Monday, April 27th
DAY 1 - 12:00 - 4:00 PM
A Nursing Error Has Occurred—What Do I Do? with Keynote Speaker Michele Koss, JD, MS, RN
Beat the Clock: Redesigning the NICU Discharge Flow with Vanessa Maisonave BSN, RN, RNC-NIC
Time is Brain: A Nursing-Driven Passive Cooling QI Project to Beat the Clock in Neonatal HIE with Milena Frazer BSN, RNc-NIC
The Emerging Threat of Antimicrobial-Resistant Bacteria in Hospital Water Systems: Strategies to Improve Patient Safety with
A Nursing Error Has Occurred—What Do I Do? with Keynote Speaker Michele Koss, JD, MS, RN
Beat the Clock: Redesigning the NICU Discharge Flow with Vanessa Maisonave BSN, RN, RNC-NIC
Time is Brain: A Nursing-Driven Passive Cooling QI Project to Beat the Clock in Neonatal HIE with Milena Frazer BSN, RNc-NIC
The Emerging Threat of Antimicrobial-Resistant Bacteria in Hospital Water Systems: Strategies to Improve Patient Safety with
Tuesday, April 28th
DAY 2 - 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Family Integrated Care - A Parent Perspective with Gloria Yennaco BSN, RNC-NIC, C-ELBW and Stephanie Lanning PA-C, RD, LD
Family Integrated Care in the NICU with Mary McDonough PhD, RN, C-EFM, IPPE-C
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
Strategies and Tools used by Pediatric Nurses and Nurse Practitioners when guiding families from Curative to Comfort Care with Julie Briere RN, MSN, NNP
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
Unexpected Neonatal Deterioration with Caitlin Bradley PhD, NNP-BC
The Unseen Parent: Insights into Inclusive NICU Care with Carolyn Bleiler RN, PhD
Family Integrated Care - A Parent Perspective with Gloria Yennaco BSN, RNC-NIC, C-ELBW and Stephanie Lanning PA-C, RD, LD
Family Integrated Care in the NICU with Mary McDonough PhD, RN, C-EFM, IPPE-C
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
Strategies and Tools used by Pediatric Nurses and Nurse Practitioners when guiding families from Curative to Comfort Care with Julie Briere RN, MSN, NNP
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
Unexpected Neonatal Deterioration with Caitlin Bradley PhD, NNP-BC
The Unseen Parent: Insights into Inclusive NICU Care with Carolyn Bleiler RN, PhD
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 Parent Perspective
Gloria Yennaco
BSN, RNC-NIC, C-ELBW
BSN, RNC-NIC, C-ELBW
Catholic Medical Center
Family Integrated Care - A Parent Perspective
Stephanie Lanning
PA-C, RD, LD
PA-C, RD, LD
Catholic Medical Center - HCA
The Unseen Parent: Insights into Inclusive NICU Care
Carolyn Bleiler
RN, PhD
RN, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Family Integrated Care in the NICU
Mary McDonough
PhD, RN, C-EFM, IPPE-C
PhD, RN, C-EFM, IPPE-C
Northeastern University
Morally Resilient Pediatric Nurses’ and Nurse Practitioners’ Experiences in Providing Curative to Comfort Care
Julie Briere
RN, MSN, NNP
RN, MSN, NNP
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
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
DMSc, MSN, APRN, NNP-BC
Boston Childrens Hospital, Northeastern University
Time is Brain: A Nursing-Driven Passive Cooling QI Project to Beat the Clock in Neonatal HIE
Milena Frazer
BSN, RNc-NIC
BSN, RNc-NIC
Connecticut Children's
Beat the Clock: Redesigning the NICU Discharge Flow
Vanessa Maisonave
BSN, RN, RNC-NIC
BSN, RN, RNC-NIC
Yale New Haven Health Greenwich Hospital
Unexpected Neonatal Deterioration
Caitlin Bradley
PhD, NNP-BC
PhD, NNP-BC
Northeastern University and Boston Children's Hospital
The Emerging Threat of Antimicrobial-Resistant Bacteria in Hospital Water Systems: Strategies to Improve Patient Safety
Melody Bullock
MS,BSN,RN,BS,IgCN
MS,BSN,RN,BS,IgCN
HCT, LLC
Meet Our Poster Presenters
Meet Our Poster Presenters
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