Spring 2008
Presentations
Neonatal Network and The Academy of Neonatal Nurses Eighth Annual Neonatal Nurses Meeting
Washington, DC
Evidence-based Practice (EBP) for the Extremely Busy Practitioner (EBP): Deal or No Deal?
• Joan Smith, MSN, NNP-BC, RN
• Anne Donze, MSN, NNP-BC, RN
Newborn ICU
Eleventh National Mother Baby Nurses Meeting, Washington, DC
Clinical Practice Guidelines: Bridging the Gap Between Research and Practice
• Anne Donze, MSN, NNP-BC, RN
• Joan Smith, MSN, NNP-BC, RN
Newborn ICU
Current Issues in Obstetrics and Neonatology Conference
Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Congenital Heart Disease: Physical Exam
and Case Studies
• Anne Donze, MSN, NNP-BC, RN
Newborn ICU
March of Dimes Fifth Annual Prematurity Summit: Challenging the Basic Tenants of our Practice
Schaumburg, Ill.
Incorporating a Culture of Evidence-based Practice in the NICU
• Joan Smith, MSN, NNP-BC, RN
Newborn ICU
Family-Centered Care Conference
St. Louis
Transitions in Care
• Dawn Booker, BSN, CPN, RN
• Crystal Buesking, RN
• Cindy Atkinson, RN
7 West Cardiology
• Dora O’Neil, BSN, CCRN, RN
Cardiac ICU
Poster Presentation
The Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Society Seventh International Conference, Miami Beach
Postoperative Atrial ECG Applications: An Evaluation of the Staff Nurse’s Knowledge Base in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
• Dora O’Neil, BSN, CCRN, RN
Cardiac ICU
Published Articles
BMT
Early Outcomes After Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Pediatric Patients With Hematologic Malignancies Following Single Fraction Total Body Irradiation
• Todd Druley, MD
• Robert Hayashi, MD
• David Mansur, MD
• Jean Zhang
Washington University
• Yvonne Barnes MSN, CPNP-AC, RN
9 West Hematology/Oncology
• Kim Trinkaus
• Shannon Witty, CRA
• Tia Thomas, CRA
• Eric Klein
• John DiPersio, MD
• Douglas Adkins, MD
• Shalini Shenoy, MD
Washington University
Journal of Pediatrics
Asthma Prevalence in Low-Income Urban Elementary School Students in St. Louis,1992 and 2004
• Kyle Nelson, MD, MPH
Washington University
• Lisa Meadows, PNP, BC, RN
Child Health Advocacy and Outreach
• Yan Yan, PhD
St. Louis Children’s Hospital
• Mario Schootman, PhD
• Robert Strunk, MD
Washington University
Neonatal Network
Fad, Frenzy, or Future? A Review of the Institute of Medicine’s Report of the Direction of Evidence-based Practice
• Anne Donze, MSN, NNP-BC, RN
• Joan Smith, MSN, NNP-BC, RN
Newborn ICU
Elected Officers in Professional Organization
• Lara Smith, MSN, CPNP
Pediatric ICU
President-St. Louis Association of
Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
Degrees
• Amy Black, BSN, RN
10th Floor, Inpatient Surgery
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
University of Missouri-St. Louis
• Angel Jennewein, BSN, RN
10th Floor, Inpatient Surgery
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
University of Missouri-St. Louis
National Certification
• Shannon Miller, PNP, BC, RN
Emergency Unit
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Saint Louis University
• Traci Boschert, CCTC, RN
Transplant Services
Certified Clinical Transplant Coordinator
• Nancy Hagin, BSN, CCTC, RN
Transplant Services
Certified Clinical Transplant Coordinator
• Claire Foehrkalb, BSN, BA, CCRN
Pediatric ICU
Critical Care Registered Nurse
• Mary Hoffner, MBA, CPN, RN
Professional Practice
Certified Pediatric Nurse
• Mary Beck, BSN, CPN, RN
9 West, Hematology/Oncology
Certified Pediatric Nurse
• Susan Flake, BSN, CPN, RN
9 West, Hematology/Oncology
Certified Pediatric Nurse
• Teresa Amrhein, BSN, CPN, RN
Float Pool
Certified Pediatric Nurse
• Susan Griffard, BSN, TNC, RN
Answer Line
Telehealth Certification
Other Professional Awards/Honors
• Diana Kraus, BSN
Trauma Services
Appointed to State of Missouri East Central Regional EMS Committee
• Diana Kraus, BSN
Trauma Services
