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Network Night - Sunday May 04, 2008 05:00 PM - 06:30 PM
Co-sponsored by Baxter Healthcare Corporation and Critical Care Nurse 		SPEV12OTHER
Heart Sounds: Pediatric Auscultation - Wednesday May 07, 2008 12:00 PM - 01:15 PM
Limited to 125 participants
Sponsored by 3M Healthcare 		CON594Pediatric
Implications and Applications of Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation - Monday May 05, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM CON163Adult Critical Care
The Tank is Half Full: Anemia's Impact on Disease Processes - Monday May 05, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM CON505Adult Critical Care
Paws Forward: Utilizing and Researching Animal Assisted Therapy - Monday May 05, 2008 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM CON178Adult Critical Care
Top Ten New Drugs to Know for 2008 - Wednesday May 07, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM CON125Advanced Practice Institute
Non-invasive Ventilation: Priorities for Effective Care - Tuesday May 06, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM CON254Adult Critical Care
Places in the Heart: Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters - Saturday May 03, 2008 09:00 AM - 04:30 PM
PC805
Sponsored by Bard Access Systems 		PC805Adult Critical Care
Pediatric/Neonatal CCRN Review Course Part II - Sunday May 04, 2008 09:00 AM - 04:30 PM
PC838 		PC838Pediatric
The Worst, Last Bellyache: Abdominal Compartment Syndrome - Monday May 05, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM CON117Adult Critical Care
Speeders, Slowers, Squeezers, Unloaders, Pee-makers and Clot Busters - Tuesday May 06, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM CON270Adult Critical Care
Priorities Reclaimed: Assessment and Management of Skin Failure - Tuesday May 06, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM CON217Adult Critical Care
Vasoactive Drips: Titration or Frustration? - Tuesday May 06, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM CON265Adult Critical Care
Looking in 3-D: Dementia, Delirium, and Depression - Monday May 05, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM CON172Adult Critical Care
Advances in Sepsis Recognition and Treatment - Tuesday May 06, 2008 02:15 PM - 05:15 PM
Sponsored by Eli Lilly and Company 		MS266Advanced Practice Institute
When Pediatric Vital Signs are Unreliable, Rely on ScvO2 - Monday May 05, 2008 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM CON522Pediatric
Continuous ST-Segment Monitoring Saves Lives - Tuesday May 06, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM CON121Adult Critical Care
AACN/ACCP/SCCM/ATS Joint President's Session - Tuesday May 06, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM CON558OTHER
When Things go Wrong: Conducting a Root Cause Analysis - Tuesday May 06, 2008 12:00 PM - 01:15 PM CON458Research
Navigating Nutrition: Understanding Nutritional Support in ICU - Monday May 05, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM CON156Adult Critical Care
But This Is Progressive Care! Managing Lines & Vents Outside ICU - Thursday May 08, 2008 11:00 AM - 02:00 PM MS360Progressive Care
Looking for Changes, Listening for Signs: Cardiac Tamponade - Tuesday May 06, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM CON240Adult Critical Care
Changing Lanes in Pediatric Pain - Monday May 05, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM CON520Pediatric
NICOs and MICOs and Swans, Oh My: Navigating Hemodynamic Monitors - Wednesday May 07, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM CON557Adult Critical Care
NICOs and MICOs and Swans, Oh My: Navigating Hemodynamic Monitors - Wednesday May 07, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM CON556Adult Critical Care
What's In a Name? Complex Cases in Diagnostic Reasoning - Sunday May 04, 2008 01:30 PM - 04:30 PM
PC828 		PC828Advanced Practice Institute
Connecting the Dots: The Map Between Lung Mechanics and Tissue Oxygenation - Tuesday May 06, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM CON431Adult Critical Care
Sleep Smart: Understanding Why Patients Don't Sleep - Monday May 05, 2008 12:30 PM - 01:45 PM CON507Adult Critical Care
Safe Practice, Safe Patients, Safe Systems: A Non-Punitive Model - Wednesday May 07, 2008 12:00 PM - 01:15 PM CON329Adult Critical Care
Women Are Different: Coronary Disease and Heart Failure - Tuesday May 06, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM CON318Adult Critical Care
Atrial Fibrillation: Cure vs. Control - Monday May 05, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM CON132Adult Critical Care
Saving Face: Do You Want To Look More Vibrant? - Tuesday May 06, 2008 12:00 PM - 01:15 PM CON230OTHER
Name That Shock: Pediatric Case Studies - Monday May 05, 2008 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM CON528Pediatric
Progressive Upright Mobility (PUM) in the ICU - Tuesday May 06, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM
Sponsored by Hill-Rom 		CON296Adult Critical Care
Traumatic Brain Injury: Caring for our Wounded Warriors - Tuesday May 06, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM CON494Adult Critical Care
General Session - Keynote Speaker Keith Harrell - Wednesday May 07, 2008 09:00 AM - 10:15 AM SPED305OTHER
How to Submit an AACN Abstract - Wednesday May 07, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM CON317OTHER
Out of Bounds: Crossing the Lines of Professional Boundaries - Monday May 05, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM CON130Leadership Development
ECMO Experience from Infant to Adult: A Nursing Perspective - Thursday May 08, 2008 11:00 AM - 02:00 PM MS432Adult Critical Care
Heart Sounds: Adult Cardiac Abnormalities - Wednesday May 07, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM
Limited to 125 participants
Sponsored by 3M Healthcare 		CON592Adult Critical Care
Defining Success in the APN Role: An Administrative Perspective - Tuesday May 06, 2008 12:00 PM - 01:15 PM CON260Adult Critical Care
Five Important Critical Care Nursing Research Studies you Should Know About - Monday May 05, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM CON247Research
Connecting the Dots: The Map Between Lung Mechanics and Tissue Oxygenation - Tuesday May 06, 2008 12:00 PM - 01:15 PM CON271Adult Critical Care
First Timer's Orientation to NTI - Sunday May 04, 2008 04:00 PM - 04:45 PM
Sponsored by Marsh Consumer Association Business 		SPEV11OTHER
ECGs as Easy as ABC - Saturday May 03, 2008 01:30 PM - 04:30 PM
PC819 		PC819Adult Critical Care
What's New with Pediatric Asthma - Monday May 05, 2008 12:30 PM - 01:45 PM CON514Pediatric
Heart Sounds: Pediatric Auscultation from Infancy to Adolescence - Sunday May 04, 2008 01:30 PM - 04:30 PM
PC851
Limited to 125 participants
Sponsored by 3M Healthcare 		PC851Pediatric
Endothelium and Microcirculation, What's the Connection - Monday May 05, 2008 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM CON143Adult Critical Care
Improving Pain Management Practices for ICU Elderly - Thursday May 08, 2008 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM CON256Adult Critical Care
I Can't Believe It's Not Real: Using Human Patient Simulation - Monday May 05, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM CON167Emergency Department
Minimize the Devastation of Brain Injury: Applying the Evidence to Practice - Tuesday May 06, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM CON299Adult Critical Care
Developing a Transition Program for New Nurses in Critical Care - Monday May 05, 2008 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM CON187Emergency Department
Interpretation of Pediatric Radiographs: The Basics - Saturday May 03, 2008 01:30 PM - 04:30 PM
PC806 		PC806Pediatric
Controversies in Trauma Resuscitation: Do We Need All That Fluid? - Monday May 05, 2008 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM CON110Adult Critical Care
