2025 Conference Schedule
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Wednesday, April 30, 2025
| Time | Session / Speaker | Picture |
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| 12:00pm - 1:00pm | Registration - Back Lobby | |
| Clinical & Fundamentals Presentations - Daily Double | ||
| 1:00pm - 1:55pm | IVIG in the Emergency Department: Care and Potential
Complications A Case Study Mary Harwood MSN,RN, CEN |
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| 1:55pm - 2:50pm | From Chaos to Clarity: A Paramedic’s Journey Through
Addiction and Recovery Denise Cuillo EMT-P, PAC, Andrea Turton RN, MSP, MSN |
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| 2:50pm - 3pm | 10 Minute Break | |
| 3:00pm - 4:00pm | My transition from Pediatric Emergency Department
Nurse to Pediatric/Neonatal Critical Care Transport
Nurse Brittany Levithan BSN, RN, CPEN |
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| 4:00pm - 5:00pm | ENA Global Exchange to Spain: Unpacking the “Vital
Box” for Emergency Nurses Dan Misa MSN, RN, CEN, CPEN, NE-BC, NPD-BC, GERO-BC |
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| Leadership & APRN Presentations - Quinella/Exacta | ||
| 1:00pm - 1:55pm | Utilize Lean Methodology to Improve
Efficiencies Dana Cortapasso MBA, RN |
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| 1:55pm - 2:50pm | Authentic Leadership: The Foundation of Trust and High
Performance Karen Treval MSN, MBA, RN, CEN |
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| 2:50pm - 3pm | 10 Minute Break | |
| 3:00pm - 4:00pm | Geriatric ED Certification HANYS |
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| 4:00pm - 5:00pm | Optimizing Emergency Care for the Age-Friendly
Population Cara Gibbons MHA, BSN, RN & Eileen Cella MBA, RN, CEN, BSN |
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| 6:00pm - 8:00pm | NYS ENA State Council Dinner and Awards - Daily Double | |
| 8:00pm - 10:00pm | Wine and Dessert with Exhibitors - Win/Place/Show | |
Thursday, May 1, 2025
| Time | Session / Speaker | Picture |
|---|---|---|
| Time: 7:00am - 9:00am | Breakfast with Exhibitors - Win/Place/Show | |
| Clinical & Fundamentals Presentations - Daily Double | ||
| 9:00am - 10:00am | NY State EMS Protocols – What Is That Ambulance Bringing To The ER Now? Philip Poullada BSE, EMT-P |
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| 10:00am - 11:00am | Today Your Colleague, Forever Your Ally: Providing Culturally Compentent Care to the LGBTQIA+ Adolescent Kayla Darienzo DNPc, RN, CPEN, CPN |
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| 11:00am - 12:00pm | Brain Attack: Save the Neurons! Mary Ann Teeter MSEd, FNP-C, CEN, SCRN, FAEN |
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| Leadership & APRN Presentations - Quinella/Exacta | ||
| 9:00am - 10:00am | Endocrine Emergencies: Mastering Thryoid Storm & Myxedema Todd Chennell DNP, RN ANP-C, RNFA |
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| 10:00am - 11:00am | Little people, big emotions: Management of pediatric mental health emergencies Bradley Rund MSN, FNP-BC, NR-P, CEN, CPEN, CFRN, CCP-C, CMLI |
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| 11:00am - 12:00pm | Let’s Talk About Sex(ually) Transmitted Infections Gina Slobogin DNP APRN FNP-BC NHDP-BC NEA-BC PGMT-BC BC-ADM TCRN |
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| 12:00pm - 1:30pm | Lunch with Exhibitors - Win/Place/Show | |
| Clinical & Fundamentals Presentations - Daily Double | ||
| 1:30pm - 2:45pm | ACLS : where do we go from here ? ECPR IN THE ED Karen Lopez CNS, CCRN & Carolyn Dixon DNP, MS, APRN, FNP-BC, CEN, TCRN, NYSAFE |
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| 2:45pm - 3:20pm | Pick Your Pressor Maureen M Chernosky MSN, RN, ACNS-BC, CCRN, CEN, NPD-BC |
