Plenaries/Special Sessions

Saturday, 29 October 2011

1:30 PM-3:00 PM


PLEN I
PLENARY I: Connecting Through Knowledge for Global Heatlh: Progress Report
Karen H. Morin, DSN, RN, ANEF, FAAN and Karen H. Morin, DSN, RN, ANEF, FAAN

3:15 PM-4:30 PM


A 02
SPECIAL SESSION: Writing for Publication in Journals
Mary N. Willis, MSN, RN-BC, Susan Gennaro, RN, DSN, FAAN, Jo Rycroft-Malone, PhD, MSc, BSc, RN and James E. Mattson

A 14
SPECIAL SESSION: The Honor Society at the U.N.: Update on STTI Affiliations, Alliances and Aspirations in the U.N. System
K. Joanne McGlown, PhD, MHHA, BS, RN, FACHE, Holly K. Shaw, RN, PhD, Tanya Lott, RN-BC, MSN and Constance Sobon Sensor, PhD(c), RN, CTN-A

Sunday, 30 October 2011

8:00 AM-9:15 AM


PLEN II
PLENARY II SESSION: From Evidence to Outcomes: Creating the Future Today
Gwen Sherwood, PhD, RN, FAAN and Kathleen R. Stevens, RN, MS, EdD

11:00 AM-12:15 PM


B 02
Conversations with the Candidates
Clarann Weinert, SC, RN, PhD, FAAN, Robin Bartlett, PhD, RN, Dana Bjarnason, PhD, RN, NE-BC, Evelyn R. Hayes, PhD, MPH, FNP-BC, Gladys Muoro, BSN, MSN, RN, PhD, (H), Cynthia Powers, DNP, RN-BC, CNN and Robin Toms, PhD, MSN, RN, NEA-BC

B 06
SPECIAL SESSION: Transitioning from Student to Registered Nurse: Tools for the First Year of Practice
Elaine M. Kopp, RN, BSN, Cheri L. Newman, RN, BSN, MHSM and Juanita Hernandez, MSN, BSN, RN, CMSRN

B 13
SPECIAL SESSION: Implementing and Sustaining EBP: Real Life Success Stories
Kathy Wyngarden, MSN, RN, Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, PhD, RN, CPNP/PMHNP, FNAP, FAAN, Ellen Fineout-Overholt, PhD, RN, FNAP, FAAN and Lynn Gallagher-Ford, RN, NE-BC

B 14
SPECIAL SESSION: Imagination, Immersion, and Nursing Interventions: Are VR-CAVEs Portals to High-level Wellness?
Beth Baldwin Tigges, PhD, RN, CPNP, BC and Patricia Flatley Brennan, RN, PhD, FAAN, FACMI

B 15
SPECIAL SESSION: Outcomes and Impact of the Geriatric Nursing Leadership Academy
Judith Hertz, PhD, RN, FNGNA and Deborah Cleeter, RN, MSN, EdD

B 16
CHAPTER OPERATIONS SESSION: Three Essentials for Member Communications
Peggy L. Cline, RNC, MSN, APRN-CNS and Michelle Lilly, BA

B 22
SPECIAL SESSION: Progress Toward Vision 2020
Geralyn M. Frandsen and Karen H. Morin, DSN, RN, ANEF, FAAN

2:45 PM-4:00 PM


C 02
Conversations with the Candidates
K. Sue Haddock, RN, PhD, Cheryl Rowder, PhD, RN, CCRC, Constance Sobon Sensor, PhD(c), RN, CTN-A, Elizabeth A. Carlson, PhD, RN, Nancy Sharts-Hopko, PhD, RN, FAAN, Julie A. Jones, MSN, RN and Dorette Sugg Welk, PhD, MSN, RN

C 06
SPECIAL SESSION: Your Personal Path to an Advanced Nursing Degree
Beverly Reigle, PhD, Jennifer J. Gray, RN, PhD, Paulette Burns, RN, PhD and Mary C. Brucker, DNSc, RN, CNM

C 13
SPECIAL SESSION: Top Issues in Nursing
Elizabeth B. Dowdell, PhD, RN, Renee M. Wilmeth and James E. Mattson

C 16
CHAPTER OPERATIONS SESSION: The Missing Link: Accessing Officer Resources
Ronda D. Mintz-Binder, DNP, MN, RN and Michelle Lilly, BA

