Professional Issues Conference - There is No Healthcare Without Nurses
Sheraton Lisle Naperville Hotel
3000 Warrenville Road
Lisle, IL 60532
Saturday, November 2, 2024 at 8:00am CT - 5:00pm CT
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Info
Topic
Owning My Role with RaDonda Vaught BSN; IGNITE: Combating Professional Isolation and Burnout Through Meaningful Connections; Escape from Nowhere: Gamification for Small-Scale Activities; Nurses Uniting Students in the Community: Promoting Youth Health and Well-Being; Use Your Grown-Up Voice: Empowering Nurses to Speak Up and Be Heard
Credits Offered
This event offers
7.25 CE credits
to attendees.
Accreditation Info:
Illinois Nurses Foundation is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Montana Nurses Association, an accredited approver with distinction by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Additional Information
ANA-Illinois 2024 Professional Issues Conference - There is No Healthcare Without NURSES
The one-day conference will be held on November 2, 2024, in Lisle, Illinois.
Relevant & Inspiring Sessions
This year's theme for the conference is "There is No Healthcare Without NURSES." RaDonda Vaught, BSN will deliver the keynote session, entitled: "Owning My Role"
Keynote Speaker - RaDonda Vaught, BSN
RaDonda Vaught was the subject of one of the highest profile healthcare criminal cases in recent years. She holds a BSN and a Certificate in Leadership from Western Kentucky University. While working as a BSN prepared registered nurse, Mrs. Vaught committed a medication error that ended the life of a patient in 2017.
She was charged under administrative law by the Tennessee Department of Health, leading to the revocation of her nursing license by the Tennessee Board of Nursing in a July 2021 hearing. Additionally, she was charged under criminal law and found guilty by jury trial of two felony charges in March of 2022: Negligent Homicide, and Abuse of an Impaired Adult, with placement on an Elder Abuse registry in the state of Tennessee.
Mrs. Vaught is uniquely qualified to speak first hand on the impact this sentinel event has had on her life and her profession, along with the implications of the legal actions that followed. A passionate advocate for safety and improvement, her story will be one that is not easily forgotten.
Other sessions include:
- IGNITE: Combating Professional Isolation and Burnout Through Meaningful Connections
- Escape from Nowhere: Gamification for Small-Scale Activities
- Nurses Uniting Students in the Community: Promoting Youth Health and Well-Being
- Use Your Grown-Up Voice: Empowering Nurses to Speak Up and Be Heard
VIRTUAL POSTER PRESENTATIONS -
Addressing Socioeconomic and Infrastructural Disparities to Enhance Telehealth Access in Rural America: Barriers and Solutions
Hend Jadalla MBChB, MPH
Reducing Readmission using the Re-Engineered Discharge: A Quality Improvement Project
Nicole Zeller DNP, RN, CNE
When In Doubt, Fill it Out: Improve Patient Outcomes Through Building a Culture of Safety
Amanda Gorman BSN, RN & Rebekah Hopper DNP, RN, MBA, NEA-BC
The Implementation of Music and the Impact on Agitation in Adult ICU Patients
Bonita Bassler DNP, MSN-Ed, RN
Exploring Throughput: 3 Prong Strategy
Colleen Morley DNP, RN
Impact of a Pressure Injury Prevention Orientation Program on New Graduate Nurse Knowledge and Competence
Hayley Madigan DNP, RN, NE-BC
Enhancing a Patient Safety Program Utilizing Innovative Technology in a Rural Hospital
Ashley Frederick DNP, RN, CPHQ, CPPS, NE-BC & Angie Waller
Nurse Driven Conscious Sedation
Kimberly Humiston MSN RN RCIS
Gamification: Increasing Engagement in Graduate Nursing Online Courses
Jeannine Haberman DNP, MBA, CNE
Registration Refunds & Cancellation Policy
Refunds: Refunds on paid registrations will be issued for written cancellation requests received via email at info@ana-illinois.org. A $25 administrative fee for registrants or a $10 administrative fee for student registration will be charged for refunds.
- A full refund, less administrative fee, will be issued for requests received no later than Monday, October 10
- Fifty percent (50%) of the registration fee, less the administration fee, will be issued for cancellations between October 10 and October 23
- NO Refunds will be issued after Sunday, October 23.