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| 3:20pm - 4:10pm | Age Friendly Management of Head Trauma– What Matters Most? Chris Sorrentino MSN, MS, FNP, TCRN |
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| 4:10pm - 5:00pm | Bridging the Gap: Integrating Palliative Care into Emergency Medicine Rachel Smith MSN, NP-C |
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| Leadership & APRN Presentations - Quinella/Exacta | ||
| 1:30pm - 2:25pm | Navigating Pediatric Dermatological Emergencies: Identification and Management Bradley Rund MSN, FNP-BC, NR-P, CEN, CPEN, CFRN, CCP-C, CMLI |
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| 2:25pm - 3:20pm | "Gray is the New Orange" A Dual Designated Trauma Centers Experience Reverifying Under the New 2022 Resources for Optimal Care of the Injured Patient Eric Cohen MSN, RN, CEN |
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| 3:20pm - 4:10pm | ED Bootcamp for the Novice Ralph Villar, MSN, RN, CEN |
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| 4:10pm - 5:00pm | Creating a HWE Meghan Walter & Alexis Borst |
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| Time: 6:00pm - 10:00pm | Dinner and Pajama Karaoke Party - Win/Place/Show | |
Friday, May 2, 2025
| Time | Session / Speaker | Picture |
|---|---|---|
| Time: 7:00am - 9:00am | Breakfast and mingle with nursing leaders - Win/Place | |
| Daily Double | ||
| 9:00am - 9:30am | NYSENA Leadership & ACEP-ENA-ANA Workplace Violence Wendy Allen-Thompson DNP, RN, NEA-BC, CEN, EMT-P Jonathan Nover MBA, RN |
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| 9:30am - 10:20am | Penetrating Trauma Robert Breese EMT-P, FP-C, CIC |
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| 10:20am - 11:10am | Transforming Healthcare: What Every Nurse Needs to Know About Health Policy and Artificial Intelligence Stephen Ferraro DNP, RN, FNP-BC, FAAN, FAANP |
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| 11:10am - 12:00pm | The Many Faces of MI Benny Marrett EdD, MSN, RN, CEN, CCRN, COHN-S, NPD-C, CTRN, NE-BC, FAEN, FAHA |
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| 12:30pm - 1:30pm | Main Event Close & Refreshments | |
| Show | ||
| 1:30pm - 3:30pm | 12-Lead EKG Interpretation: A Little More Than the Basics Teresa Dodge DNP, FNP-C, CEN |
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Workshop Schedule
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
| Time | Workshop | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Time: 12:30-2:30 pm | Workshop: FAST exam workshop (I) | Capacity: 15 |
| Time: 2:30-3:00 pm | Workshop:
Ultrasound Guided Peripheral IV Placement
Workshop
(I) |
Capacity: 15 |
| Time: 1:00- 2:00 pm | Workshop:
Self Defense Workshop presented by the
Albany County
Sheriffs Department |
Capacity: 50 |
| Time: 2:00-3:00 pm | Workshop:
Self Defense Workshop presented by the
Albany County Sheriffs Department |
Capacity: 50 |
| Time: 3:00-4:00 pm | Workshop:
Self Defense Workshop presented by the
Albany County Sheriffs Department |
Capacity: 50 |
Thursday, May 1, 2025
| Time | Workshop | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Time: 9 AM to 10 AM | Workshop: Ultrasound Guided Peripheral IV Placement Workshop (II) | Capacity: 10 |
| Time: 10 AM to 11 AM | Workshop: Ultrasound Guided Peripheral IV Placement Workshop (III) | 10 |
| Time: 11 AM to 12 PM | Workshop: Ultrasound Guided Peripheral IV Placement Workshop (IV) | Capacity: 10 |
| Time: 3 PM to 5 PM | Workshop: FAST exam workshop (II) | Capacity: 10 |
| Time: 5 PM to 5:30 PM | Workshop: POCUS Lung Exam Workshop (I) | Capacity: 10 |
| Time: 5:30 PM to 6 PM | Workshop: POCUS Lung Exam Workshop (I) | Capacity: 10 |
Friday, May 2, 2025
| Time | Workshop | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Time: 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM | Workshop: 12-Lead EKG Interpretation: A Little More Than the Basics | Capacity: 60 |