14th Annual Critical Care Nursing Symposium

Presented by the University of Rochester Medical Center, Strong Memorial Hospital, and Nurse Recruitment

If you're a nurse who cares for critically ill patients or a nursing student who is interested in critical care after graduation, the Critical Care Nursing Symposium is a "must attend."

The Critical Care Nursing Symposium will enable the learner to gather practical and evidence-based knowledge through the educational sessions on the topics below:

• AACN Theme: “Starting Now”
• Effective Cardiac Monitoring in Critical Care
• Emerging Therapies for Pressure Injury Prevention
• Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) in Adults
• Caring for Patients with Substance Use Disorder
• Sepsis and Septic Shock
• Re-Establishing HWE after a Pandemic

Registration

Register Online for the Symposium

If you plan to register by mail and need a registration brochure, please contact Nancy Freeland.

DISCOUNT: Register on or before 9/12/22

• UR Medicine Nurses — $35.00
• All Other Nurses — $45.00
• Undergraduate Nursing Students — $25.00

Register after 9/12/22

• UR Medicine Nurses — $45.00
• All Other Nurses — $55.00
• Undergraduate Nursing Students — $35.00

Registration Fee: Includes Program Materials, Continental Breakfast, Lunch & Contact Hours

Learning Objectives

• Explore how nurses can reboot themselves with renewed hope to transform and create something stronger and more beautiful than what was there before.
• Discuss the implementation of cardiac monitoring practice standards to improve ECG monitoring for patients in critical care.
• Describe new strategies and therapies for prevention and treatment of pressure injuries in the most vulnerable patient population.
• Explore the use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in various critically ill patient populations.
• Identify challenges and potential strategies for providing care for critically ill patients with substance abuse disorder.
• Describe new changes with identification and treatment of sepsis and septic shock.
• Discuss approaches to establishing healthy work environments to enhance staff satisfaction and improve patient safety.

Exhibits

Learner will review newest medical technology and pharmaceuticals that may assist critical care nurses in providing better care and improved outcomes for critically ill patients.

Agenda

7:00 – 8:00 a.m. – Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:00 – 8:15 a.m. – Welcome & Introduction
8:15 – 9:15 a.m. – Keynote: AACN Theme “Starting Now” (Amanda Bettencourt PhD, APRN, CCRN-K, ACCNS-P)
9:15 –10:15 a.m. – Emerging Therapies for Pressure Injury Prevention (Cathy VanHouten MS, RN, CNS, CWON)
10:15 – 11:00 a.m. – Break & Exhibits
11:00 a.m. –12 noon – Effective Cardiac Monitoring in Critical Care: Using the Practice Standards for ECG Monitoring in Hospitals (Mary Carey PhD, RN, FAHA, FAAN)
12 noon – 1:00 p.m. – Lunch in the Atrium & Exhibits
1:00 – 1:45 p.m. – Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) in Adults (Dr. Ryan Magnuson)
1:45 – 2:30 p.m. – Update on Sepsis and Septic Shock: What’s new? (Sarah Alwardt MICU PA-C)
2:30 – 2:45 p.m. – Break
2:45 – 3:30 p.m. – Caring for Critically Ill Patients with Substance Use Disorder (Kaylee Maynard Pharm D, BCCCP)
3:30 – 4:15 p.m. – Implementing Healthy Work Environment Standards: Does It Have To Be So Difficult? (Amanda Bettencourt PhD, APRN, CCRN-K, ACCNS-P)
4:15 – 4:30 p.m. – Conclusion & Evaluation

NOTE: Speaker times subject to change

About the Speakers

Contact Information

Nancy Freeland
Phone: (585) 275-6015
Email: nancy_freeland@urmc.rochester.edu