED BEREAVEMENT CARE GUIDELINE FOR NURSES
    A10C (N)

    Anita J. Mitchell, PhD, APN

    11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
    LUNCH IN THE EXHIBIT HALL

    1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
    SPECIALTY SESSIONS/PAPERS (B)

    (1.0 contact hours)

    HOT TOPIC: COOLING AND BEYOND: UPDATE ON THE USE OF HYPOTHERMIA TO AMELIORATE BRAIN DAMAGE ASSOCIATED WITH HYPOXIC ISCHEMIC ENCEPHALOPATHY
    B1 (AP, N)
    Patricia Ramsay, MD

    A NEW STONED AGE: DRUGS IN THE LIVES OF TODAY'S ADOLESCENTS
    B2 (AP, WH, Rx)

    Dyan Aretakis, RN, MSN, FNP-C, F-SAM

    SEX AND CHILDBIRTH: WHERE DID IT GO AND WHY?
    B3 (AP, CB, WH)

    Anne Katz, RN, PhD

    CASE STUDY PAPERS
    B4 A-B

    THE "SHOCKING TRUTH" ABOUT GROUP A TOXIC SHOCK AND THE PREGNANT PATIENT
    B4A (CB, Rx)

    Tammy Altendorf, RNC

    Q FEVER - DEVELOPMENT OF A MULTIDISCIPLINARY PLAN OF CARE FOR THE PREGNANT PATIENT
    B4B (CB, Rx)

    Xanthe R. Miedema, BSN, RNC, MSN and Tanya Stevenson-Gaines, RNC, MSN, IBCLC

    CASE STUDY PAPERS
    B5 A-B

    PARTNERING FOR SUCCESS: COLLABORATIONS FOR LINKING HIVPOSITIVE PREGNANT WOMEN TO CARE
    B5A (CB, PI, Rx)

    Sarah Deardorff Carter, MPH, CHES and Ann C. Schramm, MS, RN

    POSTPARTUM ALCOHOL USE
    B5B (CB, WH, Rx)

    Angela N. Bowen, RN, PhD

    CASE STUDY PAPERS
    B6 A-B

    HELLO, TRAUMA TEAM? HELLP! OUR OB PATIENT?S LIVER RUPTURED!
    B6A (CB, PI)

    Lori H. Smith, BSN, RNC, CPAN, CCRN

    MATERNAL MORTALITY: FIRST SYMPTOM THROUGH TRIAL
    B6B (CB, PI)

    Rhonda Pattberg, BS, RNC-OB

    CASE STUDY PAPERS
    B7 A-B

    PALLIATIVE CARE IN THE NICU: A CASE STUDY
    B7A (N)

    Sharon G. Kauffman, BSN, RN and Carolanne Hauck, MA, BCC

    MAKING A FEW HOURS INTO A LIFETIME OF MEMORIES: HOW TO HELP THE FAMILY WHO CHOOSES TO CARRY TO TERM A BABY WITH A FATAL CONDITION
    B7B (CB, N)

    Debra S. Carse, RN, MSN

    INNOVATIVE PROGRAM PAPERS
    B8 A-B

    TAME YOUR BUGS: STRATEGIES TO REDUCE SURGICAL SITE INFECTIONS IN THE SURGICAL POPULATION
    B8A (CB, PI, Rx)

    Elizabeth A. Fritz Banks, MSN, RN and Jo Ann Jones, MSN, RN

    A COLLABORATIVE APPROACH FOR THE IDENTIFICATION AND TREATMENT OF OBSTETRICAL HEMORRHAGE
    B8B (CB, PI)

    Shirley Scott, MS, RNC, APN and Laurie Deihs, RN, MS, MPH

    INNOVATIVE PROGRAM PAPERS
    B9 A-B

    BABY FRIENDLY: A SYSTEM'S JOURNEY THROUGH THE "TEN SUCCESSFUL STEPS TO BREASTFEEDING"
    B9A (CB, N, PI)

    Veronica Schaedler, RN, IBCLC, LCCE and Laura Burnett, RN, IBCLC

    "MAKING NEW BEGINNINGS, GREAT BEGINNINGS": A NURSE RUN HOSPITAL BASED CLINIC PROMOTES AND SUPPORTS BREASTFEEDING AND ITS DURATION
    B9B (CB, N, PI)

    Carin Barbara Richter, MS, RN, APN-BC and Paula Hart, BS, RN, CLC, CCE

    RESEARCH PAPERS
    B10 A-B

    EVIDENCE-INFORMED BEREAVEMENT CARE GUIDELINE FOR NURSES
    B10A (AP, CB)
    Ariella Lang, RN, PhD

    THE THREE Es: HOW NEONATAL STAFF NURSES' EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND ENVIRONMENTS IMPACT INFANT OUTCOMES
    B10B (AP, CB)

    Thelma Patrick, PhD, RN

    2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
    SPECIALTY SESSIONS/PAPERS (C)

    (1.0 contact hours)

    HOT TOPIC: SIMPLY CELLULAR: USE OF TEXTING FOR HEALTHCARE INFORMATION DELIVERY
    C1

    Elizabeth T. Jordan, DNSc, RNC

    DONOR MILK BANKING: USING SOMEONE ELSE'S MILK WHEN MOM?S OWN IS NOT AVAILABLE
    C2 (AP, N)
    Pauline Sakamoto RN, PHN, MS

    SOLUTIONS FOR SURVIVAL: WORKING WHERE BIRTH IS NOT CONSIDERED NORMAL
    C3 (CB, PI)

