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All times listed are in Eastern daylight time (EDT) zone.
10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Town Hall
AMSN's 30th Anniversary and Charting the Future of Med-Surg Nursing
Jennifer Kennedy, MSN, RN, CMSRN, CNE, CNE-cl, NPD-BC; Jacqueline Savalle, BSN, RN, CMSRN; Charles “Wes” Foster, MSN, BA, RN, CMSRN, OCN
This session will feature a town hall discussion about the future of medical-surgical nursing and how AMSN has and continues to meet the changing needs of the medical-surgical nurse in their practice environment.
1:45 pm – 3:00 pm
Concurrent Sessions
Am I a Psychiatric Nurse Too?
Cherie Rebar, PhD, MBA, RN, COI; Nicole Heimgartner, DNP, RN, COI
This presentation discusses the evolution of psychiatric-mental health needs in the medical-surgical patient population and equips the med-surg nurse with tools to recognize, react, and refer patients appropriately.
A Multi-Modal Approach to Improve Communication in the Inpatient Setting during COVID-19
Courtney Brumit, BSN, RN; Alissa Schick, MSN, RN, NE-BC; Deborah Gordon, MSN, MHA, RN, NE-BC
Explore how a large urban academic medical center piloted and implemented a standardized virtual communication model to improve patient care on an acute care telemetry COVID-19 containment unit.
3:15 pm – 4:30 pm
Concurrent Sessions
Working with Risk Management
Maureen Murphy, BS-HCA, RN, CMSRN; Sarah Bush, MBA, CPHRM
This session will discuss working with risk management issues in the nursing practice environment.
Telehealth: An Emerging Frontier of Medical-Surgical Practice
Julie Alban, DNP, MPH, RN-BC, CCCTM
One of the big health services that has grown with the COVID-19 pandemic is the use of telehealth. This session will discuss care coordination and transition management (CCTM) and highlight utilization of telehealth as a care modality. Discussion will include medical-surgical nurses’ knowledge and awareness on CCTM and role of telehealth.
This session is sponsored by the American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing.
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
30th Anniversary Paint Party
Help AMSN celebrate our 30th Anniversary with a painting party! If you registered for the Convention by September 15th, you will receive a painting kit in the mail. You will be receiving an email from Paint the Town that includes information like a tracking number for your paint kit. AMSN will provide the Zoom link for the event. A painting supply list has also been emailed to all attendees. Join us to paint a relaxing beach scene and have some fun!
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