WASHINGTON AWHONN
2023 Fall Conference
Get Anchored In Knowledge
Kitsap Conference Center - Bremerton, WA
HOTEL
Conference Schedule
Sunday, October 1
1200-1300 Pre-conference registration & check-in
1300-1630 4-hour pre-conference session: A View From the Trenches: Common OB Nursing Issues in Litigation - Elizabeth Leedom, JD & Jennifer Crisera, JD
1400-1600 2-hour pre-conference session: The Hidden Curriculum: Tips and Tricks for Creating Engaging Learning Environments - Kimberly Patamia, MSN, NPD-BC, RNC-OB, C-EFM
1600-1800 Main conference registration and check-In
1630-1830 Vendor reception - No host bar and appetizers provided by vendors.
1830-1835 Welcome - Michele Kulhanek, MSN, RNC-OB, C-EFM AWHONN WA Section Chair
1835-2000 Keynote speaker - Shakira Henderson, PhD, DNP, MS, MPH, RNC-NIC, IBCLC (AWHONN President) “So You Want to be a Leader in Today’s World?”
2000-2015 Wrap-up and announcements
Monday, October 2
0715-0745 Registration and check-in
0700-0800 Vendor exhibits
0755-0800 Welcome
0800-0900 Dana Nelson-Peterson, DNP, RN, NEA-BC (Vice president of nurse operations Virginia Mason Franciscan Health) “Bridging the Gaps in Healthcare Today: What You Might Find Interesting to Know"
0900-1000 Shakira Henderson (AWHONN President) “Breastfeeding Supercharged: The Science and Strategy of Support”
1000-1030 Break and vendor exhibits
1030-1130 Deidre Miller, MSN-Ed, RNC-NIC, C-ONQS (The Nurses Miller) “Neonatal Case Review: Merging the Art and Science of Resuscitation”
1130-1215 Dixie Weber, MS, BSN, RN (Family to Family Support Network) “Respectful Care: Planning for Surrogacy and the LGBTQIA Community)
1215-1315 WA AWHONN Business Meeting and Luncheon
1315-1400 Monica McLemore, RN, MPH, PhD (University of Washington) – “Moving Beyond Implicit Bias: Skill Building to Disrupt Racism in Real Time.”
1415-1445 Break and vendor exhibits
1445-1615 Kathleen Brookfield, MD & Lacey Miller, DNP, CNS, APRN, RNC-OB, C-EFM – “Magnesium Sulfate for Eclampsia Prevention/Neuroprotection: Dosing for OB Indications”
1615-1645 Vendor parade and door prizes
1645-1700 Wrap-up and announcements
1930-2130 Dance Party
Tuesday, October 3
0715-0745 Registration and check-in
0745-0750 Welcome
0750-0800 Group photo
0800-0900 Bettina Paeck, MD, MBA – “Tune Up your Labor Positioning Skills”
0900-1000 Kate Dewey, CD/CDT(BAI), CLE, CBE & Penny Simkin, PT, CCE, CD (DONA): Hands-On Workshop/Skills
1000-1015 Break
1015-1115 Implementing Quality Improvement Projects - Blue band program, NICU bereavement, mobile education carts, reducing infant falls
1115-1145 Margie Bridges, DNP, ARNP-BC, RNC-OB - “OB Sepsis 101”
1145-1245 Carol Decker “Moments That Impact Our Lives”
1230-1330 Lunch
1330-1500 Joseph Gundlach, MSN, RN-BC – “Stranded after Crisis: Surviving Burnout”
1500-1515 Wrap-up, door prizes