ARCHIVES-2009 PROGRAM

27th Annual Convention
April 29 - May 2, 2009
Westin Tabor Place
Denver, Colorado
| Wednesday, April 29, 2009 | |
| 7:00am – 5:30pm | Registration |
| 8:00am - 5:00pm | WORKSHOP: Certification Preparation |
| 8:00am - 5:00pm | WORKSHOP: ABI Training Review Course ABI Train-the-Trainer Course |
| 5:30pm - 7:30pm | WELCOME RECEPTION - All registered attendees welcome |
| Thursday, April 30, 2009 | |
| 7:00am – 7:30am | Continental Breakfast - Visit Exhibits |
| 7:00am - 5:30pm | Registration |
| 7:30am – 8:15am | KEYNOTE SPEAKER Cameron Clapp Sponsored by Hanger Orthopedics |
| 8:15am – 9:45am | GENERAL SESSION I |
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8:15am - 9:00am |
Cardiovascular Disease in Women: Challenges in 2009 Judy Regensteiner, PhD Professor of Medicine University of Colorado Health Science Center Denver, CO |
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9:00am - 9:45am |
Applying Evidence Based Practice: The How "Twos" M. Eileen Walsh, PhD, APN, RN-BC Jobst Vascular Center, Toledo OH |
| 9:45am – 10:15am | Coffee Break / Visit Exhibits / View Posters |
| 10:15am - 11:45am | GENERAL SESSION II |
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10:15am - 11:00am |
Case Studies in Venous Thrombosis Patricia Lewis, MSN, FNP Fletcher Allen Health Care, Burlington VT |
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11:00am - 11:45am |
Call to Action to Prevent Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism, A Discussion of this Anouncement Cindi Christensen, MSN, CVN, ARNP Mobile Medical Professionals, Grimes IA |
| 11:45am - 1:00pm | Lunch Break (Attendees on own) |
| 1:00pm - 2:30pm | GENERAL SESSION III |
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1:00pm - 1:45pm |
Aggressive Lipid Management LDL Apharesis Donna Polk, MD University of Connecticut / Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT |
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1:45pm - 2:30pm |
Stem Cell Research and Angiogenesis Ani Pugel-Iskra, MSN, APRN GNP Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation, Chicago IL |
| 2:30pm - 3:00pm | Coffee Break/Visit Exhibits/Poster Viewing with Authors in Attendance |
| 3:00pm - 4:15pm | GENERAL SESSION IV |
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3:00pm - 3:45pm |
Clinical Trials in Vascular Medicine William Hiatt, MD University of Colorado, Denver, CO |
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3:45pm - 4:15pm |
Nursing in Today's Military Sharon Weinlein, RN The Vascular Group, Loudonville NY |
| 4:15pm - 5:00pm | CHAPTER ROUND TABLE SESSION |
| Friday, May 1, 2009 | |
| 7:00am - 8:30am | MEMBER BUSINESS MEETING |
| 8:45am - 10:15am | GENERAL SESSION V |
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8:45am - 9:30am |
Patterns of Pain Response Following Exercise Training for Claudication Diane Treat-Jacobson, PhD, RN University of Minnesota, Minneapolis MN |
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9:30am - 10:15am |
Comparison of ABI Measurements Using an Automatic Blood Pressure Device with the Manual Doppler Technique: A Pilot Study Kathleen Rich, PhD, RN, CCNS La Porte Regional Health System, La Porte IN |
| 10:15am - 10:45am | Coffee Break / Visit Exhibits / View Posters |
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10:45am - 11:45am
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GENERAL SESSION VI |
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10:45am - 11:15am
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Hastening Wound Healing: Evidence Based Strategies Virginia Capasso, PhD, ANP-BC Massachusette General Hospital, Harvard Medical School Boston, MA |
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11:15am - 11:45am
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Retrievable Inferior Vena Cava Filters: Indications for Use, Complications, and Tracking of Patients Diana Eastridge, MS, APRN, CNP Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation, Chicago IL |
| 11:45am - 1:00pm | President's Luncheon |
| 1:15pm – 2:00pm | CONCURRENT SESSION I |
| A. Which Stress Test Should My Patient Have And Why? Nora Welch, CVN, CMC, CERT Rochester General Hospital, Rochester NY |
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B. Wound Assessment, Treatment, Documentation Virginia Capasso, PhD, ANP-BC Massachusette General Hospital, Harvard Medical School Boston, MA |
