Last Revised:5-14-2021

Conference Objectives

This conference program has been developed through a call for abstracts and peer review process informed by past conference evaluations, forum, discussions, strategic initiatives and learning outcomes below. By the end of the conference, the learner will be better able to:

• Explore opportunities for pediatric surgical nurses to infuse theoretical and clinical knowledge into administration, education, practice, research and policy.
• Provide opportunities to promote the advancement of pediatric surgical nursing.
• Create avenues for networking and mentoring among pediatric surgical nursing colleagues.
• Optimize patient care through exposure to innovative research and leading evidence-based practice.
• Acknowledge the importance of collaborative and inclusive pediatric surgical subspecialty practice

APSNA 2021 Conference Planning Committee
Educational Content Advisory Group

• Mary Ellen Connolly, DNP, CPNP
  • Director of Program
  • University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD
• Julie McKee, CPNP-PC/AC
  • Director of Education
  • Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, Portland, OR
• Kimberly Reblock, MSN,MBA,RN,NEA-BC
  • Director of Practice and Quality
  • Nemours Children’s Hospital, Orlando, FL
• Alissa Bergstresser, MSN, CRNP, PNP-PC
  • Secretary
  • Penn State Health, Hershey, PA

Abstract Review

• Kathy DeGuzman MS, CPNP-AC,CCRN
  • Kapi’olani Medical Center for Women and Children, Honolulu, HI
• Elizabeth Diep, MSN, RN
  • Kaiser Permanente, Pasadena, CA
• Mariel Marrano, MSN, FNP-BC
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
• Jessica Pech, MSN, APN, CPNP-PC,
  • Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL
• Janelle Sherman, MSN, RN, CPN
  • Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA
    

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