APNA 29th Annual Conference Session Handouts

The handouts listed below are available to download and print out before the conference. If a session you plan to attend is not listed, the presenter of that session did not submit handouts for us to make available. These handouts should be provided by the presenters on-site at the beginning of the session.

All materials at this conference are for personal educational purposes only and no further use or distribution is permitted.

Thursday Concurrent Sessions:	10:15am - 11:00am	11:15am - 12:00pm
Thursday Mini Concurrent Sessions:	4:00pm - 4:45pm
Thursday Interactive Panels:	5:00pm - 6:30pm
Friday Mini Concurrent Sessions:	11:30am - 12:15pm
Friday Concurrent Sessions:	2:15pm - 3:00pm	3:15pm - 4:00pm	4:15pm - 5:00pm
Friday Interactive Panels:	5:15pm - 6:45pm
Saturday Concurrent Sessions:	10:15am - 11:00am	11:15am - 12:00pm	12:15pm - 1:00pm

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30

3001: Keynote Presentation
Health Care at a Turning Point: Seizing the Opportunity
Keynote Presenter: Pamela Cipriano, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN

Mini Concurrent Sessions
11:30am - 12:15pm

3011: Emergency Departments

Psychiatric Emergency Room/Community Collaboration: Decreasing Unnecessary Hospitalizations (RN, APRN)
Presenter: Lorann Murphy, MSN, PMHCNS, BC
Powerpoint Handouts: Slides
Additional Handouts: References

Applying Psychiatric Nurse Essential Competencies for Assessment and Management of Individuals at Risk for Suicide Competency Number 4: How to Distinguish Warning Signs from Risk Factors (RN)
Presenter: Cheryl Puntil, MN, APRN, PMHNCS-BC
Powerpoint Handouts: Slides
Additional Handouts: Handout

3012: Integrated Care

The Opportunity to Lead and Collaborate: The Consult-Liason Role for PMH-NPs in Primary Care (APRN)
Presenter: Jesse Marie Higgins, RN, PMH-NP
Powerpoint Handouts: Slides
Additional Handouts: Handout References

Developing and Implementing a Community Based Child Behavioral Health Collaborative (RN, APRN)
Presenter: Eugenia Millender, PhD, RN, PMHNP-BC, CDE
Powerpoint Handouts: Slides

3013: Trauma

The Importance of Disclosure and Recovery in Childhood Sexual Abuse: A Nursing Students Perspective (RN)
Presenters: Tahanie Omar, SN; Jeanette Rossetti, EdD.MS, RN
Powerpoint Handouts: Slides
Additional Handouts: References

Intimate Partner Violence and the Advanced Practice Nurse: Vicarious Trauma, Does it Matter? (RN, APRN)
Presenter: Marla Kyo Yamato McCall, PhD, PMHNP-BC
Powerpoint Handouts: Slides
Additional Handouts: Handout

3014: Undergraduate Education

Use of Standardized Patient Simulations to Teach Essential Psychiatric Nursing Skills (RN)
Presenters: Laura Rodgers, PhD, PMHNP-BC; Barbara J. Limandri, PhD, PMHNP, BC
Powerpoint Handouts: Slides

Inter-collaborative Coaching between Third and Fourth Semester Nursing Students to Foster Mental Health Nursing Competencies (RN)
Presenter: Karen E. Pugsley, MN, RN
Powerpoint Handouts: Slides
Additional Handouts: Handout 1 Handout 2 Handout 3 References

3015: Non-pharmacologic Interventions

Vagus Nerve Stimulation: Potential Role in PTSD and Implications for Advanced Psychiatric Nurses (RN, APRN)
Presenter: William C. Nicholson, MSN, PMHNP-BC
Powerpoint Handouts: Slides
Additional Handouts: References

Introducing Light Therapy for Treatment of Depressive Symptoms in the In-Patient Setting at the VA Pittsburgh Hospital System (RN, APRN)

Presenters: Robert Kendall, RN, MSN; Patricia D. Fedorka, PhD, RNC-OB, C-EFM, CNE

Powerpoint Handouts: Slides

3016: Inpatient

Improving a Fall Risk Assessment Policy in an Inpatient Psychiatric Hospital: Successes and Areas for Improvement (RN, APRN)
Presenter: Amy J. LaValla, BSN, RN, PHN
Powerpoint Handouts: Slides
Additional Handouts: References

Improving Patient Flow and Nurse Satisfaction by Implementing an Admission Discharge Nurse on an Inpatient Behavioral Health Unit (RN)
Presenters: Amy Roark, RN, MSN; Apryl Cutler, RN; Virtud Oloan Ed.D, RN-BC
Powerpoint Handouts: Slides

