REGISTRATION:
online at
VanderbiltNursing.com;
look for APRILFEST 20i6 under
“Education/Orientation/Events”
or LMS Search— APRILFEST 20I6
Presented by
VUMC’s Nursing Education and Professional Development and the EEPC (Education Event Planning Committee)
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Nursing Education and Professional Development is an approved provider of continuing nursing education
by the Tennessee Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
10:30 to 12:00
Light Hall 202
CARE OF THE AGING POPULATION
ELDER ABUSE, NEGLECT AND EXPLOITATION: IMPLICATIONS FOR HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS
presented by Lorraine Mion, PhD, RN, FAAN
MAXIMIZING FUNCTION IN OLDER ADULTS TO FACILITATE AGING IN PLACE
presented by Pat Flemming, PT, DSc, GCS
12:00 to 12:15
BREAK
12:15 to 1:15
Light Hall 202
APPROACH TO ADVANCE CARE PLANNING – FORMS TO USE AND WHEN TO USE THEM
presented by Maie El-Sourady, MD, MS
Click on Titles For Electronic Registration
OR online at
VanderbiltNursing.com;
look for APRILFEST 20i6 under
“Education/Orientation/Events”
or LMS Search— APRILFEST 20I6
Presented by
VUMC’s Nursing Education and Professional Development and the EEPC (Education Event Planning Committee)
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Nursing Education and Professional Development is an approved provider of continuing nursing education
by the Tennessee Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
7:45 to 8:45
Light Hall 202
TRANSPLANT UPDATE: INNOVATION AND NEW THERAPIES
RISK STRATIFICATION OF HEART TRANSPLANT PATIENT
presented by Leslie Sigler, BSN, RN
NURSING/PHARMACY COLLABORATIVE TO IMPROVE DISCHARGE PROCESS IN KIDNEY/
PANCREAS TRANSPLANT PATIENTS
presented by Kristin Smith, MSN, RN, CNL
UPDATE ON HEPATITIS C THERAPY AND LIVER TRANSPLANTATION
presented by Heather O’Dell, RN, MSN, ANP-BC
ENHANCING SKIN CANCER PREVENTION EDUCATION POST-TRANSPLANT
presented by Lindsay Ramsey Smith, MSN, RN
8:45 to 9:45
Light Hall 202
NO PULSE, NO PROBLEM: LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICES
9:45 to 10:00
BREAK
10:00 to 11:00
Light Hall 202
KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
NURSING’S IMPACT ON RESUSCITATION MEDICINE
presented by Sara Womack, BSN, RN and Meghan Wilson, MSN, ACNP-BC
presented by Mary Fran Hazinski, MSN, RN, FAAN, FAHA, FERC
10:00 to 11:15
BREAK
11:15 to 12:45
Light Hall 202
VUMC NURSES IN ACTION
OR: ISOLATION BLOOD WASTAGE IN THE OR
presented by Leslie Yatteau, BS, RN
PACU: MULTIMODAL PAIN MANAGEMENT IN THE PERIOPERATIVE SETTING
presented by Laura Elzey, BSN, RN, Emily Hannah, BSN, RN, Earl Huron, BSN, RN, and
Elizabeth Merritt, BSN, RN
CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL: INFANT SAFE SLEEP ENVIRONMENTS – DO YOU KNOW ENOUGH TO
SAVE A LIFE?
presented by Allison Kirkpatrick, BSN, RN, CPN and Brandi Meacham, MSN, RN, CPN
VUH: AROMATHERAPY IN THE CLINICAL SETTING
presented by Juli Reynolds,BSN, RN
VMG: CREATION OF A NEW ROLE – ADVANCED PRACTICE PROVIDERS IN INTERVENTIONAL
PAIN MEDICINE
presented by Heather Jackson, APRN-BC, ADS
VPH: WHERE IS THE HOPE?
presented by Joyce Streeter, BSN, RN-BC
Presented by
VUMC’s Nursing Education and Professional Development and the EEPC (Education Event Planning Committee)
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Nursing Education and Professional Development is an approved provider of continuing nursing education
by the Tennessee Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
7:45 to 8:45
Light Hall 214
GET YOUR DUCKS IN A ROW: PREPARING FOR SIMULATION IN YOUR
ENVIRONMENT
presented by Mary Lee Lemley, MSN, RNC
8:45 to 9:45
Light Hall 214
KEEPING ABREAST: THE NURSE’S ROLE IN PROMOTING, PROTECTING, AND SUPPORTING
BREASTFEEDING MOTHERS AND BABIES AT VANDERBILT
presented by
Penny Forte, RN, BSN, C-EFM and
Carol Huber, RN, IBCLC
9:45 to 10:00
BREAK
10:00 to 11:00 Light
Hall 214
INJURY PREVENTION INITIATIVES IN THE SPOTLIGHT: HOW TRAUMA DATA DRIVES OUR
FOCUS
presented by Purnima Unni, MPH, CHES
11:00 – 12:00
Light Hall 208
TEEN BEHAVIOR: ADDRESSING MENTAL HEALTH
NEEDS OF PATIENTS IN AN ACUTE CARE SETTING
presented by
Brittany Cox, BSN, RN-BC and
Christa Paramore, BSN, RN-BC
Click on Titles For Electronic Registration
OR online at
VanderbiltNursing.com;
look for APRILFEST 20i6 under
“Education/Orientation/Events”
or LMS Search— APRILFEST 20I6
Presented by
VUMC’s Nursing Education and Professional Development and the EEPC (Education Event Planning Committee)
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Nursing Education and Professional Development is an approved provider of continuing nursing education
by the Tennessee Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.