Conference Schedule
Day & Time
Time
Topic
Speaker
Thursday    April 3, 2008
6-8 PM
**Self Study and
Accreditation Visit Update
 
Friday         April 4, 2008
8-9 AM
Breakfast and Exhibitors
 
Friday
9-10:30 AM
**Nursing in the 21st
Century-Bridging the Gap!
Susan Boyer
Friday
10:30-11:00 AM
Exhibitors and coffee break
 
Friday
11:00-1:00 PM
“I’ve Got a Bad Feeling
About This Patient.” Making
Use of Clinical Nursing
Intuition
Terry Foster
Friday
1:00-2:00 PM
Lunch & Exhibitors
 
Friday

2:00 - 4:00 PM (A)

2:00 - 3:30PM (B)


3:30 - 4:30PM (C)
Breakout(s)
A.Bridging the Gap to the
Proficient Professional
B.  PDA’s 101 Introduction
to the Use of PDA’s for
Nurses
C.  Grant Writing for the
Funding of PDAs
Susan Boyer


Renee McLeod


Renee McLeod
Friday
4:00-5:00 PM
Exhibitors
 
Saturday    April 5, 2008
7:45-8:45 AM
Breakfast & Exhibitors
 
Saturday
8:45-10:45 AM
**“Understanding and
Leading a
Multigenerational
Workforce”
Rosalie Tyrrell
Saturday
10:45-11:15 AM
Exhibitors and coffee break
 
Saturday
11:15-12:45 PM
(A,B, or C)
Breakout(s)
A. Substance Abuse Among
Nurses-“Why Didn’t I
Know?”
B. Interactive
Multigenerational Workshop
C. PDAs in Classroom and
Clinical Settings




Rosalie Tyrrell

Renee McLeod
Saturday
12:45 - 1:45 PM PM
Lunch & Exhibitors
 
Saturday
1:45-3:45 PM
**Develop Rapid Response
Teams: An Answer to a
Nurse’s Prayer
Terry Foster
  3:45 – 4:45
Grant Writing for the
Funding of PDAs
Renee McLeod
Saturday
3:45-6:15 PM
Exhibitors
 
Saturday
6:00 PM
Lobster Clambake
 
Sunday        April 6, 2008
7:30-8:30 AM
Breakfast & Exhibitors
 
Sunday
8:30-10:30 AM
**Documentation
Dilemmas and Their
Solutions… A Case Study
Approach
Jill Lyons
Kristen Lambert
Sunday
10:30-11:00 AM
Exhibitors and coffee break
 
Sunday
11:00-1:00 PM
“How Can You Laugh at
That?” A Closer Look at the
Use of Nursing Humor
Terry Foster
Sunday
1:00-2:00 PM
Exhibitors
 
Conventionality Excellence Unlimited -
'Nursing in the 21st Century' From Yesterday to PDAs
Newport, Rhode Island - April 3,4,5,6 2008
**denotes open to all attendees