Podium Presentations - 19th Annual UCLA Nursing Science and Innovation Conference

A podium presentation session will be held in the morning (9:10-11:10 am) and in the afternoon (1:10-2:10 pm).

A total of four breakout rooms are available (North Ridge, West Coast, South Bay, and Grand Horizon), and each session will consist of three speakers presenting for fifteen minutes followed by five minutes of Q & A.

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Morning Session (10:10 AM -11:10 AM)

Time	Abstract & Presenter	Room
10:10- 10:30 am	The Characteristics and Clinical Outcomes of Patients Acquiring Infections During Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Run Session Theme: Acute and Chronic Conditions Weiting Chen, BSN, RN, CCRN, CSC Valentina Obreja, DNP, AG/AC NP-BC, CCRN, CSC, CMC, PHN, EBP-C Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center	North Ridge
	Implementing a Nursing-Led Community Health Program for People Experiencing Homelessness Session Theme: Improving Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Value Across the Continuum Brian Zunner-Keating, MS, RN Kendal Wilkie, BS, RN UCLA Health	West Coast
	Positive and Negative Selection of Anti-HIV-1 Gene-Modified Human Hematopoietic Stem/Progenitor Cells (HSPC) to Improve Engraftment and Efficient HIV-1 Inhibition with a Safety Kill Switch in Humanized BLT Mice Session Theme: HIV Qi Guo, PhD Wannisa Khamaikawin, PhD UCLA School of Nursing	South Bay
	Don’t Make a Mistake, Prepare for an Earthquake! Session Theme: Promoting Effective Collaboration, Leadership, Communication and Education: Implications for Patient Outcomes and Clinician Practice Ivanne Monsod, BSN, RN CNII Earl Mikhail Uychocde, BSN, RN, CNOR UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica	Grand Horizon

Time	Abstract & Presenter	Room
10:30- 10:50 am	Prehospital Delay, Symptoms, and Healthcare Utilization for Acute Coronary Syndrome: Changing Policy to Advance Health Equity Session Theme: Acute and Chronic Conditions Holli A. DeVon, PhD, RN, FAAN, FAHA Sahereh Mirzaei, PhD, RN UCLA School of Nursing	North Ridge
	Preventing Recurrent NASH (non-alcoholic steatohepatitis) Post Liver Transplant - a QI Project to Address Gaps in Care Session Theme: Improving Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Value Across the Continuum Katherine Meneses, DNP, FNP-BC, CCTC Susan Kang, MSN, ANP-BC, CCTC UCLA Medical Center Ronald Reagan	West Coast
	Mental Health in Burmese Refugees during the Current Myanmar Civil War Session Theme: HIV David Tanoko, BSN Sarah Oung, BSN UCLA School of Nursing	South Bay
	Reducing Overcrowding during an Emergency to Improve Team Communication and Role Identification: A Quality Improvement Crowd Control Initiative Session Theme: Promoting Effective Collaboration, Leadership, Communication and Education: Implications for Patient Outcomes and Clinician Practice Alexis Fitten, BSN, RN, CCRN Chia-Yen (Cathy) Li, EdD, MSN, RN, PHCNS-BC, CHSE, NPD-BC UCLA Medical Center Ronald Reagan	Grand Horizon

Time	Abstract & Presenter	Room
10:50- 11:10 am	From Referral to the Evaluation: A Narrative Study on Factors Associated with Patients Lost to Follow-up in Kidney Transplant Session Theme: Acute and Chronic Conditions Jill Scherrey, MSN, RN UCLA School of Nursing	North Ridge
	Sustained Reduction in Central Line Infections through Nurse-Driven Initiatives in an Acute Care Surgical Transplant Unit Session Theme: Improving Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Value Across the Continuum Kristen J. Chin, BSN, RN, CCTN UCLA Medical Center Ronald Reagan	West Coast
	Investigating Betel Nut Use among People Living with HIV in Myanmar: The Role of HIV Stigma, Physiological Arousal, and Mental Health Factors Session Theme: HIV BoRam Kim, MSN, RN Wei-Ti Chen, PhD, RN, CNM, FAAN UCLA School of Nursing	South Bay
	Successful Inter-Professional Team (IPT) Collaboration in the Care of Peripartum Women with COVID-19 on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Session Theme: Promoting Effective Collaboration, Leadership, Communication and Education: Implications for Patient Outcomes and Clinician Practice Weiting Chen, BSN, RN, CCRN, CSC Valentina Obreja, DNP, AG/AC NP-BC, CCRN, CSC, CMC, PHN, EBP-C UCLA Medical Center Ronald Reagan	Grand Horizon