| C. Innovation and Advancement in Endovascular Aneurysm Repair Requires an Integrated Team Approach: The Experience of St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto Ontario Elizabeth Pawlowski, RN, MHS, BScN, BSc St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto ON |
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| 2:00pm - 2:30pm | Coffee Break / Visit Exhibits / Poster Viewing with Authors in Attendance |
| 2:30pm - 3:15pm | CONCURRENT SESSION II |
| A. Doppler Assessment And ABI - An Acute Care Vascular Nurse Competency Bertha Hughes, RN RVT Adult NP St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto ON |
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| B. Heel Ye Heel Ye: A Nurse Practitioners Experience with a Heel Ulcer Education Initiative Cindy Dillard, ARNP, NP-BC Orlando Health, Orlando FL |
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| C. Creating a Vascular Center Of Excellence Deborah Amentano, RN, MS, CNS Carmela Hartline, RN, MS, Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus OH |
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| 3:30pm - 4:15pm | CLINICAL ISSUES FORUM Janice Nunnelee, PhD, RN Eileen Walsh, PhD, APN, RN-BC Victora Fahey, MSN, RN |
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4:15pm - 5:00pm
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Committee Meetings |
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6:30pm
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FUN NIGHT Dinner & Comedy Show at Lannies Clocktower Cabaret |
| Saturday, May 2, 2009 | |
| 6:00am - 7:00am | 5K FUN RUN |
| 7:30am – 9:00am | BREAKFAST SYMPOSIUM Topical Hemostatic Agents: What, When and How to Use |
| 9:15am – 10:00am | CONCURRENT SESSION III |
| A. One Face, Different Smiles Glenroy Roberts, BScN University Health Network, Scarborough ON, Canada |
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| B. Aortic Occlusive Disease: A Precursor to Total Aortic Occlusion Patty Bozeman, APRN, CVN University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington CT |
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| C. The Gender Factor in Aortic Aneurysms: Reviewing the Evidence Elizabeth Hatswell, RN-EC, NP-Adult Stephanie Godard, Alan Lossing MD, FRCSC, Marjorie Burnett BSc Hon St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto ON |
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| 10:15am -11:00am | CONCURRENT SESSION IV |
| A. My Chart: A Patient Education Initiative Andrea Meghie, RN, MSN; Kristen Imfeld; Reg. Dietitian; Pat Daniels, RN, BA Regional Cardiac Care Coordinator/Case Manager |
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| B. The Disabled Vascular Patient Jan Nunnelee, PhD, RN University of St. Louis, MO |
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| C. Essentials of Vascular Access Ellen Malone, CRNP Philadelphia VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA |
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| 11:00am - 11:15am | Coffee Break / Visit Exhibits |
| 11:15am - 12:00pm | VASCULAR POTPOURRI M. Eileen Walsh, PhD, APN, RN-BC Robyn Strauss, ACNS, BC, MSN Mary Sieggreen, MSN, APRN,BC,CVN |
| 12:00pm - 12:30pm | CLOSING SESSION |
| Privilege of Nursing Tami Lee, MSN, MBA, RN, NE-BC Lancaster Regional Medical Center, Lancaster, PA |
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| 12:30pm | Presenter Award Presentations |
| SCIENTIFIC POSTERS | |
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P1
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Glycemic Control in Vascular Surgery Patients L. Beth Sossoman, MSN, ACNP, CVN; Bailey Rourk, RN, BSN University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Presbyterian Hospital, Charlotte, NC |
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P2
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Vascular Patient Insulin Pilot Katie Schneider, AD RN; Lori Giles RN, and Heather Whitaker RN, BSN Athens Regional Medical Center, Athens GA |
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P3
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Diabetic Teaching Brenda Hensley, RN, AND; Sherry Gravely, RN, MSN Greenville Memorial Medical Center, Greenville SC |
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P4
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Outcomes of an Innovative Critical Limb Care Program Pamela Stinehart, MSN, RN Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus OH |
