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Passing the Baton: Ensuring Smooth Leadership Transitions

Leadership development is essential to organizational success. This interactive presentation will describe a well-executed succession plan as a method for leadership development. As the past Treasurer of Texas ENA, Shawntay Harris will share practices essential for efficiency and engagement in leadership development.

Burn: Priorities and Pitfalls

Nearly 500,000 burn injuries requiring medical care occur in the United States each year. This session will include an overview of burn pathophysiology, burn care, fluid resuscitation and American Burn Association criteria for transfer to a burn center.

Don’t Be Afraid of Treating Extensive Burns

A review of first aid in providing care for extensive burn injuries. Advances in the care of burn victims will be reviewed, why they are significant, and you will be convinced the effort is worthwhile.

AC/DC: It’s Not Just a Band

This session will focus on all areas of electrical injury discussed on the CBRN exam. It will incorporate principles of electrical injury from at risk populations through prevention, and ending with reintegration to work and home.

Surviving Neonatal Resuscitation, aka. NRP for EMS/ER

How many times have we said, “All patients can make it to L&D…” Most times this statement is true, however, deliveries can and do occur outside the labor and delivery setting. All EMS and ER professionals should have a basic understanding of the necessary steps in resuscitation of a newborn.

Most infants are healthy and require little more than “catching and clamping,” however, others may require more extensive resuscitative measures. This presentation has been designed to teach the what you really need to know (and will actually remember) information regarding neonatal assessment and resuscitation.

Nonfatal Strangulation

Do you know what to do when someone that has been strangled arrives to your facility? This session will review populations at risk, pathophysiology, nursing assessment, and care planning for strangulation survivors.

Human Trafficking and Healthcare

This session is to serve as a general overview of human trafficking, with an emphasis on how it may present itself in the healthcare setting – for patients and providers alike. The session will present potential red flags to be aware of as service providers, but also an understanding of what labor trafficking may look like for healthcare workers in their field.

Sexual Assaults Within the Department of Defense

This presentation will discuss the policies and procedures for sexual assaults within the department of defense, reporting instructions and follow up care, as well as the important role of civilian Emergency Departments in this vital process.

Behavior Health Emergencies: Creating a New Care Model to Reduce Length of Stay in the ED

Behavior health patient volumes are rising in the Emergency Department, and inpatient psychiatric beds are dwindling. Developing new strategies to reduce length of stay and creating a therapeutic milieu within the ED can improve patient outcomes. An overview of this care model will demonstrate the success of reducing length of stay and creating a safer environment for patients awaiting placement at a psychiatric hospital.

The Intersection of AI and Value-based Care in Emergency Medicine

Dr. Scaletta will discuss the intersection of two significant developments in healthcare:

1. The shift from fee-for-service to value-based care
2. The surge in the integration of artificial intelligence in emergency medicine.

The QUEST framework is introduced and used to explore the dynamic intersection of smart technology and value-based care, encompassing quality, utilization, efficiency, satisfaction, and teamwork.

It's Your License, Love It or Lose It

This session will explore how state boards of nursing function, providing insight into threats to a nursing license and how a nurse can be proactive in protecting their hard-won license to practice.

The Internet Never Forgets! How to Use Social Media as a Nurse

Use social media to support your career success! In this lecture, learn the essential information on how best to leverage social media for professional development and steer clear of potential career pitfalls from your content.

Empowering Emergency Nurses in Media

Join us for an inspiring journey into the dynamic world of nursing in the media. In “Empowering Emergency Nurses in Media,” you’ll delve into the power of nurses’ narratives and expertise in shaping healthcare perceptions, policies and pubic safety.

Discover how nurses’ representation in the media impacts patient care, education, and advocacy, and gain practical tips for effective communication in this evolving landscape. Together, let’s foster collaboration between nursing staff and hospital leaders to advance our profession and elevate emergency medicine on a global stage. Don’t miss this opportunity to harness the potential of media to empower emergency nurses and enhance healthcare outcomes.

