Paula Rodriguez
Illinois Emergency Nurses Association
773-798-7170
You must be a current member of the Emergency Nurses Association to be eligible for member fees. ENA members must indicate their ENA membership number for the member rate. Your member number can be found by visiting ena.org. If you cannot register with your member number, email Paula Rodriguez at registration@illinoisena.org. Special fees are extended for students enrolled in a pre-licensure nursing (RN) program. You must email Paula Rodriguez for information on how to register at the student rate:
General Sessions Only
ENA Member Early Bird (by 3/15) $115
ENA Member (after 3/15) $150
Nonmember $220
Nursing Student (pre-RN) $80
Advanced Clinical Program Only
ENA Member $175
AAENP Member $175
Nonmember $195
Advanced Clinical Program & General Sessions Combined
ENA Member $225
Nonmember $350
Deep Dive Session
Forensic Exam $50
Pre-Session
Suture Workshop $40
To cancel your registration without cause, contact Paula Rodriguez at registration@illinoisena.org for a full refund, minus a non-refundable $25 administrative fee, on or before March 1, 2019. After this deadline, refunds are subject to the following Refund Policy:
General Sessions
If Cancelled By: Amount Refunded:
March 1 $115 (M), $220 (N)
March 8 $110 (M), $165 (N)
March 15 $65 (M), $110 (N)
March 22 $40 (M), $55 (N)
Advanced Clinical Program
If Cancelled By: Amount Refunded:
March 1 $175 (M), $195 (N)
March 8 $130 (M), $145 (N)
March 15 $90 (M), $100 (N)
March 22 $45 (M), $50 (N)
General Sessions and Advanced Clinical Program
If Cancelled By: Amt. Refunded:
March 1 $225 (M), $350 (N)
March 8 $170 (M), $260 (N)
March 15 $110 (M), $175 (N)
March 22 $55 (M), $90 (N)
(M): ENA Member (N): Nonmember
Pre-Session and Deep Dive Session
There are no refunds due to the administrative fee for the Suture Workshop or the Deep Dive Session.
Cancellations after March 22, 2019, will not be eligible for a refund. There are no refunds for student fees. No refund may exceed the amount paid.
In the event that you are unable to attend the meeting, your registration is transferable at no additional charge. Contact Paula Rodriguez at registration@illinoisena.org if you wish to transfer your registration to another person.
Standard King (single or double) $107
Standard Double (single or double) $107
Reservations: (630) 505-0900 or online:
To reserve online, visit:
http://group.doubletree.com/IllinoisEmergencyNursesAssoc
Reservation Deadline: March 12, 2019. Subject to availability.
Thursday, April 4
7:30 - 8:30 AM: Introduction to Suturing...Kurt Ortwig, MSN, ACNP
The hands-on procedural workshop will provide experience with suturing.
Thursday, April 4
1:00 - 5:00 PM: The Medical Forensic Exam: Thinking Outside the Box...Jaclyn Rodriguez, BSN, BS, RN, SANE-A
Advanced Clinical Program
Illinois ENA has created the Advanced Clinical Program for experienced emergency nurses and advanced practice nurses who seek more in-depth information. The Advanced Clinical Program does not require advanced educational degrees or licensure for attendance.
7:00 - 9:00 AM Check-In and On-Site Registration
7:00 - 9:00 AM Exhibitors & Breakfast
9:00 - 10:00 AM Advocating for the Role of the APC...Jenni Roberts, APC Director, Team Health Northeast Group
10:00 - 11:00 AM Clinical Considerations Using Joyce Adam's Guidelines When Providing Care to a Child with Concerns for Sexual Assault/Abuse...Leslie Flament, MS, APN, CPNP-PC, SANE-P, CEN
11:00 - 12 Noon Toxicology and Overdose: Where Are We Now?...Giles W. Slocum, Pharm.D
12:00 - 1:00 PM Lunch with Exhibitors and Student Posters
1:00 - 3:00 PM Move Over Doc, I Got This! Learning Advanced Procdures to Make a Better Nurse...Teri Campbell, RN, BSN, CEN, CFRN, TNS
3:00 - 3:15 PM Break
3:15 - 4:15 PM Medical Marijuana, Inhalants and Your Patient: Up in Smoke...Daria C. Ruffalo, DNP, RN, CCRN, ACNP-CS
Auction Fundraiser 5:00 PM
Annual Awards Presentation
6:00 PM
Dinner 6:30 PM
DJ 7:00 PM
Celebrate the evening with your colleagues with complimentary dinner, a cash bar, auction, Annual Awards presentation, and a DJ. A $20 donation is requested per attendee to benefit emergency nursing scholarships through the ENA Foundation.
