R. Dan Allen
Founder and President
D. A. Surgical
Nancy Anderson, MPS, BS, RN, CNOR
Interim Perioperative Services Independent Contract Management
Kay Ball, PhD, RN, CNOR, CMLSO, FAAN
Adjunct Professor/Perioperative Consultant
Otterbein University
Barbara Bartlein, MSW, RN, CSP
The People Pro
Amy Bethel, MPA, BSN, RN, NE-BC
retired
Staff Eye Surgery Laser Eye Center UnityPoint Health Des Moines
Beth Bozzelli, MBA, RN, CNOR, CSSM
Vice President of Service Line, Surgical Services
LifePoint Health
Meredith Broussard
Assistant Professor and Associate Director, Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute
New York University
Tracey Carrigan, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, CNOR
Director of Surgical Services
Hendrick Health System
Lydia G. Casteel, MSN, RN, CCRN
Executive Director of Nursing, Surgical & Cardiovascular Services, Emergency Services
WellStar Paulding Hospital
Desirée Chappell, MSNA, CRNA
Enhanced Recovery Expert, DLC Enterprises and Managing Editor
TopMedTalk
Faith Colen, MSN, RN, CEN
Director of Quality and Patient Safety
UPMC St. Margaret
Gabrielle Cox, MSN, MBA, RN, CNOR
Educational Compliance Director
STERIS Instrument Management Services (IMS)
Taneka Curtis, BSN, RN, CNOR
Assistant Nurse Manager
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Stephanie S. Davis, MSHA, RN, CNOR, CSSM
Independent Perioperative Consultant
Scott Davis, MSN, BSN, RN, CNOR, RNFA
Assistant Director, Perioperative, Perianesthesia & G.I. Endoscopy Lab Services
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Sutter Health
Tony Dawson, MSN, RN
Chief Clinical Officer and Chief Operating Officer
Surgical Solutions
Christy Dempsey, MSN, MBA, CNOR, CENP, FAAN
SVP, Chief Nursing Officer
Press Ganey Associates LLC
Mary H. Diamond, MBA, RN, CNOR, PMP
Consultant
Tracy Diffenderfer, MSN, BSN, CNOR
Administrative Director
Centennial Medical Center
Dr. Donna J. Doyle, DNP, RN, CNOR, NE-BC
Perioperative Consultant
DJD Consulting Services
Adonica Dugger, DNP, RN, CNOR
Administrator of Surgical Services
University Medical Center
Janet Duran, DNP, MSN, MHA, RN, CST, LNC
Perioperative Director Surgical Services
Cleveland Clinic/Fairview Hospital/ASC
Fawn Esser-Lipp, MBA, BSN, CASC, CNOR
Executive Director
The Surgery Center LLC
Darin Flynn, MD, MBA
Anesthesia Medical Director
Carson Tahoe Health
Lena Fogle, BSN, RN, CNOR
Senior Director, Procedural Portfolio Marketing and Global Clinical Solutions
STERIS
Robin Gallant, BSN, RN
Director of Surgical Services
Lawrence General Hospital
Katharine Geiger, MSN, RN, CNOR
Interim Clinical Director Perioperative Nursing
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Sarina Gould, MSN, RN, CCRN, NE-BC
Nurse Manager, PACU
Carson Tahoe Health
Bryon Harper
Distribution Relations Manager
Thermedx
Jamie Hartman, MSN, RN-BC
Clinical Education Specialist
UnityPoint Health Des Moines
Randy Heiser, MA, BA
President
Sullivan Healthcare Consulting, LLC
Jennifer Hignett, BSN, RN-BC, CAPA
Administrative Director of Perioperative Services, Neonatal ICU
Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas
Nicole Hoke, MSN, RN, CCNS, CCRN
Associate Chief Nurse Officer, Periop/Procedural Nursing
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Rebecca Holland, MSN, RN, CSSM, CST, CRCST
Director, Surgical Services
Interim Leadership
Kelly Huntington, BSN, RN, CPN
Assistant Nursing Department Director, Surgical Observation
