Conference Agenda

Speaker Bios

Thursday Sessions in Agenda Order

An Acute Care Age-Friendly Journey: Chris Vejnovich, DNP, APRN-CNS, AGCNS-BC, CDP, CADDCT, PCCN-K, Nebraska Methodist Hospital

Age-Friendly Health Care in Nebraska Medicine Primary Care Medical Homes: Jane F. Potter, MD, University of Nebraska Medical Center

Thursday "Rapid Fire" Poster Sessions Missouri/Big Blue Room

1. Early Mobility, Fall Rates, and Length of Stay in Hospitalized Geriatric Patients: Liza Carpenter, RN, BSN, CMSRN, Texas Health Resources Arlington Memorial Hospital and Kwinia Marion Mitchell, BSN, RN, CMSRN, Texas Health Arlington Memorial
2. Velcro® Magic: A Gero-Psych Unit's Approach to Decreasing Falls: Stephen Graham, BSN, Cleveland Clinic and Rey Solde, BSN, Cleveland Clinic - Marymount Hospital
3. Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders (NICHE): Fall Reduction in the Geriatric Hospitalized Patient: Woodlyne Pierre-Lallemand, MSN, RN, MEDSURG-BC, GERO-BC, NPD-BC, CNL, PMGT-BC, NYU Langone Health and Waitline Williams, PhD, MPA, FNP,RN, NPD-BC, NYU Langone, Long Island
4. Decreasing Falls by Engaging Patients in Diversional Activities: Laura Staraitis, RN, MSN, GERO-BC, Cleveland Clinic Lutheran Hospital, Nurse Manager and Tammy Leon, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, PMH-BC, Cleveland Clinic

Thursday "Rapid Fire" Poster Sessions Council Bluffs Room

1. Impact of Multicomponent Interventions in Decreasing Falls in the Geriatric Population Within an Acute Care Setting: Hilary Albert, BSN, CMSRN, Cedars Sinai Medical Center
2. Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Orientation Packet - Adapted for the Geriatric Population: Trishtine Tran, Kaiser Permanente San Jose Medical Center
3. Implementing the 4M's Age Friendly framework on an adult Medical Oncology Unit to Enhance Quality, Patient Experience, and Optimize Care Planning for the Older Adult: Judy Badia, DNP, MSN, RNC, CPXP, CPPS, White Plains Hospital
4. Improving Healthcare Worker's Perspectives of Older Adults Using Geriatric Education: Ashley Cunningham, MSN-Ed, CMSRN, RN, Stony Brook Medicine, Nurse Specialist, Danielle Cassano, MSN, Stony Brook Medicine and Nirmal Sharma, MSN, CMSRN, Stony Brook Medicine

Friday Sessions by Agenda Order

Keynote: Delirium in Age-Friendly Care: Implementing Rapid Delirium Screening & 4Ms Interventions at the Bedside: Donna Fick, PhD, RN, GCNS-BC, AGSF, FGSA, FAAN, Penn State College of Nursing

General Session: Awake and Walking ICUs: Mastering the ABCDEF Bundle in the Geriatric Population: Kali Dayton, DNP, RN, AGACNP, Dayton ICU Consulting

Concurrent Session 1 Missouri/Big Blue Room: Navigating the Medication Maze for Older Adults: A Nurse's Guide: Marcia Shade, PhD, BS, RN University of Nebraska Medical Center

• 2023 Beers Criteria Pocket Guide Handout
• Med Chart

Concurrent Session 2 Council Bluffs Room: The Impact of Alzheimer's & Dementia in Our Communities: Sadie Hinkel, MA, Alzheimer's Association - Nebraska Chapter

