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Keynote Speaker: Hollye Jacobs, RN, MS, MSW
Certified Master Life Coach, speaker, registered nurse, social worker, and a New York Times best-selling author of The Silver Lining, A Supportive and Insightful Guide to Breast Cancer, Hollye is a respected expert in the field of women’s health and wellness, and has appeared on Good Morning America with Robin Roberts, CBS Morning News, Dr. Phil, and Oprah’s Super Soul Sunday.
As a Certified Master Coach, Hollye specializes in helping people cultivate resilience in the face of life’s inevitable upheavals, from career change to illness, recovery, and everything in between.
Hollye is in private practice, teaches, and leads international retreats. She lives with her husband, and amazing black lab in New York City and Harbor Springs, Michigan.
Troy Bennett, MSN-NE, RN, CCRN, CEN, TCRN
Bridging the Gap: Trauma Care Continuity from the ER to the ICU
Troy Bennett is an experienced critical care nurse with extensive expertise in ICU and ER settings. He is also a dedicated educator, hoping to bridge the gap between the two fields.
Amy Boren, MS, BSN, RN, NREMT, CEN, CPEN, TCRN
Oh My! Myocarditis in the ED
Amy Boren is a clinical educator of nursing for the north region of UCHealth who has worked stretcher-side in rural emergency departments. She is a lifelong learner with a passion for delivering education in a way that is easy to understand and apply at the bedside.
Hollye Briggs, BSN, RN, CEN, CPEN, TCRN
Gamification Meets Certification
Hollye Briggs is a professional development specialist at the Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing. Her experience in emergency and trauma nursing has taught Hollye to find learning opportunities in every moment.
Cathy Cunningham, BSN, RN, CPEN
Anaphylaxis in Peds: What Happens When It’s Missed?
Cathy Cunningham is a Board Certified Pediatric Emergency Nurse who has spent the majority of her career at New Mexico’s only Level 1 Trauma Center and only Children’s Hospital. Having worked in emergency, flight and clinical teaching areas, she is able to use her experience to help take some of the fear of pediatric patients out of emergency care.
Nancy Denke, DNP, ACNP-BC, FNP-BC, FAEN, CEN, CCRN
Pediatric Poisonings: Challenges for the Emergency Department Nurse
Nancy is a toxicology nurse practitioner with Toxicology Consultants of Arizona and a DNP faculty member at ASU. Nancy enjoys the opportunities to contribute to the clinical training of nurse practitioners and RN students, as well as mentoring active-duty Air Force RNs in the Critical Care/Emergency Trauma Nurse Fellowship Program at Scottsdale Healthcare. She has presented numerous topics related to emergency, toxicology, trauma nursing, and medicine to local, state, national, and international audiences, and has numerous publications related to these subjects.
Julie Dunn, MD, MS
Who is the Leader, and Where are My Followers?
Julie Dunn is the Medical Director of Trauma Research and has served on the ATLS Committee for the American College of Surgeons for more than 20 years. Julie is the content lead for Team Dynamics during Trauma Resuscitation for the upcoming 11th edition ATLS manual.
Courtney Edwards, DNP, MPH, RN, CCRN, CEN, TCRN, NEA-BC, FAEN
Baby Mama Trauma
Courtney Edwards is the Director of Trauma Community Outreach & BioTel EMS for Parkland Health in Dallas, TX. She has over 20 years of experience in providing care to critically ill and injured patients through current and past roles in the intensive care unit, emergency department, and trauma department, and continues to provide direct stretcher-side care as a member of the Trauma Team.
Shari Flores, DNP, MBA, MSN, RN, CEN, CPEN, TCRN, SCRN, CHFN
The Flip Side: The Pearls and Pitfalls of an Inferior MI
Shari Flores is the Cardiovascular Program Specialist for VAD, CV Surgery & Left Atrial Appendage Closure Devices at Dignity Health – St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Shari has worn numerous name badges in emergency medicine, from stretcher-side nurse, to clinical specialist, to trauma program management, and is notorious for turning complex concepts into humorous knowledge boosters.
Rebecca Garber, MSN, RN, FNP-BC, APRN, CBRN, FAANP
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis Syndrome
Rebecca Garber is a Nurse Practitioner for the Burn and Reconstructive Center at Swedish Medical Center in Englewood, Colorado. With more then 20 years of experience, she has the privilege of managing burn patients, educating medical professionals, medical and nursing students, and industry workers at safety meetings, and advocating for burn patient needs locally, regionally and nationally. Rebecca is passionate about all things burn care.
Brittany Gomez, MSN, RN, CEN, TCRN
Managing Trauma Communication: A Case Study
Brittany Gomez is the Accredited Provider Program Director for CommonSpirit CNE Administration. After working night shift as an ER/Trauma nurse for 15 years, earning both her TCRN and CEN, her role expanded to help nurses in all specialties with nursing continuing professional development.
