Join the award-winning Magnet® designated Registered Nurses and Licensed Practical Nurses of Children’s National Health System for the upcoming conference: The Future of Ambulatory Nursing: Doing it Differently, Better, & With Purpose. The conference promises to offer you an opportunity to discover new knowledge regarding practice and professional enhancement, collaborate across practice settings, and network with ambulatory colleagues through simulation, scenarios, and case studies. Our keynote speaker; Dr. Kathleen Bower, DNSc, RN, FAAN, CMAC, and 2015 AONE Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, will start our day of scholarship discussing the future of healthcare in the ambulatory arena. Linda Talley, Children's National Health Services Chief Nursing Officer will end the day with the insightful endnote address, "Future Nursing Opportunities Impacting the Evolving Arena of Ambulatory Care".

Each participant can anticipate:

1) Full day of education lecture and hands-on simulation activities from national experts in the field

2) Resource Materials

3) Q & A Panel Discussion

4) Peer Review of Posters

5) Contact Hours

6) Continental Breakfast, Lunch and Afternoon Snack

7) A day of shared learning experiences and networking opportunities with you!

Conference Agenda:

7:30 Arrival & Registration (Continental Breakfast)

8:00 Conference Welcome: Jeanne Ricks, MS, BSN, RN, NE-BC

8:10 Key Note Speaker Introduction: Linda Talley, MS, RN, NE-BC

8:20 The Future of Healthcare in the Ambulatory Arena: Dr. Kathleen Bower, DNSc , RN ,FAAN

9:20 Ambulatory Care in the Medical Home & Beyond: Dr. Biddle, MD, MPH & Dr. DiFazio, MD

10:00 Break

Poster Review: Juanda Pryor, MSN, RN, CPN, CPHQ

Table Top Simulations:

1) Tracheostomies: Hannah Greenlick-Michals, MPIA/ESD, BSN, RN, CPN, CNRN

2) Gastrostomy Tubes & Ostomy Care: Jane Bonner, MSN, RN, CPN, CLNC

3) Basic Emergency Response Equipment: Heather Walsh, MSN, RN, PCNS-BC, CHSE, CPN

10:30 Focus Group Sessions (A)

1) 1) Asthma Update: Making a Difference over the Life Span: Molly Savitz, MSN, FNP, AE-C

2) 2) Ambulatory Surgery Current & Future Patient Options: Rose Plessinger, BSN, RN, CS-RN

3) Communicable Disease Management: Dr. Song, MBBS,PhD,CIC, & Dr.DeBiasi, MD,MS

Kim Bright, RN, ACRN, CPN & Keetra Williams, BSN, RN

11:30: Lunch & Learn; Telehealth Nursing Essentials: Carol Rutenberg, RN-BC, C-TNP, MNSc

1:00 Legacy Mapping: Dr. Kelly-Paterson, PhD, RN; Tina Humble, MSN/MHA, RN-BC, CPN, CCRN ,

2:00 Focus Group Sessions (B)

1) 1) Diabetic Care Trends: Jane Turek, MSN, RN, CDE, CDTC

2) 2) Autism Care in the Ambulatory Setting: Eileen Walters, BSN,RN,CPN

3) 3) Writing to Succeed: Eileen Engh, MSN, NE-BC, RN-BC, CPN & Susan Keller , MLS, MS-HIT

3:00 Break

Poster Review

Table Top Simulations

3:20 Opportunities in the Evolving Arena of Ambulatory Care: Linda Talley, MS,RN, NE-BC

4:15 Wrap Up/Evaluation & Adjournment