Learning Healthcare Systems: Highlighting the VA
Moderators: Ruth Kleinpell, Phd, RN, FAAN
Associate Dean for Clinical Scholarship
Professor, Vanderbilt University School of Nursing
Senior Faculty, VA Quality Scholars Program
Corrine Abraham, DNP, RN
Clinical Assistant Professor, DNP Program Director
Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing Emory University

Research Academic Partnership in a learning health System
Catherine Alexander DNP, MPH, RN, Consultant, Co-Investigator: MS Continuous Quality Improvement Collaborative (MS-CQI), Department of Community & Family Medicine, Dartmouth-Hitchcock
Hasna Hakim DNP, RN, Director ICU, Massachusetts General Hospital
Randy Messier PCMH, CCE, Consultant, Dartmouth
Brant Oliver PhD, RN, MS, MPH, APRN-BC, Associate Professor, Departments of Community & Family Medicine and Psychiatry, and the Dartmouth Institute

EBP Implementation in Women’s Health
Erin Brown, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, VA Quality Scholar Fellow and DNP student, Atlanta VA Health Care System, and Emory University

Whole Health spread within the VA
Jennifer Werthman, PhD, RN, MS, MBA, Health Trust, Nashville
Thomasena Moore, DNP, MHA, RN, CPHQ,Clinical Quality Nurse Consultant, VA Quality Scholars Advanced Postdoctoral Nurse Fellow, Durham VA Health Care System
Joanna R. Sells, PhD, MS VA Quality Scholars Clinical Psychology Fellow, San Francisco VA Health Care System, University of California, San Francisco

QSEN Competencies
Moderator: Barb Tassell, DNP, RN, NPD-BC, Educational Consultant, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University

Transition-to-Practice Programs and QSEN Competency Improvement: Implications for Academic-Practice Partnerships Based on Chief Nursing Officer Survey Findings
Jacqueline Loversidge, PhD, RN, RNC-AWHC, Associate Professor of Clinical Nursing, The Ohio State University College of Nursing
Joyce Zurmehly, PhD, RN, DNP, NEA-BC, ANEF, Associate Professor of Clinical Nursing, The Ohio State University College of Nursing

Assessing QSEN behaviors: The Didion-Koffel QSEN Competency Profile Tool
Judy Didion, PhD, RN, Dean and Professor, Oakland University School of Nursing

Enhancing Engagement of Clinical Nurse Educators: Using QSEN Competencies to Revitalize an Orientation Program in a Tertiary-care Academic Medical Center
Loraine Hopkins Pepe, PhD, RN, CCRN-K, Network Director, Nursing Education and Professional Development, Einstein Healthcare Network

Patient Safety
Moderators: Patricia Groves, PhD, RN, Assistant Professor, The University of Iowa, College of Nursing
Jucinda Bunch, PhD, RN, Assistant Professor, The University of Iowa, College of Nursing

Nurse Burnout and Patient Safety Grade
Andres Azero, PhD, Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Nursing
Patricia Patrician, PhD, RN, FAAN, Professor & Rachel Z. Booth Endowed Chair, University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Nursing

Patterns of Adverse Event Reporting Post Simulation Encounters: Accelerated versus Traditional BSN Students
Mary McKay, DNP, RN, Associate Professor of Clinical, University of Miami School of Nursing and Health Studies
Jill Sanko, PhD, RN, Assistant Professor, University of Miami School of Nursing and Health Studies

After an Error or Near Miss Event: What were you thinking?
Diane Rudolphi, MS, RN, Senior Instructor, Med-Surg Clinical, University of Delaware School of Nursing
Jessica Madiraca, MSN, RN, CNS, CCRN-K, University of Delaware School of Nursing

Quality Improvement

Moderator: Irene Cole, PhD, COS-c
Director of Strategic Outcomes at AccentCare, Inc.

The ”READI” Study: an academic/clinical/professional organization translational research partnership to implement nurse discharge-readiness assessment as a strategy to improve post-discharge outcomes.
Arlene Travis, DNP, RN, ANP-BC, CHFN-K, CHC, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY
Structure and Process Predictors of Successful Unit-based Quality Improvement Projects
Danielle Olds, PhD, MPH, RN, Research Assistant Professor, University of Kansas School of Nursing

A National Survey Describing QI Competence, Barriers and Facilitators and Participation in QI in Frontline Nurses and Nurse Leaders
Dana Tschannen, PhD, RN, Clinical Associate Professor, University of Michigan School of Nursing
Catherine Alexander DNP, MPH, RN, Consultant, Co-Investigator: MS Continuous Quality Improvement Collaborative (MS-CQI), Department of Community & Family Medicine, Dartmouth-Hitchcock
Cindy Zellefrow, DNP, RN, Assistant Professor of Clinical Practice, Director Academic Core, The Ohio State University College of Nursing
Elizabeth Tovar, PhD, APRN, RN, Associate Professor, DNP Primary Care Track Coordinator, University of Kentucky
Kerry Milner, DNSc (Doctor of Nursing Science), RN, Associate Professor of Nursing, Sacred Heart University