Afternoon Session (1:10 PM - 2:10 PM)

Time	Abstract & Presenter	Room
1:10- 1:30 pm	Work Environment and Wellbeing Among Prison Nurses in California: An Investigation During the COVID-19 Pandemic Session Theme: Promoting Effective Collaboration, Leadership, Communication and Education: Implications for Patient Outcomes and Clinician Practice Megan Guardiano, BS, RN, PHN Paul Boy, MSN, APRN-BC, RN, PCCN, PHN UCLA School of Nursing	North Ridge
	Decreasing Intraoperative Skin Damage in Prone Position Surgeries Session Theme: Pressure Injury/Patient Positioning Barbara Bates-Jensen, PhD, RN, FAAN Heather McCreath, PhD UCLA School of Nursing	West Coast
	Compromised Cerebral Artery Integrity is Associated with Brain Tissue Injury and Cognition Deficits in Adolescents with Complex Congenital Heart Disease Session Theme: Brain Research Nancy Pike, PhD, CPNP-AC/PC Bhaswati Roy, PhD UCLA School of Nursing/UCLA School of Medicine	South Bay
	Nurse-led implementation of a Medical Chaperone Program across a Large Academic Medical System Session Theme: Improving Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Value Across the Continuum Quanna Batiste-Brown, DNP, RN Katie Siedel, MPH, MSW UCLA Health	Grand Horizon

Time	Abstract & Presenter	Room
1:30- 1:50 pm	Impact of a Virtual Reality Simulation Modality Compared to Traditional Education on Nurse Knowledge, Nurse Behavior, and C’Difficile Rates: A Randomized Control Trial Session Theme: Promoting Effective Collaboration, Leadership, Communication and Education: Implications for Patient Outcomes and Clinician Practice Jessica M. Phillips, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, PhD© Chia-Yen (Cathy) Li, EdD, MSN, RN, PHCNS-BC, CHSE, NPD-BC UCLA Health	North Ridge
	Process and Outcomes of Prone Position Therapy (PPT) for Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Patients with COVID-19 Session Theme: Pressure Injury/Patient Positioning Weiting Chen, BSN, RN, CCRN, CSC Valentina Obreja, DNP, AG/AC NP-BC, CCRN, CSC, CMC, PHN, EBP-C UCLA Medical Center Ronald Reagan	West Coast
	Cerebral Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) Monitoring during Valsalva Maneuver in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Session Theme: Brain Research Lauren Furtick, MSN, RN UCLA School of Nursing	South Bay
	The Department of Medicine (DOM) Peer Review Program Session Theme: Improving Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Value Across the Continuum Frances T. Schiff, BSN, RN, CPHQ Anna Dermenchyan, PhD, RN, CCRN-K, CPHQ Department of Medicine, DGSOM	Grand Horizon

Time	Abstract & Presenter	Room
1:50- 2:10 pm	Nursing Research Leadership during Covid-19 at a Community Hospital Session Theme: Promoting Effective Collaboration, Leadership, Communication and Education: Implications for Patient Outcomes and Clinician Practice Lisa Diaz, RN, MSN, CDCES UCLA School of Nursing/PVHMC	North Ridge
	Silicone Contact Layer (SCL) Preventative Dressing to Decrease Medical Device-Related Pressure Injuries on the Ears From Oxygen Devices (MDRPI-OE-OD) Session Theme: Pressure Injury/Patient Positioning Geronimo Fulgentes, MSN, RN, CWOCN, PCCN Veronica Mercado, BSN, RN, CWON UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica	West Coast
	No Presentation	South Bay
	Discharge Patients When They Are Ready, No Need to Wait for Approval Session Theme: Improving Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Value Across the Continuum Melissa Reider-Demer, DNP, MN, CNP UCLA Health	Grand Horizon

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Last Updated 5/25/2023