Pre-Conference COHN/COHN-S Review Course (Crockett C/D)

Pre-Conference COHN/COHN-S Review Course (Crockett C/D)

Registration Open (Lone Star Prefunction A)

Registration Open (Lone Star Prefunction A)

Exhibitor Move In and Poster Set Up (Texas Ballroom)

Practice Exchanges

• Corporate/Consulting/Global (Lone Star AB)
• Educator/Research (Bowie C)
• Clinical NP/RN (Seguin AB)
• Governmental/Military (Presidio C)
• Hospital/Healthcare (Presidio A)
• Safety and Environmental (Presidio B)
• Health Promotion/Well-Being (Crockett C/D
• Case Management (Bowie AB)
• Clinical LPN/LVN (Seguin AB)

Conference Kick-Off and AAOHN Awards Presentation (Lone Star DEF)

Opening Keynote 

• Accelerating Excellence: How to Drive What’s Inside You Towards Success; Nisan Trotter (Lone Star DEF)   

Lunch on Your Own

Concurrent Session 1

• Vaccine Hesitant vs. Vaccine Accepting vs. Anti-Vaccine.  What are the Differences?; Chad Rittle, DNP, MPH, RN, FAAOHN (Lone Star A/B)
• HELP!...Oh wait, I /AM the Help!!; Diane Olejar, MSN, ANP-BC, CNS, DOT CME and Margaret Finucane, RN, COHN-S/CM (Lone Star DEF)
• Health Literacy in Occupational Health to Improve Chronic Disease Self Care Management; Kathleen Golden, DNP, ANP, COHN-S, FAAOHN, FAANP (Lone Star C)

Concurrent Session 2

• Managing Worker Expectations of the Return-to-Work Timeline; Leslie Cadet, MD, MPH (Lone Star DEF)
• Confronting Suicide in the Workplace – Saving Nurse Lives; Peggy A Berry, PhD, RN, COHN-S, CLE, FAAOHN (Lone Star C)
• Nursing in the Fluid State of Occupational Drug Testing; Rob Guillory, MSN, RN (Lone Star A/B)

Welcome Reception in the Exhibit Hall, sponsored by DISA Global Solutions (Texas Ballroom)

First Time Attendee/New Member Networking Activity (Texas Ballroom)

ABOHN Reception (Presidio ABC)

Registration Open (Lone Star Prefunction A)

Wellness Activity: Self-Guided Riverwalk Morning Walk

Concurrent Session 3

• Evaluating Beryllium Exposure: Medical and Clinical Surveillance;  Lisa Barker, PMP, MPH (Lone Star A/B)
• Performing a Job Hazard Analysis; Mary Gene Ryan, MPH, BSN, COHN-S, CSP, FAAOHN (Lone Star C)
• Challenges to Occupational Health Safety Culture and Workers Compensation; William Thomack, BSN, RN, COHN-S (Lone Star DEF)

Concurrent Session 4

• Mental Toughness: Maybe You’re Born with It?; Stephanie T Weinsier, DNP, ANP-BC, COHN-S, FAAOHN (Lone Star DEF)
• MSK Assessments for NPs in Clinical Care: Common Work Related Orthopaedic Injuries; Stephanie Hammond, DNP, ANP-BC, COHN-S and Andrea Boohaker, DNP, ACNP-BC, RNFA (Lone Star AB)
• Revisiting Workplace Bullying: Interventions and Actions; Peggy A Berry, PhD, RN, COHN-S, CLE, FAAOHN (Lone Star C)

Exhibit Hall Open (Texas Ballroom)

• 11:00 am - 11:30 am Chapter Leader Networking
• 11:30 am - 12:00 pm Committee Gathering

Concurrent Session 5

• A SAFER Tomorrow: Navigating the "New Normal" and the Future of Work; Stephanie Roberts, CHES and Caitlin Lang, MA (Lone Star DEF)
• Road Ready:  Updates to DOT Medical Examination Fitness for Duty Guidance; Karen Heaton, PhD, FNP-BC, COHN-S, FAAN, FAAOHN and Nancy Aliza Claus, DNP CRNP NP-C CNE (Lone Star C)
• Certification: Transforming the Future of Occupational Health Nursing; Betty Sanisidro, DNP, MSN, COHN-S, APHN-BC (Lone Star A/B)

AAOHN Foundation General Session: Power Down to Power Up; Seema Khosla, MD, FCCP, FAASM (Lone Star DEF)

AAOHN Foundation Event (The Alamo)

Registration Open (Lone Star Prefunction A)

Wellness Activity: Yoga (Crockett C/D)

Catherine Dempsey Lecture: Human-Centered Leadership in Healthcare: An Idea that’s Time has Come!;  Lucy LeClerc, PhD, RN, NPD-BC and Susan Campis, MSN, RN, NE-BC (Lone Star DEF)

Concurrent Session 6

• Oswestry Disability Index as an Assessment Tool for Lower Back Pain; Sharon M Quigley, APRN, FNP-BC (Lone Star C)
• Communications Skills for the Modern Workplace; Lisa Kresl, BS and Stephanie T Weinsier, DNP, ANP-BC, COHN-S, FAAOHN (Lone Star DEF)
• How’s Everyone Doing?... Measuring and Addressing Burnout and Stress in the Workplace; Kellee Grimes, RN, BSN, ADAC, MBA and Amanda O'Connell, RN, BSN- Certified ADA Coordinator (Lone Star A/B)

Concurrent Session 7

• Solutions for Preventing Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders in the Healthcare Industry; Paige DeBaylo, PhD and Ram Maikala, PhD (Lone Star DEF)
• Airborne Hazards, Open Burn Pits, and the Service Member; Jennylynn Balmer, MPA, BSN, RN, CSP, COHN-S, FAAOHN (Lone Star A/B)
• The Importance of Patient Education Throughout the Nursing Spectrum; Crystaline Hutton, DNP, RN (Lone Star C)

Lunch served in the Exhibit Hall and Exhibit Hall activities (Texas Ballroom)

Conference Closing Ceremony and AAOHN Foundation Scholarships Presentation (Lone Star DEF)

Closing Keynote: Winning When Life Doesn’t Go According to Plan; Courtney Clark, MA (Lone Star DEF)