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When and Where
  • 12/1/2024 7:00 PM EST
  • 12/2/2024 5:00 PM EST
  • Eastern Time
  • Westchester Marriott Hotel
  • Tarrytown
  • New York
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AWHONN NEW York 6th Annual Conference

Expanding Your Toolkit: Tools of the Trade for Labor, Birth, & Beyond

Westchester Marriott, 670 White Plains Rd, Tarrytown, NY 10591

$250 - Members

$275 - Non-members

$50 – Undergraduate student rate


Sunday December 1

Pre-Conference: Shifting the Pitocin Paradigm 

2 PM – 4 PM

$75

Speaker: Jennifer Atkisson

In this class, we’ll explore the intricate web of Pitocin use, uncovering its profound impact on patient safety, medical-legal liability, and nursing job satisfaction.

Through meticulous analysis and evidence-based insights, Jen Atkisson will guide you towards a new paradigm in Pitocin administration—one that prioritizes safety, satisfaction, and holistic care. Together, we’ll dissect trends, decipher evidence, and craft strategies to mitigate preventable harm, reducing lawsuits while enhancing nurse and patient contentment.

GreatOBXcape 

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM

No cost

Speaker: Dr. Kandis McLean

Sign up for one of two 20 minute small group sessions:

4:30 PM or 5:05 PM

Registration will close when full. 

Networking and Cocktail Reception 12/1/24 5 PM – 8 PM

Monday December 2

Main Conference 

Breakfast 7 AM

Speakers, Posters, Vendors, Snacks & Meals – 8 AM – 4:30 PM

• Proud & Peaceful: Nursing without the Fear 

By: Jennifer Atkisson

• The Debriefing Mindset: A Clinical Approach to Empathic Thinking 

By: Samantha Smith, CRNA

• Implicit Bias, Reproductive Health & Justice, and Respectful Maternity Care 

By: Rose Horton and Veronica Barcelona

• Nurse Self-efficacy in Bereavement Care 

By: Natasha Nurse

• Emotional Safety is Patient Safety 

By: Audrey Lyndon & Baomi Phung


Contact hours provided by Jen Atkisson. Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, provider number #17338, for 7 contact hours.


To book a discounted room at the Westchester Marriott for 185.00 USD per night, click below

Book your group rate for AWHONN Conference

Available Sunday, December 01, 2024 - Monday, December 02, 2024

Last Day to Book : Monday, November 11, 2024


Questions: NewYork@awhonnsection.org