2026 Conference Schedule
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Wednesday, April 22, 2026
| Time | Session / Speaker | Session / Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 0900-1100 | NYS ENA Council Meeting | |
| 1100-1300 | Lunch on your own. | |
| 1300-1400 | Streamlining Stroke Identification: Merging BE-FAST and S-LAMS into BE-SLAMS Meagan Geyer, MSN, RN, CEN Matthew DeStefano, BSN, RN, CEN |
Two people for the price of 1: What are the odds? Triage of the Obstetrical Patient in the ED. Mary Harwood MSN, RN, CEN |
| 1400-1500 | The Injured Child in a Resource-Limited Setting Adam Oplinger, BS, RN, CEN, TCRN |
Optimizing Peripheral Intravenous Access in the Emergency Department to Improve Overall Outcomes: Strategies and Approaches Sophia Specht, MSN, AGACNP-BC, CEN, VA-BC, NY-SAFE |
| 1500-1600 | Everything We Know About TRAUMA We Learned on Television! A Look at TV's Influence on Two Trauma Nurses Cathlyn Robinson, MSc(A), RN, CEN, TCRN Steve Weinman, MSc, RN, CEN, TCRN, NHDP-BC |
Super High Utilizers in the Emergency Department: Strategic Care Management Interventions Lisa Kelly MSNL, RN, CEN |
| 1600-1700 | Bizarre and spectacular aspects of
EKGs Benjamin (Benny) E. Marett, EdD, MSN, RN, CEN, CCRN, COHN-S, NPD-BC, TCRN, NPD-BC, NE-BC, FAEN, FAHA |
Poison Control is on the Phone... Jean Gannon, BSN, RN CSPI, CEN |
| 1800-2030 | Gala Awards Dinner | |
| 2030-2200 | Drinks and Desserts with Exhibitors | |
Thursday, April 23, 2026
| Time | Session / Speaker | Session / Speaker | MFC Sim Lab | POCUS |
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| 0700-0845 | Vendor Hall Open / Breakfast with Exhibitors | |||
| 0845-0900 | Conference Opening / Remarks Eileen Breckenbridge, NYS ENA President Susan Chalupa-Breese, Conference Chair |
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| 0900-1000 | National ENA Update Chris Parker MSN, RN, CNL, CEN, CFRN, CPEN, TCRN |
POCUS #1 | ||
| 1000-1100 | Precision in the Pressure: Redesigning Code Sepsis Emily Leboff, MSN, RN, CEN, TCRN Colleen Clifford, BSN, RN |
Optimizing Healthcare Operations: Informatics and AI Robin Dolan BSN, RN |
POCUS #2 | |
| 1100-1200 | Clinical Myth Busting Jean Proehl MN, RN, CEN, CPEN, TCRN, FAEN, FAAN |
POCUS #3 | ||
| 1200-1330 | Lunch with Vendors | |||
| 1330-1430 | A few patients with chest pain… common presentation, and different outcomes Benjamin Marrett EdD, MSN, CEN, CCRN, COHN, NPD-C, NE-BC, TCRN, FAEN, FAHA |
The Rhythm of Readiness: In-Situ Mock Codes in Emergency Care Chelsea Howard MSN, RN Erica Luedke MSN, RN Mackenzie Mitchell BSN, RN Muriel White BSN, RN |
MFC SIM #1 | POCUS #4 |
| 1430-1530 | Ballistics: Penetrating the Mystery of Gunshot Injuries Steve Weinman MSc, RN, CEN, TCRN, NHDP-BC |
MFC SIM #2 | POCUS #5 | |
| 1530-1630 | Do No Harm Diagnostic Errors Kathy Robinson RN, FAEN |
Unlocking the Lethal Trauma Diamond: Polishing Trauma Care with the Power of Calcium Joyce Foresman Capuzzi, DNP |
MFC SIM #3 | POCUS #6 |
| 1630-1730 | Emergency Nursing: the Sacred and the Profane Terry Foster RN, MSN, FAEN, CCRN, CPEN, TCRN, CEN |
POCUS #7 | ||
| 1800-2300 | Emergency Lights and Western Nights Party | |||
Friday, April 24, 2026
| Time | Session / Speaker | Session / Speaker | MFC Sim Lab | POCUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0800-0900 | PANEL Discussion - Leadership: Insight, Experience, and Influence @ Breakfast Karyn Treval, MSN, MBA, RN, NE-BC, CEN |
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| 0900-1000 | Ray Briggs Memorial Lecture - Channel your Inner Ray - How to be the Best Part of their Worst Day Catherine Emo Castle, BS, RN |
MFC SIM #4 | POCUS #8 | |
| 1000-1100 | Rest Assured: Tackling Nurse Fatigue to Improve Safety and Wellness Jean A. Proehl, MN, RN, CEN, CPEN, TCRN, FAEN, FAAN Kathy Robinson, RN, FAEN |
AI, a Friend or Foe? What would happen if we could predict admissions from triage? Jonathan Nover, MBA, RN |
MFC SIM #5 | POCUS #9 |
| 1100-1200 | Tiny and Trafficked Joyce Foresman-Capuzzi DNP |
The 5 What’s Framework: Standardizing Preceptor-Orientee Interactions in Emergency Nursing Christie Falcone, BSN, RN, CEN |
MFC SIM #6 | POCUS #10 |
| 1200-1300 | AI In Healthcare: How to Use the Newest IT Tool Compliantly Gina L. Campanella, Esq., FACHE |
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| 1300-1330 | Raffle - Closing of Conference | |||