AACN Chapter at UCLA

Leadership Symposium: Our Voice, Our Strength

251 Charles E Young Drive West
251 Charles E Young Drive West
Los Angeles, CA 90095

Thursday, February 21, 2019 at 7:00am PT - 6:00pm PT
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251 Charles E Young Drive West, Los Angeles, CA 90095

Info

Topic

Our Voice, Our Strength: Powerful Beyond Measure

Speaker(s)

Keynote Speaker: Lisa Riggs, MSN, RN, ACNS-BC, CCRN-K

Credits Offered

This event offers 8.4 CE credits to attendees.
Accreditation Info: American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN).

Attachments

Additional Information

Start the New Year Right...

                             Reinvigorate Your Spirit....

                                                             Re-discover Your Passion...

                                                                                   Re-inspire Your Practice...

Join us for the 9th Annual AACN Leadership Symposium on Thursday, February 21, 2019!

UCLA Campus - Carnesale Commons, Palisades Ballroom

8.4 Continuing Nursing Education (CNE) Hours & CERPs

Do not wait until last minute! It was sold out last year.

 

Information and Registration:https://aacnleadership2019.eventbrite.com  

Registration includes presentations from various distinguished speakers, continental breakfast, lunch, and an optional networking reception at the end of the program.

 

OBJECTIVES

The purpose of this conference is to empower nurses as leaders and change agents whose initiatives measurably improve patient outcomes and hospital bottom lines.

  • Describe how nurses can use their bold voice to act their way into a new way of being.
  • Explain how and why to apply purpose to clinical practice by creating a model of care focusing on evidence-based practice and quality.
  • Identify the critical behaviors and skills necessary for nurses to thrive and excel both personally and professionally.

 

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Time

Topic

07:00-08:00 AM

Registration, Breakfast and Exhibitors

08:00-08:15 AM

Welcome and Introduction 

08:15-09:30 AM

 

Opening Keynote

Our Voice, Our Strength: Powerful Beyond Measure

Lisa Riggs, MSN, RN, ACNS-BC, CCRN-K

System Director of Regulatory Readiness, Saint Luke’s Health System

President of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, 2018-2019

09:30 -10:00 AM

Break and Exhibitors

10:00 -11:30 AM

 

The Voice from the Bedside

Rapid-Fire Poster Presentations from Cedars-Sinai, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Torrance Memorial, and UCLA Health

·        ABCDEF bundle 

·        Multi-drug resistance organism screening

·        Improving nursing care for suicidal PICU patients

·        Early indicators and risk factors for ethical issues

·        Helping patients and families make meaningful memories

·        Violence prevention program

11:30 - 12:00 PM 

Poster Presenter Panel Discussion: Question and Answer

12:00 - 01:00 PM 

Lunch and Exhibitors

01:00 – 02:15 PM

The Voice of Patient and Family

Post–Intensive Care Syndrome

Judy E. Davidson, DNP, RN, FCCM, FAAN

Nurse Scientist, UC San Diego Health

02:15 - 02:30 PM

Break and Exhibitors

02:30 - 03:30 PM

The Voice of Nurses

Nurses Stories of Meaning and Joy

Lee Galuska, PhD, RN, NE-BC

Director of Nursing Practice, Education, and Research, UCLA Health

02:30 - 03:45 PM

Break and Exhibitors

03:45 - 04:30 PM

Our Voices, Our Strength

Group Activity on Meaning and Joy

04:30 - 05:00 PM

Closing Summary: Staying Committed to Our Voices, Our Strength 

05:00 - 06:00 PM

Networking: Wine and Cheese Reception

Highlights from the 2017 Symposium: https://youtu.be/vuNWXeYYKYk

Highlights from the 2016 Symposium: https://youtu.be/fm84E25iLgM

2019 AACN President' Theme

“We can create the workplaces we want and need when we use our voice. 

Let’s confidently step into our strength.” ~Lisa Riggs