Texas Clinical Nurse Specialists 2015 Conference

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Friday, May 29, 2015

• 8:00am - 12:30pm

  Pharmacology Update – LF I & II

  Curtis Triplett, PharmD, CDE Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
  4.0 CE Credits

  Treating Common Chronic Diseases in the Elderly: The Multiplicity of Multimorbidity

• 1:30pm - 1:45pm

  Welcome & Introductions – LF III

• 1:45pm - 2:45pm

  Opening Keynote Address – LF III

  Rosemary Luquire, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Senior Vice President & Chief Nursing Executive Baylor Scott & White

  The CNS’s Role in 21st Century Care

• 2:45pm - 3:00pm

  Presentation of Awards- LF III

• 3:00pm - 3:30pm

  Coffee Break & Exhibits

  Pre-function Area & Atrium

• 3:30pm - 5:30pm

  BREAKOUT SESSION: A – LF I

  Carol Delville, Susan Smith

  Carol Delville: BEST PRACTICES FOR FACULTY USING IPAD-¬MINI TO ENHANCE INTERPROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
  Susan Smith: Nursing research and evidenced-based practice: A global perspective
  Susan Smith: Participation of nurses in health services decision-making and policy development: A global perspective
  Susan Smith: DELIRIUM PREVENTION IN THE ICU: SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ABCDE BUNDLE

• 3:30pm - 5:30pm

  BREAKOUT SESSION: B – LF II

  Megan Wheeler, Mae Centeno, Florence Schaefer

  Megan Wheeler: Interactive Gaming Technology and the Hospital Elder Life Program to Prevent Cognitive Impairment and Functional Decline?
  Mae Centeno: Role of Remote Monitoring in Geriatric Care: A Pilot Study
  Florence Schaefer: Is Hi-Tech Delivery of Information Helpful to ICU Patients Family Members?

• 3:30pm - 5:30pm

  BREAKOUT SESSION C – LF V

  Sharon Horner, Jerithea Tidwell, Linda Humphries

  Sharon Horner: A Healthy Lifestyle & Asthma Self-Management Intervention for School-aged Children
  Jerithea Tidwell: Racing for Excellence
  Linda Humphries: An evaluation of a carbohydrate based insulin protocol in the acute care setting for glycemic management

• 3:30pm - 5:30pm

  BREAKOUT SESSION: D – LF VI

  Phyllis McCorstin, Alyce Ashcraft, Yondell Mastan

  Phyllis McCorstin: DELIRIUM DIAGNOSIS, PREVENTION AND TREATMENT IN THE ICU POPULATION – AN ON-GOING INITIATIVE
  Alyce Ashcraft:End-of-Life Planning in a Rural Elderly Cohort
  Yondel Mastan: THE DARK SIDE OF DISSEMINATION: PREDATORY JOURNALS

• 5:45pm - 6:45pm

  POSTER SESSION & OPENING RECEPTION

  Dinner On Your Own

  Foyer Area & Atrium
  Visit Exhibitors & View Posters
  CE credit available for poster session

Saturday, May 30, 2015

• 7:30am - 8:30am

  Continental Breakfast & Poster Viewing – Foyer

• 8:30am - 9:30am

  Opening Keynote

  Gayle Timmerman, PhD, RN, CNS, FAAN

  PREPARING CNS STUDENTS TO PROVIDE INTERPROFESSIONAL, TEAM-BASED CARE FOR TODAY’S HEALTH CARE SYSTEM

• 9:30am - 10:30am

  Ethics Presentation– LF III

  Robin Toms, PhD, MN, RN, NEA-BC, Associate Professor-Texas Woman’s University

  Ethical and Jurisprudence: Integrity, moral courage and resilience

• 10:30am - 10:45am

  Break

  Foyer & Atrium - Poster Viewing & Exhibits Open

• 10:45am - 12:30pm

  BREAKOUT SESSION: E – LF I

  Tracy Chamblee, Allison Snyder, Susan Smith

  Tracy Chamblee: Quality, Patient Safety and the APN
  Allison Snyder: Decreasing Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections-A CNS Led Initiative
  Susan Smith: How low can you go? CLABSI prevention in today’s intensive care unit

• 10:45am - 12:30pm

  BREAKOUT SESSION: F – LF II

  Samantha Malveaux, Amy Selimos, Carol Delville

  Samantha Malveaux: Transformation of the Multidisciplinary Ventricular Assist Device Validation Process
  Amy Selimos: Connecting the Disciplines: A CNS coordinated Interprofessional elective
  Carol Delville: Inter-Professional Evidence-Based Quality Improvement Community Service Learning Projects: Enhancing Health Professional Education

• 10:45am - 12:30pm

  BREAKOUT SESSION G – LF V

  Marylyn Kajs-Wyllie, Heather Cuevas, Sherry Hendrickson

  Marylyn Kajs-Wyllie: Partner Up With Your Students to Ease Their Transition into the Advanced Practice Role
  Heather Cuevas: Critically Reflective Work Behavior of Clinical Nurse Specialists
  Sherry Hendrickson: Evidence-Based Transgender Standards in CNS Practice-A Challenge Given Content Texas Nursing Programs Offer?

• 10:45am - 12:30pm

  BREAKOUT SESSION H – LF VI

  Mae Centeno, Mae Centeno

  Mae Centeno: Social Factors That Impact Readmissions of Older Adults
  Mae Centeno: Pill Box: Not Always the Answer to Medication Management

• 12:00pm - 12:30pm

  Saturday Keynote Address – LF III

  Gayle Timmerman, PhD, RN, CNS, FAAN Associate Dean for Academic Programs, The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing

  Preparing CNS Students to Provide Interprofessional, Team-based Care for Today’s Health Care System

• 12:30pm - 1:45pm

  Boxed Lunch & Texas CNS Business Meeting – LF III

  Committee Reports
  Conference Wrap –Up & Evaluation