E-ICU: Space Age Technology Improving Today's Bedside Care - Monday May 05, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM CON112Adult Critical Care
The Worst, Last Bellyache: Abdominal Compartment Syndrome - Monday May 05, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM CON118Adult Critical Care
Alphabet Soup: DI, SIADH, and Cerebral Salt Wasting - Thursday May 08, 2008 07:30 AM - 08:45 AM CON320Adult Critical Care
Respiratory Waveforms: How to Use Bedside Graphics - Tuesday May 06, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM CON362Adult Critical Care
Severe Acute Pancreatitis (SAP): Managing a Sticky Situation! - Wednesday May 07, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM CON580Advanced Practice Institute
Is Chlorhexidine (CHG) the Key in Infection Prevention? - Monday May 05, 2008 12:30 PM - 01:45 PM
Sponsored by Sage Products 		CON540Adult Critical Care
PowerPoint Pearls: Putting "Pizzazz" into your Presentation - Wednesday May 07, 2008 12:00 PM - 01:15 PM CON381Adult Critical Care
Heart Sounds: The Basics - Monday May 05, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM
Limited to 125 participants
Sponsored by 3M Healthcare 		CON548Progressive Care
Measuring the Outcomes of APN Practice: Strategies for Success - Wednesday May 07, 2008 12:00 PM - 01:15 PM CON439Advanced Practice Institute
Research Oral Presentations - Monday May 05, 2008 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM CON196Research
Research Oral Presentations - Wednesday May 07, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM CON566Research
Foundational Thinking Skills: Not for Dummies! - Saturday May 03, 2008 01:30 PM - 04:30 PM
PC810 		PC810Leadership Development
Building Healthy Relationships for Healthier Work Environments - Saturday May 03, 2008 09:00 AM - 12:00 PM
PC834 		PC834Leadership Development
Reducing CV Risk with CAM and Lifestyle Modifications - Monday May 05, 2008 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM CON308Adult Critical Care
Collaborating with Families: Transforming a Culture - Thursday May 08, 2008 12:45 PM - 02:00 PM CON459Adult Critical Care
Giving Bad News: A Patient and Family Centered Care Approach - Tuesday May 06, 2008 12:00 PM - 01:15 PM CON231Ethics
ABCs of ACS - Tuesday May 06, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM CON316Adult Critical Care
Navigating Nutrition: Understanding Nutritional Support in ICU - Monday May 05, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM CON157Adult Critical Care
Clinical Insights From Unusual Cardiovascular Case Studies - Monday May 05, 2008 12:30 PM - 01:45 PM CON146Adult Critical Care
ABG's: There's No Place Like Homeostasis! - Tuesday May 06, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM CON252Adult Critical Care
Making the ECG Work for You: Mastering the 12 Lead ECG - Sunday May 04, 2008 09:00 AM - 04:30 PM
PC847 		PC847Adult Critical Care
Pulmonary Hypertension: Patient Care Pearls - Thursday May 08, 2008 12:45 PM - 02:00 PM CON417Adult Critical Care
Creating HWE: Meaningful Recognition to Improve Staff Satisfaction and Performance - Monday May 05, 2008 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM CON135Leadership Development
Nurse Entrepreneur: Could it be You? - Wednesday May 07, 2008 12:00 PM - 01:15 PM CON186OTHER
Virtual Simulation Lab Tool Kit: Funding and Facility Plan - Sunday May 04, 2008 09:00 AM - 04:30 PM
PC844
Sponsored by Laerdal Medical Corporation 		PC844OTHER
Join the Club! Strategies for Successful Journal Club Development - Tuesday May 06, 2008 12:00 PM - 01:15 PM CON225Leadership Development
Nutrition in Critically Ill Adults: Guidelines and Controversies - Thursday May 08, 2008 12:45 PM - 02:00 PM CON365Adult Critical Care
Pulmonary Hypertension: Beyond the Swan Ganz Catheter - Wednesday May 07, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM CON310Advanced Practice Institute
Titrating Vasoactive Medications in Adults - Thursday May 08, 2008 07:30 AM - 08:45 AM CON462Adult Critical Care
Adult CCRN Review - Part I - Saturday May 03, 2008 09:00 AM - 04:30 PM
PC801 		PC801Adult Critical Care
PTSD Following the ICU Experience - Monday May 05, 2008 12:30 PM - 01:45 PM CON508Adult Critical Care
Evidence-Based Practice: Choose It Then Diffuse It - Wednesday May 07, 2008 12:00 PM - 01:15 PM CON377Adult Critical Care
Developing Guidelines for Family Support During Resuscitation - Wednesday May 07, 2008 12:00 PM - 01:15 PM CON392Leadership Development
Pancreatitis: Autodigestion Gone Bad! - Thursday May 08, 2008 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM CON444Adult Critical Care
Triple Threat of Hepatic Failure: Renal, Pulmonary, Adrenal - Wednesday May 07, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM CON278Advanced Practice Institute
Care of High-Priced Real Estate: Updates in Neurocritical Care - Monday May 05, 2008 12:30 PM - 01:45 PM CON153Adult Critical Care
Doctor of Nursing Practice: Translating Evidence from the Bench - Tuesday May 06, 2008 12:00 PM - 01:15 PM CON227Leadership Development
The 3-Legged Stool: Research, EBP and Performance Improvement - Tuesday May 06, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM CON222Research
Families as Integral Members of the Team: Reclaiming our Priority - Sunday May 04, 2008 09:00 AM - 12:00 PM
PC827 		PC827Leadership Development
ABCs and Ds of the CBC: Indices, Differentials and Diagnoses - Saturday May 03, 2008 09:00 AM - 12:00 PM
PC837 		PC837Adult Critical Care
Hepatic Failure, Comorbidity and Neurologic Complications - Monday May 05, 2008 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM CON464Adult Critical Care
State of the Science: Securement of Oral Endotracheal Tubes - Tuesday May 06, 2008 07:00 AM - 08:30 AM
SRT902
Sponsored by Hollister, Incorporated 		SRT902Adult Critical Care
Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence Panel Discussion - Wednesday May 07, 2008 12:00 PM - 01:15 PM CON525OTHER
Healthy Work Environment Return on Investment - Thursday May 08, 2008 07:30 AM - 08:45 AM CON496Leadership Development
Nosocomial Infections and Managing Resistant Organisms - Monday May 05, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM CON166Advanced Practice Institute
Research Oral Presentations - Tuesday May 06, 2008 12:00 PM - 01:15 PM CON519Research
Joint Theater Trauma System: Saving Lives on the Battlefield - Wednesday May 07, 2008 07:00 AM - 08:30 AM
SRW924
Sponsored by U.S. Army Nurse Corps 		SRW924Adult Critical Care
Simulation Lab: Early Goal-Directed Therapy for Septic Shock - Monday May 05, 2008 10:45 AM - 05:00 PM
Each session is limited to 6 participants. Sign up at the Simulation Lab starting Sunday afternoon on a first come first serve basis 		SIM999Adult Critical Care
Pulmonary Hypertension: Beyond the Swan Ganz Catheter - Wednesday May 07, 2008 12:00 PM - 01:15 PM CON283Adult Critical Care
Heart Sounds: Murmurs, Clicks and Rubs - Tuesday May 06, 2008 12:00 PM - 01:15 PM
Limited to 125 participants
Sponsored by 3M Healthcare 		CON559Adult Critical Care
Community Acquired Pneumonia: Moving Toward Perfect Care - Thursday May 08, 2008 12:45 PM - 02:00 PM CON443Adult Critical Care
Evidence Based Habits: AKA Killing the Sacred Cows - Thursday May 08, 2008 07:30 AM - 08:45 AM CON446Advanced Practice Institute
Making the Abstract Concrete: Writing the Perfect Abstract - Tuesday May 06, 2008 12:00 PM - 01:15 PM CON233Publishing
Moxi, Doxy and Floxi: Case Studies in Empiric Antibiotic Therapy - Thursday May 08, 2008 11:00 AM - 02:00 PM MS434Advanced Practice Institute
Essential Nursing Competencies for Genetics and Genomics - Wednesday May 07, 2008 12:00 PM - 01:15 PM CON399Emergency Department
Necrotizing Fasciitis: Flesh Eating Bacteria - Wednesday May 07, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM CON218Adult Critical Care
Do You See What I See? Review of Literature Tables/Graphs/Figures - Wednesday May 07, 2008 12:00 PM - 01:15 PM CON331Advanced Practice Institute
Research Poster Presentations - Monday May 05, 2008 08:00 AM - 02:00 PM RES115Research
