22ND ANNUAL

NICU LEADERSHIP FORUMAPRIL 22-26, 2018Sawgrass Marriott, Ponte Vedra, Florida

CONFERENCE AGENDA

Sunday, April 22nd

8:30 am – 4:30 pm Pre-Conference: New Leader Bootcamp Jodi Coombs, MBA, BSN, RN, Vice President for the Floating Hospital for Children and Women’s Health at Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA; Paula J. Webb, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, Associate Professor, Texas Tech Health Sciences Center School of Nursing, Lubbock, TX

8:30 am – 4:30 pm Pre-Conference: The Experience is Everything! Lori Gunther, MS, CPXP, Director of NICU Innovation, March of Dimes, White Plains, NY; Megan West King, MSN, RN, CPXP, Director of Patient Experience, Geisinger Medical Center; Melissa Gehl, MSW, CPXP, March of Dimes, White Plains, NY

8:30 am – 12:30 pm Pre-Conference: Journey to Excellence: Leadership for Quality and Safety Angela Green, PhD, CPHQ, FAAN, Senior Director, Patient Safety & Quality at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, St. Petersburg, FL

6:00 pm – 7:00 pm First Time Attendee Toast and Welcome

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Opening Reception

Monday, April 23rd

7:00 am – 8:00 am Breakfast

8:00 am – 8:15 am Welcome and Introductions

8:15 am – 9:30 am Keynote Address: The Power of Presence Kevin Sowers, MSN, RN, FAAN, Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC

9:30 am – 10:00 am Break

10:00 am – 10:30 am Ice Breaker Activity Paula J. Webb, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, Associate Professor, Texas Tech Health Sciences Center School of Nursing, Lubbock, TX

10:30 am – 11:30 am From “Me” to “We:” Our Journey to Accountability Jaylee Hilliard, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, Baylor Scott & White McLane Children’s Medical Center, Temple, TX

11:30 am – 12:00 pm Diamond Sponsor Presentation: Prolacta

12:00 pm – 12:15 pm Presentation of March of Dimes Excellence in NICU Leadership Award

Monday, April 23rd (cont.)

12:15 pm – 1:30 pm Luncheon with Fashion Show

1:30 pm – 2:45 pm Talkin’ Bout My Generation Lori Gunther, MS, CPXP, Director of NICU Innovation, March of Dimes, White Plains, NY; Laura Miller, BA, CPXP, Managing Consultant, NICU Innovation, March of Dimes, White Plains, NY

2:45 pm – 3:15 pm Gold Sponsor Presentation: Huggies® Kimberly Clark

3:15 pm – 3:30 pm Break

3:30 pm – 3:45 pm Gold Sponsor Presentation: BD

3:45 pm – 4:15 pm Platinum Sponsor Presentation: Neomed Speed Round Overviews of Track Day Presentations Track Day Faculty

4:15 pm – 7:30 pm Drinks and Light Meal in Exhibit Hall

7:30 pm – 12:00 am Dessert Reception

Tuesday, April 24th

7:00 am – 8:00 am March of Dimes Walk and Freshen Up

8:00 am – 8:30 am Breakfast

8:30 am – 9:45 am Providing Psycho-Social Support for NICU Families Sara Mosher, MHA, BSN, RN, Owner, Patient+Family Care, Bend, OR

9:45 am – 10:00 am Gold Sponsor Presentation: Procter & Gamble

10:00 am – 10:15 am Silver Sponsor Presentation: Natus

10:15 am – 10:30 am Break

10:30 am – 11:45 am What is the Magic Number? Leadership Infrastructure Panel Facilitator: Paula J. Webb, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, Associate Professor, Texas Tech Health Sciences Center School of Nursing, Lubbock, TX Panelists: Sheralyn Hartline, MSN, RN, Director NICU, Cook Children’s Medical Center, Fort Worth, TX; Marlee Crankshaw, DNP, RN, CNML, Administrative Director Neonatal Services, Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, Nashville, TN

11:45 am – 12:00 pm Silver Sponsor Presentation: CSZ

12:00 pm – 12:15 pm Silver Sponsor Presentation: Medela

12:15 pm – 1:30 pm Exhibit Hall with Major Drawing

1:30 pm – 4:30 pm Facilitated Networking Specialty Lunch Groups Small groups of attendees, facilitated by a faculty member, will have an opportunity to discuss leadership and clinical topics suggested by the group.

