Monday, April 27th
DAY 1 - 12:00 - 4:45 PM
11:30 AM - Registration Opens
12:00 PM - 12:40 PM - Lunch
12:40 PM - 12:50 PM - Opening Remarks
12:50 PM - 1:00 PM - Learning Disclosure
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM - A Nursing Error Has Occurred—What Do I Do? with Keynote Speaker Michele Koss, JD, MS, RN
2:30 PM - 2:55 PM - Beat the Clock: Redesigning the NICU Discharge Flow with Vanessa Maisonave BSN, RN, RNC-NIC, C-ELBW and Andrea Alicea, BSN, RN, RNC-NIC
2:55 PM - 3:10 PM - Break
3:10 PM - 4:10 PM - The Emerging Threat of Antimicrobial-Resistant Bacteria in Hospital Water Systems: Strategies to Improve Patient Safety with Melody Bullock, MS, BSN, RN, BS, IgCN
4:10 PM - 4:45 PM - Time is Brain: A Nurse-Driven Passive Cooling QI Project to Beat the Clock in Neonatal HIE with Milena Frazer BSN, RNc-NIC and Emily Gritz, MD
4:45 PM - 6:00 PM - Cocktail Hour and Poster Presentations
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM - Escape Room
11:30 AM - Registration Opens
12:00 PM - 12:40 PM - Lunch
12:40 PM - 12:50 PM - Opening Remarks
12:50 PM - 1:00 PM - Learning Disclosure
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM - A Nursing Error Has Occurred—What Do I Do? with Keynote Speaker Michele Koss, JD, MS, RN
2:30 PM - 2:55 PM - Beat the Clock: Redesigning the NICU Discharge Flow with Vanessa Maisonave BSN, RN, RNC-NIC, C-ELBW and Andrea Alicea, BSN, RN, RNC-NIC
2:55 PM - 3:10 PM - Break
3:10 PM - 4:10 PM - The Emerging Threat of Antimicrobial-Resistant Bacteria in Hospital Water Systems: Strategies to Improve Patient Safety with Melody Bullock, MS, BSN, RN, BS, IgCN
4:10 PM - 4:45 PM - Time is Brain: A Nurse-Driven Passive Cooling QI Project to Beat the Clock in Neonatal HIE with Milena Frazer BSN, RNc-NIC and Emily Gritz, MD
4:45 PM - 6:00 PM - Cocktail Hour and Poster Presentations
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM - Escape Room
Tuesday, April 28th
DAY 2 - 8:45 AM - 5:00 PM
7:30 AM - Registration Opens
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM - Breakfast
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM - Shifting to civility in neonatal nurses: building a culture of respect in neonatal practice with Anna McNicholas, MSN, CCRN
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM - Family Integrated Care in the NICU with Mary McDonough PhD, RN, C-EFM, IPPE-C and Kristine DiCarlo DNP, RN, NPD-BC, RNC-MNN, and Kayla Alvares PhD, RN
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM - The Unseen Parent: Insights into Inclusive NICU Care with Carolyn Bleiler RN, PhD
10:30 AM - 10:50 AM - Break
7:30 AM - Registration Opens
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM - Breakfast
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM - Shifting to civility in neonatal nurses: building a culture of respect in neonatal practice with Anna McNicholas, MSN, CCRN
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM - Family Integrated Care in the NICU with Mary McDonough PhD, RN, C-EFM, IPPE-C and Kristine DiCarlo DNP, RN, NPD-BC, RNC-MNN, and Kayla Alvares PhD, RN
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM - The Unseen Parent: Insights into Inclusive NICU Care with Carolyn Bleiler RN, PhD
10:30 AM - 10:50 AM - Break
10:50 AM - 11:50 AM - Family Integrated Care - A Parents Perspective with Gloria Yennaco BSN, RNC-NIC, C-ELBW and Stephanie Lanning PA-C, RD, LD
11:50 AM - 12:15 PM - NEANN Annual Business Meeting
12:15 PM - 12:25 PM - Summit Industry Partner Presentation
12:25 PM - 1:30 PM - Lunch
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM - Morally Resilient Pediatric Nurses' and Nurse Practitioners' Experiences in Providing Curative to Comfort Care with Julie Briere MSN, NNP-BC
