April 3rd, 2019 | University of Nevada, Reno
Conference Agenda
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 8:00 - 8:10 | Welcome Dean Debera Thomas |
| 8:10 - 9:10 | Kristin Combs, RN, MSN Topic: Influence of past trauma and stigma in working with patients |
| 9:10 - 9:20 | Break |
| 9:20 - 10:20 | Dr. Cameron Duncan DNP, MS, APRN, FNP-C, PMHNP-BC Topic: Suicide Prevention |
| 10:20 - 10:30 | Break |
| 10:30 - 11:30am | Dr. Julie Lucero Ph.D., MPH Topic: “Trust you, I just met you" influences of trust and culture in patient provider interactions |
| 11:30am - 1:00pm | Lunch - Poster Presentations - Meet with Sponsors |
| 1:00 - 2:30pm | Roundtable Discussion: Interprofessional Panel Topic: Heart Failure from Hospital to Home Lynice Anderson RD, CDE, MBA (Cardiac Rehab), Mary Flanigan RN (Cardiac Rehab) Elaine Messerli RN (REMSA), John Lilley RN (Donor Network West) |
| 2:30-2:45pm | Break |
| 2:45-3:45pm | Dr. Michael Salas MD Topic: Opioid Epidemic and Management Considerations |
The Mission of our Symposium
Care for One, Care for a Community
The vision of the Mae Orvis Health Care Symposium is to facilitate and encourage the examination of current evidence based practice ideas and concepts relevant to the evolving interdisciplinary healthcare team. We seek to explore objectives to provide best outcomes and best practice modalities to our vast patient populations in the Nevada health care community and beyond.
Founded in 1956, the Orvis School of Nursing (OSN), at the University of Nevada, is the oldest school of nursing in the state and is dedicated to serving people of Nevada through quality teaching, research and service.
Conference Objectives
This year the Mae Orvis Health Care Symposium will take a look at health care from heart to soul. The topics will range from pediatrics to older adults. General areas to be presented include pharmacology, quality improvement, cardiology, end-of-life care, and infectious disease. The presentations will explore current health care issues and trends in both the physical as well as psychosocial domains. An interprofessional line-up of health care providers will share their clinical expertise with the audience.