CNL Summit
January 21-23, 2010
San Diego, CA
Call for Abstracts
Conference Highlights
The 2010 CNL® Summit, The CNL: On the Leading Edge of Healthcare Reform, is presented by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing in partnership with the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Nursing Services. This year’s theme emphasizes healthcare reform and the CNL role. The conference provides a forum for all healthcare and academic audiences currently implementing or interested in exploring the CNL role. Conference topics include the impact and value of the CNL role on improving patient outcomes, implementing and sustaining the CNL role across diverse systems of care, the CNL role in quality and safety initiatives, innovations in education, healthcare reform and its implications for CNL practice, and the complementary relationship between the CNL and other members of the healthcare team, including nurse managers, APRNs, and physicians. In addition to plenary sessions, concurrent, abstract, and poster presentations allow participants to choose topics of interest in a smaller forum. Special forums for the CNLA membership, CNL faculty, and Nursing/Healthcare Executives are also offered.
Program Agenda
Day 1
Thursday, January 21, 2010
3:00 - 4:30 pm
Conference Registration and Sign-in
4:30 - 5:00 pm
Welcome and Introductions
Susan Bakewell-Sachs, PhD, RN, Chair, AACN CNL Committee
Tracy Lofty, MSA, CAE, Director, Commission on Nurse Certification
5:00 – 6:00 pm
Keynote Address
Sustaining Safety and Quality Care Initiatives: The CNL Impact
Rosemary Gibson, MSc, Consultant and Past Senior Program Officer
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
6:00 – 7:30 pm
Reception and Poster Presentations
Day 2
Friday, January 22, 2010
7:30 – 8:30 am
Conference Registration and Sign-in
8:30 – 9:30 am
Plenary Session
Collaborative Leadership to Promote Safety and Quality at the Point of Care
Doug Salvador, MD, Safety Officer, Maine Medical Center;
Champion for Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Clinical Microsystems Initiative
9:30 – 9:45 am
Break
9:45 am – 12:30
Concurrent Sessions
1. Synergy between CNLs and Quality and Safety Initiatives:
- Transforming Care at the Bedside (TCAB)
- CDC/AHRQ Funded MRSA Initiative
Rebecca Pomrenke, MSN, RN, CNL, University of South Alabama Medical Center
Stephanie Brown MSN, RN, NEA, Nurse Manager, University of South Alabama Medical Center
Nicole Manchester, RN, MSN, CCRN, CNL, Maine Medical Center
2. Transitioning Master's-Entry Graduates into CNL Roles
Panelists from various CNL partnerships
Moderator: Kathryn B. Reid, PhD, RN, CNL, Assistant Professor, University of Virginia
3. Tools for Healthcare Administrators to Implement and Sustain the CNL role
James L. Harris, DSN, APRN-BC, MBA, CNL, FAAN Deputy Chief Nursing Officer, Dept of Veterans Affairs
Karen Ott, MSN, RN, Director, Clinical Practice Dept of Veterans Affairs
4. Implementing the CNL in Diverse Settings
- School system: Barbara Smith, CNL
- Hospice/Home Health care: Jennifer Beasley, CNL
- Ambulatory care: Sandra Fox, CNL
5. Redesigning Healthcare Around Nursing Post Katrina: How the CNL Fits
Ann H Cary PhD MPH RN A-CCC, Professor and Director, School of Nursing
Loyola University New Orleans
6. Expanding and Sustaining a Cadre of CNLs through Networking and Mentoring
Kim Kirkpatrick, MSN, RN, CNL, VA Medical Center, Portland, OR
Nina Swan, MSN, RN, CNL, Maine Medical Center
7. Incorporating the Microsystem and Quality Improvement into the CNL Curriculum
Sally O. Gerard, DNP, RN, CNL. Assistant Professor
Fairfield University School of Nursing
8. Designing and Sustaining the Capstone Project
Linda Roussel, RN, DSN, NEA, BC, Professor, USA College of Nursing
Tammy Lee, MSN, RN, CNL, Clinical Nurse Leader Coordinator, Carolinas Medical Center
Terilee Gerry, BSN, RN, CNL Student, Maine Medical Center
12:30 – 1:30 pm
Lunch
(buffet lunch to be served)
1:30 – 2:45 pm
Plenary Session
Incorporating the CNL Across a Health System to Promote Quality Outcomes
Nancy Hilton, MN, RN, Chief Nurse Officer, St. Lucie Medical Center
Joan Shinkus Clark, MSN, RN, System Chief Nurse Executive, Texas Health Resources
2:45 – 3:00 pm
Break
3:00 – 4:30 pm
Abstract Sessions
4:30 – 4:45 pm
Break
4:45 – 6:30 pm
Special Forums (refreshments available)
- Clinical Nurse Leader Association (CNLA) Meeting. All CNLs and students interested in joining the CNLA are invited to attend.