RSV: The Seasonal Invader - Thursday May 08, 2008 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM CON413Pediatric
A 12 Step Process to Evaluating a 12 Lead ECG: Identifying AMI - Tuesday May 06, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM CON285Adult Critical Care
Acute Coronary Syndrome, Assessment, Management and Gender Issues - Wednesday May 07, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM CON338Adult Critical Care
Severe Acute Pancreatitis (SAP): Managing a Sticky Situation! - Wednesday May 07, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM CON579Advanced Practice Institute
Vasoactive Drips: Titration or Frustration? - Tuesday May 06, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM CON264Adult Critical Care
Transformers: The Making of a Critical Care Nurse - Monday May 05, 2008 12:30 PM - 01:45 PM CON159Leadership Development
Reclaiming Our Priorities: Chapter Leadership Transition - Thursday May 08, 2008 07:30 AM - 08:45 AM CON466Chapter
Stress-Induced Cardiomyopathy: Mending a Broken Heart - Monday May 05, 2008 12:30 PM - 01:45 PM CON199Adult Critical Care
Practice Alerts! Case Studies on Implementation and Outcomes - Wednesday May 07, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM CON349Research
Differences in Perceptions of Empowerment: Certified vs Non-Certified Nurses - Monday May 05, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM CON192Certification
Research Grant Presentation from Philips - Monday May 05, 2008 12:30 PM - 01:45 PM CON549Research
Beyond the Land of Ice and Snow: Moderate Hypothermia - Wednesday May 07, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM CON598Advanced Practice Institute
Tackling Challenging Oncologic Complications in the ICU - Tuesday May 06, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM CON567Advanced Practice Institute
Cancelled - CT Radiology in Critical Care - Sunday May 04, 2008 01:30 PM - 04:30 PM
PC832 		PC832Advanced Practice Institute
Charting Technology and Documentation: Making It Work - Saturday May 03, 2008 09:00 AM - 12:00 PM
PC811 		PC811OTHER
Creating a Culture of Certification: Best Practices Roundtable - Tuesday May 06, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM CON572Certification
Changing Priorities: eICU Skills for a Healthy Work Environment - Saturday May 03, 2008 09:00 AM - 12:00 PM
PC818 		PC818Adult Critical Care
Acute Cervical or Upper Thoracic Spinal Cord Injury - Wednesday May 07, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM CON361Adult Critical Care
Sedation Cessation: Is it Worth the Trouble? - Tuesday May 06, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM CON262Adult Critical Care
Pulmonary Hypertension: Patient Care Pearls - Thursday May 08, 2008 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM CON416Adult Critical Care
Oxygenation, Perfusion, and Gas Transport - Wednesday May 07, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM CON355Adult Critical Care
Creating HWE: Meaningful Recognition to Improve Staff Satisfaction and Performance - Monday May 05, 2008 12:30 PM - 01:45 PM CON136Leadership Development
Power to Influence: Conquering the Art of Public Speaking - Thursday May 08, 2008 12:45 PM - 02:00 PM CON457OTHER
Protecting Yourself from Healthcare Liability - Monday May 05, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM CON501Legal
Drug Therapies, Patient Risk and Hazards of ICU Care!! - Tuesday May 06, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM CON274Advanced Practice Institute
MOST Important Issues (2007-2008) in Critical Care - Saturday May 03, 2008 09:00 AM - 12:00 PM
PC822 		PC822Advanced Practice Institute
Top Ten Topics for Tracheostomy Management - Monday May 05, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM CON165Adult Critical Care
Historic Trauma Cases: Would they Survive Today? - Tuesday May 06, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM CON563Adult Critical Care
Evidence-Based Practice: Choose It Then Diffuse It - Wednesday May 07, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM CON378Adult Critical Care
Mapping the Route to Better Outcomes in Mechanically Ventilated Patients - Saturday May 03, 2008 09:00 AM - 04:30 PM
PC850 		PC850Adult Critical Care
Successful Precepting: Communication and Emotional Intelligence - Tuesday May 06, 2008 12:00 PM - 01:15 PM CON235Leadership Development
Adopting the AHA Valve Guidelines for Improved Patient Outcomes - Wednesday May 07, 2008 12:00 PM - 01:15 PM CON123Adult Critical Care
Care of High-Priced Real Estate: Updates in Neurocritical Care - Monday May 05, 2008 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM CON152Adult Critical Care
More Than Just a Rash: Life Threatening Systemic Illnesses in the Pediatric Patient - Tuesday May 06, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM CON212Pediatric
Drop by Drop: Pharmacology of Vasoactive Infusions - Thursday May 08, 2008 07:30 AM - 08:45 AM CON423Advanced Practice Institute
Silent Epidemic: Obesity's Impact on Critical Illness - Tuesday May 06, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM CON236Adult Critical Care
Skilled Communication: Do You Hear What I Hear? - Monday May 05, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM CON198Leadership Development
Alveolar vs. Interstitial Infiltrates: What's the Diff(erential)? - Monday May 05, 2008 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM CON149Adult Critical Care
Welcome to Neurocritical Care: It's not Just About ICP Anymore! - Tuesday May 06, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM CON246Adult Critical Care
Current Trends and Recent Advances in Cardiac Resuscitation - Tuesday May 06, 2008 07:00 AM - 08:30 AM
SRT903
Sponsored by Physio-Control 		SRT903Adult Critical Care
New Opportunities to Improve Care During Cardiac Arrest - Wednesday May 07, 2008 07:00 AM - 08:30 AM
SRW923
Sponsored by Philips 		SRW923Adult Critical Care
Participant/Exhibitor Evening Event - Wednesday May 07, 2008 07:00 PM - 11:00 PM Participant/Exhibitor Evening Event SPEV35OTHER
A Focus on HIT in the ICU: Practice Insight for Enhanced Screening, Diagnosis & Clinical Mgmt. - Tuesday May 06, 2008 07:00 AM - 08:30 AM
SRT904
Sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline 		SRT904Adult Critical Care
Skilled Communication and Patient Safety: Making the Connection - Monday May 05, 2008 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM CON287Leadership Development
Achieving a Good Death in the ICU Through Palliative Consultation - Tuesday May 06, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM CON232Adult Critical Care
In the Nick of Time: Rapid Response to the Rescue! - Monday May 05, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM
Web Cast Sponsored by GE Healthcare 		CON148Adult Critical Care
Analyzing Performance Issues - Tuesday May 06, 2008 12:00 PM - 01:15 PM CON286Leadership Development
Improving Pain Management Practices for ICU Elderly - Thursday May 08, 2008 12:45 PM - 02:00 PM CON257Adult Critical Care
Keeping the Balance: Achieving Desired Outcomes with CRRT - Monday May 05, 2008 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM CON526Adult Critical Care
Coagulation Crises - Wednesday May 07, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM CON374Adult Critical Care
Kids Will Eat Anything! Pediatric Poisoning Update - Wednesday May 07, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM CON573Pediatric
Policy, Politics and You: You too can be a Voice - Tuesday May 06, 2008 12:00 PM - 01:15 PM CON220Public Policy
Controversies in Trauma Resuscitation: Do We Need All That Fluid? - Monday May 05, 2008 12:30 PM - 01:45 PM CON111Adult Critical Care
But I'm Not a Pediatric Nurse: Children Admitted to Adult ICU - Tuesday May 06, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM CON210Pediatric
Non-invasive Ventilation: Priorities for Effective Care - Tuesday May 06, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM CON255Adult Critical Care