General Sessions
6:45 – 8:05 AM Check In and On Site Registration
7:00 – 8:00 AM Exhibit Hall with Breakfast
8:00 – 8:05 AM Welcome...Marites Gonzaga-Reardon, DNP, APN, CCNS, CEN
8:05 – 9:05 AM Keynote Address
101 - Yipee, Another Day in Paradise! Driving Negativity out of the Workplace...Liz Jazwiac, RN
9:05 – 10:15 AM Exhibit Hall
10:15 – 11:15 AM Breakout Sessions - 200s
201 - The "ixabans"- anticoagulation or bleeding sensation?...Marc McDowell, PharmD, BCPS
202 - The future of resuscitation, latest innovations, evidence, and new bundles of care...Kim Marie Macygin, MSN, RN, CEN, CFRN
203 - Strangulation: Assessment, Documentation, and Treatment for the Emergency Room Nurse...Allyson Cordoni, APN, CNP, SANE-A, Sane-P; Stacy Swon, BSN, RN, C-OB, SANE
11:25 AM - 12:25 PM Breakout Sessions - 300s
301 - We're Going Where?...Leanna Cossman, RN, MSN, CEN, PHRN
302 - Kids, car seats, and motor vehicle crashes - a case review...Karen M. Battaglia MSN, RN, CEN, TNCC, TNS
303 - Project to Abstract to Poster: Successfully Managing the Process...Bev WeaverRN, MS, NE-BC; Vicki Bacidore, DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC, CEN, TNS
12:25 - 1:10 PM Lunch
1:10 - 1:40 PM Poster Sessions
Evidence based practice scientific posters are on display during the Illinois ENA Spring Symposium. Take advantage of this opportunity to review current projects on relevant emergency nursing topics. The authors will be present to discuss their studies at specified times. Viewing the poster session may earn participants contact hours.
1:40 – 2:40 PM Breakout Sessions - 400s
401 - EBP Winners:
-- A Hospital-Wide Ultrasound-Guided IV Training Program: A Contribution from the ED/Sarah Feinsmith, BSN, RN, CEN; Ashley Amick, MD; Amy Kahn, MSN, RN, CCRN; Valerie McDonald, BS
402 - The Sexual Assault Survivors Emergency Treatment Act: What is Changing and How to be Successful...Jaclyn Rodriguez BSN, BS, RN, SANE- A
403 - Advances in Acute Stroke...Deborah Lynch, MSN, RN, APRN, SCRN
2:45 – 3:45 PM Closing Address
501 - Truth vs Fiction: Emergency Medicine in Movies and TV...Bill D. Hampton, DO, FACOEP
This activity will be submitted to the Emergency Nurses Association for approval to award contact hours. The Emergency Nurses Association is accredited as an approver of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Sponsored pre-sessions may not be eligible for accredited continuing education credit. Continuing education recognition points (CERP) credit will be issued for participation in pre-sessions.
On occasion, an Illinois ENA photographer may take photos of participants at the Illinois ENA Spring Symposium or of people participating in the Spring Symposium functions or activities. Please be aware thatthese photos are for Illinois ENA use only and may appear in Illinois ENA symposium/educational programs, brochures, newsletter or on the Illinois ENA website, in other Illinois ENA materials or as part of Illinois ENA media outreach efforts. Your attendance constitutes your permission and consent for this photography.
If you require special materials or services as covered under the Americans with Disabilities Act, please email president@illinoisena.org by March 29, 2019.