- CNL Program Faculty - All CNL program faculty are invited to participate. Questions and discussion topics will be taken from the floor or may be submitted in advance. Representatives of the CNL Steering Committee will facilitate the discussion.
- Nursing/Administrative Executives – All CNOs and others in administrative positions from practice and education are invited to participate. Open discussion will focus on emerging models for implementing the CNL in care delivery, building the business case. Opportunity also will be provided for participants to ask burning questions of other CNOs regarding the CNL initiative and their experiences implementing the CNL in their setting
Day 3
Saturday, January 23, 2010
7:30 – 8:30 am
Conference Registration
8:30 – 10:00 am
Health Care Reform and the Clinical Nurse Leader's Role in the Primary Care "Medical Home" Model
Richard C. Stark, MD, Director of Primary Care Operations, Veterans Health Administration
Karen Ott, MSN, RN, Director, Clinical Practice, Dept of Veterans Affairs
10:00 – 10:30 am
Break
10:30 – 12:00 pm
Closing Keynote Session
Healthcare and the CNL in an Era of Reform
Mary Wakefield, PhD, RN, Administrator, Health Resources and Services Administration
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
12:00 pm
Wrap-up and Evaluations
Accreditation/Approval:
American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
VA Employee Education System is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
California Board of Registered Nursing (CA BRN)
The VA Employee Education System is accredited as a provider of continuing education in nursing by the California Board of Registered Nursing.
Continuing Education Credit:
American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
VA Employee Education System designates this educational activity for 11 contact hours in continuing nursing education.
NOTE: The California (CA) Board of Registered Nursing (BRN) will not accept ANCC credit toward the renewal of CA licensure, unless the CA licensed nurse-participants are physically outside of the state of CA when they commence and complete ANCC accredited educational activities.
California Board of Registered Nursing (CA BRN)
This continuing education activity has been presented by the VA Employee Education System for 11 contact hours. Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing: Provider Number CEP 4714.
The Employee Education System maintains responsibility for the program. A certificate of attendance will be awarded to participants and accreditation records will be on file at the Employee Education System. In order to receive a certificate from EES, participants must sign in at the beginning of this activity, complete an evaluation, attend 100% of the program, and pick up their own certificate at the conclusion of the program (certificates will not be mailed). EES cannot issue certificates for less than 100% participation as required by accrediting body regulations.
General Information
Registration
Employees of the Veterans Affairs Administration click here to register online:
https://vaww.trace.lrn.va.gov/registration/Default.asp?CourseID=3828
Non-Veterans Affairs Employees click here to register online
This meeting follows the Regional Meeting on the Master’s Essentials, January 20-21, 2010, at the Town and Country Resort. Information on the Master’s Essential meetings can be found by visiting the following Web site: www.aacn.nche.edu/regionalmeetings.htm.
Hotel Information
A block of rooms has been reserved at Town and Country Resort & Convention Center, 500 Hotel Circle North, San Diego, CA 92108. Hotel reservations can be made by visiting the following Web site: https://resweb.passkey.com/go/CNLSummit2010, or by calling (800) 772-8527 or (619) 291-7131. The special room rate is $119 single/ $129 double. To make reservations, please call the hotel directly and request the group rate for the American Association of Colleges of Nursing or AACN. The cutoff date for reservations at the group rate is Tuesday, December 29, 2009. For more information about the hotel, visit http://www.towncountry.com/.
Transportation
A one-way cab trip to the hotel from the San Diego International Airport will cost approximately $23. A shuttle service is provided by Express Shuttle for $11.
Refund and Cancellation Policy
Registrations that are cancelled up to one week before the meeting will be refunded minus a $50 administrative fee. Cancellations received with less than one week’s notice will be refunded minus a $150 administrative fee. There will be no refunds for no-shows.
AACN reserves the right to cancel this conference and any group activity that does not meet minimal group requirements. Non-refundable airline tickets are the responsibility of the registrant.
Additional Information
For more information, contact AACN, One Dupont Circle, Suite 530, Washington, DC 20036; (202) 463-6930. If you require any special access in order to take part in this meeting, please contact Horacio Oliveira at AACN or by email at holiveir@aacn.nche.edu.