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM - Unexpected Neonatal Deterioration with Caitlin Bradley PhD, NNP-BC
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM - Break, Raffles drawn at 3:25 PM
3:30 PM - 3:50 PM - Specialty Sleeper Impacts on NICU Admissions for Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: Average Length of Stay and Eat, Sleep, Console Sleep Scores with Melinda Pariser-Schmidt MSN, RNC-NIC, IBCLC
3:50 PM - 4:50 PM - Enhancing Patient Safety for the Preterm Infant: Optimizing Interventions to Prevent Hearing Loss and Promote Healthy Hearing Development with Gretchen Hamn DMSc, MSN, APRN, NNP-BC and Jennifer Cocio-Thompson, DMSc, MSN, MA, RN, CPNP
4:50 PM - 5:00 PM - Closing Remarks
11:50 AM - 12:15 PM - NEANN Annual Business Meeting
12:15 PM - 12:25 PM - Summit Industry Partner Presentation
12:25 PM - 1:30 PM - Lunch
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM - Morally Resilient Pediatric Nurses' and Nurse Practitioners' Experiences in Providing Curative to Comfort Care with Julie Briere MSN, NNP-BC
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM - Unexpected Neonatal Deterioration with Caitlin Bradley PhD, NNP-BC
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM - Break, Raffles drawn at 3:25 PM
3:30 PM - 3:50 PM - Specialty Sleeper Impacts on NICU Admissions for Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: Average Length of Stay and Eat, Sleep, Console Sleep Scores with Melinda Pariser-Schmidt MSN, RNC-NIC, IBCLC
3:50 PM - 4:50 PM - Enhancing Patient Safety for the Preterm Infant: Optimizing Interventions to Prevent Hearing Loss and Promote Healthy Hearing Development with Gretchen Hamn DMSc, MSN, APRN, NNP-BC and Jennifer Cocio-Thompson, DMSc, MSN, MA, RN, CPNP
4:50 PM - 5:00 PM - Closing Remarks
Meet Our Speakers
Meet Our Speakers
A Nursing Error Has Occurred—What Do I Do?
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Michele Koss, JD, MS, RN
Michele Koss, JD, MS, RN
DanaherLagnese, PC
Family Integrated Care - A Parents Perspective
Gloria Yennaco, BSN, RNC-NIC, C-ELBW
Catholic Medical Center
Family Integrated Care - A Parent Perspective
Stephanie Lanning, PA-C, RD, LD
Catholic Medical Center - HCA
The Unseen Parent: Insights into Inclusive NICU Care
Carolyn Bleiler, RN, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Family Integrated Care in the NICU
Mary McDonough, PhD, RN, C-EFM, IPPE-C
Northeastern University
Family Integrated Care in the NICU
Kristine DiCarlo, DNP, RN, NPD-BC, RNC-MNN
South Shore Hospital
Family Integrated Care in the NICU
Kayla Alvares, PhD, RN
Northeastern University & South Shore Hospital
Morally Resilient Pediatric Nurses’ and Nurse Practitioners’ Experiences in Providing Curative to Comfort Care
Julie Briere MSN, NNP-BC
Boston Children's Hospital
Specialty Sleeper Impacts on NICU Admissions for Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: Average Length of Stay and Eat, Sleep, Console Sleep Scores
Melinda Pariser-Schmidt, MSN, RNC-NIC, IBCLC
University of Vermont Medical Center
Enhancing Patient Safety for the Preterm Infant: Optimizing Interventions to Prevent Hearing Loss and Promote Healthy Hearing Development
Gretchen Hamn, DMSc, MSN, APRN, NNP-BC
Boston Childrens Hospital, Northeastern University
Enhancing Patient Safety for the Preterm Infant: Optimizing Interventions to Prevent Hearing Loss and Promote Healthy Hearing Development
Jennifer Cocio-Thompson, DMSc, MSN, MA, RN, CPNP
Boston Childrens Hospital, Northeastern University
Time is Brain: A Nurse-Driven Passive Cooling QI Project to Beat the Clock in Neonatal HIE
Milena Frazer, BSN, RNc-NIC
Connecticut Children's
Time is Brain: A Nurse-Driven Passive Cooling QI Project to Beat the Clock in Neonatal HIE
