Fall Flings in Critical Care

Our program will have vendors onsite to educate on their products during the breaks.

 Speaker Information

Lauren Powers BSN, RN, CCRN is an area Clinical Consultant for Abiomed. Prior to that she has worked at Lowell General Hospital in the ICU and Massachusetts General Hospital in the CCU.

Joseph Blansfield MS, NP, TCRN is a trauma educator and program consultant. Prior to that he was the Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Program Manager at Boston Medical Center. He is a retired Colonel from the U.S. Army Reserve. He has worked as both an NP and CNS in emergency rooms, urgent care, and drug and alcohol detox programs. He has been clinical faculty for multiple schools of nursing.  

Erin Laferriere MSN, RN, CCRN currently works at Lowell General Hospital in the ICU. She has previously worked in the NICU and as an Adjunct Clinical Instructor at Manchester Community College and Northern Essex Community College.

Meghan Ouellette MSN, RN, CCRN-CMC, CNE is currently a clinical Instructor of the Cardiac Surgery ICU at Tufts Medical Center. She has over 20 years of experience, most notable in the care of chronically ill advanced heart failure patients. Meghan has also worked as an adjunct clinical faculty at Rivier University.

*HOUSE OF HOPE COLLECTION*

Please consider making a monetary donation – collection will take place at the registration table.

SCHEDULE

7:30   Registration/Continental Breakfast

8:15   Welcome

8:30   Lauren Powers BSN, RN, CCCRN “Cardiogenic Shock & The Community Hospital: The Role of Impella CP”

9:45   Break

10:30 Joseph Blansfield MS, NP, TCRN “Sacred Cows, Myths, and Dogmas: What’s the Best Nursing Practice?”

11:45 Lunch (included)

12:45 Erin Laferriere MSN, RN, CCRN “Documentation: Legal and Ethical Considerations”

14:00 Break

14:15 Meghan Ouellette MSN, RN, CCRN-CMC, CNE

“Rise of the Machines: Demystifying Mechanical Circulatory Support

15:30 Evaluation and summation

15:45 Adjournment