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2008 Symptoms Center Research Symposium

A symposium for nurse clinicians, faculty in nursing, faculty in other health sciences, faculty mentors, doctoral students, post-doctoral trainees, and researches (current and future) to explore research related to symptoms, symptom interactions and outcomes.

8:00 – 9:00 AM
Plaza Level

Registration

8:00 – 9:00 AM
Second Floor Pavilion Lobby
Continental breakfast
Poster set-up
9:00 – 9:05 AM
Room 201

Greetings and Welcome
Marla E. Salmon, ScD, RN, FAAN, Dean and Professor

  Welcome and Introduction of Keynote Speaker
Sandra B. Dunbar,DSN, RN, FAAN
9:05 – 10:00 AM
Room 201

Keynote address

Measuring Symptoms across the Trajectory of Chronic Illness
Nancy Redeker, PhD, RN
Yale University School of Nursing

10:00 – 10:30 AM
Second Floor Pavilion Lobby

Poster Viewing and Refreshments

10:30 AM – 11:45 PM
Room 201

Podium Presentations – Research
Moderator, Ora Strickland, PhD, DSc (Hon.), RN, FAAN

Jo Ann Dalton, EdD, RN, FAAN
Predicting Cancer- Related Pain Onset and Intensity"

Marcia McDonnell Holstad, DSN, FNP-BC
Motivating HIV+ Women for ART Adherence: The KHARMA Project

Jinying Zhao, MD, PhD
Tryptophan Hydroxylase Genotype, Early Life Stress and
Depressive Symptoms

11:45 AM – 12:30 PM
Room 201

Podium Presentations – Clinical/Evidence Based Practice
Moderator, Sharlene Toney, PhD, RN

Carolyn Holder, MN, RN, CCRN, APRN-BC, Dwight Bodden, RN, ADN, Kezia Mobley, RN, BSN
Preventing Ventilator Associated Pneumonia: Success with The Ventilator Bundle

Beth Parsons, MSN, RN, CNOR and Monica Maher, RN, CIC
Reduction of Deep Sternal Surgical Site Infection Rates

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
Second Floor Pavilion Lobby

Poster Viewing and Lunch

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Room 201

Panel: Novel Approaches to the Study of Symptoms and Symptom Interactions

Moderator, Sandi Dunbar, DSN, RN, FAAN

Kathy Parker, PhD, RN, CS, ANP
Polysomnographic sleep variables moderate relationships among symptoms with advanced cancer

Cathy Vena, PhD, RN
Sleep quality moderates the effect of pain and depressive symptoms on physical function in cancer patients

Christina Quinn, PhD, RN
Family dyadic symptom assessment congruence in heart failure and partner support style

Melinda Higgins, PhD
Visualizations and multivariate statistical methods to model relationships across symptom clusters and polysomnographic realms

3:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Room 201

Wrap-up and Closing Comments
Ken Hepburn, PhD
NHWSON Associate Dean for Research

Announcement of Door Prizes
Evaluation completion


 


 

 

For registration, call for abstracts, or more information
contact Jean Harrell, 404.712.2857

 

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