Challenges of the Bariatric Patient: Priorities for Exceptional Care - Monday May 05, 2008 12:30 PM - 01:45 PM CON510Adult Critical Care
Critical Care Road Runner: Dedicated Rapid Response Role - Thursday May 08, 2008 07:30 AM - 08:45 AM CON375Adult Critical Care
Understanding the Shock Syndrome - Tuesday May 06, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM CON294Adult Critical Care
So You want to be a Flight/Transport Nurse - Monday May 05, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM CON506Adult Critical Care
Code Cool: Chilling Discoveries In Post-Resuscitation Efforts - Monday May 05, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM CON127Adult Critical Care
Trauma Care: Beyond the ABCs - Sunday May 04, 2008 09:00 AM - 04:30 PM
PC846 		PC846Adult Critical Care
Heart-Kidney Connection: Complexities of Cardiorenal Syndrome - Monday May 05, 2008 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM CON139Advanced Practice Institute
Implementation of Remotely Monitored ICUs - Tuesday May 06, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM CON234Adult Critical Care
Intensive Power Units: Healthy Work Environments that Promote Certification - Tuesday May 06, 2008 12:00 PM - 01:15 PM CON216Leadership Development
Heart Sounds: The Basics - Monday May 05, 2008 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Limited to 125 participants
Sponsored by 3M Healthcare 		CON545Progressive Care
Heart Sounds: The Basics - Monday May 05, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM
Limited to 125 participants
Sponsored by 3M Healthcare 		CON547Progressive Care
Beyond the Land of Ice and Snow: Moderate Hypothermia - Wednesday May 07, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM CON597Advanced Practice Institute
Acute Coronary Syndromes: Updates - Monday May 05, 2008 12:30 PM - 01:45 PM CON565Advanced Practice Institute
Crucial Confrontations - Part II - Sunday May 04, 2008 09:00 AM - 04:30 PM
PC835 		PC835Leadership Development
Management of the Mechanically Ventilated Patient: What the APN Needs to Know - Sunday May 04, 2008 09:00 AM - 04:30 PM
PC814 		PC814Advanced Practice Institute
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in the PICU - Tuesday May 06, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM CON213Adult Critical Care
Toxic 10: Tackling the Top 10 Meds & Mistakes Involved in ADE - Monday May 05, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM CON138Adult Critical Care
It's Not Just For Neuro Nurses: The Comprehensive Neuro Exam - Wednesday May 07, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM CON531Adult Critical Care
It's Not Just For Neuro Nurses: The Comprehensive Neuro Exam - Wednesday May 07, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM CON363Adult Critical Care
Neurotrauma - Saturday May 03, 2008 09:00 AM - 04:30 PM
PC815 		PC815Adult Critical Care
Chasing A Dream: Integrating Evidence-based Practice On Your Unit - Tuesday May 06, 2008 12:00 PM - 01:15 PM CON280Adult Critical Care
Best Breath: Alveolar Recruitment Strategies and How to Use Them - Sunday May 04, 2008 09:00 AM - 12:00 PM
PC831 		PC831Adult Critical Care
Getting it Write: Reviewing and Revising for Publishing Success - Monday May 05, 2008 12:30 PM - 01:45 PM CON197Publishing
The HA HA HAs of the Sepsis Bundles - Monday May 05, 2008 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM CON141Adult Critical Care
Sedation in the ICU: What is new? - Thursday May 08, 2008 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM CON314Adult Critical Care
Undifferentiated Shock: A Systematic Diagnostic Approach - Wednesday May 07, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM CON175Adult Critical Care
Cancelled - Giving and Receiving Bad News: Lessons I Learn - Thursday May 08, 2008 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM CON438Leadership Development
Malfunction or New Mode? Current Trends in Cardiac Pacing - Wednesday May 07, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM CON306Adult Critical Care
PCCN Review Course - Part I - Saturday May 03, 2008 09:00 AM - 04:30 PM
PC802 		PC802Progressive Care
Liver Failure, Comorbidity, and Managing Portal Hypertension - Thursday May 08, 2008 07:30 AM - 08:45 AM CON492Adult Critical Care
COPD Exacerbation: The Pulmonary Nightmare! - Wednesday May 07, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM CON495Adult Critical Care
Keeping the Lines Open: Keys to Maintaining Patency in Central Venous Access Devices (CVADs) - Wednesday May 07, 2008 07:00 AM - 08:30 AM
SRW921
Sponsored by Genentech 		SRW921Adult Critical Care
Bridging the Gap Between Patient Safety and Nursing Productivity - Tuesday May 06, 2008 07:00 AM - 08:30 AM
SRT905
Sponsored by Welch Allyn 		SRT905Adult Critical Care
Prevention of Healthcare Associated Bloodstream Infections - Tuesday May 06, 2008 07:00 AM - 08:30 AM
SRT901
Sponsored by Baxter Healthcare Corporation 		SRT901Adult Critical Care
Advances in Sepsis Recognition and Treatment - Wednesday May 07, 2008 02:15 PM - 05:15 PM MS586Advanced Practice Institute
Publishing in AACN Journals - Tuesday May 06, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM CON219Publishing
Sugar High: Caring for the Child with Diabetic Ketoacidosis - Wednesday May 07, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM CON534Pediatric
Sedation and Analgesic Strategies for Successful Extubation - Tuesday May 06, 2008 07:00 AM - 08:30 AM
SRT906
Sponsored by Hospira Worldwide Inc. 		SRT906Adult Critical Care
First Timer's Orientation to NTI - Monday May 05, 2008 07:30 AM - 08:15 AM SPEV15OTHER
Transfusion Alternatives - Monday May 05, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM CON373Adult Critical Care
Swift Killer: Meningococcal Disease - Monday May 05, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM CON151Advanced Practice Institute
Heart Sounds: Geriatric Auscultation - Thursday May 08, 2008 12:45 PM - 02:00 PM
Limited to 125 participants
Sponsored by 3M Healthcare 		CON415Progressive Care
Heart Sounds: Murmurs, Clicks and Rubs - Tuesday May 06, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM
Limited to 125 participants
Sponsored by 3M Healthcare 		CON560Adult Critical Care
Pediatric CXR Interpretation for Life Threatening Conditions - Thursday May 08, 2008 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM CON406Pediatric
Community Acquired Pneumonia: Moving Toward Perfect Care - Thursday May 08, 2008 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM CON442Adult Critical Care
Protect Yourself from Malpractice Claims - Tuesday May 06, 2008 12:00 PM - 01:15 PM CON228Legal
Donation after Cardiac Death (DCD): It Doesn't Have to Be Scary - Tuesday May 06, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM CON259Adult Critical Care
Endothelium and Microcirculation, What's the Connection - Monday May 05, 2008 12:30 PM - 01:45 PM CON144Adult Critical Care
To Transfuse or Not to Transfuse? That is the Question! - Tuesday May 06, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM CON238Adult Critical Care
Percutaneous Tracheostomy: The Innovative Airway - Saturday May 03, 2008 09:00 AM - 12:00 PM
PC817
Sponsored by Cook Critical Care Inc. 		PC817Advanced Practice Institute
Toxic Toll: Adverse Drug Reactions Requiring Critical Care - Thursday May 08, 2008 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM CON437Advanced Practice Institute
Creative Critical Thinking & Educational Strategies - Wednesday May 07, 2008 12:00 PM - 01:15 PM CON328Emergency Department
Manipulating the Body's Thermostat: Clinical Implications - Sunday May 04, 2008 01:30 PM - 04:30 PM
PC829
Sponsored by ALSIUS Corporation 		PC829Adult Critical Care
Creative Solutions Poster Presentations - Monday May 05, 2008 08:00 AM - 02:00 PM CS114OTHER
Central Venous Oxygen Saturation Monitoring in the Critically Ill - Wednesday May 07, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM CON426Adult Critical Care
API Reception - Tuesday May 06, 2008 05:30 PM - 06:30 PM API24Advanced Practice Institute
Places in the Heart: Central Venous Access - Sunday May 04, 2008 01:30 PM - 04:30 PM
