Note
Registering online for this conference is now available.
Hotel rooms continue to be available at the Stoney Creek Inn on Nov. 11. The Hampton Inn of Columbia (note this is the one on Clark Lane, not the one on Stadium Drive) also has rooms available for $99 per night on Nov. 11 and 12. Rooms can be booked at the Stoney Creek Inn by calling 573-442-6000, and at the Hampton Inn by calling 573-886-9392.
14th Annual Midwest Regional Nursing Educators Conference
Strengthening Linkages in Nursing Education: Connecting Practice-Based and Academic Nurse Educators
Nov. 12 and 13
Registration fee
- $159 one day
- $288 both days
- Students
- $110 for one day
- $195 for both days
Highlights of this two-day event
Complimentary pre-conference event on Wednesday evening, Nov. 11
Tour and hands-on demonstration of the new, state-of-the-art Russell D.
and Mary B. Shelden Clinical Simulation Center, MU Health Care
(CE credit awarded)
Complimentary Thursday evening networking reception with round table discussions (earn extra CE credit and have fun at the same time)
Special sessions
- Bridging the Preparation-Practice Gap: Best Practices for Accelerating the Practice
Readiness of Nursing Students
- Clinical Simulation in Practice and Education
- Redesigning Clinical Nursing Education for Future Practice
- A Look at the Evidence in Evidence-based Nursing Education
- Integrating Gen Y Techniques into Your Teaching
- Structured time to share ideas, learning resources and practice tools
Although Day One primarily targets practice-based educators
and Day Two academic educators, this event is intentionally planned
for both audiences and includes sessions of common interest each day.
Conference description
We are pleased to invite you to the 2009 Annual Midwest Regional Nursing Educators Conference, now in its 14th year. We have planned two days of hard-hitting educational programming based on feedback from past conference attendees and the latest issues facing today’s nursing educators, regardless of setting. Jointly developed by practicing academic faculty and seasoned hospital-based educators, the content is both theory-based and practical.
Purpose
The purpose of this event is to provide a forum for educators from all
settings, both practice and academic, to come together to discuss
common concerns, explore innovative approaches to common
challenges and share strategies that work. From the advisory board’s ground-breaking research addressing the preparation practice gap, to the use of clinical simulation, to evidence based teaching these two days are designed for both sides of the equation: educators from practice and academic settings.
Target audience
- School of nursing faculty
- Preceptors
- Clinical faculty
- Trainers
- Staff
developers
- Continuing educators
Bring your ideas and resources to share
We all know how difficult it is with today’s job demands to keep up with the latest ways to enhance effectiveness in classroom and clinical teaching. This conference offers you the opportunity to share what’s working for you and to learn from others in an informal and relaxed environment. We have set aside time during the continental breakfast and refreshment breaks on both days for you to share:
- Teaching tools or forms
- Handouts, audiovisuals
- Self-learning modules, games
- Syllabi
- Exams
- Unit orientation materials
- Assessment and evaluation forms (e.g., anecdotal records, competency checklists)
- Needs assessment tools
- Web-based resources
- Use of new technologies
This doesn’t need to be anything elaborate, just ideas and tools that might help others. Bring your resource materials with you, along with your business card or information on how to contact you. We will provide table space for you. Please check the box on the registration form if you plan to bring materials to share. Your colleagues will appreciate it.
All those who bring teaching/learning resources will be entered into a drawing for a $50 gift certificate toward next year’s Nursing Educators conference, or any other educational program sponsored by MU Nursing Outreach during the next twelve months.
Gold level sponsors
Featured speakers
Thursday, Nov. 12
Katherine Virkstis, ND,
Research consultant, Nursing Executive Center
Katherine Virkstis is a research consultant with the Nursing Executive Center at The Advisory Board Company. In this capacity, Virkstis is the lead researcher on center care quality initiatives. Virkstis’ primary areas of study include: new graduate nurse preparation, clinical quality, and prevention of pressure ulcers and patient falls. She has authored numerous Advisory Board research studies, most recently Safeguarding Against Nursing Never Events and Accelerating the Clinical Learning Curve.
Prior to joining the Advisory Board, Virkstis practiced family medicine for five years in Central Vermont. She has also served as a research consultant for PinnacleCare, a Baltimore health advising firm. She has authored articles published in Nurse Educator and Journal of Nursing Administration.