"Rapid Fire" Poster Session Missouri/Big Blue Room

1. Incorporating CAM Assessment in Nursing IPASS Handoff to Improve Sensitivity of Delirium Recognition in Geriatric Surgery Patients: Gabriela Giovannetti, RN, Jersey Shore University Medical Center
2. Implementation of a Mobility Program for Fall Prevention In patients with a cognitive impairment: Jordyn Stangl, BSN, RN, GERO-BC, Nebraska Methodist Hospital
3. The Impact of Applying the Fundamentals of Care to the Older Adult Population: Hazen Yu, MBA, BSN, RN, CentraState Medical Center, Nurse Manager and Iryna Shpott, MSN, BSN, RN, CentraState Medical Center
4. Responding To Patient Needs: Meet Me in the Middle/2-Hour Walk in Your Rounding Shoes: Laura Ditzel, BSN, RN, Northwell Syosset Hospital and Rupal Christian, RN, Northwell Health
5. Enhancing Elderly Safety: Falls Prevention Strategies in a NICHE Unit: Blelisha Lising, MSN RN NEA-BC, Kaiser Permanente, Director Nursing Services, Nicholas Nguyen, PCCN BSN RN, Kaiser Permanente, Haddyn Rodriguez, BSN,RN, Kaiser Permanente, and Marithel Arambulo, MSN, BSN, RNC-OB, PHN, Kaiser Permanente

"Rapid Fire" Poster Session Council Bluffs Room

1. The Journey Toward Senior Friendly Status: How to use NICHE and 4 M's Care Models to Improve Hospital Elder Care: Shelley Hart, MSN, RN, AC-CNS, OCN, Froedtert Health
2. Navigating Social Determinants of Health: How to as a Nurse Leader: Rebecca Jizba, MSN, MBA, RN, NE-BC, Nebraska Methodist Hospital
3. 'Picture This' -Understandable Explanations for Patients through Visual Aided Education: Caton Raffensperger, MHA, MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center, Patient Experience Specialist and Nadine Henry-Thomas, DNP, MSN-Ed, CMSRN, PCCN, MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center
4. Skin Matters - How our Skin Prevention Program Withstood the Time Challenge: Rodica Sandor-Scoma, MHSA, BSN, RN, Inova Mount Vernon Hospital and Glenda Joseph, MSN, FNP, GERO-BC, NE-BC, Inova Mount Vernon
5. Improving Patient Outcomes When Elder Patients and Caregivers Are Asked 'What Matters Most?': Danielle Weller-Roche, DNP, MSN-ED, RN, CCM, Prince Georges Community College

Podium Presentations Missouri/Big Blue Room

1. The Transitions of Care Story from a Community Perspective: Becky Davis, Creighton University, DNP MSN RN
2. Implementation of an ADL Assessment Tool on an ACE Unit: Jordyn Kreifels, BSN, RN, GERO-BC, Nebraska Methodist Hospital
3. An Interprofessional Person-Centered Approach to Guide a Delirium Prevention Bundle Aligned with the NICHE Model and Age-Friendly Health Systems Fundamentals at an Academic Health System: Marilyn Lopez, DNP, RN, GNP-BC, NYU Langone Health

Podium Presentations Council Bluffs Room

1. Implementing a Sensory Enhancement Project Across a Health System: Jennifer Bierbaum, DNP, APRN-CNS, AGCNS-BC, CENP, GERO-BC, MedStar Health and Nadine Henry-Thomas MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center
2. The Impact of Age-Friendly Unit in Achieving Patient and Financial Outcomes: Elena Memoracion, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE, CPHQ, North Shore University Hospital, Senior Director and Debra Recchia, RN, BSN, NE-BC, GRN, Northwell Health
3. A Geriatric Resource Nurse Practice Council: Co-Chair Dyads Leads NICHE and Age-Friendly Concepts in an Urban Academic Medical Center: Hope Castellani, BSN, RN, CCRN-BC, NYU Langone, Senior Staff Nurse and Iman Dolah, BSN, RN, NYU Langone Health

General Session: Nursing Communication: What Matters Most: Theresa Jizba, DNP, AGACNP-BC, ACHPN, Creighton University and Mandy Kirkpatrick, PhD, RN, FAAN, FNAP, Creighton University College of Nursing

General Session: NICHE and the 4Ms: Preparing and Empowering the Geriatric Nursing Workforce for Age-Friendly Excellence: Karen Mack, DNP, MBA, APRN, CCNS, ACNP-BC, New York University, Rory Meyers College of Nursing