NC Emergency Nurses Symposium

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North Carolina Emergency Nurses Symposium 2025

Program Agenda

Day 1Thursday, November 6, 2025

7:30–8:00 Registration
8:00–8:15 Welcome and Introduction
8:15–9:15 AI in Nursing: Friend or Foe?
  • Deena Brecher, MSN, RN, ACNS-BC, CEN, CPEN, FAEN
9:15–10:15 The Golden Years Deserve Gold-Level Care: Building a Gold (Level 1) Geriatric Emergency Department
  • Bethany Fox, MBA-HCM, BSN, RN, CCM, CEN
  • Amy Short, MSN, RN, NEA-BC
10:15–10:45 Break with Exhibitors and Light Refreshments (provided on-site only)
10:45–11:45 Trends in ED Workplace Violence and Best Practices to Mitigate
  • Stephanie O’Bryon, DNP, RN, NEA-BC
  • Cyril “Cy” Amoin, DSc, RN, CEN
  • Kathy Barnard, MSN, RN, CEN
11:45–1:00 Lunch (provided on-site only) and Exhibitors
1:00–2:00 Looking for EBP in All the Wrong Places? Let’s Talk ENA’s Clinical Practice Guidelines
  • Andie Slivinski, DNP, APRN, ACNS-BC, CEN, CPEN, TCRN
2:00–3:00 Silent Loss: Supporting Patients Through Miscarriage in the ED
  • Ron Bolen, MSN, RN, CEN, CCRN
3:00–3:30 Break with Exhibitors and Light Refreshments (provided on-site only)
3:30–4:30 Safe Spaces: Trauma-Informed Care Essentials
  • Kate Phillips, MSN, RN, CEN, SANE-A, NPD-BC
4:30–5:30 Not a Peds Nurse: Transforming Your Approach to Caring for Pediatric Patients in the General Emergency Room Setting
  • Savannah Perschke, MS, RN, CPEN, SANE-A, SANE-P
5:30–5:45 Closing
6:30–9:00

Optional Event
Evening Social at The Venue
21 N Market Street, Asheville, NC 28801
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  • Includes live entertainment, networking, food, and a complimentary drink ticket
  • Free to attend for in-person participants and $75.00 per guest (pre-registration required)

Day 2Friday, November 7, 2025

7:30–8:00 Registration
8:00–8:15 Welcome and Introduction
8:15–9:15 HALO Hemorrhage: Stop the Bleed with Tamponade Tubes
  • Andi Foley, DNP, RN, APRN-CNS, CEN, TCRN, EMT, FCNS, FAEN
9:15–10:15 Beyond Narcan: Understanding the Biopsychosocial Factors in Addiction and Recovery
  • Ram Upadhyaya, DNP, MSN, MBA, APRN, CRRN, CCHP, FNP-BC
10:15–10:45 Break with Exhibitors and Light Refreshments (provided on-site only)
10:45–11:45 Emergency Preparedness for Radiological and Nuclear Incidents
  • Audrey Snyder, PhD, RN, ACNP-BC, GNP-BC, CEN, CCRN, FAEN, FAANP, FAAN
11:45–1:00 Lunch (provided on-site only) and Exhibitors
1:00–2:00 Fire: More than Burns—Think Toxic Gases
  • Mary Alice Vanhoy, MSN, RN, CEN, CPEN, NRP, FAEN
2:00–3:00 Why Should I Care? Improving the Patient Experience Through Team Member Wellbeing
  • Cassie Mueller, DNP, RN, PCCN, CNML, SANE-A, TCRN, SANE-P, CENP
  • Sarah Miles, MBA, BSN, RN, CEN, TCRN, SANE-A
3:00–3:30 Closing and Raffles
3:30–3:45 Break and Light Refreshments (provided on-site only)
3:45–5:00 NCENA General Assembly Meeting and ENA Update

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