Annie! Annie! Are You OK? The Science Behind the Resuscitation

Ho hum, a CPR lecture? Are you kidding me? I can (and do) CPR in my sleep! Now, ask yourself, how often do you and your team actually obtain neurologically intact ROSC?

Come to this fast-paced and funny lecture to learn what we used to “know” is now wrong, and what the current science is teaching us about game-changing resuscitation. Explore the nerd-level science behind the resuscitation so we can actually give “Annie-Annie” a fighting chance!

Fact or Fiction: Are These Cutting-Edge Medical Innovations Too Good to Be True?

This interactive presentation will cover a series of the latest breakthroughs in health care technology. The audience will be asked to determine if they are real or not, then the answer will be provided with the research, development and science, including its availability to the health care industry.

PERT Alert in the ED

Pulmonary Embolism Response Teams provide access to a multidisciplinary, collaborative approach to advancing the care of patient with PE. This session includes an overview of patient criteria, the impact of nurses, and improving patient outcomes.

From The Scene to ED: Bridging the Gap in Prehospital and ED Communications

This session is designed to delve into the critical aspect of seamless communication between prehospital EMS and the ED. Effective and timely information exchange is vital for optimizing patient outcomes during the continuum of care from the incident scene to arrival at the hospital.

This session will explore the challenges faced in communication handoffs, such as conveying critical patient data, relevant medical history, and incident details accurately. Join this session to explore real-world case studies to learn how best to foster communication, enhance patient safety, and ultimately provide the highest quality of care in emergency medical settings.

Change of Plans: Expecting and Treating the Unexpected

What do you do when everything changes in a matter of seconds? In this case review, we will discuss the rare cases where nothing is as it seems, and anticipating care is not an option. Discussion will include how flexibility and training are crucial to the ability of the flight team to care for any patient at a moment’s notice.

Deception: Factitious Disorders

Fabricated or induced illnesses present a unique challenge to emergency department staff trained to recognize patterns of signs and symptoms and intervene accordingly. This session will explore factitious disorders induced on self and on another by combining didactic information with actual ED case studies.

Pediatric Emergency Simulation Mastery: Navigating Critical Moments in the ED and Transport Environments

This presentation provides an engaging exploration of simulation activities designed to enhance the skills of healthcare teams in managing pediatric patients within the Emergency Department and during transport. Leveraging the principles of simulation education, the session delves into real-world case studies, offering participants the opportunity to remember key pediatric emergency concepts, understand the complexities of pediatric care, and apply their knowledge in simulated scenarios.

By emphasizing critical thinking, effective communication, and collaborative teamwork, attendees will gain practical insights to elevate their clinical proficiency and contribute to improved patient safety outcomes in pediatric emergency settings.

Humanitarian Medical Missions: What They Are and What They Are Not

This session will discuss the challenges of providing medical care and health education in a low resource, low-income environment. The ethical issues surrounding humanitarian missions will be addressed as well as the highs and lows of being on a humanitarian mission.

Creating an ED Transition Program: Expanding Onboarding Practices for the Novice ED Nurse

The ED transition nurse program is an extensive 12-week onboarding fellowship that provides nurses without an emergency nursing background the knowledge, skills, certifications, and clinical orientation needed to become proficient and competent ED nurses. Education is provided by ED clinical educators, department leadership, and interdisciplinary team members that includes advanced specialty training, didactic review, simulation, skill development activities, and certification course participation.

This session will discuss program benefits, including professional growth and competency for both new ED nurses and the precepting interdisciplinary team members, as well as increased department staffing with improved nurse retention.

Understanding the Psychosocial Needs of the Burn Patient

This session will look at the emotional aspect of recovery from a burn injury. Burn injuries can be overwhelming and isolating, which makes addressing patient’s psychosocial incredibly important. This session will cover common issues that result from suffering a burn injury and ways to ensure burn survivors are able to integrate back into their community and their lifestyle.

