Welcome
Christine Sheehy, PhD, RN
Director Nursing Education & Professional Development
Children’s National Medical Center
Washington, DC

Overview
Nellie C. Robinson, MS, RN
Vice President Patient Services
Children’s National Medical Center
Washington, DC

Breakout Session I
A. Understanding Healthcare Design- Designing Patient Cares Spaces that Work
Jesus Cepero, MSN, MPA, RN, NEA-BC
Vice-President, Critical Care, Surgical Services and Heart Institute
Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC

Rosemary Szeles, MSN, RN
Manager, Professional Practice
Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC

B. Critical thinking in Ambulatory Care Nursing: Making Decision in Complex Practice Situations
Amy Harris, MSN, RN, OCNS-C
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Orthopedics
Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC

C. Complementary Enteral Nutrition via Nocturnal Nasogastric Feeding In Patients with Anorexia Nevosa
Bridget Sullivan, BS, RD, LD
Pediatric Outpatient Dietitian
Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC

Tomas J. Silber, MD, MASS
Medical Director, Don Delaney Eating Disorder Program
Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC

Virginia Gebus, MSN, RN, APN, CNSN
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Clinical Nutrition Group
Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC

D. Teaching and Learning with Simulation: An avenue for establishing and sustaining safe work environments
Janice LePlatte, MS, RN-BC
Staff Development Specialist, Nursing Education & Professional Development
Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC

Lisa Scafidi, BSN, RN
Patient Safety Manager
Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC

Ginnie Daine, BSN, MBA, FASHRM
Manager, Risk
Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC

Breakout Session II    
A. Integrating the Child with Chronic Illness into General Pediatric Nursing Practice:  The Model of Childhood Cancer Survivorship
Holly DeLuca, MSN, PNP-BC, CPON
Nurse Practitioner, Hematology/Oncology
Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC

Debbie Lafond, MSN, PNP-BC, CPON
Nurse Practitioner, Hematology/Oncology
Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC

B. Implementing Family Presence during Trauma/Code Blue Resuscitations an Evidence Based Pilot Evaluation
Jennifer Hinrichs, MSN, RN, CCRN
Nurse Manager, EMTC
Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC

C. Emerging Trends in Pediatric Nursing Practice: A Panel Presentation
Linda Dattillo, BSN, RN
Transport Team Nurse, Emergency Transport
Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC

Ruth Keane, MSN, RN
Clinical Educator, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC

Cindy Thrasher, RN
Staff Nurse, Radiology
Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC

D. Translation of Nursing Practice into the Electronic Medical Record: Now & In Our Future
Susan Stanley, MSN, RN
Manager, Nursing Informatics Program
Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC

Patricia Abbott, PhD, RN, FAAN, FACMI
Assistant Professor
Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
Baltimore, MD

Breakout Session III
A. Keeping it Simple: Making the Connection Between Health Literacy and Patient Safety
Wayne Neal, BSN, MAT, RN-BC
Manager, Patient Family Education
Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC

Susan Keller, MLS
Medical Librarian
Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC

B. Time to Turn: An Initiative to Reduce Nosocomial Pressure Ulcer
Natalie Tukpah, MBA, BSN, CWON, CPN
Wound Ostomy Care Nurse Specialist
Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC

C. From Pain to Sleep: Listening to Patient-reported Outcomes
Pamela Hinds, PhD, RN
Director, Department of Nursing Research
Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC

D. Advances in Genetic Medicine: Addressing the future, Now
Meg Bradbury
Genetic Counselor
Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC