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Tuesday, May 20, 2025
010 - Understanding Value-Based Care: From Concept to Implementation and Beyond
11:30 AM - 2:45 PM EDT
Tuesday, May 20, 2025Room: Silver Pearl 3 This preconference workshop focuses on the history of value-based care, models, and contracting. It describes how these contracts are implemented and what infrastructure is required to be successful, as well as the role of clinical documentation, coding, and billing…
Speaker
Debra Corbett, BA, CPHQ
Vice President, Care Management Solutions, VNS Health
Clinical Topics
standards
continuing nursing education
value-based care
020 - Leadership Symposium: The Value of Nursing: Imagining the Future Together
3:00 PM - 8:00 PM EDT
Tuesday, May 20, 2025Room: Silver Pearl 1 The purpose of this session is to provide leadership training opportunities, as well as offer additional insight into AAACN’s strategic goals, and it includes access to an in-person networking session during the Annual Conference…
Speakers
Rebecca Love, MSN, BS, RN, FIEL
Clinical Practice Specialist, Children's Hospital of Colorado
Stephanie Witwer, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN
Independent Nurse Consultant
Leadership
advocacy
standards
reimbursement
nursing workforce
medicare
continuing nursing education
career
billing
Commission for Nursing Reimbursement
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
103 - Welcome & President’s Address // Opening Keynote Address - How the Power of Community and Compassion Changes Lives
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
Wednesday, May 21, 2025Room: Pacific Jewel Ballroom The recording of this session will be available in the AAACN Online Library for 6 months post-conference for registered attendees only…
Speakers
Stephanie Witwer, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN
Independent Nurse Consultant
Jacob Pacheco
PronetoRide
Clinical Topics
Leadership
communication
patient outcomes
continuing nursing education
motivation
tools to overcome adversity
compassion in health care
Concurrent Sessions - Select One
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM EDT
Wednesday, May 21, 2025111 - Safety Rapid-Fire Session
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM EDT
Wednesday, May 21, 2025Room: Silver Pearl 3 In these short rapid-fire presentations, multiple speakers highlight approaches to managing issues related to safety in the practice environment…
Speakers
Kamillia Dela Paz, MSN, RN-BC
Laboratory Support Services RN Supervisor, Cedars-Sinai Medical Network
Rachel Ellis, MSN, RN, AMB-BC
Nurse Manager, General and Trauma Surgery, Inova Health System
Quyen Hurlburt, MSN, RN, CCTC
Director of Nursing and Clinical Operations, Cedars-Sinai Medical Network
Ruthie Mangino, DNP, APRN, ACNS-BC, NP-C
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Mayo Clinic
Carla Parker, MSN, RN, AMB-BC
Director of Nursing Operations in Ambulatory, Inova Health System
Tara Woodside, DNP, RN
Ambulatory Patient Safety and Accreditation Program Manager, ChristianaCare
Catherine Yows, MSN, RN, CGRN, CRCST
Clinical Resource Nurse, Mayo Clinic
Clinical Topics
Leadership
patient safety
standards
EBP
continuing nursing education
sterilization
instrument
specimen error
specimen rejection
blood collection
emergency simulations
emergencies
Leadership
Clinical
112 - The 10-Hour Schedule: The Journey to Creating a Work-Life-Person-Centered Care Balance
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM EDT
Wednesday, May 21, 2025Room: Silver Pearl 1 This session addresses the implementation of a 10-hour workday for nursing staff as a way to innovate workflows and schedules and provide work-life balance…
Speaker
Jenny Uguru, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, NPD-BC, AMB-BC, CLC, GRN
Director of Nursing, NYC Health Hospitals/Woodhull
Leadership
burnout
compassion fatigue
staff satisfaction
continuing nursing education
access to care
work-life balance
career
Leadership
113 - Quality Nurse Triage Documentation Optimization
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM EDT
Wednesday, May 21, 2025Room: Pacific Jewel Ballroom A functional, effective triage system can contribute to the organization’s goals of increasing patient safety, improving quality outcomes, decreasing adverse events, improving patient satisfaction, and decreasing hospital visits…
Speakers
Alicia Bosse, MBA, BSN, CMSRN, AMB-BC
Clinical Nurse Educator, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Irene David, MS, BSN, RN
Clinical Workflow Informaticist, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Erika Lopez, BSN, RN
UT Southwestern Medical Center, Clinical Workflow Informaticist
Telehealth
telehealth
standards
telephone triage
triage
documentation
continuing nursing education
quality documentation
Telehealth
114 - Leadership SIG - The Return on Investment for Ambulatory Care Nursing: A Conversation Regarding the Business Case for Nursing Leadership Infrastructure
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM EDT
Wednesday, May 21, 2025Room: Silver Pearl 2 This presentation provides the business case for nursing leadership infrastructure in ambulatory care. Nursing leaders who have successfully developed leadership infrastructure and demonstrated a return on investment share their experience and lessons learned…
Speakers
Christina Madriz, MBA, MSN, RN, CENP
Change Management Leader, IU Health Physicians
Allece Merchant, MBA, BSN, RN, NE-BC
Director of Ambulatory Clinical Initiatives, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Calli Wood, MSN Ed, RN, NPD-BC
Director of Ambulatory Nursing Education and Training, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Diane Woods, MSN, RN, NEA-BC
Associate Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer, UT Southwestern
Leadership
special interest group
continuing nursing education
ambulatory care nursing leadership
career
ambulatory care nursing leadership infrastructure
return on investment (ROI)
business case for nursing leadership
Leadership
Concurrent Sessions - Select One
4:45 PM - 5:45 PM EDT
Wednesday, May 21, 2025121 - Telehealth Rapid-Fire Session
4:45 PM - 5:45 PM EDT
Wednesday, May 21, 2025Room: Silver Pearl 2 In these short rapid-fire presentations, multiple speakers highlight approaches to managing issues related to telehealth practice in the practice environment…
Speakers
Teresa Baird, BSN, RN, CPN
Nursing Quality Specialist, Children's Hospital Colorado
Kathleen Dougherty, RN
Senior Clinical Director for the Primary Care Service Line, WellSpan
Kathleen Martinez, MSN, RN, CPN, CIC
Clinical Manager Pediatric Call Center, Children's Hospital Colorado
Khang Nguyen, MD
SCPMG Regional Assistant Executive Medical Director, Kaiser Permanente
Raquel Taylor, RN, AMB-BC
Assistant Administrator Op and CNO, Kaiser Permanente
Adam Updegraff, DNP, CRNP
Senior Clinical Director, WellSpan
Telehealth
telehealth
standards
telephone triage
telemedicine
quality improvement
continuing nursing education
asynchronous care
eVisits
virtual safety net
nurse triaging
on-demand services
Telehealth
122 - Ambulatory Care Matchmaker: An Innovative Approach to Fill Vacant Positions with Nurse Residents
4:45 PM - 5:45 PM EDT
Wednesday, May 21, 2025Room: Silver Pearl 1 This session identifies best practices for attendees to utilize to increase participation in ambulatory care nurse residency…
Speakers
Nicole Ferreira, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, BMTCN, OCN
Nursing Education Specialist, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Amanda Houser, DNP, FNP-BC
VMG Staffing Operations Assistant Manager, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Leadership
nurse residency
recruitment
continuing nursing education
retention rate
career
time-to-start
hiring approach
clinic placement
Leadership
123 - Walking through Evidence-Based Practice and Research: Backgrounds and Practical Applications
4:45 PM - 5:45 PM EDT
Wednesday, May 21, 2025Room: Pacific Jewel Ballroom This session provides information on how to implement evidence-based practice in a variety of outpatient settings and offer ideas for accessing resources. Discussion includes walking through an evidence-based project from start to finish, using a completed project as an exemplar…
Speakers
Kathleen Ellis, PhD, RN, CCRN, CNE
Nurse Scientist, Children's Health Dallas
Brittney Saldierna, MSN, RN, CPN
RN Program Manager, Children's Health Dallas
Research, Quality, & Safety
standards
social determinants of health
continuing nursing education
Evidence-Based Research
Iowa model
Publications/Articles
124 - Pediatric SIG - Education Strategies for the 21st Century in Pediatric Ambulatory Care
4:45 PM - 5:45 PM EDT
Wednesday, May 21, 2025Room: Silver Pearl 3 Simulation and technology-enhanced education is an increasingly utilized approach to education in pediatric nursing. Simulation training is a frequent topic of interest posed in the AAACN Pediatric SIG…
Speakers
Annelise Bork, MSN, RN, CNOR, NPD-BC
Clinical Educator, Accreditation, and Quality, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Leslie Pihlstrom, BN, RN
Ambulatory Clinical Nurse Educator, Alberta Children's Hospital
Ashley Reid, BSN, RN, CPN, NPD-BC
Clinical Nurse Educator, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Brandy Williamson, MSN, RN, CPN
Director of Ambulatory Nursing, Quality, and Education, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Clinical Topics
education
simulation
pediatrics
special interest group
continuing nursing education
escape rooms
Concurrent Sessions - Select One
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM EDT
Wednesday, May 21, 2025131 - Substance Misuse and Intimate Partners Abuse: Screening, Assistance, and the Nurse's Role Rapid-Fire Session
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM EDT
Wednesday, May 21, 2025Room: Silver Pearl 1 In these short rapid-fire presentations, multiple speakers highlight approaches to managing issues related to substance misuse in the practice environment…
Speakers
Jennifer LaHue, MBA, RN, CENP
Director of Strategic Initiatives, Clinical Informatics, and Office-Based Addiction Treatment (OBAT) Program, Harris Health System
Quinn Quackenbush, MSN, RN, NPD-BC
Nursing Professional Development Specialist, UC San Diego Health
Kelley Sears, MSN, RN, CPN, NPD-BC
Director of Clinical Education, Thundermist Health Center
Clinical Topics
continuing nursing education
opioids
intimate partner violence
ambulatory screening
substance use
SUD
OUD
office-based addiction treatment
OBAT
medication-assisted therapy
drug overdose
132 - Innovation Contest and Employee Perceptions of Feeling Heard, Organizational Identification, Job Satisfaction, and Burnout in Primary Care
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM EDT
Wednesday, May 21, 2025Room: Pacific Jewel Ballroom The primary care system in the US is facing challenges pertaining to job satisfaction and burnout among providers, staff, and managers, contributing to high worker turnover and detrimental effects on care quality and access…
Speakers
Denise Moultrie, EdD, MSN, RN, NE-BC, CNOR, CCNS
Vice President, Clinical Operations, Population Health Collaborative, Emory Healthcare
Abbey McFarland
Director, People Service Directory, Emory Healthcare
Leadership
primary care
innovation
burnout
continuing nursing education
job satisfaction
career
employee voice
Leadership
133 - Ambulatory Care Nursing Research Priorities: A National AAACN Study
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM EDT
Wednesday, May 21, 2025Room: Silver Pearl 2 Nurses from diverse ambulatory care roles and practice settings participated in advancing AAACN’s new research agenda to move the ambulatory care nursing specialty forward…
Speakers
Margo Halm, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN
Nurse Scientist Consultant
Jessica Varghese, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor, Nursing, New York Institute of Technology
Research, Quality, & Safety
ambulatory care nursing
standards
continuing nursing education
Evidence-Based Research
Publications/Articles
research priorities
body of knowledge
evidenced-based practice capabilities
research skills
Research
134 - Staff Patient Education SIG - Patient Education Toolbox
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM EDT
Wednesday, May 21, 2025Room: Silver Pearl 3 Members of the AAACN Staff Patient Education SIG present in-depth information about patient education…
Speakers
Linda Brixey, RN-BC retired
Rhonda Edwards, BSN, RN-BC, CPN
Spina Bifida Clinic Nurse, Texas Children's Hospital
Andrea Lombard, MPH, BSN, RN, CIC, AL-CIP
Consultant
Clinical Topics
competency
nursing process
patient education
standards
special interest group
continuing nursing education
education materials
community partners
nurse standing orders
language line
bilingual staff
Concurrent Sessions - Select One
7:15 PM - 8:15 PM EDT
Wednesday, May 21, 2025141 - Pediatric Nursing Rapid-Fire Session
7:15 PM - 8:15 PM EDT
Wednesday, May 21, 2025Room: Silver Pearl 1 In these short rapid-fire presentations, multiple speakers highlight approaches to managing issues related to pediatric nursing in the practice environment…
Speakers
Megan Beckerle, MSN
Director, Cross Continuum Care Coordination, Children's Hospital of Orange County
Christine Caraher, MSN, RN, CPN
Nurse Manager, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Joyce Danquah, MScN, RN, CCM
Director ECM, Children's Medical Center Dallas
Linda Jackson, MSN, RN
Senior RN Director, Children's Health Dallas
Tiffany Kell, MSN, RN, CPN
Director of Nursing, Children's Mercy Hospital
Megan Sanford, DNP, MSN, CPN
Nurse Manager, 844-GET-CHOC, Children's Hospital of Orange County
Jaya Yohannan, MSN, RN
Director of Care Coordination, Children's Health
Telehealth
Clinical Topics
Leadership
telehealth
care coordination
telephone triage
triage
change
pediatrics
telephone
infectious disease
continuing nursing education
discharge planning
advice
Telehealth
Leadership
142 - Navigating the Path to Successful Publication: Empowering Nurses in Research and Scholarly Writing
7:15 PM - 8:15 PM EDT
Wednesday, May 21, 2025Room: Silver Pearl 2 This presentation from members of the AAACN Research Committee is designed increase the confidence and capabilities of novice authors. Attendees are encouraged to bring a manuscript idea or draft with them to apply lessons to their own work…
Speakers
Susan Fowler, PhD, RN, CRRN, NE-BC, FCNS
Chief Nurse, Research and Innovation, Orlando VA Healthcare System
Kristen Shear, PhD, MSN, RN
CNSCI Deputy for Research, US Army
Jessica Varghese, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor, Nursing, New York Institute of Technology
Research, Quality, & Safety
continuing nursing education
dissemination
Evidence-Based Research
Publications/Articles
scholarly writing
nursing research
Research
143 - Expansion of a Hospital-Based SANE Program to System Ambulatory Care Setting
7:15 PM - 8:15 PM EDT
Wednesday, May 21, 2025Room: Silver Pearl 3 This session explores a multidisciplinary process to extend sexual assault nurse examiner services to strategic ambulatory care locations to bring services to this patient population…
Speakers
Becky Gray, MBA, BSN, RN, NEA-BC
Director Ambulatory Clinical Operations, Saint Luke’s Physician Group
Jennifer Sonsiadek, MSN-FN, BSN, BA, RN, SANE-A
Clinical Forensic Program Manager, Saint Luke's Health System
Care Coordination Transition Management
Leadership
ambulatory care
continuing nursing education
sexual assault patients
sexusexual assault forensic examinations
forensics
sexual asexual assault nurse examiner
Leadership
144 - CCTM SIG - Leveraging AAACN Toolkits: Demonstrating RN Value through CCTM and NSI SIGs Collaboration to Enhance Patient-Centered Outcomes
7:15 PM - 8:15 PM EDT
Wednesday, May 21, 2025Room: Pacific Jewel Ballroom In this presentation, we aim to share the collective efforts of the Nurse-Sensitive Indicator (NSI) and Care Coordination and Transition Management (CCTM) Special Interest Groups (SIGs) to highlight the AAACN resources to provide actionable steps to address the gaps in defining and measuring the RN…
Speakers
Billie Allard, MS, RN, FAAN, FAONL
Population Health/Value-Based Care Consultant
Deborah Cantlin, MSN, AMB-BC, RN, CHFN
Nurse Educator, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
Faith Jones, MSN, RN, NEA-BC
Care Coordination and Lean Consultant, HealthTech
Care Coordination Transition Management
Research, Quality, & Safety
standards
care coordination and transition management
nurse sensitive indicators
toolkit
special interest group
continuing nursing education
implementation
Evidence-Based Research
CCTM
Thursday, May 22, 2025
201 - Using Inclusive Excellence Framework to Advance Health Equity
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM EDT
Thursday, May 22, 2025Room: Pacific Jewel Ballroom Ambulatory care nursing must successfully create a culture of inclusion and a sense of belonging for all stakeholders in the practice and patient care environment…
Speaker
Brigit Carter, PhD, FADLN, FAAN
Clinical Professor Emerita & Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer, Duke University & American Association of Colleges in Nursing (AACN)
Leadership
standards
continuing nursing education
health equity
career
Inclusivity
inclusive excellence
Concurrent Sessions - Select One
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM EDT
Thursday, May 22, 2025211 - RN-Led Initiative Rapid-Fire Session
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM EDT
Thursday, May 22, 2025Room: Seaglass In these short rapid-fire presentations, multiple speakers highlight RN-led initiatives in the practice environment…
Speakers
Shianne Bahm, BSN, RN
Registered Nurse, Mayo Clinic
Lisa Humphrey, DNP, MBA, RN, CPHQ
Director Nursing, Quality, Safety & Interim Nurse Leader (Puget Sound), Providence Health
Marcy Kramer, BSN, RN
Registered Nurse, Mayo Clinic
Krystal Marking, MSN, MAN, RN
Registered Nurse, Mayo Clinic
Kellie Renich, MSN, RN-BC, GERO
Clinical Education Nurse, Johns Hopkins Community Physicians
Leadership
education
team-based care
quality improvement
continuing nursing education
healthcare access
RN-led visits
financial sustainability
Medicare wellness
Leadership
212 - Telehealth: Improving Telephonic Triage through Peer-to-Peer Feedback
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM EDT
Thursday, May 22, 2025Room: Silver Pearl 1 With the rapid growth of telehealth over the last few years, front-line telehealth nurses raised the need for team specific quality metrics…
Speakers
Brandon Janco, PMP
Senior Manager, Business Practice of Telehealth Nursing, Emory Healthcare
Natalie Rogers, BSN, RN, AMB-BC
Senior Manager, Clinical Services and Operations, Emory Healthcare
Telehealth
Research, Quality, & Safety
telehealth
telephone triage
ambulatory care
quality assurance
continuing nursing education
peer-to-peer feedback
Telehealth
213 - One Pool That's Cool! Transitions and Care Coordination in an Integrated Healthcare System – Acute Care, Post-Acute Care, Ambulatory Care, and Payor
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM EDT
Thursday, May 22, 2025Room: Silver Pearl 2 Effective and consistent transitions of care are crucial to preventing unnecessary admissions and readmissions to the hospital…
Speaker
Barry Boyce, MSN, ACM, RN
Senior Director of Ambulatory and Community Care Management, Intermountain Health
Care Coordination Transition Management
transitions of care
care coordination and transition management
continuing nursing education
top of scope
simplify
readmission reduction
CCTM
214 - Workplace Safety and Workforce Well-Being SIG - Workplace Safety and Workforce Well-Being
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM EDT
Thursday, May 22, 2025Room: Shorebreak This session discusses workplace safety and workforce well-being. Focus includes telephone and cyber incivility, staff well-being of safety and security in general and following an event, and an ambulatory care workplace violence risk assessment…
Speakers
Dawn Fletcher, DNP, RN, NEA-BC
Nurse Administrator, Mayo Clinic
Elizabeth Sparks, MSN, RN, NE-BC
Senior Director, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Clinical Topics
Research, Quality, & Safety
Leadership
standards
workplace violence
special interest group
continuing nursing education
well-being
career
incivility
bullying
lateral violence
Leadership
Clinical
215 - A Descriptive Study of Nursing Professional Development in Ambulatory Care
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM EDT
Thursday, May 22, 2025Room: Silver Pearl 3 Attend this session to learn the results from a national survey on nursing professional development in ambulatory care…
Speaker
Elizabeth Fritz, PhD, RN, NPDA-BC, EBP-C
SSM Health, RN Program Manager
Research, Quality, & Safety
research
education
standards
quality
nurse sensitive indicators
ambulatory care
continuing nursing education
career
nursing professional development
Evidence-Based Research
Research
216 - Nurse-Led Visits – Top-of-Scope Work and Bringing Joy to the Workplace
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM EDT
Thursday, May 22, 2025Room: Pacific Jewel Ballroom RNs are integral members of the ambulatory care team, contributing to improved patient care outcomes, greater access to care, and an enhanced sense of joy in work. This session discusses the value of RN-led visits for co-management of chronic diseases…
Speakers
Renee Doetkott, MSN, RN
Director of Ambulatory Nursing Practice, CentraCare
Julie Karls, BSN, RN-BC
RN Clinic Manager, CentraCare
Gini Pilles, MBA, RN
Director Team-Based Care, CentraCare
Clinical Topics
Leadership
diabetes
team-based care
primary care
asthma
hypertension
nurse visits
continuing nursing education
career
chronic disease co-management
Clinical
Concurrent Sessions - Select One
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM EDT
Thursday, May 22, 2025231 - Medical Assistant Rapid-Fire Session
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM EDT
Thursday, May 22, 2025Room: Silver Pearl 1 In these short rapid-fire presentations, multiple speakers highlight approaches to managing issues related to medical assistants in the practice environment…
Speakers
Kimberly Alleman, MBA-HM, BSN, RN, AMB-BC, CLSS-BB
Chief Nursing Officer, Clinical Practice, UTHealth Houston
Sibil Blee, DNP, RN, AMB-BC, NPD-BC
Clinical Educator, UT Health Houston - UT Physicians
Ashley Campbell, MSN, RN, NEA-BC
Nurse Manager, Trauma, Burn, Colorectal, and General Surgery Clinics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Michael Hanneman, MS
Clinical Research Associate, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Patricia Nannenga, MSN, RN, CNML, CPHQ
Director of Medical Assistant Education, Indiana University Health
Care Coordination Transition Management
Clinical Topics
Leadership
professional development
education
standards
medical assistant
retention
Transition
continuing nursing education
career
staffing solutions
medical assistant training
workforce integration
Leadership
232 - Improving Efficiency and Safety in Ambulatory Care Clinics by Implementing Electronic Medication Refill Protocols
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM EDT
Thursday, May 22, 2025Room: Shorebreak Medication refills in ambulatory care clinics are time-consuming and repetitive, often leading to inefficiencies and subsequent patient safety issues when procedures are not standardized…
Speaker
Jordan Serwe, BSN, RN
Registered Nurse, Advocate Health
Care Coordination Transition Management
Clinical Topics
leadership
patient safety
standards
cost savings
continuing nursing education
clinical decision support systems
electronic health records
Clinical
233 - Organizational-Level Factors Impact Colorectal Cancer Screening Uptake In Medically Underserved Populations: A Longitudinal Analysis
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM EDT
Thursday, May 22, 2025Room: Seaglass Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the US…
Speaker
Portia Zaire, PhD, MSN Ed, BSN, RN, CNE
National Clinician Scholar Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Michigan
Clinical Topics
Research, Quality, & Safety
barriers
continuing nursing education
care delivery
colorectal cancer screening
Evidence-Based Research
medically underserved populations
Research
234 - Telehealth SIG - From Ink to Impact: Creation of a Telephone Triage Audit Tool (Scorecard)
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM EDT
Thursday, May 22, 2025Room: Silver Pearl 2 Telephone triage as a professional nursing practice lacks the evidence to support the concepts of improved patient outcomes and patient safety; thus, it is imperative that nurses engage in the development of science to improve practice…
Speakers
Sheryl Bartlett, BSN, RN
Nurse Manager, After-Hours Triage, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Susanna Gadsby, MSN, MBA, RN, AMB-BC, NPD-BC
Clinical Nurse Educator, Dartmouth Health
Telehealth
telehealth
nursing process
evaluation
standards
telephone triage
scorecard
triage
nursing
audit
special interest group
continuing nursing education
Telehealth
235 - The Significance of Nurse Billing and Coding in an Ambulatory Care Setting
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM EDT
Thursday, May 22, 2025Room: Pacific Jewel Ballroom Our session highlights the positive impact of nurse billing and coding education on ambulatory care organizational finances…
Speakers
Gina-Marie Giarusso, MS, RN
Nursing Director, Ambulatory Pediatrics, Boston Medical Center
Patrick Rhault, MHA, BSN, RN, NE-BC
Associate Chief Nursing Officer, Boston Medical Center
Stacy Silver, MBA, BSN, RN, NE-BC
Nurse Director, Medical Specialties, Boston Medical Center
Clinical Topics
Leadership
standards
reimbursement
nurse visits
continuing nursing education
top of scope
billing and coding
Leadership
236 - Value-Based Models across the Nation
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM EDT
Thursday, May 22, 2025Room: Silver Pearl 3 This panel presentation shares their approaches to value-based care through navigation, care management and population health…
Speakers
Hallie Bleau, MBA, ACNP-BC
Vice President, Care Management, Northwell Health
Jennifer Edwards, BSN, RN, OCN, LSSGB
RN Clinical Services Director, Banner University Medical Group
Katharine Green, MSN, RN
Director, Clinical Quality and Data Management, Dartmouth-Hitchcock, Putnam Medical Group, Southwestern Vermont Health Care
Care Coordination Transition Management
Clinical Topics
care management
population health
standards
navigation
continuing nursing education
value-based care
Clinical
Concurrent Sessions - Select One
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM EDT
Thursday, May 22, 2025241 - Technology Rapid-Fire Session
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM EDT
Thursday, May 22, 2025Room: Silver Pearl 1 In these short rapid-fire presentations, multiple speakers highlight approaches to managing issues related to technology in the practice environment…
Speakers
Patricia Gray, MSN, RN
Assistant Patient Service Manager, Yale New Haven Hospital
Alison Haecherl, MSN, RN
Improvement Advisor, Sanford Health
Kim Trotta, MSN, RN, CNML
Patient Service Manager, Yale New Haven Hospital
Lea Ziegler, MSN, RN
RN Clinic Educator, Sanford Health
Telehealth
Clinical Topics
telehealth
screening
simulation
pediatric
ambulatory
high risk
suicide
suicidal ideation
continuing nursing education
depression screening
Telehealth
242 - Advancing the Science of Ambulatory NSIs through a Synergistic Application of Implementation Science, Data Science, and Change Management
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM EDT
Thursday, May 22, 2025Room: Silver Pearl 2 This session is a collaboration between the AAACN research committee and ambulatory nurse-sensitive indicators (NSI) research sub-committee. To move the science of ambulatory care forward, we need more rigorous approaches to development and measurement of ambulatory care NSIs…
Speakers
Brenda Luther, PhD, RN
Professor, College of Nursing, University of Utah
Kathy Mertens, DNP, MN, MPH, RN
Associate Chief Nurse for Ambulatory Care and Population Health, University of Washington Medicine - Harborview Medical Center
Kristen Shear, PhD, MSN, RN
CNSCI Deputy for Research, US Army
Research, Quality, & Safety
standards
nurse sensitive indicators
continuing nursing education
implementation science
Evidence-Based Research
nursing SIG indicators
data science
change management
Research
243 - The Path to Enhancing the Ambulatory Care Registered Nurse Scope of Practice in a Center of Excellence Program
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM EDT
Thursday, May 22, 2025Room: Pacific Jewel Ballroom Ambulatory care registered nurses in orthopedics working with a joint centers of excellence program had a desire to become more autonomous in their role and to practice to the full scope of their RN licensure…
Speakers
Brenda Bos, MS, RN
Registered Nurse, Mayo Clinic
Kelsie Nelson, MBA/HCM, RN
Ambulatory Nurse Manager, Department of Orthopedics, Mayo Clinic
Care Coordination Transition Management
Clinical Topics
Leadership
collaboration
nursing process
standards
continuing nursing education
efficiency
career
optimization
algorithm
modernization
RN autonomy
Clinical
244 - Federal Nurses SIG - Empowering Ambulatory Care Nurses to Serve Veterans with Military Environmental Exposures
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM EDT
Thursday, May 22, 2025Room: Shorebreak Nurses play a critical role in ambulatory care, often serving as the primary point of contact for veterans in a variety of settings…
Speaker
Andrea Kossoudji, MS, MBA, RN, AMB-BC
Nurse Educator, Veterans Health Administration
Care Coordination Transition Management
Clinical Topics
standards
special interest group
continuing nursing education
military exposures
exposure-informed care
military environmenal exposures
245 - Nurse-Sensitive Indicator SIG - Update and NSI Application with Nurse-Led Hypertension Clinics
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM EDT
Thursday, May 22, 2025Room: Silver Pearl 3 Presenters highlight NSI SIG accomplishments and provide education on two nurse-led processes in the care of the patient with hypertension…
Speakers
Cindy Garrett, MBA, BSN, RN, AMB-BC
Senior Director of Nursing, Dignity Health Medical Foundation
Annette Hamlin, MSN Ed, AMB-BC, RN
Nursing Professional Development Specialist, Akron Children's Hospital
