Nursing Continuing Professional Development

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SPRING 2021

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50th Anniversary Seminar Series

COVID-19 Response Panel - Novel Approaches

Stony Brook University Hospital Collaboration

Wednesday, January 27th, 2021

4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. EST

Location: Virtual via Zoom

Description: 1.0 CEU Credits

COVID-19 placed unprecedented demands on healthcare systems across the country. Nurses were called to care for critically ill patients in numbers never imagined. Three nurse leaders responded by developing novel approaches to care for patients and their coworkers. Hear about their initiatives: ‘the face behind the mask’, ‘gentle hands team’ and ‘caring for the emotional needs of coworkers’ as they cared for countless patients and coworkers during this nationwide disaster.

Discuss challenges faced by nurses during COVID-19 hospital surge
Understand the importance of staff support in providing optimal patient care during a healthcare crisis
Describe strategies that provide emotional care to patients and coworkers

Panel Includes:

April Plank, DNP, RN - The Center for Lung Cancer Screening and Prevention
Tricia A. Lewis MSN, CNM, RNC-MNN, RNC-OB, C-EFM, NPD-BC; Director Education and Research, Northwell Health, Southside Hospital
Suzie Marriott, MS, BSN, RN-BC - Associate Director of Nursing, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Stony Brook University Hospital

Cost: FREE registration

$15.00 Nursing Continuing Professional Development Certificate - optional

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50th Anniversary Seminar Series

Dean’s Panel - Leading through Uncertainty

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2021

4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. EST

Location: Virtual via Zoom

Description: 1.0 CEU Credits

The year 2020 brought a global pandemic, racial unrest, longstanding, now illuminated healthcare inequities, and environmental disasters. The impact of such will long be felt. Nurses have always been among the first to step forward during times of need. In this forum, you will have an opportunity to meet three nationally recognized nurse leaders. Hear how they, in their roles as Deans, are preparing nurses at all levels of practice who will take action to aid society, reduce inequities and meet the nation’s future health needs.

Identify challenges faced by schools of nursing during times of uncertainty
Describe adaptations to the challenges
Define school initiatives to prepare nurse graduates as they enter the workforce during these times of uncertainty

Panel Includes:

Lori Escallier PhD, RN, CPNP-PC, FAAN - Dean and Professor at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
Kathleen Gallo, PhD, MBA, RN, FAAN - Founding Dean and Professor at Hofstra University Northwell School of Nursing
Marie Ann Marino, EdD, RN, FAAN - Dean and Professor at Jefferson College of Nursing

Cost: FREE registration

$15.00 Nursing Continuing Professional Development Certificate - optional

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5th Annual Medical Ethics Symposium - Session 1 - Nuts & Bolts: Ethical Response to Covid-19 Pandemic

Stony Brook University Hospital Collaboration

Presenters: Mark Sands, MD/CMO, Carolyn Santora,CNO/CRA, Bettina Fries, MD

Thursday, February 11th, 2021

12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. EST

Location: Virtual via Zoom

Description: 1.5 CEU Credits

· Process What happened?

· Resources

· Masks: Autonomy vs Justice & Non-Maleficence

· Research Ethics in the Setting of a Pandemic

· Redeployment of staff

· Rapid Fire Session: “Covid-19: Ethical Perceptions of Doctorate Physical Therapy Students during Preparation for Clinical Practice” - Kyle Hewson, PT. EdD, MaryJo Kaleda, PT, DPT

REGISTRATION INFORMATION:

MANDATORY REGISTRATION FOR THIS STONY BROOK MEDICINE SERIES: Registration for these FREE events - Seminar Registration Link

OPTIONAL SCHOOL OF NURSING NCPD REGISTRATION: Stony Brook University School of Nursing is offering the option for registrants to purchase Nursing Continuing Professional Development credits for attending these events for a small fee. Separate registration - SON NCPD Certificate Registration Link

If you have any specific questions about the seminar series, please contact Jean.Mueller@stonybrookmedicine.edu.

