"REASON AND FREE INQUIRY ARE THE ONLY EFFECTUAL AGENTS AGAINST ERROR."

-Thomas Jefferson

AGENDA

“Nursing Research: Improving the Care of Vulnerable Populations”

6th Annual Penn Medicine Nursing Research Conference

Houston Hall

December 7th-8th, 2017

Agenda

Day 1 – December 7, 2017

7:30-8:45    Breakfast and Registration

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8:45-9:00    Welcome and Opening Remarks

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9:00-10:35   Faculty Symposium

                Defining Nursing's Role in Improving Health Outcomes among Older Minority 

                Hospitalized Patients                      

                J. Margo Brooks Carthon, PhD, RN, FAAN

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               Sleep and other Behavioral Considerations for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

               Margaret C. Souders, PhD, CRNP

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                Breastfeeding, Vulnerable Infants, and Health Policy

                Diane L. Spatz, PhD, RN-BC, FAAN

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10:35-10:55  BREAK

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10:55 -12:00  Keynote Address

                 We're Here Because We Care...Building Healthy Communities Together

                 Loretta Sweet Jemmott, PhD, RN, FAAN

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12:00-1:00     LUNCH

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1:00-1:10       Transition to afternoon breakouts

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1:10-3:30       Concurrent Breakout Sessions and Workshops

                  1:10-2:10 Concurrent Breakout Session 1 (or Workshop Session 1)

                  2:10-2:30 BREAK

                  2:30-3:30 Concurrent Breakout Session 2 (or Workshop Session 1)

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3:30-5:30     Poster Session and Networking Reception

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4:30-6:00      Special Session for Directors and Leaders of Research

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Day 2 – December 8, 2017

7:30-8:30       Breakfast and Optional Poster Session

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7:45-8:30       Wake Up With Statistics:  Matching Your Study Aims to Data Analysis Plan

                  Rosemary C. Polomano, PhD, RN, FAAN

8:30-8:45     Welcome and Remarks

                   General Sessions

9:00-10:00     The Opioid Epidemic: Caring for Vulnerable Populations

                   Peggy Compton, PhD, RN, FAAN

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10:00-10:40    Adults with Heart Failure: Instrument Development and Psychometric Testing  

                   Barbara Riegel, PhD, RN, FAAN, FAHA

10:40-11:00    BREAK

11:00-12:00    Nurse Scientists in Practice: Engaging Nurses in Scientific Inquiry

                   Moderator: Rebecca Trotta, PhD, RN
                   Panelists: Chris Burchill, PhD, MSN, RN, CEN
                   Carolyn Davidson, PhD, RN, CCRN-a, ARNP, CHPQ

                   Jennifer Day, PhD, RN
 

12:00-1:00     LUNCH

1:00-1:10        Transition to Breakout Sessions

1:10-3:30        Concurrent Breakout Sessions and Workshops

                   1:10-2:10 Concurrent Breakout Session 3 (or Workshop Session 2)

                   2:10-2:30 BREAK

                   2:30-3:30 Concurrent Breakout Session 4 (or Workshop Session 2)

3:30-4:00       Closing Remarks

                   Jacqueline Somerville, PhD, RN, FAAN

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4:00-4:15        Poster Awards

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