PC841
Sponsored by Medcomp Interventional 		PC841Advanced Practice Institute
21st Century Plague: Children, Guns, and Trauma - Wednesday May 07, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM CON529Pediatric
Cardiac Surgery (CSC) Subspecialty Certification Review Course Part I - Saturday May 03, 2008 09:00 AM - 04:30 PM
PC803 		PC803Adult Critical Care
You Put A Stent Where? Carotid Artery Stents! - Monday May 05, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM CON129Adult Critical Care
Hemodynamic Case Studies - Tuesday May 06, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM CON418Adult Critical Care
Protocols: Is That all There is to Weaning? - Wednesday May 07, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM CON351Adult Critical Care
Protocols: Is That all There is to Weaning? - Wednesday May 07, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM CON352Adult Critical Care
Respiratory Waveforms: How to Use Bedside Graphics - Tuesday May 06, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM CON337Adult Critical Care
Managing the Critically Ill Obstetric Patient - Wednesday May 07, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM CON379Adult Critical Care
A 12 Step Process to Evaluating a 12 Lead ECG: Identifying AMI - Tuesday May 06, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM CON284Adult Critical Care
It's Not Just A Ventilator Anymore: More New Ventilator Modes - Monday May 05, 2008 12:30 PM - 01:45 PM CON441Adult Critical Care
Skilled Communication and Patient Safety: Making the Connection - Monday May 05, 2008 12:30 PM - 01:45 PM
Web Cast Sponsored by GE Healthcare 		CON527Leadership Development
RAAS!: Managing the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System - Wednesday May 07, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM CON326Adult Critical Care
Continuous ST-Segment Monitoring Saves Lives - Tuesday May 06, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM CON122Adult Critical Care
Transfusion Turmoil: Benefits versus Risk of TRALI and TACO - Monday May 05, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM CON193Adult Critical Care
Resuscitating the Basics - Wednesday May 07, 2008 02:15 PM - 05:15 PM MS171Advanced Practice Institute
Computerized Reminder System to Promote Head-of-Bed Elevation - Tuesday May 06, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM
Research Grant Presentation supported by Edwards Lifesciences 		CON562Adult Critical Care
Distinguished Research Lecture - The Power of Clinical Nursing Research - Monday May 05, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM
The Power of Clinical Nursing Research: Engage Clinicians, Improve Patients' Lives, and Forge a Professional Legacy 		CON544Research
Therapeutic Hypothermia after Cardiac Arrest: Improving the Odds - Wednesday May 07, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM CON324Adult Critical Care
Care of the Morbidly Obese ICU Patient: It Takes a Village - Tuesday May 06, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM CON221Adult Critical Care
Family Presence During Resuscitating: Evidence-based Update - Thursday May 08, 2008 07:30 AM - 08:45 AM CON460Adult Critical Care
Walk, Don't Run: Strategies for Mobilizing the ICU Patient - Thursday May 08, 2008 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Sponsored by Hill-Rom 		CON448Adult Critical Care
Eradication of VAP: Bundles and Beyond - Thursday May 08, 2008 12:45 PM - 02:00 PM
Sponsored by Sage Products 		CON498Adult Critical Care
Surviving Sepsis: NO Missed Opportunities - Monday May 05, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM CON430Adult Critical Care
Surviving Sepsis: NO Missed Opportunities - Monday May 05, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM CON429Adult Critical Care
CRRT Case Studies: Highlighting Patient Safety to Minimize Risk - Monday May 05, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM CON511Adult Critical Care
You Must be Kidding! Unusual Cases in the Pediatric ICU - Monday May 05, 2008 12:30 PM - 01:45 PM CON518Pediatric
Critical Decisions: Protecting Yourself from Legal Liability - Wednesday May 07, 2008 12:00 PM - 01:15 PM CON395Legal
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis In Pediatric Critical Care - Thursday May 08, 2008 12:45 PM - 02:00 PM CON410Adult Critical Care
Black, White, and Needs to be Read: Chest X-ray Interpretation - Sunday May 04, 2008 09:00 AM - 12:00 PM
PC830 		PC830Adult Critical Care
Targeting Sepsis: Strategies for Success - Thursday May 08, 2008 12:45 PM - 02:00 PM CON242Adult Critical Care
Building Skilled Communication - Thursday May 08, 2008 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM CON455Leadership Development
Nurses' use of Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice - Wednesday May 07, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM CON389Progressive Care
Using AACN Practice Alerts to Improve Patient Outcomes - Tuesday May 06, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM CON253Research
Introduction to Crucial Conversations and Links to a HWE - Monday May 05, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM CON181Leadership Development
Certification Dinner - Vegetarian - Tuesday May 06, 2008 05:45 PM - 08:00 PM You must currently be CCRN, CCNS, PCCN, CMC, CSC, ACNP, ACNPC certified or CCRN Alumnus to attend the dinner. CRT206BCertification
Ventilation, Perfusion, Diffusion and More - Wednesday May 07, 2008 02:15 PM - 05:15 PM MS319Adult Critical Care
Chapter Strategic Planning: A "How-to" Workshop - Tuesday May 06, 2008 12:00 PM - 03:30 PM MS582Chapter
Heart Sounds: Adult Cardiac Abnormalities - Wednesday May 07, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM
Limited to 125 participants
Sponsored by 3M Healthcare 		CON593Adult Critical Care
Dynamic Hemodynamics: Guiding Bedside Decision Making - Wednesday May 07, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM CON488Adult Critical Care
Cardiac Medical (CMC) Subspecialty Certification Review Course - Part II - Sunday May 04, 2008 09:00 AM - 04:30 PM
PC839 		PC839Adult Critical Care
Preconference Lunch Saturday-Vegetarian - Saturday May 03, 2008 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM PC6B
Protecting Yourself from Healthcare Liability - Monday May 05, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM CON248Legal
Clinical Pharmacokinetics for Critical Care Nurses - Monday May 05, 2008 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM CON269Advanced Practice Institute
ABG's: There's No Place Like Homeostasis! - Tuesday May 06, 2008 12:00 PM - 01:15 PM CON277Adult Critical Care
Protocols: Is That all There is to Weaning? - Wednesday May 07, 2008 12:00 PM - 01:15 PM CON281Adult Critical Care
Current Concepts in Managing Atrial Fibrillation - Tuesday May 06, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM CON288Adult Critical Care
In the Nick of Time: Rapid Response to the Rescue! - Monday May 05, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM
Web Cast Sponsored by GE Healthcare 		CON147Adult Critical Care
Implications and Applications of Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation - Monday May 05, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM CON164Adult Critical Care
Crucial Conversations: Keys to Communication at End-of-Life - Wednesday May 07, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM CON391Leadership Development
Surface Anatomy - Saturday May 03, 2008 09:00 AM - 04:30 PM
PC816 		PC816Adult Critical Care
Piecing Together the Puzzle of Generational Diversity - Monday May 05, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM CON185Leadership Development
The Time Has Come: Ventricular Assist Devices for Heart Failure - Thursday May 08, 2008 07:30 AM - 08:45 AM CON499Adult Critical Care
Beam me Home Scottie! Virtual Visiting: The Next Best Thing to Being There - Wednesday May 07, 2008 12:00 PM - 01:15 PM CON382Adult Critical Care