State of Missouri State Advisory Board, Pediatric Subcommittee Chair
Chair, Pediatric Sub-Committee
• Joan Smith, MSN, NNP-BC, RN
Newborn ICU
Executive Committee Member of the Academy of Neonatal Nursing (ANN)
Grant Funding
NICU Nurses as NICU Parents Collaborative Faculty-Staff Grant $3440
• Renee Fishering, MSN, NNP-BC, RN
• Ann Donze, MSN, NNP-BC, RN
Newborn ICU
• Jenny Broeder
Webster University
High Fidelity Simulation: Application for Staff Nurse Education Collaborative Faculty-Staff Grant $6700
• Margie Hassler
Professional Practice
• Margaret Bultas
• Gail Rea Goldfarb
Goldfarb School of Nursing at
Barnes/Jewish College
Comparison of Noise Levels in Private Rooms vs. Open Pod Unit Designs in a NICU Internal Research Grant from SLCH Foundation $6580
• Johanna Scholemann, MSN, NNP-BC,
RN
• Ann Donze, MSN, NNP-BC, RN
Newborn ICU
• William Clark, PhD
Central Institute for the Deaf
Winter 2009
Presentations
International Transplant Nurses Society Symposium, St. Louis
Kym Galbraith, BSN, RN
Cardiac ICU
The Berlin Heart, A New Hope?
Carole Branch, PNP-BC, RN
Transplant Services
Pediatric Lung Transplantation: Building to Successful Outcomes
Michelle Nadler MSN, APRN, BC
Transplant Services
Minimizing Immunosuppression in Pediatric Liver Transplantation
St. Louis Children’s Hospital Pediatric Update for the Primary Care Provider, Branson, Mo.
Anne Borgmeyer, MSN, CPNP, RN
Nursing Administration
What’s New in Asthma (or old but still important)?
Reach for the Stars, Children’s Physician Network 2008 National Telehealth Conference, Minneapolis
Suzi Wells, MSN, RN
Answer Line
Randall Sterkel, MD
Doctor-Nurse Interaction: How can we be colleagues if we can’t be friends?
Health Care Education Association, Tempe, Ariz.
Robin Moushey, MSN, RN
Family Resource Center
Nancy Goldstein, MPH
University of Minnesota Medical Center
Linda Kocent, MSN, RN
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Deborah Roisen, MSN, RN
University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center
Mary Alice Maslar, BA, RN
Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital
Learning Center Network
Pediatric Peri-operative/Trauma Conference, St. Louis
Margaret Hassler, MSN, RN
Clinical Education
James Fehr, MD
Anesthesiology, Pediatric ICU
The Development of a Hospital-Based Pediatric Simulation Center
National Nurses Mother-Baby Conference, Washington, D.C.
Joan Smith, MSN, NNP-BC, RN
Newborn ICU
Anne Donze, MSN, NNP-BC, RN
Newborn ICU
Elect Evidence-based Practice (EBP) to Improve Your Practice!
AORN National Multispecialty Conference, St. Louis
Beth Hankamer, BSN, CAPA, RN
Same Day Surgery
Karen Crow MS, ED
Family-centered Care
Staci Beck BSN, NE-BC, RN
Ambulatory Procedure Center
Charlene Waller, LPN
Ambulatory Procedure Center
Dawn Helfrich CS, PNP, CNE, RN
Same Day Surgery
Family-Centered Care: From the Munsters to the Cleavers
Poster Presentation
Health Care Education Association, Tempe, Ariz.
Jennifer Hoxsey, MSN, RN
Family Resource Center
Bumps in the Road to Providing Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Teaching Materials
NANN Educational Conference: Navigating Neonatal Care: A Safe Passage Home, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
Jeanne Giebe, MSN, NNP-BC
Newborn ICU
Safe Sleep Education Program in a Level III Newborn ICU (NICU)
Multidisciplinary Research Conference, St. Louis
Margaret Hassler, MSN, RN
Clinical Education
James Fehr, MD
Anesthesiology, Pediatric ICU
The Development of a Hospital-Based Pediatric Simulation Center
Nursing Research Day, Quincy, Ill.
Margaret Hassler, MSN, RN
Clinical Education
The Development of a Hospital-Based Pediatric Simulation Center
Association of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses, Albuquerque, NM
Karen Looper, BSN, CPN, RN
9 West Hematology/Oncology
Amanda Jones, BSN, RN
9 West Hematology/Oncology
Who, What, When, Where, and How are They Doing?