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50th Anniversary Seminar Series

Managing the COVID Surge 2020/2021: “Pop-up” Units and the Centralized Throughput Office

Stony Brook University Hospital Collaboration

Presenter: Allison Copenhaver, MSN, RN, NEA-BC ---- Associate Director of Nursing, Medicine Services, Stony Brook University Hospital

Thursday, February 18th, 2021

5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. EST

Location: Virtual via Zoom

Description: 1.0 CEU Credits

The surge of COVID-19 patients that began in March of 2020 and continues today pressed immediate changes on healthcare organizations. Plans for bed expansion and patient management were rapidly being made and implemented. Stony Brook Medicine was fortunate to have opened a new 100 bed pavilion and the Mart building in October 2019 providing the Expansion Team with several empty spaces to work with. These spaces became “Pop Up” units. Stony Brook patients, in their new bed locations, require tracking from admission to discharge. The Centralized Throughput office, which opened in November 2019, took on this monumental task with great success. There are many departments, people, supplies, staffing, communication and general support needed to achieve these expansion and tracking goals. These quick changes to the hospital volume and the placement of patients also required physical changes, process changes, successes and lessons learned in this journey.

Gain understanding of the complex work required to emergently open hospital beds.
Appreciate the role of the Centralized Throughput Office in the regulation of bed assignments.
Describe methods of communication that enhance team performance.

Cost: FREE registration

$15.00 Nursing Continuing Professional Development Certificate - optional

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50th Anniversary Seminar Series

Chief Nursing Officer Panel - Self-Care Practice for Nurses

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2021

4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. EST

Location: Virtual via Zoom

Description: 1.0 CEU Credits

Nurses’ self-care practices may contribute to improving work engagement, job satisfaction, and prevent burnout. Yet, studies indicate that nurses may focus more on the care of others than on themselves. Practicing and promoting self-care practices are especially important during the current healthcare crisis. Chief nursing officers are champions of organizational culture and mission. As leaders on the front lines of patient care, CNOs bring an essential perspective in the promotion of self-care efforts. Join these Stony Brook alumni, now CNOs, describe how they maintain self-care practices for themselves and promote such practices for the nurses within their organization.

Explore the impact of self-care upon nurse engagement in the promotion of optimal patient care
Describe self-care practices for nurse leaders and staff
Discuss CNO’s role in promoting nurse self-care

Panel Includes:

Debra Grimm DNP, MS, RN - Long Island Community Hospital Center
Margaret Duffy, RN, PhD, NEA-BC - Cohen Children’s Medical Center
Elizabeth McCormick, MSN, RN, CENP - Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Carolyn Santora, MS, RN NEA-BC, CSHA, CPHQ - Stony Brook University Hospital

Cost: FREE registration

$15.00 Nursing Continuing Professional Development Certificate - optional

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5th Annual Medical Ethics Symposium - Session 2 - Health Care Disparities in the Covid-19 Crisis

Stony Brook University Hospital Collaboration

Presenter: Héctor E. Alcalá, PhD, MPH, CPH

Thursday, March 11th, 2021

12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. EST

Location: Virtual via Zoom

Description: 1.5 CEU Credits

Inequities in social determinants of health that put racial and ethnic minority groups at increased risk of getting sick and dying from COVID-19.
Ethical implications for the Health Care System.
Rapid Fire Session:” “Language Barriers during the Pandemic” - Grace LaTorre, DO, MS, Miguel Saldivar, MD

REGISTRATION INFORMATION:

MANDATORY REGISTRATION FOR THIS STONY BROOK MEDICINE SERIES: Registration for these FREE events - Seminar Registration Link

If you have any specific questions about the seminar series, please contact Jean.Mueller@stonybrookmedicine.edu.

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50th Anniversary Seminar Series - Public Engagement Event

Advocating for Seniors: Strategies for Aging in Place

Presenter: Denise Snow, RN, JD, Clinical Associate Professor, School of Nursing Stony Brook University

Wednesday, March 24th, 2021

4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. EST

Location: Virtual via Zoom

Description: 1.0 CEU Credits

Choice of place to live is an essential element of healthy aging. Seniors should be able to choose where they wish to live regardless of ability or disability and often require help in the home to remain independent. Knowledge of the financial parameters of eligibility is key to successfully advocating and obtaining home care services. This presentation will discuss actions that can be taken to maximize the safety, independence, and comfort of our seniors. The provider’s role in obtaining benefits such as home care will be highlighted. Emphasis will be on planning to avoid crisis management in long term chronic care.

• Identify how providers can help with issues surrounding planning and paying for care.

• Discuss the provider’s role in documentation to maximize care provided by Medicaid.