Virkstis holds a doctorate of naturopathic medicine from the National College of Natural Medicine in Portland, Ore. and a bachelor's degree in biology with honors from the University of Vermont.
Friday, Nov. 13
Marilyn H. Oermann, PhD, RN,
FAAN, ANEF
Marilyn Oermann is professor and chair of adult and geriatric health in the School of Nursing at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is the author/co-author of 12 nursing education books, more than 150 articles in nursing and healthcare journals, and other publications. She was editor of the Annual Review of Nursing Education and edited six volumes of that series. Oermann’s current books are Evaluation and Testing in Nursing Education (third edition), Clinical Teaching Strategies in Nursing (third edition.), and Writing for Publication in Nursing (second edition), which will be available in May 2010. Oermann has written extensively on teaching in nursing, and she lectures widely on nursing education topics. She is a member of the American Academy of Nursing and National League for Nursing (NLN) Academy of Nursing Education. In 2009, she received the NLN Award for Excellence in Nursing Education Research. Oermann is currently editor of the Journal of Nursing Care Quality.
Special pre-conference event Wednesday, Nov. 11
6:30 to 8 p.m.
A Complimentary tour of the new,
state-of-the-art Russell D. and Mary B. Shelden Clinical Simulation Center,
Clinical Support and Education Building,
MU Health Care
- You will observe a hybrid simulation and classroom debriefing.
- 1.5 contact hours
- Complimentary parking available in the Hospital Visitors Garage located just east of University Hospital
- Host faculty
- Dena Higbee, director, Shelden Clinical Simulation Center
- Gretchen Gregory and Nichole Bartow, faculty, Sinclair School of Nursing
- The Shelden Simulation Center is a 10,000-square-foot state-of-the-art facility which contains:
- Eight examination rooms
- Four multi-purpose simulation rooms
- One classroom
- One conference room with presentation technology
- Two observation and control rooms
- The Center uses a broad range of simulation methods to educate all levels of health care providers, from novice students to health care professionals in practice. Their mission is to build competency in individuals and teams through experiential learning, assessment and feedback. Using electronically controlled mannequins and standardized patients, students are allowed structured practice of medical procedures in a safe environment with a focus on effective patient care.
Day One agenda Thursday, Nov. 12
7:30 a.m.
Continental breakfast and check-in
- Sharing of resources
- Visit exhibits including mock simulation center
with high-fidelity manikin set-up
8:15 a.m.
Welcome and introductions
- Shirley J. Farrah PhD,
RN-BC, associate teaching professor and assistant dean, Nursing Outreach, MU Sinclair School of Nursing
8:30 a.m.
Bridging the Preparation Practice Gap: Best Practices
for Accelerating the Practice Readiness of Nursing
Students
- Katherine Virkstis, ND,
Research consultant, Nursing Executive Center
- Frontline nursing leaders are increasingly voicing concern about the practice readiness of new graduate nurses at the very same time hospitals and health systems are increasingly relying on such inexperienced staff. The session begins with an overview of a set of parallel nursing school and hospital surveys, recently conducted by the Center, in which more than 400 nursing school leaders and over 3,500 hospital-based nursing leaders responded to questions on a common set of 36 new graduate skills. After examining the differences reported in skill sets among various new graduate subgroups, such as those working in specific unit specialties and holding different degree types, the session introduces 14 key best practices for addressing new graduates’ greatest improvement needs, with a particular focus on enhancing the value of nursing student clinical rotations. You will receive pragmatic guidance for what steps hospitals and health systems might take, in collaboration with local nursing schools, to ensure that nursing students are better prepared for practicing in the complex acute care environment.
- Objectives
- Explain the methodology underlying the Nursing Executive Center’s identification of 36 new graduate nurse competencies.
- Identify new graduate nurses’ greatest performance needs across the Center’s 36 competencies.
- Articulate best practices for nursing schools and hospitals to jointly modify clinical rotations to enhance new graduate nurse proficiency.
- Audit current partnerships between nursing schools and hospitals to identify those best practices which will provide the greatest improvement in new graduate nurse proficiency at unique schools and institutions.
10 a.m.
Beverage break
10:30 a.m.
