Thursday, October 4 1:15-2:45PM Pediatrics (Session #601) After Spinal Cord Injury: Returning a Patient Back to School Nancy Lokey, RN CRRN TBIS Rehabilitation Nursing of the Pediatric Burn Patient in Guayaquil, Ecuador Kathryn Inglefield, BSN RN MPA CRRN TBI (Session #602) The Newest Hot Topic: Brain Injury in Athletes Cheryl A. Lehman, PhD RN CNS-BC RN-BC CRRN Brain Injury Support Group Nurse Liaison, Creating Teachable Moments Kristine E. Longo, RN CRRN Goal Setting: Getting the Brain Injury Patient Involved Erica Chiado, MSN CRRN RN-BC It Takes a Village: Compassionate Caring of the Individual with a Chronic TBI and Cancer Mary Anne Saveoz, BSN RN CRRN Spinal Cord Injury (Session #603) Transitioning Home: Comprehensive Case Management for America's Heroes Lisa Perla, MSN ARNP; Patricia Jackson, RN CRRN It's a Jungle Out There-Safe Management of Voiding and Bladder Dysfunction in SCI/Disorders Cissi Wimberly Oloomi, MSN APRN CNS-BC FNP CNRN CRRN CAUTI Reduction in the Rehab Setting Shelly Clauson, RN CRRN Polytrauma Staff Education Brenda French, MSN CRRN CBIS VHA-CM Fall & Safety (Session #604) Value of the Rehab Fall Risk Tool (RFRT) to the RN Julia M. Libcke, MSN RN CRRN
Returning the Geriatric Patient to Independent Ambulation Mary M. Harroun, MS LNHA The Power of ESP: How One Acute Rehabilitation Hospital Created an Employee Safety Program in Response to Safe Patient Handling Legislation in New Jersey Jay H. Rosenberg, MSN CRRN Protected Medication Pass, Keeping our Patients Safe Phyllis Danza, A.D.N. Friday, October 5 11AM-12:30PM FIM & Documentation (Session #701) Focus on Function and FIM will Follow Mary Ellen Hatch, RN CRRN Caring for the LVAD Patient in the Rehabilitation Setting Rebecca Penn, RN CRRN; Amy Wilson, MD A Practical Solution to the Challenges of Rehabilitation Nursing Documentation Ann Summar, BA RN RN-BC; Joyce Belanger, RN CRRN AND, Melissa Vee, RN AND Medical Necessity Documentation Ready, Set, Audit! Karen M. Liszner, BSN MHA CRRN Patient Satisfaction (Session #702) Daily Discharge Huddles- Rapid Response Initiative to Improve Patient Satisfaction with the Discharge Process Mary Ann Euliarte, MSN MBA RN CRRN Collaboration in Care: Improving the Patient/Family Experience Utilizing Patient and Family Centered Care Felisha E. Alderson, BSN RN CRRN The Journey to Discharge: Working in Harmony Sally Strong, RN APN-CNS CNRN CRRN The Discharge Follow-Up Call: Ending on the Right Note Arlene E. Bettin, BSN RN CRRN Patient Education & Communication (Session #703)
Providing Culturally Competent Education for Patients of Hispanic Origin Ann Gutierrez, MSN RN CRRN CBIS Staying Connected Through Social Media: Connections for Compassionate Caring Sharon E. Harton, BSN CRRN CBIS "Let's Talk about Sex" or Sexuality Education in the Pediatric Rehabilitation Setting Teresa Beck, BSN RN MEd CRRN Newly Diagnosed Patients with Type II Diabetes: Transition with Confidence Lalitha Mathew, BSN RN CRRN Pain & Cutting Edge (Session #704) Isn't Chronic Pain Enough? Adding the Stigma Burden Diane Monsivais, PhD RN CRRN A Literature Review of Wound Pain Assessment Tools and Methods Cecile B. Evans, PhD RN FNP-BC The Pursuit of Excellence for Heart Failure Care in a Rehabilitation Hospital Sara Godwin, MS Nursing Home QAPI: A Model for Exceeding Compliance and Achieving Excellence Beckie Dow, RN Friday, October 5 3:30-5PM Skin Care (Session #801) Excellence in Skin and Wound Care: Development of a Competency-Based Skin and Wound Education Program Mary Cronin, CRRN HAPU Checked the Patient's Skin Lately? Beth Hudson, MS RN CRRN; Linda Ryan, MBA BSN RN Knowledge & Understanding: The Necessary Link for the Bedside Nurse to Accurately Identify and Prevent Pressure Ulcers Lisa Salamon, MSN GCNS-BC WOCN Challenge Accepted- Pressure Ulcer Prevention Process Improvement Team Elaine Flynn, MSN RN CRRN CIC; Beth W. Jacobs, RN CCM CRRN Bowel & Bladder (Session #802)