    Ellise D. Adams, CNM, MSN and Ashley Stewart, RN, BSN

    FINDING SOLUTIONS FOR EARLY DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF OVARIAN CANCER: NANOTECHNOLOGY, GENOMICS, BIOMARKERS AND MORE
    C4 (AP, WH, Rx)

    Sandra K. Cesario, PhD, RNC, FAAN

    CONNECTING THE DOTS FOR PATIENTS AND FAMILIES: PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS AND CARE OF THE HIGH RISK OBSTETRICAL PATIENT
    C5 (AP, CB)

    Stephanie Wyatt, MNSc, APN and Shannon Barringer, MS, CGC

    COMMUNICATION - THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY: IMPLEMENTING AND MEASURING TEAM TRAINING
    C6 (CB, PI)
    Amye Reeves, RN and Maree Saltaformaggio, RNC-OB,  BSN

    REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE OF WOMEN WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES ACROSS THE LIFESPAN

    C7 (AP, WH)

    Linda H. Snell, DNS, RN, WHNP-C and Karen A. Piotrowski, MS, RNC

    CASE STUDY PAPERS
    C8 A-B

    SHARING SCIENCE BETWEEN DISCIPLINES TO PROVIDE EXPERT CARE IN A SEVERE CASE OF H1N1 IN PREGNANCY
    C8A (AP, CB, PI, Rx)

    Connie Von Kohler, RNC, MSN, CPHQ

    POSTERIOR REVERSIBLE ENCEPHALOPATHY SYNDROME (PRES) IN A PATIENT WITH ECLAMPSIA
    C8B (AP, CB, PI, Rx)
    Sheryl Banner, RNC, BSN and Dianne Holleran, BSN, RNC

    INNOVATIVE PROGRAM PAPERS
    C9 A-B

    FOCUS ON THE ENVIRONMENT: INDIVIDUALIZED DEVELOPMENTAL CARE FOR THE NEONATE
    C9A (N, PI)
    Lisa Klein, MSN, RNC-OB, LRN, CNS and Jennifer Callahan, BSN, RNC-LRN, MA

    VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT BABIES NEED OUR HELP!

    C9B (N, PI)

    Candace L. Rouse, RNC, MSN

    RESEARCH PAPERS
    C10 A-B

    LET'S REDUCE PERIPARTUM TRANSFUSION: IDENTIFICATION AND TREATMENT OF ANEMIA
    C10A (CB, Rx)

    Melanie Chichester, BSN, RNC and Ingrid Collins, BSN, RNC

    COMPARISON OF DELAYED VERSUS IMMEDIATE PUSHING DURING SECOND STAGE OF LABOR FOR NULLIPAROUS WOMEN WITH EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA
    C10B (CB, Rx )

    Erica Jean Gillesby, RN, BSN and Kami Diann Mogensen, RN, BSN

    4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
    SYMPOSIA SESSIONS

    RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM: FINDINGS FROM AWHONN SMALL GRANT RECIPIENTS

    (1.25 contact hours)
    S1 A-B-C

    RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM: FINDINGS FROM AWHONN SMALL GRANT RECIPIENTS
    PHYSIOLOGIC AND PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF THERAPEUTIC SHOWERING IN LABOR

    S1A (AP, CB, N)

    Mary Ann Stark, PhD, RNC

    PHYSIOLOGIC AND PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF THERAPEUTIC SHOWERING IN LABOR
    S1B (AP, CB)

    Anne Simmonds, RN, BScN, MN

    PARTNER'S SYMPOSIUM: JOGNN AND NURSING FOR WOMEN?S HEALTH WRITE IT RIGHT: EDITORS SHARE THE INSIDER?S TRACK TO GETTING PUBLISHED
    (1.25 contact hours)
    S2 (PI)

    Jennifer Hellwig, MS, RD, ELS; Anne Katz, RN, PhD; Carolyn Cockey, MLS and Marilyn Stringer, PhD, WHNP-BC, RDMS

    FETAL HEART MONITORING SYMPOSIUM TEACHING FETAL MONITORING WITH STYLE: SHARE THE WEALTH
    (1.25 contact hours)
    S3 (CB, PI)
    Cheryl K. Roth, RNC, MSN, WHNP-BC

    LEGISLATIVE FORUM: NETWORKING WORKSHOP
    (No CNE offered for this session)
    S4 (PI)

    Kerri C. Wade, MPA and Karen M. Adkins-Bley, RN, BSN, MSA, JD

    Are you an AWHONN Legislative Coordinator? Are you interested in learning more
    about nursing policy issues and don't know where or how to start? Come to the
    Legislative Forum! This casual, networking session will introduce you to tools to make
    your job as an advocate easier. It will also provide an opportunity for you to share
    experiences and learn from others who are actively engaged in legislative issues.

    MARCH OF DIMES PARTNER'S SYMPOSIUM
    CULTURAL COMPETENCE: CELEBRATING BIRTH

    (1.25 contact hours to be provided by March of Dimes Foundation)
    S5 (CB, N, PI)
    Lynn Clark Callister, PhD, RN, FAAN

    5:15 PM - 6:45 PM
    RESEARCH CONNECTIONS RECEPTION & NOVICE RESEARCHER AWARD

    7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
    AWHONN Party: "Fire & Ice"

    Join us for a night of dancing, dining and fun, including live music, DJ, and
    Karaoke!

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    .5 - 5.0 contact hours available over course of Convention