4:30 pm – 6:30 pm Free Time

6:30 pm – 12:00 am Dinner and Party: “Dancing Through the Decades”

Wednesday, April 25th

7:00 am – 8:45 am Breakfast (on your own)

8:45 am – 9:45 am Concurrent Sessions: Track 1: Utilizing Peer to Peer Mentoring to Develop Leadership Talent Stephanie Abbu, DNP, RN, CNML, Clinical Business Coordinator Neonatal Services, Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, Nashville, TN

Track 2: Leading Through Disaster Delinda Castillo, BSN, RN, Education Coordinator, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX; Kellie Kainer, MSN, RNC, Assistant Clinical Director-PFW NICU, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX

Track 3: Utilizing Specialty Teams to Promote Professional Growth and Quality Susan Bedwell, MS, APRN, CCNS-N, Clinical Nurse Specialist, The Children’s Hospital at OU Medical Center, Oklahoma City, OK

9:45 am – 10:15 am Concurrent Sessions: Track 1: It’s Lonely in the Middle – Finding Your Place as a New Leader Francesca M. Leo, BSN, RNC-NIC, IBCLC, Clinical Nurse Manager, Morgan Stanley’s Children’s Hospital of New York, NY

Track 2: Engaging Employees: What They are Telling Us! Micki Arrizola, MBA, BSN, RN, IBCLC, NICU Critical Care Director, Lurie Children’s Hospital, Chicago, IL

Track 3: Novice Nurse Training and Sustainability Joy Delise, MSN, RN, CCRN, Professional Development Director, Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA

10:15 am – 10:30 am Travel Time

10:30 am – 11:00 am Concurrent Sessions: Track 1: End Perfectionism and Embrace the Joy of the Journey! Carol Conley, DNP, RN, Director of Campus Integration, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA

Track 2: Finding Joy Through Team Motivation & Success Donnetta Perkins, BSN, RN, PMP, CNML, Director NICU and Fetal Care Center, Children’s Hospital & Medical Center, Omaha, NE

Track 3: Nurse-Led Rounds Linnea Lockett, MSN, RN-BC, RNC-NIC, CLC, Nursing Professional Development Specialist, McLane Children’s Baylor Scott & White, Temple, TX

11:00 am – 12:15 pm Poster Session: NANN

12:15 pm – 12:45 pm Concurrent Sessions: Track 1: Leading with Emotional Intelligence: Using Your Heart and Your Brain Pam Spivey, MSN, CCNS, RNC-NIC, Owner, Spivey Consulting, LLC, King Mountain, NC

Track 2: Why Do NICU Nurses Come to Work Sick? Melany Temple, MSN, RNC-NIC, NE-BC, NICU Patient Care Manager, Arkansas Children’s Hospital, Little Rock, AR

Track 3: Recovering Moms in the NICU – A Work in Progress LeeAnn Paeplow, MSN, RN-BC, CPN, CCRN, Nurse Manager, Beacon Children’s Hospital, South Bend, IN

Wednesday, April 25th (cont.)

12:45 pm – 1:15 pm Concurrent Sessions: Track 1: Finding Joy & Meaning in Leadership Megan Gillespie, MBA, MSN, RN, NE-BC, Director Maternal Child Health, Kaiser Permanente, Santa Clara, CA

Track 2: The Positive Power of Social Media in the NICU Luann Jones, DNP, APRN, NNP-BC, NE-BC, Neonatal Services Nursing Director, Arkansas Children’s Hospital, Little Rock, AR

Track 3: Shared Leadership: Creating a Space for Truth to Empower, Engage and Strengthen Relationships Celina Afenir, MBA/HCM, BSN, RN, Nurse Manager, Providence Regional Medical Center, Everett, WA

1:15 pm Afternoon & Evening Free

Thursday, April 26th

7:15 am – 7:45 am Breakfast

7:45 am – 8:15 am Professional Education Partners Presentations: Abbott Nutrition Health Institute and NANN

8:15 am – 9:30 am Building a More Positive Culture of Ownership in Healthcare Bob Dent, DNP, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, CENP, FACHE, FAAN, President of American Organization of Nurse Executives, Sr. VP, COO, CNO, Midland Memorial Hospital, Midland, TX

9:30 am – 9:45 am Break

9:45 am – 10:00 am Presentation of Spirit Award/Committee Thank Yous

10:00 am – 11:15 am Endnote Address: Sustaining Joy in the Journey…A Call to Action Sharon Weinstein, MS, RN, CRNI-R,® FACW, FAAN, CSP, Rockville, MD

11:15 am – 11:45 am Wrap Up & Slide Show