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The New Mexico Center for Nursing Excellence is hosting our
Annual Nurse Educators Conference

Date: Thursday, June 8th and Friday, June 9th
Location: CNM Workforce Training Center

5600 Eagle Rock Ave NE

Albuquerque, New Mexico 87113 
Map and directions

This conference is approved for 13.25 Continuing Education Credits

This nursing continuing professional development activity was approved by the

New Mexico Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the

American Nurses Credential Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Cost for the two-day conference is $225

Deadline to register is June 5

*Please create an account if you don't have one*

REGISTER HERE

Two-Day Conference Schedule

Thursday, June 8th, 2023

7:30 AM - 8:00 AM | Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:00 AM - 8:15 AM | Welcome remarks and orientation to the day, Meggin Lorino Executive Director, NM Center for Nursing Excellence
8:15 AM - 9:15 AM | Keynote: The Future of Nursing 2020-2030, Speaker: Winifred V. Quinn, PhD, FAANP(H), FAAN
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM | New Mexico's Nursing Shortage, Speakers: Winifred V. Quinn, PhD, FAANP(H), FAAN; Jerry Harrison, PhD; Patricia Maule, MSN, RN-BC
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM | Break
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM | The Emerging Nurse Educator Leader, Speakers Teresa León, PhD, RN, ACNS; Cynthia Nuttall, PhD, RN, NE-BC; Veronica (Ronnie) O'Halloran, MSN, RNC CNE; Natasha Trujillo, RN, MSN
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Lunch Served (Included with registration)
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM | Next Generation NCLEX: We Have Liftoff, Speaker: Jason A. Schwartz, MS
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM | Break
2:45 PM - 4:15 PM | ACEs Prevention: How We End the Trauma Impacting Children, Students, Families & Communities, Speaker: Dominic Capello
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM | NMNEC Update, Speaker: Diane Evans-Prior, DNP, RN
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM | Networking Reception on the Patio (Conference Attendees) - Courtyard by Marriott Albuquerque, 5151 Journal Center Boulevard, Albuquerque 87109

Friday, June 9th, 2023

7:30 AM - 8:00 AM | Continental Breakfast
8:00 AM - 8:15 AM | Welcome remarks and orientation to the day, Meggin Lorino Executive Director, NM Center for Nursing Excellence
8:15 AM - 9:45 AM | Helping Students Improve Soft Skills Through Appreciative Inquiry, Speakers: Diane Evans-Prior, DNP, RN; Diane Wesner, MSN, RN
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM | Advocacy for Nursing Education, Speaker: Pamela Blackwell, JD
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM | Break
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | Workplace Violence in Healthcare, Speakers Dennis Tafoya, BS Justice Administration; Jess Lewis, AAS Fire Science, NMCEM
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | Lunch Served (Included with registration)
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM | Nursing in Today's Legal Environment, Speakers: Ryan T. Sanders, Butt Thornton & Baehr PC; Joseph Martinez, Deputy Director, Office of the Attorney General; Michelle Varela, Nurse Investigator Office of the Attorney General; Sheena Ferguson, DNP, RN, ANA-I, Executive Director, NMBON
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM | The Future of Nursing Education, Speakers Sara Daykin, DNP, RN, CPEN, TCRN, Stacey Hopkins, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, NEA-BC Grace Sun DNP, APRN, FNP-BC; Lyz Carreazo Rivera, MSN-Ed, RN, NPD-BC
3:30 PM - 3:45 PM | Evaluation Time

Refund Policy: No refunds or credits for registration fees will be issued after the June 5th deadline. For questions or to cancel a registration, please contact [email protected].