2 017 A N N UA L

CONFERENCE

Leading in Times
of Great Change
MAY 18 19, 2017
VANCOUVER, WA

REGISTER TODAY! www.nwone.org

Leading in Times
of Great Change
NWone is proud to present our 2017 Annual Conference focusing on
empowering nurse leaders at all levels to effect positive change in our
hospitals and communities. We are pleased to include a collaborative
presentation from Washington Center for Nursing (WCN) and Oregon
Center for Nursing (OCN).
In addition to our speaker lineup, the conference will include an
Awards Recognition Reception, a 30th Anniversary Celebration, and
our Annual Business Meeting.
We look forward to seeing you in May!

T O P I C D E TA I L S share how hospitals respond to these factors through

their community health needs assessment and priorities
Transformational Leadership: Success with Your Inner
processes.
Expert Nurses are assuming more and more senior
positions, and the success of each organization depends Taking a Stand: The Role of Nurses in Health Care
on the skills of these leaders. Learn about your unique Transformation Exploring the unique influence of the
style, how to lead from any level of the organization, and nurse in the sweeping changes being made within the
craft an effective model for leading into the future. health system. MaryAnne will provide orientation to the
goals and Washington States application of the Affordable
Transformational Leadership: Your Impact and Care Act, and anticipated changes under the new federal
Signicance Questioning techniques and tactics for administration highlighting the critical opportunity
interviewing anyone from mentors to job applicants,
nurses have to influence the quality and delivery of care.
garnering cooperation, dealing effectively with difficult
Christy will speak from the Oregon perspective.
personalities and inevitable conflict.
Speak So Others Listen and Engage Explore what it
Moral Courage Nurses often encounter dilemmas where means to be an effective and engaged leader and learn
their ability to do the right thing is hindered by conflicting the skills to be one. Learn and practice powerful strategies
values and beliefs. In these circumstances, upholding and hands-on tools to ensure others connect with your
their commitment to do the right thing requires signifi- message. Have more productive meetings, speak with
cant moral courage, which importantly is not about being confidence and assurance, and influence others in a
fearless, but rather taking action in spite of fear. positive manner.
Preventing and Addressing Incivility Covert and overt Resilience Resilience has been described as the process
acts of verbal and non-verbal aggression between of adapting in the face of adversity and becoming strong
colleagues, including gossiping, withholding information, after something bad happens. In addition to innate quali-
and ostracism, is particularly harmful in the nursing ties that support resilience, research has demonstrated
environment. Learn how nurse leaders can recognize, that there are actions we can take to reduce the impact of
address, and prevent lateral violence. stress and strengthen our ability to be resilient.
Violence in the Workplace: A Crisis for Healthcare
CEs provided by Legacy Health Clinical Practice Support, provider
Focusing on violence against healthcare workers from approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, provider
patients and families, learn multi-disciplinary strategies number CEP 8749 for 8 contact hours. Must complete the course to
currently in use at Sacred Heart Medical Center and receive a CE certificate.
Childrens Hospital for awareness, prevention, early identi-
fication, and follow-up when caregivers are assaulted.
Whole Person Health: Responding to the Social
years
Determinants of Health Marni will speak to the impor-
tant role nurses have in addressing social determinants
of health regardless of care environment, and Jeanell will
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Speakers

Dana Bjarnason, PhD, RN, NE-BC Barb Langlois, MSN, BSN, RN

Vice President & Chief Nursing Officer, Leadership Communication Expert and
OHSU Healthcare / Associate Professor, Author with over 30 years experience in
Clinical Affairs, OHSU School of Nursing healthcare

Christy Cowgill, MBA, MNA, BSN MaryAnne Lindeblad, BSN, MPH

Supervisor of Transitional Care and State Medicaid Director, Health Care
Outreach Team, CareOregon Authority, State of Washington