Therapeutic Humor Skills for a Healthy Work Environment - Wednesday May 07, 2008 12:00 PM - 01:15 PM CON387Adult Critical Care
Tuberculosis! Back From the Past with a Vengeance - Monday May 05, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM CON194Adult Critical Care
Endocrine Emergencies: Thyroid and Parathyroid Dysfunction - Monday May 05, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM CON502Adult Critical Care
Shake, Rattle and Roll: Snake Bite Management - Tuesday May 06, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM CON237Adult Critical Care
Rhabdomyolysis: Crushing and Flushing - Thursday May 08, 2008 12:45 PM - 02:00 PM CON428Adult Critical Care
Acute Coronary Syndrome, Assessment, Management and Gender Issues - Wednesday May 07, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM CON339Adult Critical Care
Deadly Games Pediatric Patients are Playing - Tuesday May 06, 2008 12:00 PM - 01:15 PM CON215Pediatric
Comprehensive Care Coordination for Children on a Berlin Heart - Wednesday May 07, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM CON532Advanced Practice Institute
Reclaiming Our Priorities: Skin Care 101 - Improving Outcomes - Wednesday May 07, 2008 12:00 PM - 01:15 PM
Sponsored by Sage Products 		CON590Adult Critical Care
One Size Does NOT Fit All: Septic Shock in Children - Tuesday May 06, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM CON207Pediatric
Brain Teasers: Complex Neuro Case Studies - Wednesday May 07, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM CON346Advanced Practice Institute
Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery: The Wave of the Future? - Tuesday May 06, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM CON552Adult Critical Care
Obtaining Valid Hemodynamic Measurements: What is Your Practice? - Wednesday May 07, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM CON119Adult Critical Care
Managing Acute Pain in Older Adults: Paradox or Pandora's Box? - Monday May 05, 2008 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM CON160Adult Critical Care
Annual AACN Membership Open Forum - Tuesday May 06, 2008 12:00 PM - 01:15 PM CON543OTHER
Keys to an Effective Board: Starting Off on the Right Foot - Monday May 05, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM CON574Chapter
Toxic 10: Tackling the Top 10 Meds & Mistakes Involved in ADE - Monday May 05, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM CON137Adult Critical Care
All Stressed Out: Adrenal Insufficiency in Critical Illness - Wednesday May 07, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM CON372Adult Critical Care
Chapter Collaboratives: Translating AACN Initiatives into Action - Thursday May 08, 2008 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM CON588Chapter
Healthy Work Environments: No Place for Bullies - Thursday May 08, 2008 12:45 PM - 02:00 PM CON454Leadership Development
Clinical Insights From Unusual Cardiovascular Case Studies - Monday May 05, 2008 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM CON145Adult Critical Care
Beyond Review Courses: Chapters Committed to Certification - Monday May 05, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM CON539Chapter
ARDS/ALI: Building a Roadmap to Successful Outcomes - Monday May 05, 2008 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM CON169Adult Critical Care
Breaking Down the Barriers of Caring for the Bariatric Patient - Wednesday May 07, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM CON384Adult Critical Care
ABCs of VADs: The Heart of Ventricular Devices - Tuesday May 06, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM CON550Adult Critical Care
Behind the Ether Screen: An Overview of General Anesthesia - Tuesday May 06, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM CON272Advanced Practice Institute
Fundamentals of Hemodynamic Monitoring: Building the Foundation - Sunday May 04, 2008 09:00 AM - 04:30 PM
PC842 		PC842Adult Critical Care
Broken Brain: Case Studies in Traumatic Brain Injury and Intracranial Pressure Monitoring - Thursday May 08, 2008 07:30 AM - 08:45 AM CON179Adult Critical Care
Adult CCRN Review - Part II - Sunday May 04, 2008 09:00 AM - 04:30 PM
PC845 		PC845Adult Critical Care
Synergy on the Orient Express: Prioritizing Safer Outcomes - Thursday May 08, 2008 07:30 AM - 08:45 AM CON463Leadership Development
Sedation in the ICU: What is new? - Thursday May 08, 2008 12:45 PM - 02:00 PM CON315Adult Critical Care
Triple Threat of Hepatic Failure: Renal, Pulmonary, Adrenal - Wednesday May 07, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM CON279Advanced Practice Institute
MImics: It May Look Like an MI, and Act Like an MI, But Is It? - Tuesday May 06, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM CON290Adult Critical Care
Power, P Values, and Effect Size: Evaluating Clinical Research - Wednesday May 07, 2008 12:00 PM - 01:15 PM CON333Advanced Practice Institute
Research: Focusing on FUN (Furthering Understanding of Nurses) - Monday May 05, 2008 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM CON195Research
Geriatric Syndromes - Monday May 05, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM CON342Adult Critical Care
Herbals and Medications: Common Interactions - Tuesday May 06, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM CON268Adult Critical Care
Strategies to Prevent Medication Errors and Adverse Drug Events - Tuesday May 06, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM CON263Advanced Practice Institute
PCCN Review Course - Part II - Sunday May 04, 2008 09:00 AM - 04:30 PM
PC820 		PC820Progressive Care
General Session: President Elect Address - Caryl Goodyear-Bruch - Thursday May 08, 2008 09:00 AM - 10:15 PM
Web Cast Sponsored by GE Healthcare 		SPED405OTHER
Preconference Luncheon-Sunday - Sunday May 04, 2008 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM PC13
Speeders, Slowers, Squeezers, Unloaders, Pee-makers and Clot Busters - Tuesday May 06, 2008 12:00 PM - 01:15 PM CON275Adult Critical Care
Demystifying the Deposition - Wednesday May 07, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM CON388Legal
Heart Sounds: Adult Basic to Advanced - Sunday May 04, 2008 09:00 AM - 12:00 PM
PC852
Limited to 125 participants
Sponsored by 3M Healthcare 		PC852Adult Critical Care
Pediatric CXR Interpretation for Life Threatening Conditions - Thursday May 08, 2008 12:45 PM - 02:00 PM CON407Pediatric
Intraabdominal Hypertension: The Silent Killer - Tuesday May 06, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM CON282Adult Critical Care
I Can't Believe It's Not Real: Using Human Patient Simulation - Monday May 05, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM CON168Emergency Department
Minimize the Devastation of Brain Injury: Applying the Evidence to Practice - Tuesday May 06, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM CON298Adult Critical Care
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: The Other High Blood Pressure - Monday May 05, 2008 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM CON357Adult Critical Care
Going for the Gold: Reclaiming our Priorities with Evidence-based Practice - Thursday May 08, 2008 11:00 AM - 02:00 PM MS435Research
Top Ten New Drugs to Know for 2008 - Wednesday May 07, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM CON126Advanced Practice Institute
Opening Session: President's Address - Dave Hanson - Monday May 05, 2008 09:00 AM - 10:15 PM
Web Cast Sponsored by GE Healthcare 		SPED109Leadership Development
Managing Intracranial Dynamics in Children - Thursday May 08, 2008 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM CON412Adult Critical Care
CCNS Review Course - Sunday May 04, 2008 09:00 AM - 04:30 PM
PC840 		PC840Advanced Practice Institute
Tracheostomy and Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation - Wednesday May 07, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM
Sponsored by Dale Medical Products, Inc. 		CON589Adult Critical Care
Cardiac Surgery (CSC) Subspecialty Certification Review Course Part II - Sunday May 04, 2008 09:00 AM - 04:30 PM
