Please note that the schedule-at-a-glance is current as of April 9, 2025, and is listed in Central Standard Time (local to Austin).
Wednesday, Sept. 10
3 - 5 p.m.
Registration Open
Thursday, Sept. 11
7 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Registration Open
9 - 11 a.m.
Pre-Convention Workshops*
- Peripheral IV Insertion Hands-On Workshop
Kelly Gardner, RN, BSN, CCRN, CRNI
- Showcasing Your Scholarship: Writing for Publication
Janie R. Robinson, PhD, RN, CNE, and Linda Yoder, PhD, MBA, RN, FAMSN, FAAN
11:15 a.m. - Noon
Convention Orientation Session and Networking
12:15 - 1:15 p.m.
CMSRN Certificant Reception (Invitation only)
12:15 - 1:15 p.m.
Attendee Lunch on Own
1:30 - 3 p.m.
Opening Ceremony and Opening Keynote: I'm Not Limping. That's Swagger!
Kelsey Tanish, CSP
3 - 3:15 p.m.
Coffee Break
3:15 - 4:15 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions
- What Is Wrong With This Picture? Unfolding Scenarios of Lawsuits to Identify Practice Leaks
Polly Gerber Zimmermann, RN-BC, MS, MBA, CEN, ONC, FAEN
- "Be a Leader," They Said. "It Will Be Fun," They Said.
Beth Kessler, MSN, NE-BC
Rapid Fire Sessions: Interprofessional Collaboration
- Enhancing CAUTI Prevention With a Multidisciplinary Framework
Julie Daniels, MSN, RN, and Kelly O'Dell, MSN, RN, APRN, AGCNS-BC, CMSRN
- Sweet Success: Using Nurse Champion to Lower Sugar Lows After Surgery
Ann Marie Hasse, MSN,RN, BC-ADM, CDCES, CDTC, HWNC-BC, HN-BC, and Imraan Khan, MPH, BSN, RN-BC
Rapid Fire Sessions: Quality Improvement
- Utilization of a Close Oberservation Unit: Improving the Care of Delirious and High Fall Risk Patients
Joseph Acord, ADN, CMSRN, and Patrick Griffith, BSN, RN, CMSRN
- Implementing "Mobility First" Culture to Reduce Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries
William Roettger, RN, BSN, MSN, and Brandi Rowcliffe, CAN
4:30 - 5:30 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions
- How a Clinical Nurse Specialist Lead a Team to Create an AI Assisted Tracheostomy ID Sheet
Marla Mach, MSN, APRN, AGCNS-BC
- Updating the AMSN Staffing Statement — Task Force Research and Recommendations
Monica van der Zee, BSN, RN, CMSRN
Rapid Fire Sessions: Leadership Best Practices
- Refining the Discharge Lounge: A Quality Improvement Plan
Camille Parsee, DNP, RN, NE-BC
- Nursing Scorecards: Providing Direction and Accountability for Your Team
Elizabeth Billiar, MSN, RN, CMSRN, and Patricia West, DNP, MSN, CMSRN, PCCN, CEN, NEA-BC
Rapid Fire Sessions: Innovative Pain Management Strategies
- Evidence-Based Multimodal Pain Management and Early Mobilization in Fracture Care: Joined at the Hip
Donna Mangruen, MSN, APRN, AP-PMN, CMSRN
- Leveraging Virtual Nursing for Effective Pain Reassessment
Ashley McMahon, BSN, RN, MEDSURG-BC
5:30 - 7 p.m.
Grand Opening Reception in Exhibit Hall and Poster Viewing
Friday, Sept. 12
7 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Registration Open
7:30 - 9 a.m.
Committee and Chapter Leadership Breakfast (Invitation Only)
8 - 9 a.m.
Exhibit Hall Open With Breakfast
Poster Viewing With Presenters
9:15 - 10:45 a.m.
General Session: AMSN and AACN Partnership Panel: Stronger Together: Building Bridges Between Critical Care and Medical-Surgical Nurses
10:45 - 11:30 a.m.
Morning Coffee Break in the Exhibit Hall
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions
- Clinical Practice Update: Evidence-Based Screening and Assessment for Female Urinary Incontinence
Kristi Campoe, PhD, RN, CMSRN, CPHQ, sMBA
- Multitasking Mayhem: Priority Pursuit
Angela Carter, MSN, RN, CLC, Carol Hooven-Ormandy, MSN, RN, CMSRN, and Sarah Shepherd BSN, RN
Rapid Fire Sessions: Interprofessional Collaboration
- Pre-Emptive Ethics: Creating Individualized, Adaptive Plans of Care for Patients With Disabilities
Megan Hayes, RN, CMSRN, and Alexandria Kemp, MS Bioethics
- An Interdisciplinary Approach to Address Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) in a Hospial Setting
Rebekah Warner, RN, BSN
Rapid Fire Sessions: Care of Special Populations
- Palliative Care Needs of Older Patients With Stroke: A Scoping Review
Ergie Inocian, EdD, MSN, RN, CMSRN, CNOR
- Making a Difference: The Inpatient Heart Failure Nurse Navigator Program Success Story
Melissa Glasstetter, BSN, RN, PCCN, and Wendy Panagos, MSN, RN, PCCN
12:30 - 1:45 p.m.
Lunch With Exhibitors and Poster Viewing
2 - 3 p.m.
General Session: AMSN Founders Award
3 - 3:30 p.m.