Fecal Incontinence Carolyn Sorensen, MSN RN CRRN CWOCN An Interdisciplinary Approach to a Successful Bladder Program Tara G. Mager, MSN RN CRRN Prevention of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections: The Use of Guidelines, Education, and Daily Assessments Lisa W. Treadwell, MSN BSN RN MHA Implementation of a Pilot Protocol for Bladder Management FIM (R) Efficiency Alice Mary Christaldi, BSN RN CRRN; Mary S. Via, RN CRRN; Melody F. Sharp, DNP RN; Stimis R. Smith, MBA BSN RN CRRN Home Care Follow-Up (Session #803) "Mrs. Jones' Passport to Recovery: Application of Rehabilitation Principles through All Levels of the Continuum of Care" Gail L. Sims, MSN RN CRRN Preventing Readmissions Through Good Discharge Planning Joyce A. Marasco, MSN RN; Mary Beth Pais, MNED RN ONC Clinical Referral Liaison: Setting the Tone Susan Kometz, BSN RN CRRN; Linda Polich, RN CRRN Stroke (Session #804) Success with a Second Chance Stroke Program Francine Edwards, MSN CRRN From Research to Practice: One Hospital's Implementation of Stroke Research Findings Robin Sheeran, RN CRRN WCC; Theresa Sherman, BA RN CRRN Patient and Family Stroke Education Class: Improving Health Literacy Marla Porter, MSN BSN RN CRRN Dysphagia:A Challenge for Interdisciplinary Communication Anne H. Leclaire, BSN RN CRRN Saturday, October 6 10:15-11:45AM Interdisciplinary Rehab (Session #901)
Culture Shock: Implementing Healthy Work Environment Standards with an Interdisciplinary Team Anne H. Leclaire, BSN RN CRRN An Interdisciplinary and Sytematic Examination of Admission FIM Score Crystal A. McCaleb, CRRN An Interdisciplinary Approach to Medicare Documentation Beckie Dow, RN A Pilot for Understanding Interdisciplinary Teams in Rehabilitation Practice Ann Gutierrez, MSN RN CRRN CBIS Management (Session #902) Enforcing Rehab Nursing Practice Standards with Patient Centric Calculation of Staffing Demand- an Interprofessional Model Ginger Cohen, MS RN FACHE; Robert Habasevich, MS PT The Role of the Rehab Nurse in CARF Accreditation Cathy Rebella, Resourse Specialist Sustained Improvement of FIM Accuracy through Development of RN Professionalism and Performance Accountability Ann Summar, BA RN RN-BC, Deb Eisenstadt, MS RN Compassion & Caring (Session #903) Caring Eyes, Compassionate Red Hands: A Hand Off Success Ronella Eaddy, BSN RN Making a Difference: A Successful Journey in Rehabilitation Theda Shaw, MSN RNC Lateral Violence: Where is the Compassion? Irene Tranowski, MSN CRRN Promoting Successful Independent Living for Our Aging Population Donna M. Williams, MSN RN CRRN Professional Development (Session #904) Best Practices in Rehabilitation Nursing Orientation: Content & Evaluation Susan V. Brindisi, MS Ed MA CHES CRRN Moving Nursing Education and Communication into the High Tech World
Therese M. Gion, MS RN CRRN Making of a Rehab Nurse: Implementation of a New Graduate Nurse Residency Program Kathy E. Garren, BSN RN MAEd CRRN Clinical Clips: Education on the Run Sally Strong, RN APN-CNS CNRN CRRN