2013 QSEN National Forum - Embracing New Heights

Overview

The 2013 Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) National Forum will take place in Atlanta, Georgia from May 30 – 31, 2013.

The Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) National Forum is designed to attract innovators and nurture faculty and nursing leaders for the improvement of quality and safety education through sharing of:

Innovations in curricular design and teaching strategies that accomplish QSEN competency development
Research related to quality and safety education in pre-licensure, advanced practice programs, and clinical practice

Registration fees for the conference are $260.00.

CE credit has been awarded

This program has been awarded 10.4 contact hours. Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing (OH-216/11-01-15) is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Ohio Nurses Association (OBN-001-91), an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

* Conference Evaluation & Certificate (Certificate will appear upon completion of Evaluation)

Handout

Four registration options are now available: online, mail, phone or fax.

Online	Click here to register online
Mail	Mail this completed form with a check payable to Case Western Reserve University for $260 or complete the credit card information and send to: Continuing Medical Education Program 10524 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44106-6026
Phone	Phone (216) 983-1239 or (800) 274-8263 with the information requested on our form and your credit card number
Fax	Fax this form with your credit card number to (216) 844-8133

If you have problems with your registration, please feel free to call the Case Western Reserve University Registration Coordinator at 216-983-1239

Registration fees are refundable less a $25 fee if a participant cancels by May 9, 2013. No refunds will be made after May 22, 2013. All requests for refunds must be in writing.

Keynote Session

QSEN and the Power of Alignment

Featuring

Karen Drenkard, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN; Executive Director, American Nurses Credentialing Center.
She will present QSEN and the Power of Alignment. This presentation will describe the compelling reasons that quality and safety in practice and education must be aligned. A panel of nurses from academia and practice will share examples on how to make this alignment come alive.

Plenary Session

Partnership for Patients (PfP) Hospital Engagement Network

This interactive session provides a brief overview of the Center’s Partnership for Patients campaign and (http://partnershipforpatients.cms.gov/) highlights stories from a panel of patient advocates. Discussion will highlight how clinicians can engage patients and families in their care to improve quality and safety.

Featuring

Jacqueline Kreinik, RN, MS, CMC: Nurse Consultant:Partnership for Patients, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation
Deborah Morris Nadzam, PhD, RN, BB, FAAN: Senior Senior Project Director, JCR’s CMS Hospital Engagement Network, Joint Commission Resources
Vi Naylor: Executive Vice President, Georgia Hospital Association
Consumer panel from the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation’s Partnership for Patients, featuring Bob and Barb Malizzo, Victoria and Armando Nahum, Chrissie Blackburn, and Amy Berman

Endnote Session

Forging a True Patient-Centered Relationship for Families and Nurses: Bringing the QSEN Competencies to Life

This session will link the QSEN competencies with patient activation/engagement specifically related to safety and the reduction of errors. The recently published guide The recently published guide Safe and Sound in the Hospital (http://partnerhealth.com/) will be featured along with instructions for nurses to work collaboratively with patients who are empowered to improve the quality and safety of their care.

Featuring

Mary E. Foley, RN, PhD: Director, Center for Nursing Research and Innovation, University of California San Francisco School of Nursing; CALNOC Business Development Consultant
Karen Curtiss: Author of “Safe & Sound” in Forging Collaborative Partnerships for Safety and Quality

Special Sessions

Teaching Graduate-Level QSEN Competencies
Learn about the AACN QSEN Faculty Development Workshops
Presented by:

Jean Johnson, PhD, RN, FAAN, Dean and Professor, George Washington University School of Nursing
Kathy McGuinn, MSN, RN, CPHQ, Director, Special Projects, AACN

QSEN Leveraging the AHRQ Innovations Exchange
Using the Innovations Exchange as a Resource to Develop and Teach QSEN Competences for Both Nursing Students and Nurses at the Frontlines
Presented by:

Judith Consalvo, BS
Kathleen Stevens, RN, EdD, FAAN
Judy Kunisch, BSN, MBA

Tracking Nursing Student Errors and Near-Misses

Learn about the national survey on student errors
Presented by:

Joanne Disch, PhD, RN, FAAN
Jane Barnsteiner, PhD, RN, FAAN
Judith Warren, PhD, RN, FAAN
Susan Connor, MSN, RN