Bridging the Preparation Practice Gap: Best Practices
for Accelerating the Practice Readiness of Nursing
Students (continued)
Noon
Hosted luncheon
1 p.m.
Respondent Panel: Working Together to Bridge the Gap
between Nursing Education and Practice
- Representatives
from both education and practice will respond to Virkstis’
presentation, focusing on how to bridge the preparation-
practice gap.
- Objective
- Analyze your particular work environment for potential changes directed at improving proficiency of new graduates.
1:50 p.m.
Stretch break
2 p.m.
“The Simulation Spectrum”
- Simulation, a cost-effective and self-directed method of teaching and learning, may be used by practice based-educators in training and updating all levels of personnel – nursing, medicine, and ancillary staff. It has proven success with both new hires and annual competency-based evaluations. Simulated environments are useful in preparing health care professionals to communicate safely and more efficiently in myriad situations, from fairly routine tasks such as order entry to more critical situations such as Code-Blue scenarios and disaster readiness. Simulation also can be used to enhance customer service and improve patient satisfaction scores. Each of these uses will be described by practicing health care professionals who are successfully implementing simulations in their practice.
2 p.m.
Introduction of session
- Shirley J. Farrah PhD, RN-BC
2:10 p.m.
Simulation Modality: Competencies and Patient Safety
- Dena Higbee, MS, director, Russell D. and Mary
B. Shelden Clinical Simulation Center, MU School of Medicine
- A simulation modality will be explored with a focus on customer service, patient safety, and health care provider competencies.
- Objective
- Identify staff development modalities specific to customer service and safe practice through the use of simulation.
2:40 p.m.
Strengthening Teamwork in Emergencies via
Simulation
- Faith Philips, BSN, RN, PCCN, clinical educators Center for
Education and Development, MU
Health Care
- Betsy Reeves, MSN, RN, clinical educators Center for
Education and Development, MU
Health Care
- A program that strives to improve the efficacy of the responders to a Code Blue by using interdisciplinary Mock Code Blue scenarios with high fidelity simulation and debriefing methods will be discussed.
- Objective
- Discuss the value of the interdisciplinary competency-based simulated Mock Code Blue scenario.
3:10 p.m.
Refreshment break
3:25 p.m.
The Charting Connection
- Lynne Hedrick, ADN, RN,
CIC, staff development specialist, Center for Education
and Development, MU Health Care
- The focus of this session is an interactive model of computer training directed at assisting health care providers in the use of the electronic medical record (EMR). A cost-effective and self-directed application tool for creating interactive, web-based tutorial modules that can be customized to meet the needs of any individual group will be included.
- Objective
- Describe how adding EMR training and support using electronic modules to simulate documentation in the EMR can reduce costs and improve electronic documentation.
3:55 p.m.
Simudisasters
- Andrew Spain, MA, NCEE, EMT-P,
assistant manager, Emergency Suite, MU Health Care
- A discussion of interdisciplinary simulation as a
means of preparing for the “big one”, no matter when
or where it occurs, as well as how to obtain the grant funding to support this endeavor.
- Objectives
- Recognize the value and importance of interdisciplinary simulations in preparing and responding to disasters.
- Identify ways in which grant funding may be used to support disaster training.
4:30 p.m.
Adjourn
4:45 to 5:15 p.m.
Complimentary networking reception
- Light refreshments and beverages
- Open to both Day One and Day Two attendees.
5:15 to 6:15 p.m.
Round table discussions (1 contact hour)
Open to both Day One and Day Two attendees.