PC836 		PC836Adult Critical Care
2008 Updates from ENA and AACN on Family Presence During CPR - Wednesday May 07, 2008 12:00 PM - 01:15 PM CON394Adult Critical Care
Families in ICU, We Let Them in; Now What do We do With Them? - Wednesday May 07, 2008 12:00 PM - 01:15 PM CON583Adult Critical Care
Case Studies in Flight Nursing - Wednesday May 07, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM CON397Adult Critical Care
Synergy Model: How to Make it Part of Your Daily Practice - Tuesday May 06, 2008 12:00 PM - 01:15 PM CON182Adult Critical Care
Cellular Stabilization: Case Studies in Shock - Monday May 05, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM CON576Adult Critical Care
A Primer for Pediatric Critical Care Research: What’s Going On? - Monday May 05, 2008 12:30 PM - 01:45 PM CON512Advanced Practice Institute
Cancelled - Cardiovascular Drugs: Why We Use What We Use - Thursday May 08, 2008 07:30 AM - 08:45 AM CON420Adult Critical Care
It's Not Just A Ventilator Anymore: More New Ventilator Modes - Monday May 05, 2008 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM CON440Adult Critical Care
Sepsis Code: ABC's of Change to Ensure Rapid Reliable Care - Wednesday May 07, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM CON340Adult Critical Care
Obtaining Valid Hemodynamic Measurements: What is Your Practice? - Wednesday May 07, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM CON120Adult Critical Care
Managing Acute Pain in Older Adults: Paradox or Pandora's Box? - Monday May 05, 2008 12:30 PM - 01:45 PM CON161Adult Critical Care
The APRN in Acute and Critical Care: How Did We Get Here and Where Do We Go From Here? - Wednesday May 07, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM CON595Advanced Practice Institute
Charting Technology and Documentation: Cleaning up What Went Wrong - Saturday May 03, 2008 01:30 PM - 04:30 PM
PC812 		PC812OTHER
From Symptom to Diagnosis: Daily Diagnostic Challenges in Hospitalized Patients - Monday May 05, 2008 12:30 PM - 01:45 PM CON536Advanced Practice Institute
Current Management of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury - Monday May 05, 2008 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM CON344Adult Critical Care
Clips, Coils and other Intracerebral Interventions - Thursday May 08, 2008 12:45 PM - 02:00 PM CON451Adult Critical Care
Promoting Positive Outcomes with ARDS - Wednesday May 07, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM CON353Adult Critical Care
She's A Good Nurse, but....... - Monday May 05, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM CON456Leadership Development
Valvular Stenosis and Regurgitation: Barriers to Optimal Flow - Thursday May 08, 2008 11:00 AM - 02:00 PM MS369Adult Critical Care
Healthy, Safe Work Environments: Creating Effective Teams - Tuesday May 06, 2008 12:00 PM - 01:15 PM CON554Leadership Development
Endpoints of Resuscitation: What Should we be Monitoring? - Tuesday May 06, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM CON243Adult Critical Care
What You Don't Know CAN Hurt You: Preventing ICU Skin Injury - Tuesday May 06, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM
Sponsored by Sage Products 		CON541Adult Critical Care
Bugs Be Gone: Effective Source Control in the ICU - Tuesday May 06, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM
Sponsored by Sage Products 		CON568Adult Critical Care
Hold 'em or Fold 'em? Creating an NP Position in Acute Care - Tuesday May 06, 2008 12:00 PM - 01:15 PM CON258Adult Critical Care
Oh The Pain: Clinical and Ethical Challenges to Pain Management - Thursday May 08, 2008 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM CON449Adult Critical Care
Critical Care With Your Seatbelt Fastened! - Tuesday May 06, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM CON226Adult Critical Care
Heart Transplantation: Pearls and Pitfalls - Wednesday May 07, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM CON383Adult Critical Care
Nutrition in Critically Ill Adults: Guidelines and Controversies - Thursday May 08, 2008 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM CON364Adult Critical Care
How Do You Spell Relief? A Pressure Ulcer Prevention Bundle - Monday May 05, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM CON504Adult Critical Care
Fine-Tuning Care for the Elderly Cardiac Surgery Patient - Tuesday May 06, 2008 12:00 PM - 01:15 PM CON578Adult Critical Care
Mini-Maze: A Novel Approach for Correcting Atrial Fibrillation - Thursday May 08, 2008 07:30 AM - 08:45 AM CON422Adult Critical Care
Alveolar vs. Interstitial Infiltrates: What's the Diff(erential)? - Monday May 05, 2008 12:30 PM - 01:45 PM CON150Adult Critical Care
Chapter Leader Feedback: Growing Yourself Forward - Thursday May 08, 2008 12:45 PM - 02:00 PM CON390Chapter
Clostridium Difficile Update: Epidemiology and Control - Wednesday May 07, 2008 07:00 AM - 08:30 AM
SRW922
Sponsored by Hollister, Incorporated 		SRW922Adult Critical Care
Certification Dinner - Tuesday May 06, 2008 05:45 PM - 08:00 PM You must currently be CCRN, CCNS, PCCN, CMC, CSC, ACNP, ACNPC certified or CCRN Alumnus to attend the dinner. CRT206Certification
Preconference Luncheon Sunday- Vegetarian - Sunday May 04, 2008 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM PC13B
Relaxation Using Self-hypnosis: Learn to Decrease your Stress - Tuesday May 06, 2008 12:00 PM - 01:15 PM CON491OTHER
Preconference Luncheon Saturday - Saturday May 03, 2008 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM PC6
Antibiotics for the APN: From the Microlaboratory to the Bedside - Sunday May 04, 2008 09:00 AM - 12:00 PM
PC849 		PC849Advanced Practice Institute
Is Chlorhexidine (CHG) the Key in Infection Prevention? - Monday May 05, 2008 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM CON251Adult Critical Care
Understanding the Shock Syndrome - Tuesday May 06, 2008 12:00 PM - 01:15 PM CON273Adult Critical Care
Heart Sounds: Geriatric Auscultation - Thursday May 08, 2008 07:30 AM - 08:45 AM
Limited to 125 participants
Sponsored by 3M Healthcare 		CON414Progressive Care
Heart Sounds: Murmurs, Clicks and Rubs - Tuesday May 06, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM
Limited to 125 participants
Sponsored by 3M Healthcare 		CON561Adult Critical Care
Caring for the Patient Undergoing a Carotid Endarterectomy - Thursday May 08, 2008 07:30 AM - 08:45 AM CON461Adult Critical Care
Dosing of Emergency Medications in Obese Patients - Wednesday May 07, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM CON385Adult Critical Care
Begin with the End in Mind: ICU Design and Renovation - Monday May 05, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM CON577Adult Critical Care
Developing a Transition Program for New Nurses in Critical Care - Monday May 05, 2008 12:30 PM - 01:45 PM CON188Emergency Department
Inpatient Management of Hyperglycemia Beyond the Insulin Infusion - Tuesday May 06, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM CON276Advanced Practice Institute
Advances in Management of Children with Complex CHD - Wednesday May 07, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM CON214Adult Critical Care
Piecing Together the Puzzle of Generational Diversity - Monday May 05, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM CON184Leadership Development
Mistakes Are Made: What Nurses Must Know About Medical Error - Monday May 05, 2008 12:30 PM - 01:45 PM CON113Adult Critical Care
Long QT or Wrong QT? - Tuesday May 06, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM
Sponsored by Philips 		CON133Adult Critical Care
Updates in Trauma Resuscitation: New Evidence and Experiences - Sunday May 04, 2008 09:00 AM - 12:00 PM
PC825 		PC825Adult Critical Care
Neuro Emergencies for Non-Neuro Nurses - Monday May 05, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM CON189Adult Critical Care
Putting Pizzaz in Your PowerPoint Presentations - Sunday May 04, 2008 09:00 AM - 04:30 PM
PC843
Limited to 50 participants.