Afternoon Snack Break in the Exhibit Hall
3:45- 4:45 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions
- Addressing Workplace Violence: It Take a Team
Evangeline Galizio, RN, BSN, CMSRN, and Tammy Leon, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, PMH-BC
- Defying Gravity: A Multipronged Fall Prevention Program
Jessica DeMaio, MSN, RN, CMSRN, CNML, and Laurie Gattinella
Rapid Fire Sessions: Clinical Practice
- Continuing to C. Differently
Justine Moore, MSN, RM, VA-BC, CPHQ, and Ashly Vorio, MSN, RN, CPHQ
- "Oh CRUDD!" Standardized Acronym for Indwelling Urinary Catheter Assessment
Emma Kramer, BSN, RN, and Cynthia Purcell, DNP, RN, CMSRN, CNE
Rapid Fire Sessions: Professional Development
- Improving Patient Experience: A Skills Lab For New Graduate Nurses
Elizabeth Capobianco, MS, MEDSURG-BC, NPD-BC
- Enhancing Clinical Preparedness With Virtual Reality Simulations for New Graduate Nurses
Danita Broussard, MSN, RN, and Shannon Henfield, MBA, MSN-Ed, BS, RN, NPD-BC, MEDSURG-BC
Saturday, Sept. 13
6:45 - 8 a.m.
AMSN Morning Walking Club
8 - 9 a.m.
Exhibit Hall Open With Breakfast
Poster Viewing With Presenters
8 a.m. - Noon
Registration Open
9:15 - 10:15 a.m.
Concurrent Sessions
- Extravasation With Non-Antineoplastic Vesicants: Reducing the Risk of Patient Harm
Barb Nickel, APRN-CNS, CCRN, CRNI
- Remote Surveillance Nurse Helps Identify and Manage Sepsis on Medical-Surgical Units
Devorah Overbay, EdD, RN
Rapid Fire Sessions: Evidence-Based Practice
- Patient-Centered Fall Prevention: A Quasi-Experimental Approach to Hospital Education Programming
Ashley Perry, DNP, RN, NPD-BC, CMSRN
- C. Differently: Overcoming C. Difficile's Challenges for Better Patient Outcomes
Imraan Khan, MPH, BSN, RN-BC, and Shannon Browne
Rapid Fire Sessions: Nursing Leadership
- Legislative Advocacy in Medical-Surgical Nursing: We Are the Voice
Michael Urton, DNP, APRN, AGCNS, APRN, AGCNS-BC, NEA-BC, and Patricia West, DNP, MSN, CMSRN, PCCN, CEN, NEA-BC
- Empowering Nurses: Peer Leadership in Documentation Standardization for Compliance
Felicia Moran, BSN, RN, and Megan Willmott, MPH
10:15 - 10:45 a.m.
Morning Coffee Break in the Exhibit Hall
11 a.m. - Noon
Concurrent Sessions
- The Importance of Certification in Virtual Acute-Care Nursing: Insights From the First Year of CAVRN
Emily Schmidt BSN, RN, CAVRN, SANE, and Hannie Yu, MSN, RN, CMSRN, NPD-BC
- Bridging the Abyss: Neurophysiology of Trauma-Informed Psychiatric Care by Medical-Surgical Nurses
Daniel Medlock, DNP PMHMP-BC, LPC, CSAC
Rapid Fire Sessions: Novel Approaches to Safety
- Near-Misses, Big Wins: The SAFE Guardian Approach to Patient Safety
Joan Dacanay, MSN, RN-BC, and Faith Granroth, MSN, RN
- Strengthening Skill Acquisition and Confidence of New Nurses Through an Innovative Orientation Model
Brittany Dorton, MSN, RN, NPD-BC
Rapid Fire Sessions: Practical Considerations for Nurses
- Down to the Last Drop: Preventing Medication Errors in Intravenous Antibiotic Infusions
Helen Grace Baldo, MBA, MSN, BSC, RN, CMSRN, SCRN, and Asli Cinar, MSN, BSN, BS Psychology, RN, MEDSURG-BC
- On the Edge: Are You Practicing Outside Your Scope?
Laura Johnson, MSN, CMSRN, NPD-BC, and Punitha Wilson, DNP, RN, GERO-BC
Noon - 1:30 p.m.
Lunch With Exhibitors, Poster Viewing, and Passport to Prizes Drawing
1:45 - 2:45 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions
- The Journey of an Accredited Multi-State Medical-Surgical RN Residency Program
Camille Ashley, MSN, RN, and Julianne Luttrell, MS, RN, CNL, NPD-BC
- Leading the Shift to Acute Care: Safeguarding Post-Thrombolytic Patient Outcomes
Brian Ace Mones, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CCRN, CNRN, SCRN, CMSRN, MEDSURG-BC
Rapid Fire Sessions: Falls
- Injury Falls and SWAT You Can Do About It
Micah Kidd, MSN, RN, AGCSN-BC, PCCN, CMSRN, and Kelsey Miller, MSN, RN, AGCNS-BC, OCN
- Team Inclusion for Fall Prevention
Amy Graves MSN, RN, and Sue Powers, MSN, RN
Rapid Fire Sessions: Universal Safety Strategies
- High Risk, High Care: Proactive Rounding to Safeguard Patients
Sydney Cohen, BSN,RN, MEDSURG-BC
- Mitigating Workplace Violence Using a Three-Phased Approach
Toyna Moyse, MSN, RN
3 - 4 p.m.
Closing Session: AMSN Town Hall: Medical-Surgical Nurses as Relational Leaders
Alissa Brown, MSN, RN, CMSRN, NPD-BC, and Mark Lee, MS, BSN, RN-BC, CMSRN
*Additional registration required