- Preceptor Programs
- Faith Philips, BSN, RN, PCCN, clinical educator, Center for Education and Development,
MU Health Care
- Betsy Reeves,
MSN, RN, clinical educator, Center for Education and Development,
MU Health Care
- Positive Psychology in Nursing Education (operates on the
premise that one is more likely to succeed in an environment where
your strengths are valued)
- Valerie Bader, MN, CNM, RN, clinical
instructor of nursing, MU Sinclair School of Nursing
- Preparation of Nurse Educators: Moving from Pedagogy to
Andragogy
- Sue E. McKee, PhD, RN, associate professor, Goldfarb
School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College, St. Louis
- Pam Storey, MSN, RN, FNP, simulation faculty liaison, Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College, St. Louis
- Creative Teaching Techniques
- Susan McCoy, MSN, RN, clinical
educator, Capital Region Medical Center, Jefferson City
- Rewarding Staff Nurses for Working with Nursing Students
- Cheryl Rittman, RNC, MA Education Department, Saint Luke’s Northland
Hospital, Kansas City
- Orientation/Residency Programs for the New Grad
- Vanette Gibbs, educator from Center for Education and Development, MU Health Care
- Competency Validation
- Adette Hatfield, MSN, RN, nursing
instructor, Harry S Truman Veteran’s Memorial Hospital, Columbia
- Creative Options for Missed Clinical Time
- Anne Heine, MS(N), RN, iInstructor of clinical nursing, MU Sinclair School of Nursing
- Down and Dirty Update on Sixth Edition APA
- Gina Oliver, PhD, RN, FNP,
CNE, assistant professor, MU Sinclair School of Nursing
- Legal Issues Concerning Nursing Students
- Ruth Jones, MS(N), RN,
director of Nursing and Allied Health, Moberly Area Community College,
Moberly
- Meeting State Regulations for Unlicensed Assistive Personnel
(UAP) Training
- Donna Ianke, (M)SN, RN, clinical educator, Center for
Education and Development, Columbia Regional Hospital
Day Two agenda Friday, Nov. 13
7:30 a.m.
Continental breakfast and check-in
- Sharing of resources
- Visit Exhibits including Mock Simulation Center with
high-fidelity manikin set-up
8:15 a.m.
Welcome and Introductions
- Shirley J. Farrah, PhD, RN-BC
8:30 a.m.
Redesigning Clinical Nursing Education for Future Practice
- Marilyn H. Oermann, PhD, RN, FAAN, ANEF, professor and chair,
Adult/Geriatric Health Division School of Nursing, The University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- The presentation examines challenges in clinical nursing education and explores the need for testing of new models of clinical education, explicit teaching of quality and safety through clinical experiences, focused teaching on specific knowledge and competencies to be learned in clinical courses, integration of simulations, and faculty development.
- Objective
- Explore challenges in clinical nursing education and the need for new ways of teaching in the clinical setting.
9:45 a.m.
Beverage break
10:05 a.m.
Integrating Gen Y Techniques into Your Teaching
- Guy Wilson, PhD, educational technology specialist and Danna Vessell, PhD, director, Educational Technologies at Missouri, MU
- No technology can replace the need for good teaching techniques. However, the appropriate use of technology can be used to enhance learning, especially with today’s Gen Y learners. It is often difficult to decide which technologies are appropriate and beneficial for your students. This presentation will look at ways of identifying existing and emerging technologies that are right for your situation and integrating them into your teaching.
- Objectives
- Discuss learning technologies in a more holistic manner.
- Determine how to find synergies between learning
technologies.
11:05 a.m.
Stretch break
11:10 a.m.
A Look at the “Evidence” in Evidence-based Nursing
Education
- Marilyn H. Oermann The presentation explores evidence-based nursing education and questions the extent of “evidence” available to guide educational practices in nursing. Studies are reviewed in selected areas of nursing education with implications for own teaching and scholarship.
- Objective
- Explore how research/scholarship can build evidence for nursing education and how to use evidence to guide teaching practices.
12:15 p.m.
Hosted luncheon
1:15 p.m.
The Puzzle of Simulation
- Gretchen Gregory, MS(N), RN,
instructor of nursing, and Nicole Bartow, MSN, RN, BA, instructor
of nursing and director of Clinical Simulation Learning Center, MU
Sinclair School of Nursing, Columbia
- The preparation of a simulation is the border of this puzzle. The pieces include: scenarios, environment, equipment, actors, students, and facilitators. Each piece needs to have its place! A systematic approach will be directed by objectives and rubrics. There are many things that can go wrong during a scenario, so learn how to minimize and plan for a disaster. The puzzle is not complete without a debriefing session and evaluation. This session will feature a live simulated case scenario with nursing students, a high-fidelity manikin, and a standardized patient. This case will be captured on camera, and you as the audience will participate in the debriefing experience.
- Objectives
- Explore how to incorporate simulation into the curriculum on a modest budget. 6. Describe the impact of debriefing on the learner.
- Discuss how to incorporate the evaluation data into a future simulation.
3:15 p.m.
Refreshment break
3:30 a.m.