C 22
SPECIAL SESSION: Progress Toward Vision 2020
Evelyn R. Hayes, PhD, APRN, BC and Suzanne Prevost, RN, PhD

Monday, 31 October 2011

8:30 AM-9:45 AM


PLEN III
PLENARY SESSION III: Healthcare and Medical Infrastructure in the Developing World
Hester C. Klopper, PhD, MBA, RN, RM and Kim Bouldin-Jones, BA

10:00 AM-11:15 AM


D 02
Conversations with the Candidates
Carol J. Huston, RN, MSN, DPA, FAAN, Hester Klopper, PhD, MBA, RN, RM, RPN, FANSA, Gwen Sherwood, PhD, RN, FAAN, Cathy Catrambone, PhD, RN and Karen A. Grigsby, PhD, RN

D 12
SPECIAL SESSION: A Six-Phased Approach: Connecting Your School of Nursing to STTI Through a Chapter
Cynthia Powers, MSN, RN-BC, CNN, K. Joanne McGlown, PhD, MHHA, BS, RN, FACHE, Jenny Paugh, BS and Susan Spry, CMP, BS

D 14
SPECIAL SESSION: Research Abstracts, Proposals and Grant Writing: Basics from Start to Finish
Robin Toms, PhD, MSN, RN, NEA-BC and Lois Sarah Marshall, PhD, RN

D 15
SPECIAL SESSION: All About Leadership
Gladys Muoro, N/A, Cynthia Vlasich, MBA, BSN, RN, Deb Cordes, MSN, RN and Danielle Hart, BS

D 16
CHAPTER OPERATIONS SESSION: Bylaws: The Rx for Chapter Health and Vitality
Julia Annie George, RN, MSc, Jenny Paugh, BS and Jessica Wendorf, BS

D 22
SPECIAL SESSION: Progress Toward Vision 2020
Cheryl Rowder, PhD, RN, CCRC and Suzanne Prevost, RN, PhD

1:45 PM-3:00 PM


E 02
Conversations with the Candidates
Alyce A. Schultz, PhD, RN, FAAN, Cheryl Rowder, PhD, RN, CCRC, Constance Sobon Sensor, PhD(c), RN, CTN-A, Elizabeth A. Carlson, PhD, RN, Nancy Sharts-Hopko, PhD, RN, FAAN, Julie A. Jones, MSN, RN and Dorette Sugg Welk, PhD, MSN, RN

E 07
SPECIAL SESSION: Conversation with Past Presidents: Leadership that Spans the Test of Time
Patricia E. Thompson, EdD, RN, FAAN, Fay L. Bower, DNSc, FAAN, Billye Brown, RN, EdD, FAAN, Melanie C. Dreher, PhD, FAAN, Daniel J. Pesut, PhD, APRN, BC, FAAN, May Wykle, PhD, FAAN, FGSA and Carol J. Huston, RN, MSN, DPA, FAAN

E 13
SPECIAL SESSION: Chapter Sustainability: From Strategy to Action
David Mphuthi, RN, RM, B, Cur(Ed, et, Adm), Hester Klopper, PhD, MBA, RN, RM, RPN, FANSA and Judith C. Bruce, PhD, RN, RM

E 15
SPECIAL SESSION: All About Leadership
Ronda D. Mintz-Binder, DNP, MN, RN, Cynthia Vlasich, MBA, BSN, RN, Deb Cordes, MSN, RN and Danielle Hart, BS

E 16
CHAPTER OPERATIONS SESSION: Engaging a Diverse Membership
Silvia Raquel Ramos-Park, MBA, MSN, RN, Janell Jackson and Sabrina Hardimon-Collins, BA, BS

3:15 PM-4:30 PM


F 02
Conversations with the Candidates
Carole Liske, RN, MS, Robin Bartlett, RN, PhD, Dana Bjarnason, RN, MA, CNA, Evelyn R. Hayes, PhD, APRN, BC, Gladys Muoro, BSN, MSN, RN, PhD, (H), Cynthia Powers, MSN, RN-BC, CNN and Robin Toms, PhD, MSN, RN, NEA-BC