Peggy Curry, MA, RN Kevin OConnor, CSP

Regional Chief Operating Officer, Speaker, Consultant, Educator, and Author
Providence Health Care specializing in working with medical and
scientific professionals who are charged
with leading their peers

Jane Hutcheson, MS, RN Susan Stacey, MBA, BSN, RN, NEA-BC

Interim Executive Director, NWone Chief Nursing Officer, Providence Sacred
Heart Medical Center and Childrens
Hospital

Steve Kreps, MSN, BSN, RN Jeanell Rasmussen, MN, MA, RN, FACHE
Intensive Care Unit and Patient Care Vice President of Patient Care Services /
Support Manager, St Charles Medical Chief Nursing Officer, Harrison
Center

Marni Kuyl, MSN, BSN Cindi Warburton, DNP, APRN, CEN

Director of the Department of Health Emergency Department Manager,
and Human Services in Washington St Charles Healthcare Bend
County, Oregon

years
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Agenda

THURSDAY, MAY 18
Breakout Sessions: Please choose between Tracks 1 and 2 for each time slot when you register

T R AC K 1 T R AC K 2

7:00 am Breakfast 7:30 am Breakfast and CNO Summit (by invitation)

Transformational Leadership Moral Courage
Kevin OConnor, CSP Dana Bjarnason, PhD, RN, NE-BC

8:45am Intentional Interviewing Kevin OConnor, CSP

10:00 am Preventing and Addressing Incivility 10:00 am Whole Person Health

Steve Kreps, MSN, BSN, RN Marni Kuyl, MSN, BSN
11:00 am Violence in the Workplace: A Crisis for Jeanell Rasmussen, MN, MA, RN, FACHE
Healthcare 11:00 am Taking a Stand: Nursing Inuence in
Susan Stacey, MBA, BSN, RN, NEA-BC Healthcare Reform
MaryAnne Lindeblad, BSN, MPH
Christy Cowgill, MBA, MNA, BSN

12 :00 pm Lunch in the Vendor Hall

1:00 pm Speak So Others Listen and Engage 1:00 pm Repeat of Whole Person Health
Barb Langlois, MSN, BSN, RN
2:00 pm Resilience 2:00 pm Repeat of Taking a Stand: Nursing Inuence
Dana Bjarnason, PhD, RN, NE-BC in Healthcare Reform

3:00 pm Break
4:00 pm Social Hour in the Vendor Hall
6:30 pm 30 Years Celebration Awards Dinner & Wine Rafe

FRIDAY, MAY 19

7:00 am Breakfast
8:00 am Be a Part of the Future of NWone (Meeting of the Membership Non-NWone members encouraged to attend)
New governance and bylaws updates, elections process
Peggy Currie, President of NWone
Council Leadership Reports to Membership
11:00am Healthcare Policy Oregon
Cindi Warburton, Co-chair of NWone Healthcare Policy Commission
Rep from Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems (OAHHS)
11:45am Lunch in the Vendor Hall and Prize Rafe
1:15pm Healthcare Policy Washington
Jane Hutcheson, Co-chair of NWone Healthcare
Policy Commission / Rep from Washington State
Hospital Association (WSHA) years

2:00pm Bringing It All Together

Peggy Currie, President of NWone
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Registration

Leading in Times of Great Change

MAY 18 19, 2017 VANCOUVER, WA
CEs provided by Legacy Health Clinical Practice Support, provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, provider number
CEP 8749 for 8 contact hours. Must complete the course to receive a CE certificate.