5-D Simulation
- Gretchen Gregory, MS(N), RN
- A discussion of how interprofessional simulations may be used
enhance realism in a protective learning environment and the
impact on the students.
- Objective
- Discuss the benefits of interprofessional simulations
4:30 p.m.
Adjourn
Registration
- Online
Register online.
- Mail
Nursing Outreach
S266 School of Nursing Building
Columbia, MO 65211-4120
- Fax
573-884-4544
Lodging
A block of rooms has been reserved on the nights of Nov. 11 and 12 at the special rate of $80 until October 28, 2009 at the Stoney Creek Inn, located at 2601 S. Providence Road, Columbia, MO, 65201. After this date, rooms will be on a space available basis only. To make reservations, please call 573-442-6400. The hotel is located just off Providence Road, 1.5 miles north of the Peachtree Banquet Center where the conference will be held. Be sure to ask for the MU NURSING CONFERENCE room block. Participants are responsible for making their own reservations and guaranteeing reservations with a credit card.
Hotel rooms continue to be available at the Stoney Creek Inn on Nov. 11. The Hampton Inn of Columbia (note this is the one on Clark Lane, not the one on Stadium Drive) also has rooms available for $99 per night on Nov. 11 and 12. Rooms can be booked at the Stoney Creek Inn by calling 573-442-6000, and at the Hampton Inn by calling 573-886-9392.
Accreditation and contact hours
The MU Sinclair School of Nursing is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Missouri Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center‘s Commission on Accreditation.
Up to 6.1 contact hours will be awarded for Day One (11/12/09) and 6.3 contact hours for Day Two (11/13/09) to all individuals who attend, complete the evaluation form, and are paid in full. An additional 1.5 contact hours will be awarded for the special pre-conference Simulation session on the evening of 11/11/09 and 1.0 contact hour will be awarded for the Round Table Discussions on the evening of 11/12/09. MONA Provider Number 710-IV.
CE certificates
A certificate of completion is provided to all conference participants who are paid in full and complete the conference evaluation form. If you are not paid in full, your CE credit will not be awarded. Your CE certificate will be sent upon payment in full. Lost certificates may be replaced with a written request to the Nursing Outreach office for a fee of $10 per certificate. We will need your name (exact same name that you used for registering), customer ID from the mailing label of your conference brochure (if available), and the date and title of the conference you attended.
A certificate of completion is provided to all conference participants who are paid in full and completed the conference evaluation form. If you are not paid in full, your certificate will be mailed to you upon receipt of payment. Lost certificates can be replaced through a written request to the Nursing Outreach office for a fee of $10 per certificate. We will need your name, last 4 digits of your social security number (or customer ID from the mailing label of your conference brochure) and the title of the conference you attended.
DESE credit
This educational program will satisfy continuing education requirements to maintain an individual’s certification through the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE).
ADA
The MU complies with the guidelines set
forth in the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. If you have special needs
as addressed by the ADA and need special assistance with this or any portion
of the learning process, please notify us as soon as possible. Reasonable efforts
will be made to accommodate your needs.
Taping
Taping by attendees is not allowed at any educational activities sponsored
by Nursing Outreach.
Registration cancellation
and substitution
We understand that circumstances may arise that require you to cancel or send a substitute. If you cancel your attendance five or more business days before the conference, your registration fee will be refunded, less a $25 processing fee. You may send a substitute at any time. Please notify the Nursing Outreach office of any registration changes prior to the conference to ease the check-in process.
Program changes and cancellations
Nursing Outreach reserves the right to make changes
in content and speakers, or to cancel programs if enrollment criteria are not
met or when conditions beyond our control prevail. Every effort will be made
to contact each enrollee if a program is cancelled. In the event of cancellation,
registration fees are automatically refunded in full. MU will not be responsible for any losses incurred by registrants including, but
not limited to, airline cancellation charges or hotel deposits.
Tax deduction
Your expenditure for this activity may qualify you for a Lifetime Learning
federal tax credit. Tax deduction information regarding continuing education
expenses is available from the IRS or tax advisors (Treasury Regulation 1.162.5).
Commercial support
When commercial support is received for an educational activity, the conference planning committee maintains complete control over the selection of content and speakers. Acceptance of commercial support does not imply approval or endorsement of any product.
Updated
11/2/09
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