2013 Syllabus

Concurrent Session Presentations Agenda

Concurrent Session 1:

A. QSEN Resources; Consalvo, Stevens, and Kunisch

B. Graduate Level

1. Integrating QSEN Graduate Competencies into a Clinical Practicum Course for FNP Students; Edmonds

2. Curricular Design & Teaching Strategy Innovation: Leveraging the Advanced Practice Leadership Role in Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN); Kostas-Polston

3. Building a Quality Graduate Nurse with a QSEN Foundation; Schafer-Astroth

C. Academic Clinical Partnerships 1

1. Cultivating Collaborative Partnerships: QSEN as Catalyst; Luxenburg-Horowitz

2. Linking the VA Quality Scholars Fellowship and the VA Nursing Academy to Benefit the Quality of Veterans’ Health Care; Miltner, Patrician

3. The Evolution of the Novice Student Nurse; Short, Forehand, Leigh

D. Quality Improvement

1. The QI Squat Team: Immersion Learning to teach Quality Improvement; Clevenger, Crist

2. The Role of Constructive Feedback in Quality Improvement and Patient Safety: Teaching Strategies to help Students Appreciate its Value; Altmiller

3. Poised to Lead; Educating Nurses in Quality Improvement; Duva, Jennings

Concurrent Session 2:

E. Course Design Strategies

1. Name that QSEN Competency!; Gies

2. Film Clips to Teach Nursing Informatics at the Pre-Licensure Level; Oh, Degagne

3. Acknowledge Student Experiences with Patient Safety Errors through Guided Writing; Lee, Murray

F. Academic Clinical Partnerships 2

1. Dedicated Education Units: Bridging the Theory-Practice Gap with Academic-Practice Collaborations; Sharpnack

2. Building an Academic/ Clinical Partnership in Patient Safety to Improve Health Outcomes; Chenot, Christopher, Sherwood

3. Championing QSEN Competencies: Launching a Patient Safety Champion Program with Undergraduate Nursing Students; Freeman, Dennison

G. Transition to Practice

1. Early Engagement: Incorporating Quality Improvement in a Nurse Residency; Salas, Shinners

2. The “Infusion” of QSEN for New Nurses at Community Memorial Health System; McCaffrey, Larramendy, Ferrari

3. Share, Connect, Apply: Utilizing Storytelling and Reflection to Drive QSEN Competencies in a Nurse Residency Program; Smith, Burke

H. Simulation

1. QSEN-CJ: Quality Simulation enhancing Nursing-Clinical Judgement; Weatherspoon, Sullivan

2. The Use of Human Simulation as a Method to Teach Patient Safety; Beischel, Hart

3. Focusing on Patient Safety and Quality in Teaching Nursing Informatics; Pajarillo

Concurrent Session 3:

I. Safety

1. Tracking Nursing Students Errors and Near Misses; Disch, Barnsteiner

2. Safety Strategies for Nurses: Mindful Attention to Praxis; Bicknell

3. Safety Reporting in Nursing Education with a Focus on Transparency; Cooper

J. Teamwork/Collaboration

1. Innovations in Interprofessional Education Based on Quality and Safety Core Competencies; Barton

2. Preparing Collaborative Practice-Ready Practioners to Transform Patient Care; Durham, Sherwood

3. Developing and Piloting an Interprofessional Health Care Quality and Patient Safety Graduate-Level Course: A Collaborative Experience; Snell, Coplin

K. Special Populations

1. Adapting QSEN Principles for School Nursing: A Pediatric Neurology Exemplar; Rosenblum

2. Design and Evaluation of a Quality Educational Workshop for Oncology Nurses; Friese, Harrison, Scaramuzzo, Sein, Lefebvre, Lillington

3. Patients and Family Centered Care: A Standardized Patient Experience in the Mental Health Setting; Webster

L. Evaluation/Research

1. Measuring Undergraduate Nursing Students Knowledge, Skills, Attitudes of Quality and Safety: A Pilot Study; Merrill, Johnson, Palmer

2. Employing the Principles of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in QSEN Research; Beischel

3. Measuring Quality and Safety Education for Nurses Competencies Using a Video Based Online Discussion Board Assignment in Pre-Licensure Nursing Students; McKay