
Imagine Nurse Quality and Innovation Symposium: The Future of Critical Care and Nursing Innovation
IMAGINE Nurse Quality and Innovation Symposium is designed to support and nurture the innovative, curious and pioneering nature of nurses. This year, as we focus on The Future of Critical Care and Nursing Innovation, we are dedicated to showcase those who naturally answer the call in improving the status quo. Championing nurses as entrepreneurs, innovators and creators, is our promise to building and cultivating a culture of excellence that extends beyond the bedside into our communities, our nation and the world.
Target Audience
Nurse practitioners, nurses, and other allied health personnel
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, the participant should be able to:
- Explore advancements in technology as they apply to artificial intelligence and virtual reality
- Discuss new roles for nursing, leading to ingenuity and quality initiatives in the areas of robotics and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- Discuss improving empirical data and patient outcomes by using virtual ICU and comprehensive simulated training
IMAGINE Nurse Quality and Innovation Symposium
The Future of Critical Care and Nursing Innovation
Dates: May 4-5, 2023
Location: Houston Methodist Research Institute
| DAY 1 - THURSDAY, MAY 4 | |
7:30-8:30 a.m. | Registration & Breakfast | |
TIME | PRESENTATION | SPEAKERS |
8:30-8:45 | Welcome and Introduction | Tracee Kennon, MBA, BSN, CCRN-K |
8:45-9:00 | Welcome to Imagine (Video Presentation) | Gail M. Vozzella, DNP, RN, NEA-BC |
9:00-9:20 | Dynamic Synergy Nursing and Physician Partnership | Maham Rahimi, MD, PhD, RPVI |
9:20-9:40 | Interdisciplinary Mock Codes and Hi-fidelity Simulation: Improving Recognition, Rates and Recovery | Shedrick Kennedy, MSN, RN, CCRN-K |
9:40-10:00 | Jay Hooker, MSN, RN, CCNS, NE-BC | |
10:00-10:15 | Panel Discussion and Questions Moderator: Tracee Kennon, MBA, BSN, CCRN-K | Maham Rahimi, MD, PhD, RPVI Shedrick Kennedy, MSN, RN, CCRN-K Jay Hooker, MSN, RN, CCNS, NE-BC |
10:15-10:45 | BREAK / NETWORKING | |
10:45-11:30 | KEYNOTE: The Future of Nurse Robot-Assisted Care | Shannan K. Hamlin, PhD, RN, ACNP-BC, AGACNP-BC, CCRN, NE-BC |
11:30-11:50 | Jay Bedruz, BSN, RN, CNML | |
11:50-12:10 | Stuart J. Corr, PhD | |
12:10-12:25 | Panel Discussion and Questions Moderator: Tracee Kennon, MBA, BSN, CCRN-K | Shannan K. Hamlin, PhD, RN, ACNP-BC, AGACNP-BC, CCRN, NE-BC Jay Bedruz, BSN, RN, CNML Stuart J. Corr, PhD |
12:25-1:30 | LUNCH | |
1:30-1:50 | Holly M. Rodriguez, MSN, RN, CCRN-CMC, RN-BC | |
1:50-2:10 | Katie Broadway, MSN, RN, CCRN, SCRN | |
2:10-2:30 | Misty Mendoza, BSN, RN, CCRN | |
2:30-2:50 | Francella Crespo, MSN, CCRN, RN-BC, WTA-C | |
2:50–3:00 | Panel Discussion and Questions Moderator: Tracee Kennon, MBA, BSN, CCRN-K | Holly Rodriguez, MSN, RN, CCRN-CMC, RN-BC Katie Broadway, MSN, RN, CCRN, SCRN Misty Mendoza, BSN, RN, CCRN Francella Crespo, MSN, CCRN, RN-BC, WTA-C |
3:00-3:30 | BREAK / NETWORKING | |
3:30-3:50 | Blockchain Technology and Global Access to Healthcare Records | Tracee Kennon, MBA, BSN, CCRN-K |
3:50-4:15 | Kathryn Roberts, MSN, BSN, RN-BC, CHSE | |
4:15-4:40 | Tracee Kennon, MBA, BSN, CCRN-K | |