• Describe benefits to Planning Ahead vs Crisis Management for Long Term Care.

Cost: FREE registration

$15.00 Nursing Continuing Professional Development Certificate - optional

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50th Anniversary Seminar Series

Historical Panel: Always a Step Ahead

Wednesday, April 7th, 2021

4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. EST

Location: Virtual via Zoom

Description: 1.0 CEU Credits

This session will focus on the forces that shaped the development of the School of Nursing at Stony Brook University as well as its influence on health care delivery both locally and globally. A timeline perspective will be used to highlight the accomplishments of the faculty and graduates as the school flourished and grew over the last half-century. Stony Brook University, School of Nursing has always been at the cutting edge of the nursing profession with its members seeing opportunities in the face of challenges. A look back provides knowledge of how the Stony Brook University, School of Nursing has earned its high rankings and reputation as a School of Excellence, as well pleasant memories. Join us as we take a historical look at the School of Nursing.

Provide examples of cutting-edge education in the evolving timeline at Stony Brook University, School of Nursing.
Describe the forces that shaped the School of Nursing as well as its influence on health care delivery both locally and globally.
Discuss the experience of the evolving role of a Diploma Nurse graduate to Doctor of Nursing Practice graduate.

Panel Includes:

Arleen Steckel PhD, RN,PNP-BC
Elayne DeSimone, PhD, NP-C, FAANP
Pat Jacobowitz, DNP, NP, RN

Cost: FREE registration

$15.00 Nursing Continuing Professional Development Certificate - optional

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5th Annual Medical Ethics Symposium - Session 3 - Panel Discussion: Covid-19 Fall out from Staff Burnout - Strategies to Promote Staff Resiliency

Stony Brook University Hospital Collaboration

Presenters: Adam Gonzalez, PhD, Megan Lochner, MD, Cynthia Cervoni, PhD

Thursday, April 8th, 2021

12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. EST

Location: Virtual via Zoom

Description: 1.5 CEU Credits

Overview of Burnout/PTSD
Collaborative Efforts during the Height of Covid 19
Teams Efforts: Mindfulness Meditations & Spiritual Care
Team Lavender
Employee Respite Space, Purpose & Utilization
Transition to Resilience at the Brook
EAP and HealthierU Services
Individual Staff Support; Dept. of Psychiatry Initiatives
Rapid Fire Session: “Medical Student Volunteerism during the Covid-19 Pandemic” - Medical Students: Hanna Philips, Ian Outhwaite, Mansi Chandra, Victoria Ende, Sarah Grosser, Rebecca Jennings & Professor Stephen Post, PhD

REGISTRATION INFORMATION:

MANDATORY REGISTRATION FOR THIS STONY BROOK MEDICINE SERIES: Registration for these FREE events - Seminar Registration Link

If you have any specific questions about the seminar series, please contact Jean.Mueller@stonybrookmedicine.edu.

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Multidisciplinary Approaches to Obesity Care

Stony Brook University, School of Medicine Collaboration

Friday, April 30th, 2021

12:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. EST

Location: Virtual via Zoom

Description: 4 CEU Credits

Presenter information to be determined

Overweight and obesity affects up to 68% of individuals in the United States and is associated with a number of comorbid medical illnesses and substantial impairment in quality of life. For many years obesity was thought to be a result of poor dietary choices and low motivation for physical activity leading many providers to label obesity as a lifestyle concern rather than a health concern worth of attention. Although in more recent year’s scientific evidence has shown that obesity is a complex medical condition that involves multiple physiological systems and is influenced by a myriad of psychosocial factors, clinical training, guidelines and practice still do not consistently reflect this. As such, many providers lack knowledge of and training in evidence-based interventions for overweight and obesity. Additionally, studies indicate that many health care providers are perpetrators of weight related stigma. Weight related stigma can significantly and negatively impact individuals with obesity both psychologically and physically; thus, it is important that providers receive training in how to prevent weight bias and weight-based stigma. Furthermore, many providers often find it difficult to appropriately discuss weight and obesity with their patients. Therefore, this educational workshop aims to address gaps in knowledge and training regarding obesity interventions, the use of shared decision making aids and strategies to discuss treatments for overweight and obesity, and weight bias, by providing education regarding evidence based interventions for obesity, shared decision making in the context of overweight and obesity, and how to prevent and address weight based stigma and teach providers skills they can use to discuss obesity and weight management with their patients, and motivate their patients to engage in health behavior changes that can assist in addressing overweight and obesity.