Sue Weiss, MM, MHHSA, BSN, RN
Executive Director, Practice - Medical Group, Advocate Aurora Health
Clinical Topics
Research, Quality, & Safety
Leadership
standards
nurse sensitive indicators
hypertension management
special interest group
top of license
continuing nursing education
Evidence-Based Research
nursing practice
Leadership
246 - Inclusion and Belonging Committee: The Evolution from a Task Force to a Working Committee
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM EDT
Thursday, May 22, 2025Room: Seaglass This session describes the evolution of the AAACN Diversity, Education, and Inclusion Task Force to the Diversity, Education, and Inclusion Task Force Committee and the Committee for Inclusion and Belonging…
Speakers
Amy Cadoret, MHA, MSN, NEA-BC, AMB-BC
Associate Nursing Officer, Vanderbilt University
Gloria Okorley, MSN, RN, AMB-BC
Ambulatory Care Nurse Manager, University of Kentucky Healthcare
Clinical Topics
education
patient satisfaction
staff satisfaction
continuing nursing education
career
DEI
translation
anti-racism
Clinical
Friday, May 23, 2025
301 - Town Hall – The Role of Nurses in Exposure Informed Care: Impact on Civilian Health Care
11:45 AM - 1:15 PM EDT
Friday, May 23, 2025Room: Pacific Jewel Ballroom A team of expert panelists discuss the integration of "exposure-informed care" (EIC) into healthcare systems which is crucial to addressing the health risks posed by environmental toxins…
Speakers
Stephen Hunt, MD, MPH
Director of the Environmental Contaminants Clinic, Veterans Health Administration
Beckie Kronebusch, MS, APRN, AGCNS-BC
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Mayo Clinic
Andrea Kossoudji, MS, MBA, RN, AMB-BC
Nurse Educator, Veterans Health Administration
Kirsten Mains, MA, CCC/SLP
Health System Specialist and Project Manager, Office of Primary Care, Veterans Health Administration
Cynthia Murray, BN, RN, AMB-BC
RN Consultant Legislative Action Team Office of Primary Care VA Central Office, Veterans Health Administration
Jessica Varghese, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor, Nursing, New York Institute of Technology
Care Coordination Transition Management
Clinical Topics
standards
continuing nursing education
exposure-informed care
310 - The Power of Progress: Slow & Steady // Incoming President's Address
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM EDT
Friday, May 23, 2025Room: Pacific Jewel Ballroom This presentation focuses on the year in review of the AAACN advocacy efforts, introduce the AAACN advocacy platform and how it aligns with the strategic plan of AAACN, review the “We Strive for More in 2024” results as a way to view our progress, and review resources and creative methods to increa…
Speakers
Rebecca Newman, MS, RN, CPN
Children's Hospital of Colorado, Registered Nurse
Leondra Weiss, MN, ARNP, FNP-BC, C-EFM, AMB-BC
Family Medicine ARNP, Sea Mar Community Health Center
Cynthia Murray, BN, RN, AMB-BC
RN Consultant Legislative Action Team Office of Primary Care VA Central Office, Veterans Health Administration
Leadership
advocacy
standards
continuing nursing education
career
value of ambulatory care nursing
resources to promote nursing profession
Sunday, May 25, 2025
OD01 - Transparency in Data: The Design of an Ambulatory Care Harm Grid
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EDT
Sunday, May 25, 2025This session describes the design and implementation of an ambulatory care harm grid to build a culture of safety…
Speaker
Lynn D'Angelo, DNP, RN, NEA-BC
Director, Ambulatory Clinical Excellence, UMass Memorial Medical Center
Clinical Topics
Leadership
culture of safety
standards
continuing nursing education
ambulatory care nurse leader
quality and patient safety
Leadership
Clinical
OD02 - Enhancing Self-Efficacy in Telephone Triage and Patient Education through Generative AI-Simulated Interactions
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
Sunday, May 25, 2025Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to revolutionize healthcare education and training by providing realistic simulations of patient interactions…
Speaker
Stacey Hobbick, DNP, MEd, MSN Ed, RN, AMB-BC, MEDSURG-BC, CNE
Assistant Professor, Oregon Health and Science University
Telehealth
telehealth
telephone triage
nursing education
triage
training
artificial intelligence
continuing nursing education
chatGPT
generative AI
Telehealth
