USPAN Fall 2023 CONFERENCE “Elevated Education, Elevated Care”

All times listed in Mountain Time (US & Canada).
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Saturday, September 23, 2023

• 8:00am - 8:10pm

  Welcome & Introductions

  Ivy Zawalski, USPAN President

  Welcome to Fall USPAN Conference

• 8:10am - 9:40am

  OPIOIDS: The Good, The Bad…The Ugly!

  Reed Y. Nelson MD, MPH
  1.5 CE Credits

  Dr. Nelson is the Associate Medical Director of Acute Pain and OB Anesthesia with Intermountain Health and integral to education of the opioid crisis and reduction of opioid prescriptions through the use of regional pain management.

• 9:40am - 9:50am

  ABPANC -- Certification Questions and Resources / Break

  Melissa Wenner

  Q&A ABPANC certification and Break between speakers

• 9:50am - 11:15am

  Keep Them: Supporting New Graduates and Preceptors in Perianesthesia

  Angie Fenton MSN-ED, RN
  1.5 CE Credits

  New graduates are being hired in perianesthesia settings to meet staffing needs- a new and growing change for many departments. New graduates need extra education, mentorship, and support for retention and resilience. Preceptors are more experienced staff who are vulnerable to burnout and also need support. Nurse educators and managers must develop a plan to improve new graduate and preceptor retention and resilience. Staff nurses also benefit from this information as they may be an unassigned mentor and support the new graduate and preceptor.

• 11:15am - 11:30pm

  Evaluations, Raffle, Wrap-up

  Gift Cards, Concet tickets, Red Butte Garden Memberships and More!

• 11:30am - 12:00pm

  USPAN Board Meeting- Optional and all USPAN members welcome to attend

  Board meeting to discuss issues and upcoming USPAN/ASPAN events