Plenaries/Special Sessions
Thursday, 19 July 2018
12:30 PM-2:00 PM
PLN1
PLENARY 1: Of Kangaroos, Koalas, and Platypi
Machelle Fisher, PhD and Debra Thoms, RN, RM, BA, MNA, AdvDipArts, GradCertBioethics, FACN (DLF), FACH
2:30 PM-3:15 PM
3:30 PM-4:15 PM
B 06
SPECIAL SESSION: An NCLEX® Success Program for Internationally-Educated Nurses
Patrick A. Palmieri, DHSc, EdS, PGDip(Oxon), MBA, MSN, RN, CPHQ, CPHRM, FACHE, FAAN and Michele Steinbeck, MNSc
4:30 PM-5:15 PM
C 06
SPECIAL SESSION: Leading Interprofessional Practice Advancements: Critical Components of Influence
Claire Seguin, DNP, Deborah Cleeter Bailey, EdD, MSN, RN, Kathy D. Wright, PhD, RN and Pearl Ed G. Cuevas, PhD, MAN, RN, FGNLA
Friday, 20 July 2018
8:30 AM-10:00 AM
10:45 AM-12:00 PM
D 01
SPECIAL SESSION: Getting Published
Patrick A. Palmieri, DHSc, EdS, PGDip(Oxon), MBA, MSN, RN, CPHQ, CPHRM, FACHE, FAAN, Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, PhD, RN, CPNP/PMHNP, FAANP, FNAP, FAAN and Debra J. Anderson, PhD, RN, BA, GDNS (ed)
1:30 PM-2:15 PM
E 06
SPECIAL SESSION: Mentoring Experiences
Therese Doan, PhD, RN, IBCLC, Lois S. Marshall, PhD, Nicole Hall, EdD, MSN, Claudia K. Y. Lai, PhD, RN and Matthew S. Howard, MSN, RN, CPN, CPEN, CEN
2:30 PM-3:45 PM
F 01
SPECIAL SESSION: Publishing: A Career Road for You?
Sharon Fruh, PhD, Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, PhD, RN, CPNP/PMHNP, FAANP, FNAP, FAAN and Debra J. Anderson, PhD, RN, BA, GDNS (ed)
4:00 PM-4:30 PM
G 01
SPECIAL SESSION: International Leadership Opportunities
Jennie C. De Gagne, PhD, DNP, RN-BC, CNE, ANEF, FAAN, Gwen Sherwood, PhD, RN, FAAN, ANEF, Kuei-Ru Chou, PhD, RN and Benjamin A. Smallheer, PhD, RN, ACNP-BC, FNP-BC, CCRN, CNE
G 04
SPECIAL SESSION: Sigma's Henderson Repository: Innovation and Impact Through Open Dissemination
Jeanette J. Avery, PhD, Matthew S. Howard, MSN, RN, CPN, CPEN, CEN and Martin Christensen, PhD, MA, MSc, BSc (Hons), PGCert (ICU)
Saturday, 21 July 2018
9:30 AM-10:15 AM
10:30 AM-12:00 PM
NRHF
International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame and Conversation With the Honorees
Beth Baldwin Tigges, PhD, RN, PNP, BC, Suzanne Bakken, PhD, RN, FAAN, Barbara Bowers, PhD, RN, FAAN, Jane Champion, PhD, DNP, MA, MSN, AH-PMH-CNS, FNP, FAAN, FAANP, Kuei-Ru Chou, PhD, RN, Misook L. Chung, PhD, RN, FAHA, FAAN, Patricia D'Antonio, PhD, MSN, RN, FAAN, Ardith Z. Doorenbos, PhD, RN, FAAN, Steven Jeffrey Ersser, PhD (Lond), Carole A. Estabrooks, PhD, RN, FCAHS, FAAN, Elizabeth J. Halcomb, PhD, BN (Hons), RN, FACN, Hae-Ra Han, PhD, RN, FAAN, Laura Hayman, PhD, MSN, FAAN, Claudia Kam Yuk Lai, PhD, RN, FAAN, Violeta Lopez, PhD, Kathryn Puskar, DrPH, MN, Nancy R. Reynolds, PhD, Mi-Kyung Song, PhD, Hilaire J. Thompson, PhD, RN, APRN, Connie M. Ulrich, PhD and Sandra J. Weiss, PhD, DNSc, FAAN
1:30 PM-2:00 PM
1:30 PM-2:45 PM
J 08
SPECIAL SESSION: The Future of Global Health Nursing
Cynthia Vlasich, MBA, BSN, RN, Cynthia Vlasich, MBA, BSN, RN, Beth Baldwin Tigges, PhD, RN, PNP, BC, Gwen Sherwood, PhD, RN, FAAN, ANEF and Elizabeth Iro, RN
J 11
SPECIAL SESSION: ELNEC: Preparing Nurses to be Palliative Care Leaders Around the World
Sarah Wallace, MSN, RN, CPN, CNE, Polly M. Mazanec, PhD, ACNP-BC, AOCN, ACHPN, FPCN and Pamela Malloy, MN, FAAN, FPCN
2:15 PM-2:45 PM
J 10b
SPECIAL SESSION: Improving Outcomes of Patient-Caregiver Dyads in Chronic Illness
Sally Wai Chi Chan, PhD, MSc, BSc, RN, RMN, FHKAN, FAAN and Misook L. Chung, PhD, RN, FAHA, FAAN
3:30 PM-4:00 PM
K 05
SPECIAL SESSION: Behavioral Interventions to Reduce Health Disparities Among Vulnerable Populations of Ethnic Minority Women and Adolescents
Kuei-Ru Chou, PhD, RN and Jane Champion, PhD, DNP, MA, MSN, AH-PMH-CNS, FNP, FAAN, FAANP
K 09
SPECIAL SESSION: Paths to Becoming a Nurse Scholar
Patrick A. Palmieri, DHSc, EdS, PGDip(Oxon), MBA, MSN, RN, CPHQ, CPHRM, FACHE, FAAN and Claudia Kam Yuk Lai, PhD, RN, FAAN
K 11
SPECIAL SESSION: Caregiving in an Aging World: Quality of Care and Quality of Life
Sally Wai Chi Chan, PhD, MSc, BSc, RN, RMN, FHKAN, FAAN and Barbara Bowers, PhD, RN, FAAN
Sunday, 22 July 2018
10:15 AM-11:00 AM
M 06
SPECIAL SESSION: Influencing Advancements in Nursing Education Through Intentional Leadership Development
Lydia L. Forsythe, PhD, MSN, MA, Deborah Cleeter Bailey, EdD, MSN, RN, Asma Ali Taha, PhD, Steven J. Palazzo, PhD, MN, RN, CNE, Gwen Sherwood, PhD, RN, FAAN, ANEF, Sara K. Kaylor, EdD, RN, CNE and Angela Opsahl, DNP, RN, CPHQ
11:15 AM-12:00 PM
1:30 PM-2:15 PM
O 10
SPECIAL SESSION: Grants and Mentorship: A Mutually Beneficial Partnership
Kerlene T. Richards, DNP, RN, CCRN, Lois S. Marshall, PhD and Matthew S. Howard, MSN, RN, CPN, CPEN, CEN
3:45 PM-4:30 PM
Monday, 23 July 2018
11:00 AM-12:30 PM