4:40-4:50 | Panel Discussion and Questions Moderator: Lee Ann Harrison-Fyfe, MSN, RN, NPD-BC | Tracee Kennon, MBA, BSN, CCRN-K Kathryn Roberts, MSN, BSN, RN-BC, CHSE |
4:50-5:00 | CLOSING REMARKS |
| DAY 2 - FRIDAY, MAY 5 | |
7:00-8:00 a.m. | Registration and Breakfast | |
BREAKOUT SESSIONS (MITIE Skills Lab) 40 Minutes Each | ||
TIME | PRESENTATION | SPEAKERS |
8:00-8:40 | Vascular Access Techniques | Deepa Lalu, MSN, RN-BC |
| Sepsis Management and Minimally Invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring Monitoring Neurological Complications | Francella Crespo, MSN, CCRN, RN-BC, WTA-C Katie Broadway, MSN, RN, CCRN, SCRN |
| Mock Code Mastery | Shedrick Kennedy, MSN, RN, CCRN-K |
| Mahoney Simulation Center Simulation Exhibition | Kathryn Roberts, MSN, BSN, RN-BC, CHSE |
| ECMO and MCS ICU Emergency Management | Tracee Kennon, MBA, BSN, CCRN-K |
8:40-8:50 | BREAK / NETWORKING | |
8:50-9:30 | Vascular Access Techniques | Deepa Lalu, MSN, RN-BC |
| Sepsis Management and Minimally Invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring Monitoring Neurological Complications | Francella Crespo, MSN, CCRN, RN-BC, WTA-C Katie Broadway, MSN, RN, CCRN, SCRN |
| Mock Code Mastery | Shedrick Kennedy, MSN, RN, CCRN-K |
| Mahoney Simulation Center Simulation Exhibition | Kathryn Roberts, MSN, BSN, RN-BC, CHSE |
| ECMO and MCS ICU Emergency Management | Tracee Kennon, MBA, BSN, CCRN-K |
9:30-9:55 | BREAK / NETWORKING | |
9:55-10:35 | Vascular Access Techniques | Deepa Lalu, MSN, RN-BC |
| Sepsis Management and Minimally Invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring Monitoring Neurological Complications | Francella Crespo, MSN, CCRN, RN-BC, WTA-C Katie Broadway, MSN, RN, CCRN, SCRN |
| Mock Code Mastery | Shedrick Kennedy, MSN, RN, CCRN-K |
| Mahoney Simulation Center Simulation Exhibition | Kathryn Roberts, MSN, BSN, RN-BC, CHSE |
| ECMO and MCS ICU Emergency Management | Tracee Kennon, MBA, BSN, CCRN-K |
10:35-10:45 | BREAK / NETWORKING | |
10:45-11:25 | Vascular Access Techniques | Deepa Lalu, MSN, RN-BC |
| Sepsis Management and Minimally Invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring Monitoring Neurological Complications | Francella Crespo, MSN, CCRN, RN-BC, WTA-C Katie Broadway, MSN, RN, CCRN, SCRN |
| Mock Code Mastery | Shedrick Kennedy, MSN, RN, CCRN-K |
| Mahoney Simulation Center Simulation Exhibition | Kathryn Roberts, MSN, BSN, RN-BC, CHSE |
| ECMO and MCS ICU Emergency Management | Tracee Kennon, MBA, BSN, CCRN-K |
11:25-11:35 | BREAK / NETWORKING | |
11:35-12:10 | Vascular Access Techniques | Deepa Lalu, MSN, RN-BC |
| Sepsis Management and Minimally Invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring Monitoring Neurological Complications | Francella Crespo, MSN, CCRN, RN-BC, WTA-C Katie Broadway, MSN, RN, CCRN, SCRN |
| Mock Code Mastery | Shedrick Kennedy, MSN, RN, CCRN-K |
| Mahoney Simulation Center Simulation Exhibition | Kathryn Roberts, MSN, BSN, RN-BC, CHSE |
| ECMO and MCS ICU Emergency Management | Tracee Kennon, MBA, BSN, CCRN-K |
12:10-1:10 | CLOSING REMARKS & LUNCH |

John F. Bookout Auditorium - 2nd Floor
Travel
Houston Methodist Way Finder Map
Direction from nearest parking garages:
From Garage 1:
- Take parking garage elevator to 3rd floor.