Emily Gritz, MD
Connecticut Children's
The Emerging Threat of Antimicrobial-Resistant Bacteria in Hospital Water Systems: Strategies to Improve Patient Safety
Melody Bullock, MS, BSN, RN, BS, IgCN
HCT, LLC
Beat the Clock: Redesigning the NICU Discharge Flow
Vanessa Maisonave, BSN, RN, RNC-NIC, C-ELBW
Yale New Haven Health Greenwich Hospital
Beat the Clock: Redesigning the NICU Discharge Flow
Andrea Alicea, BSN, RN, RNC-NIC
Yale New Haven Health Greenwich Hospital
Unexpected Neonatal Deterioration
Caitlin Bradley, PhD, NNP-BC
Northeastern University and Boston Children's Hospital
Meet Our Poster Presenters
Meet Our Poster Presenters
From Evidence to Practice: Addressing insecure attachment and risk of maltreatment to infants with NAS in the context of maternal substance use disorder
Jennifer Cocio-Thompson, DMSc, MSN, MA, RN, CPNP
Primary Nursing: Improving Continuity and Care in the NICU
Jessica Argentino BSN, RN, RNC-NIC, Sonya Elenbaas, BSN, RN, and Laurie Knight, BSN, RN, RNC-NIC
Nursing Led Skin Care Rounds in the NICU at BIDMC
Cara Budway RN, IBCLC, Jaylee Rhodes RN, Laurie Knight RN, RNC-NIC, DCSD, Kristen Fonseca RN,
Jessica Lieb RN, and Gina Story MSN, RN, RNC-NIC
Listening First: Perspectives of Black/African American Mothers
and Clinicians Inform Development of the MommaConnect Digital PPD Platform
Kayla Alvares, PhD, RN, RNC-NIC
Needs Assessment of Nurses' Knowledge, Attitudes and Barriers Towards Breastfeeding in the NICU
Taylor Reilly, BSN, MSN
Advancing clinical knowledge of the novice NICU nurse
Kathleen Tolland, DNP, RN
Enhancing family-centered care post-delivery for neonates born at 35 weeks gestation
Tamra Ouellette, RN
Meta-ethnography of the Experiences of Providing Breast Milk for Premature Infants by Mothers of Color
Taylor Reilly BSN, MSN
Tiny Steps, Big Impact: A Work in Progress to Enhance Developmental Care for Infants <32 Weeks and ELBW
Meghan Bryan, BSN, RN
Implementation of NICU-specific screening for health-related social needs (HRSN)
Brianna Medeiros, APRN, NNP-BC
Obstetric Trauma and Two Patient Team Dynamics
Jamie Eastman, MSN, RN, CFRN, CCRN-N, C-NPT, C-ELBW, CHSE
Jennifer Cocio-Thompson, DMSc, MSN, MA, RN, CPNP
Primary Nursing: Improving Continuity and Care in the NICU
Jessica Argentino BSN, RN, RNC-NIC, Sonya Elenbaas, BSN, RN, and Laurie Knight, BSN, RN, RNC-NIC
Nursing Led Skin Care Rounds in the NICU at BIDMC
Cara Budway RN, IBCLC, Jaylee Rhodes RN, Laurie Knight RN, RNC-NIC, DCSD, Kristen Fonseca RN,
Jessica Lieb RN, and Gina Story MSN, RN, RNC-NIC
Listening First: Perspectives of Black/African American Mothers
and Clinicians Inform Development of the MommaConnect Digital PPD Platform
Kayla Alvares, PhD, RN, RNC-NIC
Needs Assessment of Nurses' Knowledge, Attitudes and Barriers Towards Breastfeeding in the NICU
Taylor Reilly, BSN, MSN
Advancing clinical knowledge of the novice NICU nurse
Kathleen Tolland, DNP, RN
Enhancing family-centered care post-delivery for neonates born at 35 weeks gestation
Tamra Ouellette, RN
Meta-ethnography of the Experiences of Providing Breast Milk for Premature Infants by Mothers of Color
Taylor Reilly BSN, MSN
Tiny Steps, Big Impact: A Work in Progress to Enhance Developmental Care for Infants <32 Weeks and ELBW
Meghan Bryan, BSN, RN
Implementation of NICU-specific screening for health-related social needs (HRSN)
Brianna Medeiros, APRN, NNP-BC
Obstetric Trauma and Two Patient Team Dynamics
Jamie Eastman, MSN, RN, CFRN, CCRN-N, C-NPT, C-ELBW, CHSE
This nursing professional development activity was approved by The American Nurses Association Massachusetts, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
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