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"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
8:45-9:00 Welcome and Opening Remarks
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
Sleep and other Behavioral Considerations for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Margaret C. Souders, PhD, CRNP
Breastfeeding, Vulnerable Infants, and Health Policy
Diane L. Spatz, PhD, RN-BC, FAAN
10:35-10:55 BREAK
10:55 -12:00 Keynote Address
We're Here Because We Care...Building Healthy Communities Together
Loretta Sweet Jemmott, PhD, RN, FAAN
12:00-1:00 LUNCH
1:00-1:10 Transition to afternoon breakouts
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)
3:30-5:30 Poster Session and Networking Reception
4:30-6:00 Special Session for Directors and Leaders of Research
Day 2 – December 8, 2017
7:30-8:30 Breakfast and Optional Poster Session
OR
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
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
4:00-4:15 Poster Awards