Pediatric Pitfalls

Caring for a critically ill child can sometimes cause anxiety and fear even in the most seasoned of medical professionals. Children have many of the same diseases and conditions as adults, yet the assessment and management principles will differ in some areas and be quite similar in others. This presentation will review the essential components of a rapid pediatric assessment, along with some “just like adults” treatment tips. Through the use of real-life case studies and two rounds of Jeopardy, critical care and emergency personnel will come away better able to provide care for crashing kids.

Pre-conference attendees earn 3.5 additional CE credits. Registration and $100 fee required, limited space available.

Hot Topics: Managing Burns of All Depths and Sizes

Through current, evidence-based information, the emergency nurse will discover proper acute care of the burn patient. The presentation will deliver case studies that highlight the role of the emergency nurse in the initial management of a burn patient including discussion of fluid resuscitation, intubation decisions, inhalation injuries, determining burn size, and treatment interventions. Acute burn care management of the patient with a thermal injury determines both short-term and long-term outcomes, including survivability. Vivid photographs and interactive slides complement this session.

Pre-conference attendees earn 3.5 additional CE credits. Registration and $100 fee required, limited space available.

Finding Your North Star

The unprecedented and widespread experience of languishing can be overcome. Dr. Joseph will help your team find clarity of purpose to restore your confidence, hope and optimism in challenging times.

What does it take for you to connect with your own North Star? How does your team maintain a culture of excellence in the face of setbacks or fatigue?

National championship coach and sport psychologist Dr. Ivan Joseph has not only studied the tenets of grit and resilience, he has successfully applied them time after time with professional and Olympic athletes, executives, industry leaders and high performers from all walks of life. In this session, you will learn the importance of finding your own clarity of purpose and shifting your focus to what matters, making sure those around you feel that they belong and finding your flow again.

Self-confidence, grit and optimism are the keys to Finding Your North Star. Dr. Joseph’s approach works: leaders and teams see an immediate impact.

BCEN Learn Live Welcome Reception

Enjoy a lively cocktail hour and mingle with your fellow conference attendees! Hors d’oeuvres and additional raffle opportunities will be provided.

Conference badge required upon entry.

BCEN Learn Live Exhibitor Reception

Enjoy refreshments and hors d’oeuvres while you mingle with conference attendees and exhibitors at the BCEN Learn Live exhibitor reception! This reception will include an Accelerated Networking event and additional raffle opportunities.

Conference badge required upon entry.

Volunteer exam item writers for the Certified Burn Registered Nurse (CBRN) certification meet at the first-ever CBRN Item Writer Workshop, September 2022.

Why does nursing specialty certification matter?

National specialty certification, also called board certification, is the highest professional credential a nurse can earn.

In order to become a registered nurse, an individual has to sit for a licensing exam, which is designed to determine whether it’s safe for them to begin practice as an entry-level RN.

When an RN becomes interested in a particular specialty, such as adult or pediatric emergency nursing or trauma nursing or flight nursing, they can become board certified in their specialty, similar to what physicians do. To earn a specialty credential, RNs must pass a national specialty certification exam.

While the purpose of specialty certification is to independently validate specialty knowledge, skills and abilities, which provides important information to patients, families and employers … nurses earn specialty credentials for many reasons, including the sense of accomplishment and pride that comes with being among the best of the best in their specialty.

Research links specialty certification with improved patient outcomes … and certification also benefits nurses and their careers, healthcare teams, hospitals and other providers, and entire communities.

What is Certified Nurses Day?

Certified Nurses Day™ is celebrated worldwide every March 19, the birthday of Dr. Margretta “Gretta” Madden Styles, RN, EdD, FAAN. Gretta was one of the earliest and greatest champions of nursing certification. Her vision, leadership, research and advocacy helped form and influence certification throughout the U.S. and around the globe.

Certified Nurses Day is a day for organizations, communities and leaders to honor and recognize the clinical excellence, professionalism and service of nurses whose dedication to their specialty advances nursing and patient care every day.

This international nursing celebration day was created in 2008 by the American Nurses Association and the American Nurses Credentialing Center.