Speakers and Objectives

Dave Hanson, RN , MSN, CCRN, CNS:

Charting a Bold New Direction in Healthcare: Mission Impossible or Possible

1. Describe the unique challenges facing the nursing profession in today's chaotic healthcare environment.

2. Differentiate between "being in the world" and "creating the world around you."

3. Discuss practical strategies for navigating Nursing's future.

Regan Miller,  O-3 Captain, PA:

Burn Blast Injuries

1. Overview of the S.T.A.R.T. triage process

2. Define the triage categories within the NATO Classification System

3. Identify common Triage/Mass Casualty Pitfalls

4. Summarize suggested techniques to control hemorrhage.

Christopher Veremakis, MD:

Tele-ICU

1. Key elements for a successful program.

2. Benefits: expected and unexpected

3. Quality measures impacted

Nikki Lopresti:

Working with Medical Interpreters

1. Know what to expect  from trained interpreters.

2. Learn why friends and family members should not be used as interpreters.

3. Understand how culture can impact the medical interview.

Lynn Tatro, BSN, RN, CNRN, CCRN:

Topic to be determined with final brochure

Jessica Doiron, RN, MSN, ANPc:

Infections in the ICU--Beyond Sepsis

1. Understand current research and trends in C-diff diagnosis and management.

2. Be able to state appropriate Vancomycin troughs for various disease states and understand appropriate timing of Vancomycin levels.

3. Be knowledgeable about the differences in PO and IV Vancomycin therapies.

4. Understand the rationale behind blood culture and serum fungal cultures.

Ann Petlin, RN, MSN, CCRN-CSC, CCNS, PCCN, ACNS-BC:

Advances in Mechanical Circulatory Support: Ventricular Assist Devices

1. Describe how ventricular assist devices fit in the spectrum of therapies for end-stage cardiomyopathy.

2. Differentiate between acute-and long-term ventricular assist devices and between pulsatile-andcontinous-flow systems.

3.List the key points related to post-implant nursing care of the patient with a ventricular assist device.

Steven Trottier, MD, FCCM:

Update on Rapid Response Teams: Mercy Hospital St. Louis Experience

1. Review the rapid response team literature.

2. Define future goals  of the rapid response team.

3. Review Mercy St. Louis' experience with the rapid response team.

Pat Potter, RN, Ph.D, FAAN:

Compassion Fatigue

1. Identify the conditions of compassion fatigue.

2. Describe symptoms of compassion fatigue.

3. Discuss 5 steps towards developing resilience to compassion fatigue.

Eric Gentry, Ph.D (Dinner speaker):

Professional Maturation: What is healthy caregiving?

1. Ability to articulate the trajectory of professional maturation.

2. Identify components fo professional resiliency.

3. Develop appreciation of personal responsibility to achieve professional resiliency.

Tom Ahrens, DNS, RN, CCNS, FAAN:

Innovations in Clinical Education

1. Discuss what motivates people to learn

2. Discuss which educational techniques are best at improving retention of information

3. Discuss how multiple choice tests differ from web based, virtual reality programs

David Tan, MD, EMT-T, FAAEM:

Pre-Hospital Critical Care

1. Discuss the basis for pre-hospital critical care.

2. Discuss the science behind radical new concepts for pre-hospital critical care.

3. List the ways to support the growth and promotion of critical care medicine in the pre-hospital environment.

Nelda Martin, RN, APN:

Current Trends in Resuscitation:

            Medication and System Errors: Impact on Survival

            Therapeutic Hypothermia

            Indicators of Quality CPR

1.  Identify the sources and potential medication and system errors and methods to avoid these errors.

2. Describe the current recommendations for therapeutic hypothermia post-cardiac arrest and outline the process of treatment.

3.  Identify techniques of measuring quality CPR and methods to improve the delivery of quality CPR.

Kay Luft, MN, CNE, RN, CCRN:

Adrenal Crisis in the ICU

1. Describe the alterations in the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis associated with prolonged stress.

2. Identify the clinical and diagnostic findings associated with adrenal crisis.

3. Determine the medical and nursing care needed based on evidence-based expected outcomes.

Antionette Falker, MSN, RN, CBN, CNS-BS:

Sizing up the situation: Care of the bariatric patient

1. Define and review the national guidelines for obesity.

2. Identify and discuss the pathophysiology of obesity and related comorbidities

3. Describe nursing management of the bariatric patient

Michael Cox, MD, FACP, FCCP:

The New Anticoagulants in Venous Thrombembolism and Atrial Fibrillation

1. Discuss limitations of the traditional anticoagulants.

2. Review the new anticoagulants, including medications currently available and those in late trial development.

3. Discuss the advantages as well as limitations of the new anticoagulants.

Geary Gardner, BSN, RN, CCRN:

Hematology and Immunology in Critical Care

1. Recognize normal and abnormal physical assessment findings of patients with hematologic and immunologic disorders.

2. Identify complications associated with hematologic and immunologic disorders.

3. Identify treatment modalities of patients with hematologic and immunologic disorders.

Bertice Berry, Ph.D:

From the Patient's Perspective

1. To help identify and define the unique mission/purpose, core values and services your hospital provides and outline techniques for communicating them to the community you serve.

2.To identify tools fr communicating with media, community leaders and businesses for being partners in improving health care.

3. To understand the importance and power of the unique diversity of the hospital staff and its partners and to capitalize on the uniqueness for reaching out to the community you serve.

4. To identify tolls for sharing your story while educating the public to show appreciation and gratitude for the services you provide.