At the end of the event, participants should be able to:

(1) Discuss evidence-based interventions that are available to patients with obesity

(2) Define shared decision-making models Utilize shared decision-making tools to discuss treatment options for patients with overweight or obesity.

(3) Provide appropriate referrals to clinicians and programs that can provide evidence-based interventions for obesity.

(4) Discuss weight-based stigma, the impact of weight bias and weight-based stigma.

(5) Describe ways to prevent weight bias and weight stigma in a health care setting.

(6) Implement strategies for talking to patients about obesity and interventions for obesity.

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2021 Research Day - Innovation and Advocacy during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Presented by the Stony Brook University School of Nursing and Hospital Division of Nursing

Friday, May 7th, 2021

9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. EST

This year's Nurse Research Day highlights the many ways nurses responded to the COVID-19 pandemic. Nurses were called to care for patients and families affected by COVID-19 that necessitated critical thinking, ingenuity, and sheer grit. Learn about how nurse innovators met the challenges presented head on and advocated for patients, families, and fellow nurses both in acute and community care settings.

Tentative Event Agenda:

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Barbara M. Brathwaite, DNP, MS, RN, CBN

Presentation Title: The First COVID - 19 Pandemic Wave: Impact on Nursing Students

*** More information on presenters and presentation topics to follow.

Cost: SBU Affiliated – Free to attend event

SBU Affiliated - $15 for Nursing Continuing Professional Development certificate

Non – SBU Affiliated - $15 to attend event

Non – SBU Affiliated - $30 for Nursing Continuing Professional Development certificate

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5th Annual Medical Ethics Symposium - Session 4 - Redeployment: Deconstructing and Reframing the Employee Experience

Stony Brook University Hospital Collaboration

Thursday, May 13th, 2021

12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. EST

Location: Virtual via Zoom

Description: 1.5 CEU Credits

Moderator: Stephen Post, PhD

Rapid Fire Sessions:

• “WMTY: What Matters to You? Staff Resiliency”

Carolyn O’Neill, BS, BBA, RN, RN-BC

Emily Emma, DNP, RN-BC ONC

Elizabeth Maran, MSN, RN, CMSRN

Allison Copenhaver, MSN, RN, NEA-BC

• “Expanding Clinical Swallowing Services to Complex Patients”

Craig Beale, MA, CCC-SLP

Kerri Elorriaga, MS CCC-SLP

“Redeployed Employee” Panel Discussion

· Debriefing Difficult Situations

· Honoring the Employee Experience

· Redeployment Stressors

· “Just in Time Training”

· Practicing in Crisis Mode

· Pandemic Compassion Fatigue

· Resources and Support

REGISTRATION INFORMATION:

MANDATORY REGISTRATION FOR THIS STONY BROOK MEDICINE SERIES: Registration for these FREE events - Seminar Registration Link

If you have any specific questions about the seminar series, please contact Jean.Mueller@stonybrookmedicine.edu.

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5th Annual Medical Ethics Symposium - Session 5 - Putting it all together

Stony Brook University Hospital Collaboration

Presenters: Martin Griffel, MD, Carolyn Santora, MS,RN, CPHQ/CNO/CRA, Phyllis Migdal, MD

Thursday, June 10th, 2021

12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. EST

Location: Virtual via Zoom

Description: 1.5 CEU Credits

Panel Discussion: Ethical Decision Making:

· Scarce Allocation of Resources:

· Position Statement & Policy Development

· Duty to Treat

· Lessons Learned

Rapid Fire Sessions:

• “High Intensity Care for Patients with Underlying Terminal Illness or At End of Life during a Pandemic: Ethical and Moral Considerations” - Grace LaTorre DO, MS, Alpa G. Desai, MD FCCP

“The Impact of COVID-19 on the Distress Levels of Patients Undergoing Lung Cancer Treatment and Surveillance” - Denise Albano, DNP, Melissa Feraca, FNP

REGISTRATION INFORMATION:

MANDATORY REGISTRATION FOR THIS STONY BROOK MEDICINE SERIES: Registration for these FREE events - Seminar Registration Link

If you have any specific questions about the seminar series, please contact Jean.Mueller@stonybrookmedicine.edu.

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