- Exit and turn left and enter doors into the hospital on the right.
- Take stairs down to ground level, walk straight past the Information Desk. This is the Crain Garden. Continue straight toward the Weiss Chapel, turn right and continue past the Gift Shop.
- Turn right before the Dunn Tower Elevator bank and then a quick left (Starbucks will be on the right). Proceed down this hall toward the Market Café.
- Turn Right, then a quick left to leave Dunn Tower and enter into the Research Institute.
- Continue straight toward exit doors.
- Turn right at the RI Information Desk. Proceed up the staircase and the John F. Bookout Auditorium will be on the right side.
- Elevators to the second floor are also available, pass the staircase and proceed to end. Elevators will be on the right.
From Garage 7:
- Take parking garage elevator to ground floor, exit and turn left to outer walkway.
- Turn left and proceed to glass double doors on left, enter Walter Tower.
- Proceed straight down hallway past the Fondren/Alkek elevators, then past the Dunn elevator bank.
- Take a left (Starbucks will be on the right) and follow the directions from above to the Research Institute.
From Garage 15 (McGovern Commons):
- located directly across the street from the Houston Methodist Research Institute
Hotel: Houston Marriott Medical Center/ Museum District
6580 Fannin Street
Houston, TX 77030
Group Rate: $169 USD per night
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Event Summary: |
Houston Methodist Imagine Conference |
Start Date: Thursday, May 4, 2023 |
End Date: Friday, May 5, 2023 |
Gail M. Vozzella, DNP, RN, NEA-BC
Senior Vice President
System Chief Nursing Executive, Houston Methodist Hospital
Shannan K. Hamlin, PhD, RN, ACNP-BC, AGACNP-BC, CCRN, NE-BC
Director of the Center for Nursing Research, Education and Practice
Associate Professor of Nursing
Jay Paul Bedruz, BSN, RN, CNML
Virtual Nurse
Houston Methodist Virtual Intensive Care Unit
Katie Broadway, MSN, RN, CNRN, SCRN
Professional Practice Leader - Neurological Intensive Care Unit
Center for Nursing Research, Education and Practice
Stuart J. Corr, BEng, MEng, MA, PhD
Director, Innovation Systems Engineering
Associate Research Professor
Houston Methodist Institute for Robotics, Imaging & Navigation (MIRIN)
Houston Methodist Institute for Technology, Innovation & Education (MITIE)
Francella Crespo, MSN, CCRN, RN-BC, WTA-C
Professional Practice Leader – Medical Intensive Care Unit
Center for Nursing Research, Education and Practice
Jay Hooker, MSN, RN, CCNS, NE-BC
Professional Development Leader
Center for Nursing Research, Education and Practice
Shedrick Kennedy, MSN, RN, CCRN-K
Professional Development Leader
Center for Nursing Research, Education, & Practice
Tracee Kennon, MBA, BSN, CCRN-K
Professional Practice Leader – Critical Care Academy
Center for Nursing Research, Education and Practice
Instructor of Nursing, Houston Methodist Academic Institute
Deepa Lalu, MSN, RN-BC
Professional Development Leader
Center for Nursing Research, Education, & Practice
Misty Mendoza, BSN, RN, CCRN
Professional Practice Leader - Surgical Liver Intensive Care Unit
Center for Nursing Research, Education and Practice
Maham Rahimi, MD, PhD, RPVI
Assistant Professor of Cardiovascular Surgery
Houston Methodist Academic Institute and Weill Cornell Medical College
Kathryn Roberts, MSN, BSN, RN-BC, CHSE
Professional Development Leader - Mary E. Mahoney Simulation Center
Center for Nursing Research, Education and Practice
Holly M. Rodriguez, MSN, RN, CCRN-CMC, RN-BC
Professional Practice Leader - Coronary Intensive Care Unit
Center for Nursing Research, Education and Practice
Available Credit
- 9.50 Attendance
- 9.25 Nursing Contact Hours
Houston Methodist is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Houston Methodist will award 9.25 Nursing Continuing Professional Development contact hours for this activity. Participants must attend the activity in its entirety and complete the continuing education evaluation.
Price
FEES
REGISTRATION TYPE | FEE |
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Houston Methodist Employee | $15 |
All Others | $25 |
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