R E G I S T R AT I O N D E A D L I N E : Registrations must be received at the NWone NAME:

office no later than 4:00pm, Friday, April 14, 2017 to qualify for the before
April 14 rates. TITLE:

C A N C E L L AT I O N F E E : A $50 handling fee per person will be charged for FACILITY / ORGANIZATION NAME:
cancellations received through April 14, 2017. Refunds will not be made after
this date. Substitutions will be accepted.
ADDRESS:
O N L I N E R E G I S T R AT I O N S: You can register online at www.nwone.org
BEFORE AFTER
R E G I S T R AT I O N F E E S * 04/14/17 04/14/17
CITY / STATE / ZIP:
Individual NWone Member $520 $595
Non-Member $600 $675
PHONE:
Student $500 $575
EMAIL:
Get a team together for a discount! ** Save $20 each for teams of three,
$30 each for teams of five, and $40 each for teams of ten or more.
Send multiple copies of this form together, or to register online, contact
Marcy Holmes for a team coupon code at admin@nwonl.org. TOTAL AMOUNT DUE: $

CNO Breakfast only $75 $75 If applicable, please include additional meal
costs noted on next page.
Awards Dinner only $75 $75

B R E A KO U T S E SS I O N S: Make checks payable to NWone and

Choose Track 1 or 2 for each time slot: send registration form and payment to:
NWone Registrations
TRACK 1 TR ACK 2
4000 Kruse Way Place
10:00am Preventing and Whole Person Health Bldg 2, Ste 100
Addressing Incivility Lake Oswego, OR 97035

11:00am Violence in the Register online at www.nwone.org by

Taking a Stand: Nursing
clicking the register button on the home
Workplace Influence in Healthcare Reform
page.
1:00pm Speak So Others Listen Repeat of Whole Person
and Engage Health If you have special needs related to
disability, please call Marcy Holmes at
2:00pm Resilience Repeat of Taking a Stand
503-479-5834.

* The Meeting of the Membership is Friday, May 19th, 8:00 11:00am and can be
attended without charge.
* * Registrations must be submitted together to secure the team discount.

> See next page for Additional Meal Registration 4000 Kruse Way Place, Bldg 2, Ste 100
and Hotel Registration Information Lake Oswego, OR 97035

Registration continued next page >

Registration (continued)

M E A L S: The registration fees include all meals.

Thursday, May 18: breakfast, lunch, breaks, reception and dinner
Friday, May 19: breakfast, lunch & breaks
Additional meal tickets for spouse/significant others who are attending with you may be
ordered at the time your registration is submitted. Please see below.
If you need gluten-free or vegetarian meals, please indicate below.
Additional Meal Ticket(s) for Guests:
I need ____ additional meal ticket(s)
For entire conference ($250)
For dinner on Thursday evening only ($75)
Thursday Dinner Meal choice:
Chicken Fish Vegetarian Gluten Free
Guest #1 Thursday Dinner Meal choice:
Chicken Fish Vegetarian Gluten Free
GUEST #1 NAME:

Guest #2 Thursday Dinner Meal choice:

Chicken Fish Vegetarian Gluten Free
GUEST #2 NAME:

H O T E L R E S E R VAT I O N S:
Hilton Vancouver
301 West 6th Street
Vancouver, WA 98660
Please note: The conference registration fee does not cover the cost of your hotel room. You must
make your own room reservations.
The room block rates for this conference with complimentary in-room internet:
ROOM SINGLE R ATE DOUBLE RATE TRIPLE RATE QUAD R ATE

2 queen beds $ 159 $ 159 $ 179 $ 199

Parking:
The current rates are $18/day or $23/day for valet parking in the Hilton underground
parking facility
Additional parking is available for day use at the Vancouver Center for 0.75/hr M-F, $6.00 max
until 6 pm, $8.50 max all day until close, and weekend rate $2.50 all day.

To make hotel reservations:

Go to: www.hilton.com/en/hi/groups/personalized/P/PDXVAHH-NNM-20170517/index.jhtml
or https://goo.gl/uDGcU6.
If calling, please reference Northwest Organization of Nurse Executives to get the group rate.
The room rates listed above have been guaranteed through April 17. You must make your
room reservations by then to secure the rates.

Special Thanks to Our Sponsors:

Without their support we could not continue to offer
high caliber programming for our membership.