- Returned Checks: An administrative fee of $35 will be charged for all checks returned to ANA-Illinois for insufficient funds.
No Shows: If you do not cancel in writing to ANA-Illinois and do not attend, you still are responsible for payment.
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ANA-Illinois Event Policies
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Code of Conduct
ANA-Illinois values the participation of each attendee and desires for all attendees to have an enjoyable and fulfilling experience. Accordingly, all attendees are expected to show respect and courtesy to other attendees. All communication should be appropriate for a professional audience, including people of different backgrounds. Attendees are solely responsible for their actions.
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Cancellation Policies
ANA-Illinois reserves the right to cancel or postpone any or all Event-related activities due to circumstances beyond the reasonable control of ANA-Illinois, which include, without limitation, computer-related attacks, hacking, earthquakes, governmental regulation, fire, flood, labor difficulties, civil disorder, public health crisis, or acts of terrorism and acts of God ("Force Majeure Events").
Speakers
Bridale Handy-Robinson serves as the Program Manager, Office of Wellbeing for Northwestern Medicine. In this role he supports his team systemwide by developing, designing, implementing, and managing programs to advance wellbeing and professional fulfillment at Northwestern Medicine. Before joining the Office of Wellbeing, Bridale was a Practice Manager for the Northwestern Medicine Immediate Care Center system. Prior to leadership, Bridale practiced bedside as a Registered Respiratory Therapist for 5 and a half years. Bridale received both his Bachelor of Respiratory Therapy and his Master of Executive Health Administration from the University of Missouri - Columbia (Mizzou). He also holds a clinical certification as an Adult Critical Care Specialist and a PI certification as a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt. Bridale considers himself a servant leader and with his experience, strives to create environments with which both clinical and non-clinical teams can thrive. He diligently works to provide a superior work environment through driving meaningful and measurable change through the creation and redesign of processes for a sustainable workplace.
RaDonda Vaught was the subject of one of the highest profile healthcare criminal cases in recent years. She holds a BSN and a Certificate in Leadership from Western Kentucky University. While working as a BSN prepared registered nurse, Mrs. Vaught committed a medication error that ended the life of a patient in 2017. She was charged under administrative law by the Tennessee Department of Health, leading to the revocation of her nursing license by the Tennessee Board of Nursing in a July 2021 hearing. Additionally, she was charged under criminal law and found guilty by jury trial of two felony charges in March of 2022: Negligent Homicide, and Abuse of an Impaired Adult, with placement on an Elder Abuse registry in the state of Tennessee. Mrs. Vaught is uniquely qualified to speak first hand on the impact this sentinel event has had on her life and her profession, along with the implications of the legal actions that followed. A passionate advocate for safety and improvement, her story will be one that is not easily forgotten.
Clinical Nurse Educator/ Professional Development Specialist/ Clinical Nurse Consultant
Dannette Kizy is a Doctorate prepared nurse educator with 33 years of experience as a registered nurse and 10 years of experience as a nurse educator. Her currently role is as a clinical nurse consultant for the department of clinical practice and professional development at University of Illinois
Veronica Bigott serves as the Lead System Nursing Professional Development Specialist at Advocate Health with responsibility for its New Graduate Nurse Residency Program. Veronica holds a Master of Science in Nursing and maintains multiple certifications including Nursing Professional Development. Veronica has had the opportunity to publish and speak nationally regarding New Graduate Nurse Residency Programs.
Stephanie Zidek serves as a System Director of Nursing Education and Professional Development at Advocate Health. Previously, she has held NPD leadership roles at the site, region, and system levels. She believes every NPD is a leader, from the bedside to the boardroom, and uses her platform to ensure NPD practitioners continue to shape practice, accelerate influence, and optimize outcomes.
Audra Whitton has been a nurse for twenty years, the majority of which has been in pediatrics, with a special focus on pediatric critical care. After years of insisting she wanted no part of management, she realized that one of the best ways to fix the problems she saw as a bedside nurse was to enter the world of nursing leadership. She current works as the assistant nurse manager of the pediatric IMCU at Saint Anthony Hospital in Chicago. Audra obtained her master’s in nursing education from Jacksonville University in 2020, and is currently pursuing a post-master’s certificate in order to become a pediatric nurse practitioner.