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2026 ONA Annual Convention Agenda

Student Bootcamp agenda coming soon.

*This agenda is subject to changes.

Wednesday, September 9


 Breakouts-Select one
 7:30 am – 5:30 pm  Registration Open
 7:00 am – 10:00 am  Poster and Exhibitor Set Up
 8:30 am - 9:30 am  Welcome and Opening Remarks                                                                                         
 9:30 am - 10:30 am

 General Session Keynote Panel-Ensuring our Workplaces Are Safe-
Terri Hummel, MSN, RN;  Bev Woodfin, DNP, MSN, RN, NEA-BC; Cindy Leathers, MBA-HSM, BSN, RN: Larry Phillips D.C.S.W.

 10:30 – 10:45 am              Visit Posters & Exhibitors 
 10:45 - 11:45 am              

 Breakouts-Select one

Breakout 1- Escape Room-Based Learning in Pediatric Oncology Nursing Education: An Innovative Strategy to Improve Chemotherapy Competency and Engagement-Monica Kraft, DNP, MSN, RN, NE-BC, CPHON;  Dustin Brown, MSN, RN; 

Breakout 2- Beyond Hydration: A Nurse’s Clinical and Regulatory Overview of Mobile IV Therapy in Oklahoma, Tiffany Canaday, BSN, RN 

Breakout 3- Courageous Conversations: Supporting the Nurse Who Says, "I'm Fine." – Jodi Elderton, DNP, APRN-CNP, PMHNP-BC; Melissa Abercrombie, DNP, APRN-C, PMHNP-BC 

 11:45 am – 1:45 pm  House of Delegates
 1:45 - 2:00 pm                    Visit Posters & Exhibitors
 2:00 - 3:00 pm Breakouts-Select one

Breakout 4-Creating a Safer Environment for Pediatric Behavioral Health Patients and Care Teams: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Workforce and Patient Safety –Cherrylene Montano, RN, BSN, MHA, CCRN, NE-BC, CENP; Paula De Guzma, MSN, RN; Kirby Gibson, MSN, RN, PMHN-BC

Breakout 5-The Perfect Shot: Evidence-Based Clinical Photography for Neurotoxins, Fillers, and Lasers -MicheleLane, DNP, APRN, FNP-C

Breakout 6-Human Trafficking: How Nurses Can Make a Difference- Melanie Arnold,PhD, RN, CRN-BC

 3:00 - 3:15 pm                    Visit Posters & Exhibitors 
 3:15 - 4:15 pm                   

Breakouts-Select one

 Breakout 7- Stronger Together: Strengthening Oklahoma’s Rural Nursing Pipeline Through Education, Practice, and Policy- April Heitfeld, MS, RN and Nikole Hicks, PhD, RNC, CNE

Breakout 8-Professional Liability- Heather Mitchell, JD

Breakout 9- Finding Our Internal Resources for Care, Courage, and Growth- Susan Radcliffe, BSN, MN, MHR RN

 4:15 - 5:15 pm                    Closing Keynote-From Bedside to Build: What Every Nurse Should Know About AI – And How to Shape It- Amy McCarthy, DNP, RNC-MNN, NE-BC, CENP
 5:15 - 5:30 pm   Visit Posters

Thursday, September 10

 7:00 am – 5:00 pm         Registration Desk Open
 7:30 am – 8:00 am  Visit Posters
 8:00 – 9:00 am

General Session Keynote-The Healer Revolution: Courage to Care, Strength to Lead, Vision to Grow- Richie Splitt, MS, MBA, FACHE

 9:00 – 9:30 am     Visit Posters & Exhibitors 
 9:30 – 10:30 am

Breakouts-Select one (Student Bootcamp is not eligible for contact hours)

Breakout 10- Oklahoma Sexual Assault Kit Tracking System: Enhancing Transparency, Accountability, & Victim-Centered Care-Mathew Stillwell, MS

Breakout 11- Chemical Restraints- Julia Brown, MSN, RN, NPD-BC

Student Bootcamp

 10:30 – 11:00 am   Visit Posters & Exhibitors 
 11:00 – 12:00 pm 

 Breakouts-Select one (Student Bootcamp is not eligible for contact hours)

 Breakout 12- Followers Wanted: The Leadership Skill We Forgot to Teach- Tammy Hanks DNP, APRN, PCNS-BC, NEA-BC, EBP-C, CNOR

Breakout 13- Peptides: Miracle cures or Myths-  Candace Herrin, MSN, APRN, FNP

 Breakout 14- Bugs and Thugs: Creating the Ideal Wound Environment for Optimal Healing- Lynette Gunn, APRN,GCNS-BC,CWCN,CFCN and Johnita Moore, DNP, RN, CWCN 

 Student Bootcamp

 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm  Awards Luncheon
 1:00 – 1:15 pm    Visit Posters & Exhibitors 
 1:15 – 2:15 pm  

 Breakouts-Select one (Student Bootcamp is not eligible for contact hours)

Breakout 15- Dementia in Clinical Practice: Differentiating the Major Subtypes, Applying Diagnostic Criteria, and Building an Evidence-Based Treatment Plan- Tasha Preston DNP, PMHNP-BC, APRN-CNP

Breakout 16- Leadership Starts with Why—But Culture Determines Whether People Stay- Elizabeth Jeanes, MBA-HM, BSN, RN, NPD-BC, EBP-C, LSSBB

Student Bootcamp-Transforming Lives Through Organ Donation: Advances, Advocacy, and Nursing Impact -Crystal Yancey, BSN, MBA-HC, CCRN, CPTC

 2:15 – 2:30 pm 

 Visit Posters & Exhibitors
 2:30 – 3:30 pm 

Breakouts-Select one (Student Bootcamp is not eligible for contact hours)

Breakout 17- The Oklahoma Center for Nursing Oklahoma Nurse Faculty Academy: An Initiative to Develop the Nursing Education Workforce- Tonie Metheny, DNP, RN, CNE, Nichole Jackson, DNP, MSN, RN, CNE, CHSE; Amy Richards, PhD, MSN, PMHRN, CNE, CTN-B

Breakout 18- Rooted: Growing Your Professional Identity in Nursing- Dean Prentice, DHA, MA, BSN, NE-BC, Colonel (Ret), USAF, NC 

Student Bootcamp- ONSA House of Delegates

 3:30 – 3:45 pm    Visit Posters & Exhibitors 

 3:45 – 4:45 pm 

 Closing Remarks

Continuing Education

“This activity has been submitted to the Wisconsin Nurses Association for approval to award contact hours. The Wisconsin Nurses Association is accredited as an approver of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.” 

Student Bootcamp does not receive Contact hour credits.

Total Contact hours before Posters= 11.0

0.167 of Contact hour credit /poster. Must view and evaluate a minimum of 3 to get credit.

Total Poster contact hours=17 posters x 0.167=up to 2.839contact hours 


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