Equipment is required for this session. Read session description for details. 		PC843OTHER
Fatal Fat: Taming the Newest Endocrine Gland - Wednesday May 07, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM CON371Adult Critical Care
Authentic Leadership: This will be Nursing's Finest Hour - Tuesday May 06, 2008 12:00 PM - 01:15 PM CON292Leadership Development
Managing Intracranial Dynamics in Children - Thursday May 08, 2008 07:30 AM - 08:45 AM CON411Advanced Practice Institute
Perfect Storm: Hypothermia, Acidosis and Coagulopathy - Thursday May 08, 2008 07:30 AM - 08:45 AM CON453Adult Critical Care
Free Radicals: Implications for Nursing Care - Thursday May 08, 2008 12:45 PM - 02:00 PM CON409Pediatric
Pediatric/Neonatal CCRN Review Course Part I - Saturday May 03, 2008 09:00 AM - 04:30 PM
PC807 		PC807Pediatric
Challenges for the Infant Following Cardiopulmonary Bypass - Thursday May 08, 2008 07:30 AM - 08:45 AM CON408Pediatric
Code Blue: Breathing LIFE Back Into Your Dying Chapter - Monday May 05, 2008 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM CON538Chapter
Synergy Model: How to Make it Part of Your Daily Practice - Tuesday May 06, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM CON183Adult Critical Care
Cellular Stabilization: Case Studies in Shock - Monday May 05, 2008 12:30 PM - 01:45 PM CON575Adult Critical Care
Cancelled - Cardiovascular Drugs: Why We Use What We Use - Thursday May 08, 2008 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM CON421Adult Critical Care
Transformers: The Making of a Critical Care Nurse - Monday May 05, 2008 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM CON158Leadership Development
Heart-Kidney Connection: Complexities of Cardiorenal Syndrome - Monday May 05, 2008 12:30 PM - 01:45 PM CON140Advanced Practice Institute
Reducing CV Risk with CAM and Lifestyle Modifications - Monday May 05, 2008 12:30 PM - 01:45 PM CON309Adult Critical Care
Heart Sounds: The Basics - Monday May 05, 2008 12:30 PM - 01:45 PM
Limited to 125 participants
Sponsored by 3M Healthcare 		CON546Progressive Care
Healthcare Disparities - Wednesday May 07, 2008 12:00 PM - 01:15 PM CON599Advanced Practice Institute
Top 5 Cardiac Studies - Tuesday May 06, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM CON596Advanced Practice Institute
Acute Coronary Syndromes: Updates - Monday May 05, 2008 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM CON564Advanced Practice Institute
Research Oral Presentations - Wednesday May 07, 2008 12:00 PM - 01:15 PM CON542Research
Five Important Critical Care Nursing Research Studies you Should Know About - Monday May 05, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM CON587Research
How to be a Smart Consumer of the Literature - Sunday May 04, 2008 01:30 PM - 04:30 PM
PC833 		PC833Advanced Practice Institute
Crucial Confrontations - Part I - Saturday May 03, 2008 09:00 AM - 04:30 PM
PC813 		PC813Leadership Development
Current Management of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury - Monday May 05, 2008 12:30 PM - 01:45 PM CON345Adult Critical Care
Validation of a New Coma Scale's Use in Pediatrics: FOUR Score - Monday May 05, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM CON524Pediatric
Altitude Sickness: What Every Critical Care Nurse Should Know - Tuesday May 06, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM CON223Adult Critical Care
From Door to Discharge: Strategies in Acute Coronary Syndrome - Monday May 05, 2008 02:15 PM - 05:15 PM MS503Adult Critical Care
Cardiomyopathies: Sorting Through the Differences - Thursday May 08, 2008 07:30 AM - 08:45 AM CON312Adult Critical Care
Changing Lanes in Pediatric Pain - Monday May 05, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM CON521Pediatric
Endocrine Axis Exhaustion - Monday May 05, 2008 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM CON162Advanced Practice Institute
Passion, Products, and Good Data: Preventing Pressure Ulcers - Thursday May 08, 2008 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Sponsored by Sage Products 		CON465Adult Critical Care
Nuts and Bolts of Creating a Professional Poster Presentation - Tuesday May 06, 2008 12:00 PM - 01:15 PM CON229OTHER
Non-Accidental Trauma and the Critically Ill Child - Wednesday May 07, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM CON211Pediatric
Tracheostomies: Not Just Another Tube - Tuesday May 06, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM CON250Adult Critical Care
The HA HA HAs of the Sepsis Bundles - Monday May 05, 2008 12:30 PM - 01:45 PM CON142Adult Critical Care
Oh The Pain: Clinical and Ethical Challenges to Pain Management - Thursday May 08, 2008 12:45 PM - 02:00 PM CON450Adult Critical Care
Drug Metabolizing Enzymes: Biochemistry for Every APN - Wednesday May 07, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM CON322Advanced Practice Institute
Making the Right Choice: Ethical Decision Making in Pediatrics - Monday May 05, 2008 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM CON517Pediatric
Journey to Iraq and Afghanistan - Thursday May 08, 2008 07:30 AM - 08:45 AM CON452OTHER
Broken Brain: Case Studies in Traumatic Brain Injury and Intracranial Pressure Monitoring - Thursday May 08, 2008 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM CON180Adult Critical Care
Bring Research to Life in Your Critical Care Unit - Wednesday May 07, 2008 12:00 PM - 01:15 PM CON398Research
Pediatric Trauma: The Lethal Triad and Beyond - Wednesday May 07, 2008 12:00 PM - 01:15 PM CON535Pediatric
Atrial Fibrillation: Cure vs. Control - Monday May 05, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM CON131Adult Critical Care
Rapid Response Team Boot Camp - Sunday May 04, 2008 01:30 PM - 04:30 PM
PC826 		PC826Adult Critical Care
If it's not Tamponade: Rarer Complications of Cardiac Surgery - Monday May 05, 2008 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM CON190Adult Critical Care
Pancreatitis: Autodigestion Gone Bad! - Thursday May 08, 2008 12:45 PM - 02:00 PM CON445Adult Critical Care
Airway Management: Skills for the Advanced Practice Nurse - Sunday May 04, 2008 09:00 AM - 12:00 PM
PC824
Sponsored by Laerdal Medical Corporation 		PC824Advanced Practice Institute
Bitter Sweet Implementation of Tight Glucose Control - Thursday May 08, 2008 12:45 PM - 02:00 PM CON447Adult Critical Care
CRRT: Tackling Competency Challenges for this HIGH Risk Therapy - Tuesday May 06, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM CON396Adult Critical Care
Targeting Sepsis: Strategies for Success - Thursday May 08, 2008 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM CON241Adult Critical Care
Physiologic Changes During Pregnancy: Impact on Illness - Monday May 05, 2008 02:15 PM - 05:15 PM MS487OTHER
Traumatic Brain Injury: Caring for our Wounded Warriors - Tuesday May 06, 2008 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM CON493Adult Critical Care
Crucial Conversations: Case Approach - Tuesday May 06, 2008 12:00 PM - 01:15 PM CON224Leadership Development
Pharmacotherapy of Hypertensive Emergencies - Tuesday May 06, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM CON244Advanced Practice Institute
Creative Solutions Poster Presentations - Wednesday May 07, 2008 08:00 AM - 01:00 PM CS128OTHER
Dynamic Hemodynamics: Guiding Bedside Decision Making - Wednesday May 07, 2008 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM CON489Adult Critical Care
Cardiac Medical (CMC) Subspecialty Certification Review Course - Part I - Saturday May 03, 2008 09:00 AM - 04:30 PM
PC804 		PC804Adult Critical Care
Obtaining Valid Hemodynamic Measurements: What is Your Practice? - Wednesday May 07, 2008 12:00 PM - 01:15 PM CON289Adult Critical Care
Skilled Communication and Patient Safety: Making the Connection - Wednesday May 07, 2008 12:00 PM - 01:15 PM CON998Leadership Development