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Education
General Sessions
Opening Keynote Session
The Twisted Sister Tour: Katrina and Rita-Lessons Learned by a High-Flying Nurse
Kerry Jeanice, RN EMT-P
Kerry Jeanice works at West Jefferson Medical Center just outside of New Orleans. During Hurricane Katrina,he worked closely with federal, state, and local disaster teams to organize and run vaccination clinics. Join us for this personal, but universally relevant, look at the lessons he learned. How can we change the medical system to avoid a similar catastrophe? Are we better prepared today to handle emergencies of this magnitude? Jeanice's unforgettable anecdotes, stories of brilliant improvisation, and passionate call to reform the response to medical disasters provide a critical, insightful, and hopeful outlook for our future that no audience will soon forget.
Founder's Address 1 CH
Unraveling the Mystery of Evidence-Based Practice
Nola Schmidt, PhD RN CNE; Janet M. Brown, PhD RN
It is critical for practicing nurses to understand and apply evidence at the point of care. Evidence-based practice (EBP) is a process that fosters the implementation of best practices. After defining EBP and discussing its importance, the steps of the EBP process will be explained and strategies explored. Throughout the presentation participants will be challenged with questions and provided with opportunities to reflect individually and in pairs.
Closing Keynote Address 1 CH
No Brakes: The Power of Physical Activity and Sport in Rehabilitation Strategies
Cheri Blauwet, MD
As a Paralympian and resident physician in physical medicine and rehabilitation, Cheri Blauwet understands first-hand the power of sport and how access to sport and physical activity should be a basic right for all individuals with a disability. Through exciting stories of Paralympic competition, world travel, and anecdotes of how sport has changed her own life as well as the lives of her peers, Blauwet will help you understand the power of this effective rehabilitation tool.
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