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Meetings are held every 3rd Thursday of the month 

Time: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM 
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM: 
Practice Issues Workgroups
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM:  
Population (Service Line) Workgroups

Chair: Matthew Rieck
Co-Chair: Maya Menachemov
Lead CNS Mentor: Mary Lawanson-Nichols
Executive Sponsor: Ida Anderson
Center Mentor: Pamela Miller

Key Documents
Nursing Dashboard
Nursing Data Access Form
Meeting Agenda Item Request Form






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ALL members: new!
   Absence Notification Form
Mentors only: new!
   
Guest Invitation Form: Practice Issues Workgroups
   Guest Invitation Form: Population Workgroups

UDs only: new!
   Change of Members Form


Mission/ Purpose

The purpose of the Evidence-Based Practice Council (EBPC) is to foster exemplary patient care through the development, review, approval, and dissemination of clinical nursing policies, guidelines, and practice alerts through the integration of current research and evidence-based practice.


Practice Issues Workgroups 

CAUTI
  • Tiffany Dogan, MPH, CIC
  • Maninder (Mandy) Jasdhaul, MSN, RN, ACNS-BC
  • Niesha Kinard, MSN, RN

CLABSI
  • Anjali Bisht, MPH, CIC
  • Sue Polka, MSN, RN, CNS, CCRN-K
  • Patricia (Patty) Sheehan, MN, CCRN-K, CNS
  • Grace Sund, MSN, RN, CPNP, CPHON, CNS

Falls/Mobility
  • Betty Lee, MN, RN, CNS, CMSRN
  • Sheila Richardson, MSN, RN
  • Eleanor Tomas, MSN-Ed, PMHN-BC
  • Tia Wheatley, DNP, RN, AOCNS 

HAPI/Skin
  • Gerry Fulgentes, MSN, RN, CWOCN, PCCN
  • Michelle Robison, MSN, RN, AGCNS-BC, CNOR
  • Thanuttha (Tak) Tiensawang, MSN, RN, CNS, GNP, CWON-AP

Hygiene
  • Stephanie Jackson, DNP, RN, AOCNS, BMTCN
  • Anila Ladak, DNP, RN, GNP-BC, CNS
  • Pamela Sennet, MSN, RN, CWOCN

Integrative Medicine/Comfort
  • TBA

Medication Safety
  • Rose Healy, MS, RN, CNS
  • Vera Lopez, MSN, RN, PCCN
  • Fotine (Tina) Mamais, MSN, RN, GCNS-BC, GNP
  • Katrine Murray, MSN, RN, CCRN, NE-BC

Nutrition
  • Erin Morse, RN
  • Julie Sasinski, MSN, RN, CNS, RNC-NIC, C-ELBW
  • Dana Wong, MSN, APRN, ACCNS-AG, CCRN, CNRN

Pain
  • Cathy Gabster, MSN, RN, CNS

Palliative
  • Jeanette (Jeannie) Meyer, MSN, RN, CCRN-K, CCNS, PCCN-K, ACHPN

Sepsis
  • Mary Lawanson-Nichols, MSN, RN, NP, CNS, CCRN 
  • Yuhan Kao, MSN, RN, CNS 
  • Rajkiran Kullar, MPH, CIC
  • R-J Soliven, MSN, RN, ACCNS-P, CCRN

Sleep
  • Theresa Kirkpatrick, MSN, RN, CCRN, CPNP, CNS

Staff Injury
  • Liza Laurent, SPHC
  • Larona Taylor, SPH

Workplace Violence
  • Lianna Ansryan, MSN, PHN, CNS, RN-GERO
  • Erika Lozano, MSN, RN-BC
  • Shoni Taylor, MSN, RN, PMHNPBC

Population Workgroups 

Behavioral Health
  • Lianna Ansryan, MSN, PHN, CNS, RN-GERO
  • Erika Lozano, MSN, RN-BC
  • Shoni Taylor, MSN, RN, PMHNPBC

Critical Care
  • Yuhan Kao, MSN, RN, CNS 
  • Mary Lawanson-Nichols, MSN, RN, NP, CNS, CCRN 
  • Ai Jin Lee, MSN, RN, AGCNS-BC, CCRN
  • Sue Polka, MSN, RN, CNS, CCRN-K
  • Patricia (Patty) Sheehan, MN, CCRN-K, CNS
  • Dana Wong, MSN, APRN, ACCNS-AG, CCRN, CNRN

Emergency Department
  • Kate Hurley, MSN, RN, TCRN, CEN, MICN
  • Lauren Jones, MSN, RN, CEN, CNL, PHN

Geriatrics
  • Lianna Ansryan, MSN, CNS, PHN, GERO-BC
  • Anila Ladak, DNP, RN, GNP-BC, CNS
  • Fotine (Tina) Mamais, MSN, RN, GCNS-BC, GNP

Medical-Surgical and Intermediate Care
  • Maninder (Mandy) Jasdhaul, MSN, RN, ACNS-BC
  • Betty Lee, MN, RN, CNS, CMSRN

Neonatal
  • Julie Sasinski, MSN, RN, CNS, RNC-NIC, C-ELBW
Oncology
  • Tia Wheatley, DNP, RN, AOCNS 

OR
  • Michelle Robison, MSN, RN, AGCNS-BC, CNOR

Pediatrics
  • Theresa Kirkpatrick, MSN, RN, CCRN, CPNP, CNS
  • R-J Soliven, MSN, RN, ACCNS-P, CCRN
  • Grace Sund, MSN, RN, CPNP, CPHON, CNS

Procedural/Recovery
  • Cathy Gabster, MSN, RN, CNS
  • Michelle Maines, MSN, MSG, RN, CNL

Women's Health
  • Renae Prchal, RN

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