As ENA’s premier networking and education event gets underway in Denver, Conference Education Planning Committee Co-Chairs Bradley Rund and Heidi Gilbert share their excitement about the association’s first conference to be held in-person in three years.
Voting for the ENA Board of Directors and the Nominations and Elections Committee will continue online and onsite in Denver through 5 p.m. Mountain time on Oct. 2. Election results will be announced during the closing session of Emergency Nursing 2022 on Oct. 3.
Experience the calming effects of the Zen Den or get your blood pumping in Mile High Zumba classes during Emergency Nursing 2022. Yoga, massage chairs and other self-care options also are available to help attendees relax.
Dustin Bass, Victoria Nash and Gina Slobogin are among the featured speakers discussing strategies for emergency department leaders and managers to promote employee wellness and workforce retention. Mental and physical well-being are recurring themes.
Earlier this year, ENA launched its Emergency Nurse Residency Program. A panel discussion tomorrow (Oct. 1) will detail how program participants develop critical-thinking and decision-making skills while learning about the dynamics of sociocultural acclimation in the ED.
Under the friendly gaze of the 40-foot-tall Blue Bear statue, we’ll reunite with ENA friends we haven’t seen in years, says Colorado ENA State Council President Amy Boren. The days will be packed with parties, Edutainment sessions and networking events. There are more than 100 engaging education sessions that will offer something for everyone.
Scores will be based on what iSimulate’s Chris Kroboth calls high-level criteria including communication, resource management, team dynamics and bedside manner. “We want providers to train in real-time as they would at the bedside,” he said. The top three teams will compete in the finals Oct. 2.
From the International Attendees Luncheon to the ENPC/TNCC Celebration Breakfast: Mimosas and Mingle, there will be plenty of opportunities to network with peers in-person for the first time since 2019.
ENA has a “deep connection” to addressing diversity, equity and inclusion issues, said ENA DEI Committee Chair Anna M. Valdez. “We’re doing that internally with all of the ENA staff and board being trained on diversity, equity, inclusion, and we’re beginning to push it out to communities by providing education at the conferences.”