F 12
SPECIAL SESSION: EuroVision 2020: Progress Update
Dorette Sugg Welk, PhD, MSN, RN, Joy Anita Merrell, PhD, MSc, BSc, (Hons), Nursing, Studies, RGN, RHV, RNT, HV, Tut, cert, Eileen Wilson Richardson, MA, (Ed), BA, (Hons), RN, RM, Certificate, in, Nursing, Studies, (Education), Aida Cruz Mendes, RN, MsC, PhD, Thóra B. Hafsteinsdóttir, RN, PhD, Marie-Louise Luiking, RN, MA, Margret Lepp, PhD, RN and Elizabeth Anne Rosser, DPhil, MN, Dip, RM, Dip, NEd, RN, RM

F 13

F 14
SPECIAL SESSION: Creating a Collective IQ of Health and Wellness to Drive Innovation: Sharecare
Elizabeth A. Carlson, PhD, RN, Donna Hill Howes, RN, MSN, Jeanne Morrison, PhD, MSN and Susie Whitworth, PhD, MSN, RNC

F 15
SPECIAL SESSION: Innovations for Integrating Quality and Safety Competencies in Education and Practice: The QSEN Project
Barbara Harland, RN, MSN, MEd, CNL, Gwen Sherwood, PhD, RN, FAAN and Linda R. Cronenwett, PhD, RN, FAAN

F 16
CHAPTER OPERATIONS SESSION: Who Will be the Next to Lead Your Chapter?
Suzanne Beltz, PhD, RN, GCNS-BC, Carole Liske, RN, MS, Jill G. Valde, PhD, RN, Ellen Cram, PhD, RN, Laura D. Pabich, RN, BSN and Alison Riggs, MSN, RN

Tuesday, 1 November 2011

8:30 AM-9:45 AM


G 02
Conversations with the Candidates
Ellen L. Palmer, RN, PhD, Hester Klopper, PhD, MBA, RN, RM, RPN, FANSA, Gwen Sherwood, PhD, RN, FAAN, Cathy Catrambone, PhD, RN and Karen A. Grigsby, PhD, RN

G 14
SPECIAL SESSION: Creating a Collective IQ of Health and Wellness to Drive Innovation: Sharecare
Nancy Sharts-Hopko, PhD, RN, FAAN, Donna Hill Howes, RN, MSN, Jeanne Morrison, PhD, MSN and Susie Whitworth, PhD, MSN, RNC

G 15
SPECIAL SESSION: Becoming a Book or CNE Author
Lita Tsai, RN, BSN, MA, Renee M. Wilmeth and Doreen Rogers, EdD, MPA, MSN, RN

G 16
CHAPTER OPERATIONS SESSION: Making Cent$ Out of Chapter Finances
Nancy C. Sharts-Hopko, Richard Ricciardi, PhD, NP, FAANP and Jody Burdine

G 22
SPECIAL SESSION: Progress Toward Vision 2020
Constance Sobon Sensor, PhD(c), RN, CTN-A and Karen H. Morin, DSN, RN, ANEF, FAAN

10:00 AM-11:15 AM


H 01
Meeting the Challenges of a Global Society: The Power of Culturally Responsive Nurses
Judith A. Kutzleb, DNP, RN, CCRN, APN-C and Constance Sobon Sensor, MSN, CCRN, CTN

H 02
SPECIAL SESSION: Virginia Henderson International Nursing Library Launches Full-Text Repository
Irmajean Bajnok, RN, MSN, PhD and Cynthia Vlasich, MBA, BSN, RN

H 12
SPECIAL SESSION: Improving Maternal-Child Health Care: The Journey to Implement STTI’s Maternal-Child Health Nurse Leadership Academy Pilot in South Africa
Lakshmi Rajeswaran, Phd, Hester Klopper, PhD, MBA, RN, RM, RPN, FANSA, Christa Van der Walt, PhD, MEd, MSocSc, BArtSc, BEd, RN, RM, Rene Phethlu, PhD, RN, RM and Antoinette Du Preez, MCur, RN, Adv, RM

H 14

H 15
SPECIAL SESSION: Program Growth from 100-4000: Why, When, How, Where, Who?
Mary T. Stec, MSN, Elizabeth Poster, PhD, FAAN and Mary B. Mancini, RN, PhD, CNA, FAAN

H 22
SPECIAL SESSION: Influencing the Future through Teaching and Learning: Roles, Rewards, Responsibilities and Challenges
Suzanne Beltz, PhD, RN, GCNS-BC, Daniel J. Pesut, PhD, APRN, BC, FAAN and Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, PhD, RN, CPNP/PMHNP, FNAP, FAAN