3017: Safety

Enhancing a Culture of Safety in a Behavioral Health Organization By Using a Comprehensive Approach Incorporating Crisis Aversion Strategies and Integrated Educational Programming (RN)
Presenters: Kelly N. Bryant, MS, BSN, RN, CNE; Kathleen A. Wright, RN; Kristina Koeppl BSN, RN-C; Fran Zucco, BSN, RN
Powerpoint Handouts: Slides

Sensory Rooms: Decreasing Stressors and Symptoms by Stimulating Senses (RN, APRN)
Presenters: Jessica N. Walker, BSN, RN-BC; Johnny Woodard, BSN, RN-BC
Powerpoint Handouts: Slides
Additional Handouts: Handout

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30

Concurrent Sessions
Block 1: 2:15pm - 3:00pm

3021: Inpatient Track
Reducing Avoidable Readmissions Effectively (RN)
Presenter: Chris Walker, MSN, RN, MHA
Powerpoint Handouts: Slides

3022: Roles in Integrated Care Track
Care Coordination in Integrated Care: Development of a Role for Psychiatric RNs (RN, APRN)
Presenters: Joyce M. Shea, DNSc, APRN, PMHCNS-BC; B. Jamie Stevens, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC; Amanda L. Schuh MS, RN, PMHNP-BC; Carol Radovich, RN, MSN (RN, APRN)
Powerpoint Handouts: Slides
Additional Handouts: References

3023: Child & Adolescent Track
The Impact of Parent-Directed Education Curriculum on Improved Adolescent Mood Disorder Outcomes (RN)
Presenter: Erica D. Runkle, MSN, RN
Powerpoint Handouts: Slides
Additional Handouts: Handout 1 Handout 2 References

3024: Undergraduate Education Track
Implementation and Evaluation of Using a Trained Actor to Model Mental Health Nursing Practice (RN)
Presenter: Angela M. Gerolamo, PhD, APRN, BC
Powerpoint Handouts: Slides
Additional Handouts: Handout 1 Handout 2

3025: Suicide Screening & Prevention Track
Suicide Prevention in Primary Care: How "Zero Suicide" Can Help (RN, APRN)
Presenter: Gail R. Stern, RN, MSN, PMHCNS-BC
Powerpoint Handouts: Slides
Additional Handouts: References

3026: Policy Track
The 2015 IOM Report on Psychosocial Interventions for Mental and Substance Use Disorders: Implications for Education, Practice and Research (APRN)
Presenter: Susie Adams, PhD, PMHNP/PMHCNS-BC, FAANP
Powerpoint Handouts: Slides

3027: Graduate Education Track
Advancing Clinical Education through an Evidence Based Practicum for Psychiatric Mental Health APNs (APRN)
Presenter: Marsha D. Snyder, PhD, PMHNP-BC
Powerpoint Handouts: Slides

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30

Concurrent Sessions
Block 2: 3:15pm - 4:00pm

3031: Inpatient Track
Implementation of a De-escalation Emergency Assistance Team to Improve Patient Outcomes (RN, APRN)
Presenters: Jason Drapeau, RN; Richard Johnson, MHA, RN
Powerpoint Handouts: Slides
Additional Handouts: Handout

3032: Roles in Integrated Care Track
Integrated Physical and Mental Health Care Role for Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses: Part of Our Evolving Healthcare System (APRN)
Presenter: Diana M. McIntosh, PhD., PMHCNS-BC
Powerpoint Handouts: Slides
Additional Handouts: References

3033: Child & Adolescent Track
Parents’ Self-Help Training for Improved Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders (ADHD) Outcomes (APRN)
Presenters: Pierre Ngili, MS, RN, PMHNP-BC; Raul Alex Padilla, MS, CARN-AP, CRNI
Powerpoint Handouts:Slides
Additional Handouts: Handout References

3034: Undergraduate Education Track
Utilizing High Fidelity Simulation of Complex Sedative-Hypnotic and Opiate Withdrawal Scenarios with Senior Nursing Students (RN)
Presenter: Joanne M. Matthews, DNP, APRN, PMHCNS-BC
Powerpoint Handouts: Slides

3035: Suicide Screening & Prevention Track
Implementation of a Screening for Depression and Suicide for Patients Admitted to a Large Medical Center (RN, APRN)
Presenters: Linda Parisi, MA, RN-BC; David V. Karcher, MSN, PMHCNS-BC
Powerpoint Handouts: Slides
Additional Handouts: Handout References

3036: Policy Track
Danger Ahead or Calm Waters? Navigating and Meeting Mandatory Educational Requirements for Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing in the Clinical Setting (RN, APRN)
Presenter: Sally Ann Corbo, Ed.S, PMHCNS-BC, NEA-BC
Powerpoint Handouts: Slides
Additional Handouts: Handout References