Jonathan Green, DNP, MBA, RN, CEN, CCRN, NEA-BC, FACHE
Leadership Lessons from the Soccer Pitch
Jonathan Green is the Senior Director of Nursing at Einstein Campus of the Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, NY. He is passionate about leadership development and education with an emphasis on relational leadership and teambuilding.
Cindy Joseph, BSN, RN, CPEN
Paging Dr. Robot: When AI Responds to the Trauma Bay
Cindy Joseph is the Trauma Outreach and Education Manger for the northern region of UCHealth. She has worked in both emergency and critical care her entire nursing career. She also worked as a flight nurse for the past 9 years of her clinical practice. She is passionate about education and uses her experience to help bring new, evidence-based practices to the medical profession.
Zachary Kermitz, RN, BSN, CEN, CCRN, CPEN, CFRN
Toxic Tooth Drops, Killer Cough Syrups and Sickening Snake Oil: A Toxicology Refresher
Zachary Kermitz is a flight nurse with Intermountain Health in the four corners region of the U.S.. He has a background in EMS, critical care ground transport, ER, ICU and flight nursing, and seeks to bring high quality care to wherever his patients need it.
Amber Kohler, MSN, FNP-C
When Cold Turns Critical: Examining Frostbite and Its Treatment
Amber Kohler, FNP-C has served as the Lead Advanced Practice Provider at the University of Colorado/UCHealth Burn & Frostbite Center for the past eight years. She is also the National Chair of the American Burn Association Special Interest Group for Advanced Practice Providers. With experience in Level 1 trauma centers and rural emergency departments, Amber has a comprehensive understanding of the continuum of care required for burn and frostbite survivors, from initial field treatment to emergency and acute care, as well as the aftercare and support needed.
Laura Madsen, BSN, RN, CCRN, CBRN
Surviving the Burn Primary and Secondary Assessment
Laura Madsen has been a nurse for 20 years, with most of her experience in the Burn ICU. She is dedicated to the best patient outcomes by coordinating Advanced Burn Life Support (ABLS) courses as an instructor and National Faculty. Laura is also a Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors SOAR (Survivors Offering Assistance in Recovery), connecting burn survivors to support groups and peer support programs.
Jonah Pregulman, MSN, RN, CFRN, CEN, CTRN, TCRN, CPEN, EMT-P
Going Beyond 5 of PEEP: Ventilator Strategy and Troubleshooting for Emergency Nurses
Jonah Pregulman is a flight nurse/paramedic with 8 years of emergency and critical care transport experience, currently with AirMethods. His previous roles include domestic and international emergency care, both inside and outside of the hospital.
Maj. Jacki Roland, MSN, RN, CEN, TCRN
Fluid Resuscitation in Pelvic Trauma: Insights from a Case Study that Changed My Practice
Maj. Jacki Roland serves as an instructor and cadre member at the Center for Sustainment of Trauma and Readiness Skills in St. Louis, while also working at a Level 1 trauma center in the Denver Metro area. With over 10 years of experience in both civilian and military emergency settings, Jacki is dedicated to educating individuals of all skill levels on enhancing trauma care across the continuum.
Janie Schumaker, MBA, BSN, RN, CEN, CPHQ, CENP, CCP-ICE, FABC
What I Learned From Bad Nurse Leaders
As the CEO of the Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing for the past seven years, Janie Schumaker is a fierce advocate for nurses, professional development, and nursing specialty board certification. Janie holds multiple degrees, advanced certifications, and is an active member in several nursing organizations.
Amy Stevenson, MSN, RN, CEN, EMT
Unmasking the Epidemic: Recognizing Substance Use Disorder in Nursing
Amy Stevenson is an experienced emergency nursing professional with a diverse background that includes roles as an EMT, 911 dispatcher, ER/ICU nurse, and flight nurse. She earned her BSN in 2012 and her MSN as a Family Nurse Practitioner in 2020 from South College, where she now shares her expertise with future nurses as a college professor.
Steven Talbot, MSN, RN, CEN, TCRN
Playground Injuries
Steven is currently a Professional Practice Leader covering the Emergency Service Line and Neuroscience Service Line at Houston Methodist Willowbrook. He has 26 years of experience encompassing emergency, trauma, flight, nursing administration, education, and paramedic roles.
E. Shannon Walters, MSN, RN, TCRN, CBRN
Understanding and Managing Burn Shock: Pathophysiology, Recognition, and Treatment
Shannon Walters started her nursing career on the Burn/Trauma IMC and ICU at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. A burn survivor herself, she has continued to educate on all aspects of burn care as an experienced Advanced Burn Life Support (ABLS) instructor with a solid foundation in burn care and trauma management.
Amanda Werner, BSN, RN, MEDSURG-BC, SCRN, ASC-BC
Nerd Out So You Can Rock Out Stroke Care
Amanda Werner is the Stroke Program Manager for the UCHealth Northern Colorado Region and supports stroke care across six facilities, multiple prehospital agencies, and sending facilities in WY and NE. Given the complexity and ever-changing practices around stroke care, Amanda strives to share knowledge with clinical staff that will simplify and clarify care for stroke patients for emergency nurses of all types.
