Program

1:30 - 1:50- Registration

2 - 2:20 -  Welcome and Introduction

Paula Gillette, MSN, RN, CENP – Vice President, Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer, Newport Hospital
Marlene Dufault, PhD, RN – University of Rhode Island and Newport Hospital Research Consultant

2:20 - 3:20 - Keynote Speaker

"Empowerment and Engagement: Nurses Leading Patient Safety and Quality Outcome Imperatives”
Joanne V. Hickey, PhD, RN, ACNP-BC, FAAN, FCCM. – University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

3:30 - 4:10 

“Translating an Evidence-Based Protocol for Nurses Shift Handoffs”
Marlene Dufault, PhD, RN; Cathy Duquette, PhD, RN, CPHQ, NEA-BC; Cynthia Willey, PhD; Jennifer Christopher, BS, RN; Jennifer DelaCruz, BS, RN; Maria Ducharme, MS, RN; Jennifer Dunbar, MS, RN; Jeanne Ehmann, MS, RN, CPHQ; Diana M. Gordon, BS, RN; Kelley Hewes, BS, RN; Kelly McCormick, BS, RN; Cheryl Schertz, BS, RN; Ara Millette, BS, RN. Authors are from University of Rhode Island or Lifespan.

4:10 - 4:50

“Health Care of Pregnant Women in US State Correctional Facilities”
Ginette G. Ferszt PhD, RN, PMHCNS-BC – University of Rhode Island
Jennifer Clark MD, MPH – University of Rhode Island

4:50 - 5:50 - Posters and Refreshments

5:50 - 6:30

Building Better Healthcare through Evidence: “It’s Not Just a Retention Problem”- A Hearing on Bullying and Lateral Violence in Nursing
Barbara B. Davis and the Newport Hospital Players.

6:30 - 7

“A Modicum of Lateral Violence Education Leads to Nurse Self-Accountability”
Martha Griffin, PhD, CS, RN, Boston Medical Center.

7:00 - 7:10 – Closing Remarks and Evaluation

Marlene Dufault, PhD, RN – University of Rhode Island and Newport Hospital Research Consultant