3037: Graduate Education Track
The Clinician Educator: A New Model of Academic-Practice Partnership for Training Psychiatric Mental Health NPs (APRN)
Presenters: Bethany J. Phoenix, PhD, RN, FAAN; Rosalind De Lisser, RN, MS, PMHNP-BC, FNP-BC; Aaron M. Miller RN, MS, PMHNP-BC
Powerpoint Handouts: Slides

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30

Concurrent Sessions
Block 3: 4:15pm - 5:00pm

3041: Inpatient Track
Reducing Patient Violence to Self and Others: A Quality Improvement Project (RN, APRN)
Presenters: Shelley L. Geil, DNP, PMHNP-BC; David M. Kester, BA, ADN, RN-BC
Powerpoint Handouts: Slides
Additional Handouts: Handout 1 Handout 2 Handout 3 Handout 4 References

3042: Roles in Integrated Care Track
The Role of the Psychiatric-Mental Health Advanced Practice Nurse in the Behavioral Intervention Team (BIT) Model of Care (APRN)
Presenters: Jasper L. Tolarba, DNP, MSN, RN, NEA-BC; Joanne Desanto Iennaco, PhD, PMHNP-BC, APRN
Powerpoint Handouts: Slides

3043: Child & Adolescent Track
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Multiple Family Group Therapy in Reducing Stress among Families Coping with Autism (APRN)
Presenter: Claudia Mitzeliotis, DNP PMHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC
Powerpoint Handouts: Slides
Additional Handouts: References

3044: Undergraduate Education Track
Integrated Clinical Approaches in a Concept-Based Undergraduate Nursing Curriculum (RN, APRN)
Presenters: Lindsay Anderson, MSN, PMHCNS-BC; Bethany Tollefson, MSN, RN
Powerpoint Handouts: Slides
Additional Handouts: Handout 1 Handout 2 Handout 3

3045: Suicide Screening & Prevention Track
Implementation of a Health and Hospital System Nurse-Driven Suicide Screening Protocol (RN, APRN)
Presenters: Celeste Johnson, DNP, APRN, PMH CNS; Kimberly Roaten, PhD; Russell J. Genzel BSN, RN
Powerpoint Handouts: Slides
Additional Handouts: References

3046: Policy Track
PMH Nurses and the Evolving Behavioral Health Care Workforce: The Road to Directing our Future (RN, APRN)
Presenter: Kathleen R. Delaney, PhD, PMHNP-BC
Powerpoint Handouts: Slides

3047: Graduate Education Track
The Making of a Therapist: How Are We teaching Psychotherapy in Graduate Psychiatric Nursing Curriculums? (APRN)
Presenters: Pamela Lusk, DNP, RN, PMHNP-BC, FAANP; Candice Knight, PhD, EdD, APN, PMHNP-BC, PMHNP-BC; Mary Moller DNP, APRN, PMHCNS-BC,CPRP, FAAN; Rick Pessagno, DNP, PMHNP-BC
Powerpoint Handouts: Slides

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30

Interactive Panels
5:15pm - 6:45pm

3051: APRN Council
APRN Council Interactive Session (APRN)
Presenters: Kathryn S. Johnson, PMHNP-BC; PMHCNS-BC; Sattaria Dilks, DNP
Powerpoint Handouts: Slides

3052: Recovery Council
Integrating the Lived Experience of Recovery into Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Graduate and Undergraduate Curriculum through Collaborative Partnerships and Reflective Learning (APRN)
Presenters: Kristen D. Lambert, PhD, RN; Susan V. Brammer, PhD, RN; Jennifer K. Barut MSN, RN-BC; Genevieve E. Chandler, PhD, RN
Powerpoint Handouts: Slides

3053: Child & Adolescent
Child and Adolescent Council Interactive Panel (RN, APRN)
Presenters: Julie A. Carbray, PhD,FPMHNP, PMHCNS, APN-BC; Diane Wieland, PhD, CNE
Powerpoint Handouts: Slides

3054: Education Council
Education Council Interactive Panel (RN, APRN)
Presenters: Barbara Jones Warren, PhD, RN, CNS-BC, PMH, FAAN; Donna Rolin, PhD, APRN, PMHCNS-BC
Powerpoint Handouts: Slides 1 Slides 2 Slides 3

3055: Addictions Council
Addictions and Tobacco Dependence Council Interactive Panel: Addressing Stigma & Treatment (RN, APRN)
Presenters: Matthew Tierney, APRN; Carol Essenmacher, DNP, C-TTS
Powerpoint Handouts: Slides

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