Published Articles
Journal of Pediatric Health Care
Evaluation of the Role of the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner in an Inpatient Asthma Program
Anne Borgmeyer, MSN, CPNP, AE-C, RN
Nursing Administration
Patricia M. Gyr MSN, CPNP, AE-C, RN
Nursing Administration
Patricia Jamerson PhD RN
Lisa D. Henry MSN, PNP, BC, RN
Healthy Kids Express
Elected Officers in Professional Organization
Randall Scott, BSN, CNOR
Operating Room}
President-elect, Association of periOperative Registered Nures (AORN), St. Louis Chapter
Kimberly Crosby, MSN, FAHCEP, RN
Family Resource Center
President, Family Health Education Resource Network
Joan Smith, MSN, NNP-BC, RN
Newborn ICU
Appointed Executive Committee Member, The Academy of Neonatal Nurses
Deborah Robinson, MSN, APRN, BC-PNP, CPON
9 West Hematology/Oncology
Program Chair, Association of Pediatric Oncology Nurses
Degrees
Sara Graves, BSN, RN
12th Floor Neurosciences
Bachelor of Science in Nursing, University of Missouri-St. Louis
Shelley Perulfi, MA, NE-BC, RN
Pediatric Intensive Care Services
Master of Arts, Webster University, St. Louis
National Certification
Christine Hudgens, RNC
Newborn ICU
Registered Nurse-Certified
Rose McGonigle, MSN, NNP-BC, RN
Newborn ICU
Advanced Competency in Developmental Care
Charity Nolan, CPN, RN
7 East Pulmonary Medicine
Certified Pediatric Nurse
Other Professional Awards/Honors
Pam Breitweiser, BSN, RN
Healthy Kids Express
Inducted into International Honor Society of Nursing-Sigma Theta Tau International University of Missouri-St. Louis
Health Care Education Association Second Place Poster
Tempe, Ariz.
Jennifer Hoxsey, MSN, RN
Family Resource Center
Bumps in the Road to Providing Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Teaching Materials
Fall 2008:
Presentations
American Pediatric Surgical Nurses Association APSNA 17th Annual Scientific Meeting, Phoenix, AZ
“Honey, Who’s Watching the Kids?” A Multi-Disciplinary Team approach to the management of Non-Accidental Trauma (NAT) pediatric patients in an acute care setting.
• Carrie M. Wilson, MSN, CPCP-PC, CPNP-AC, RN
• Kim Ballard, BSN, RN,
• Courtney Merlenbach, BSN, RN
AWHONN National Conference: Many Voices, One Mission, Los Angeles, CA
Evaluation of the Development and Implementation of a Multi-Sensory Early Behavioral-Education Intervention for Parents of Extreme Preterm Infants.
• Joan Renaud Smith, MSN, NNP-BC, RN
• Johann Schloemann, MSN, NNP-BC, PNP-BC, APRN
Newborn ICU
XXII International Congress of The Transplantation Society, Sydney, Australia
Studies of Pediatric Liver Transplantation
Outcomes of Liver Transplantation for Unresectable Malignant Liver Tumors in Children: A Multicenter Review
• Michelle Nadler APRN, BC
Transplant Services
•Ross Shepherd, MD
Washington University, Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
•Jeffery Lowell, MD
Washington University, Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
•Greg Tiao, MD
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Pediatric Surgery
•Leslie Smith, MD
Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital of New York Presbyterian, Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
•Ravinder Anand, PhD
EMMES Corporation
•Changhong Song
EMMES Corporation
•SPLIT Group
American Lung Association Asthma Educator Course, St. Louis, MO
Pediatric Case Study
• Lisa Henry, MSN, RN, PNP, BC
Nursing Administration
Published Articles
Neonatal Network: The Journal of Neonatal Nursing
Hypothermia and Hypoxic-ischemic Encephalopathy: Guideline Development Using the Best Evidence.
• Amit Mathur, MD
• Joan Renaud Smith, MSN, NNP-BC, RN
• Ann Donze, MSN, NNP-BC, RN
RN Enzyme Replacement Therapy For Lysosomal Storage Diseases
• Linda Manwaring, MS
Washington University Department of Genetics
• Patricia Jamerson, PhD, RN
Professional Practice
•Rachel Slaugh, MS
St. John’s Mercy Medical Center
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Instructions Not Included
• Lisa Kessels, RN
Answer Line