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P5
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Nurses' Vascular Assessment of the Post Surgical Infrainguinal Bypass Patient Comparing Ankle Brachial Index (ABI) to Pulse Palpation/Doppler Signal Carol Jo Morse, RN; Jill Knutson, RN The Vascular Center at Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME |
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P6
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Success with an Innovative Critical Limb Screening Program Holly Lawyer, RN, BSN; Elaine Losego, RN, BSN; Roxanne Finley, RN, BSN Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus OH |
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P7
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A Description of Outcomes Associated wtih Isometric Exercise and Low Level Treadmill Walking during Dobutamine Cardiolite Stress Tests Linda Adams, MSN, RN, CCRN; Becky Kessler, BSN, RN; Susan Butas, BSN, RN Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus OH |
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Ankle-Brachial Index Measurement: Vascular Cuff versus Standard Cuff/Sphygmomanometer Elmira Asongwed, MS, RN, CNE; Steven Chesbro, PT, DPT, EdD, GCS University of the District of Columbia, Washington DC |
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P9
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Accurate Blood Pressure Measurement Technique Monica Kincade, RN, CVN Peripheral Vascular Associates, San Antonio TX |
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P10 |
Now That I Am An ABI Trainer-Who Do I Train? Jo-Anna McGrath, RN, BSN Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation, Chicago IL |
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P11 |
Early Detection of Vascular Disease in an Indigent Clinic Linda Andrews, RN, BEd, CRC Jobst Vascular Center, Toledo OH |
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P12 |
Behavioral Changes of Patients After Participation in a Free Vascular Screening Susan Shuman, BSN, RN Jobst Vascular Center, Toledo OH |
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P13 |
Withdrawn |
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P14 |
Evolving Roles of the Registered Nurse in Outcomes Measurement Alyson Flood, RN Presbyterian Hospital, Charlotte NC |
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P15 |
Under Pressure: Abdominal Compartment Syndrome Pamela Johnson, RN; Jennifer Speakman, RN, CPAN Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, Roanoke VA |
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P16 |
Advanced Practice Nursing Role in Tertiary Vascular Care Julie Ross, MSN, CCNS; Lora Nizinski, MSN, CRNP; Scott Oldfield, CRNP, DrNP(c) Geisinger Medical Center, Danville PA |
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P17 |
Withdrew |
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P18 |
3pm Huddle Meeting Mini Iype, RN, BSN; Mini Easo, RN, BSN; Francis Utley, RN Baylor Heart And Vascular Hospital, Dallas TX |
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P19 |
Post-op Vascular Assessment Patty Flanagan, RN Albany Medical Center, Broadalbin NY |
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P20 |
Technology vs. Nursing: Current Practices in Caring for Beeping-bedside Technology Macnolia McKinney, RN, BSN Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis MO |
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P21 |
Vascular Nurses Aren't Heartless Anymore: The Building of Collaborative Specialties Christine Setzer, RN, BSN Orlando Health, Orlando FL |
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P22 |
Vesicant IV Therapies And Peripheral IV Integrity Beth Walker, RN, BSN; Robin Kirschner, RN, EdD, CRN, CPAN Banner Desert Medical Center, Mesa AZ |
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P23 |
Graduate Nurses: Learning How to Feel the Thrill Diane Punnara, RN, PCCN; Maureen Barta RN, BSN, CCRN Orlando Regional Medical Center, Orlando FL |
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P24 |
Use of Lymphatic Massage and Bandaging Benefits Patients with PVD Debra Kozeny, APRN, MSN, FNP University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha NE |
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P25 |
Staff Huddle: A Fun Method To Increase Communication Jennifer Wedner, RN, BSN Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Saint Louis MO |














