Breakout Sessions I

I-A | Restrictive Intervention Reduction: The Path to Decrease Restraints and Improve Workplace Safety
Christian Carballo, MA, BSN, RN; Cindy Estes, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, PMH-BC

I-B | Reinvigorating the Workforce: How Dual-Role Clinical Instructors Support Nurse Well-Being
Jill Forcina, PhD, RN, CNE; Louise Fleming, PhD, MSN-Ed, RN, FAAN

I-C | From Posts to Practice: Teaching Nursing Students to Critically Evaluate Social Media Health Claims
Michael Bury, DNP, RN, CCRN; Megan Ross, EdD(c), MSN, RN, RNC-MNN

I-D | Advancing Trauma-Informed Education in North Carolina Nursing Programs: Evidence, Gaps, and a Path Forward
Leslie Bilbro, MSN, RN

Breakout Sessions II

II-A | Epinephrine During Cardiac Arrest: More Is Better, Right?
Steven Cuzmenco, MSN, RN, CCRN-CMC, NPD-BC

II-B | Fast, Fun, and Frontline-Driven: Microlearning Videos That Moved Safety and Quality Metrics
David Beasley, MHA, RN, FACHE, NE-BC; Candace Robbins, MBA, BSN, RN, CIC

II-C | Nurse Leader Application of the Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership
Nicole E. Roebuck, DNP, APRN, FNP-C

II-D | Breaking the Cycle: How to Achieve 100% Reduction in Nurse Injuries
Cindy Estes, DNP, MHA, RN, PMH-BC, NEA-BC

GENERAL SESSION | 2026 Legislative Updates

Break

Breakout Sessions III

III-A | Understanding the Case Managers’ Role in Decreasing ED Readmissions
Reginald Santiago, BSN, RN, CEN, TCRN, CCRN, CFRN, CTRN, NRP

III-B | Expanding Nursing Professional Development Into Novel Spaces
Amy Ashe, MSN, RN, CEN, TCRN, CPEN, CAVRN, NPD-BC

III-C | Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: Leadership Practices from Nursing History
Dr. Jeff Strickler, DHA, RN, NEA-BC

III-D | Precepting: The Next Generation
Jamie Bunn, MSN, RN, CEN, NPD-BC, TCRN; Kate Phillips, MSN, RN, CEN, SANE-A, NPD-BC

Break

Breakout Sessions IV

IV-A | Improving Health Literacy to Become Your Own Best Advocate
Hilary Mendel Green, PhD, MSN-Ed, RN; Carla Turner, MSHA, BSN, RN

IV-B | The Future is Now: Nurse Leadership at the Crossroads of Innovation, Ethics, and Care
Jermecka Hamilton Alexander, MSN-E.d., BS, RN; Melissa Harmon, DNP, APRN, EBP-C, FNP-C

IV-C | Millennial in the Middle: Bridging Nurses from Boomers to Zoomers
Katrice Hester, MSN, RN

IV-D | Flourishing Futures: Integrative Nurses Growing Holistic Health
Kristine Davidson, MSN, RN, HWNC-BC, AHN-BC; Cathy Carson, BScN, RN, HNB-BC, HTCP/I

CLOSING KEYNOTE | Brief Rest Practices for Nurses
Cammie Preslar, DNP, PNP; Julee Briscoe Waldrop, DNP, FNP-C, PNP-C, CNE, EBP-C, NC-BC, YTT200, FAANP, FAAN