2015 NURSING RESEARCH CONFERENCE AGENDA
Mobilizing Resources to Achieve State of the Art Evidence-Based
Patient Engagement and Outcomes
Thursday, October 22, 2015
Holiday Inn Roanoke—Valley View
3315 Ordway Drive, Roanoke, VA
7:30-8 a.m.
Registration
8-8:20 a.m.
Outline of Day Introduction & Welcome
 Paul B. Davenport, B.S.N., M.B.A,. R.N., N.R.E.M.T.P., C.M.T.E., Vice
President-Emergency Services, Nursing, Case Management-Social Work,
Interim Chief Nursing Officer
8:20-9:45 a.m.
Keynote: Patient and Family Engagement: Research Horizons.
 Karen Drenkard, Ph.D., R.N., N.E.A.-B.C., F.A.A.N., SVP/Chief Clinical
Officer/Chief Nurse, The O’Neil Center at GetWellNetwork ® Inc.
 Ellen Swartwout, Ph.D., R.N., N.E.A.-B.C., VP, Research and Analytics, at
GetWellNetwork ® Inc.
9:45-10:30 a.m.
Posters, Vendors, Networking
10:30 a.m.-Noon Podium Presentations
10:30 – 10:45 a.m.—Improving Nurse Self-Efficacy in Caring for the Orthopedic
Patient
 Katie Mullins, B.S.N., R.N., 2014 Nursing Research Fellow
 Molly Clemons, R.N., O.N.C, 2014 Nursing Research Fellow
10:45 – 11 a.m.—Effectiveness of Interventions to Reduce Medication
Administration Interruptions
 Kathleen Baudreau, M.S.N., R.N.
11 – 11:15 a.m.—Simulation to Support Family Presence During resuscitation:
Comparing ICU and PCU Staff
 Donna Bond, D.N.P., R.N., C.C.N.S., A.E.-C., C.T.T.S., C.N.S.
 Susan Blankenship, B.S.N., R.N., M.S.
11:15 – 11:30 a.m.—Evaluation of the Behavioral Pain Scale (BPS) and CriticalCare
Pain Observation Tool (CPOT) in the NTICU
 Sarah Bean, B.S.N., R.N., C.C.R.N., 2014 Nursing Research Fellow
11:30 – 11:45 p.m.—Transient Hypothermia Post-Cardiopulmonary Bypass: Phase
3
 Sarah Frazier, B.S.N., B.S., R.N., 2013 Nursing Research Fellow; Carilion
RAP Funded Recipient
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11:45 a.m. – Noon—A Mindful Journey for Health Care Professionals: Taking the
First
Steps
 Laurie Seidel, M.S.N., R.N., Carilion RAP Funded Recipient
Noon – 1 p.m.
1 – 2:30 p.m.
Sides:
Lunch
First Afternoon Plenary: Nuts and Bolts of Funding from Both
1-1:40 p.m.
Part 1: Securing funding to support your ideas
 Karen Drenkard, Ph.D., R.N., N.E.A.-B.C., F.A.A.N., SVP/Chief Clinical
Officer/Chief Nurse, The O’Neil Center at GetWellNetwork ® Inc.
 Ellen Swartwout, Ph.D., R.N., N.E.A.-B.C., VP, Research and Analytics, at
GetWellNetwork ® Inc.
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1:40 – 2:20 p.m.
Part 2: Funding from the perspective of the Funder
James Hulbert, B.A., Pre-Award Manager, Contracts Management and
Administration, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)
2:20 – 2:30 p.m.
2:30 – 3:15 p.m.
Part 3: Question/Answer Session
Posters, Vendors, Networking
3:15 – 4:15 pm
Keynote: Developing a Winning Application
 Mr. James Hulbert, B.A., Pre-Award Manager, Contracts Management and
Administration, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)
4:15-4:30pm
Wrap-up and Evaluations
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Cost per participant:
Carilion Employees:
 Register via Cornerstone OnDemand - Use conference number CE923C
 Tuition is paid by Carilion Clinic. A signed payroll deduction form is required to
confirm your registration.
Non-Carilion Employees:
 Fee $100 JCHS and VTCSOM Student and Carilion Retiree Fee $25. Other
students and retiree fee $50 Includes program syllabus, VNA credits/contact
hours, light breakfast, lunch and afternoon snacks
 Credit cards and checks accepted. Make checks payable to Carilion Clinic.
 Register through Carilion Direct at 540-266-6000 or 800-422-8482.
 Participants are responsible for their own travel and overnight accommodations.
Cancellation:
The registration/cancellation deadline for all participants is Thursday, October 9,
2015. No conference refunds can be provided after Thursday, October 9, 2015. A
conference fee of $100 will be charged to all conference attendees (including Carilion
employees) who do not attend and have not canceled by Thursday, October 9, 2015.
All conference attendees may send an appropriate substitute if they cannot attend the
conference.
VNA Contact Hours
Carilion Clinic is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Virginia Nurses
Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s
Commission on Accreditation
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