Children's Mercy
Mr. Andrey Ibragimov, MSN, RN, CNOR
Assistant Director
University of Chicago Medicine
Philip Jaklich, MS, RN
VP Surgical Services, Spine & Joint
Sky Ridge Medical Center
Hope Johnson, DNP, MBA, RN, CNOR, NEA-BC
Vice President of Perioperative Services
Lehigh Valley Health Network
Cindy L. Kildgore, MSHA, BSN, RN, CNOR
Retired, Perioperative Services Director
Vanderbilt Health
John Kimsey
Vice President Processing Optimization and Customer Success
STERIS
Beverly Kirchner, BSN, RN, CNOR, CASC
Vice President of Compliance
Trias MD
Susan Klacik, BS, FSC, ACE, CHL, CIS, CRCST, AAMI
Clinical Educator
Healthcare Sterile Processing Association (HSPA)
Paula Kobelt, DNP, RN-BC
Outcomes Manager
OhioHealth Grant Medical Center
Buffy Krauser Lupear, DNP, CRNA, APRN
Director of Professional Development, Office of Advanced Practice
Vanderbilt Health
Jeannie Lee, MSN, MBA, RN, CNOR
Assistant Director of Perioperative Services
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Justin Liberman, MD, MPH
Associate Director of Quality and Patient Safety and Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Vanderbilt Health
Errol Lobo, MD, PhD
Vice President, Perioperative Services, President UCSF Medical Staff, Professor, Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care
University of California San Francisco
Marc Lopez, CMRP
Surgery Business Manager
University Medical Center
Brendan MacKay, MD
Assistant Professor and Director of Hand and Microvascular Surgery
Texas Health Resources
Santina Mazzola, MSN, RN, CNOR
Service Line Coordinator
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Rebecca McKenzie, DNP, MBA, MSN, RN
Assistant VP Perioperative Services
Duke University Hospital
Jane McLeod, MSN, RN
Co-Founder
Capstone Leadership Solutions, Inc.
Michael McMurty, MD
Head of Medical Content and Informatics
Provation®
Cathie Meyer, MSN, MBA, RN, CAPA, NE-BC
Nurse Manager, Surgical Preadmission and Pre Op
Carson Tahoe Health
Ann Marie Morris, MSN, RN, CNOR
Associate Clinical Director Quality and Safety
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Vicki Morton, DNP, MSN, AGNP-BC
Director of Clinical and Quality Outcomes
Providence Anesthesiology Associates
Stella Nelson, MA, BS, RN, CNOR
Clinical Support
Medtronic
Nadine Opstbaum, MBA
Director of Clinical Application Development and Support, Information Services
Lehigh Valley Health Network
Casey Orth-Nebitt, BSN, RN
Former Director of Surgery
Buena Vista Regional Medical Center
Dr. Carol Pehotsky, DNP, RN, CPAN, ACNS-BC, NEA-BC
Associate Chief Nursing Officer, Surgical Services and Senior Director, Surgical Nursing
Cleveland Clinic
Veronica Petersen, DNP, MSN, RN, CNOR, NE-BC
Assistant Vice President-Perioperative Services
Northwell Health
Tenisha Preston, RN
RN Charge/Navigator
Vanderbilt Health
Janet Quigley, MSN, RN, NEA-BC
Nursing Director: Post Anesthesia Care
Massachusetts General Hospital
John Raab
National Director of Clinical Business Development
Owens & Minor, Inc.
Michelle Rabelo, MSN, RN, CRN
Nurse Manager
Tampa General Hospital
Reagan Rose, BA, RN, CNOR
Perioperative Nurse Educator
Temple University Hospital
John R. Rosing, MHA, FACHE
Executive Vice President
Patton Healthcare Consulting
Jacob Runion, MBA, BSN, RN
Senior Director, Enterprise Reprocessing
Cleveland Clinic
Kathleen Russell, JD, MN, RN
Associate Director, Nursing Regulation
National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN)
Randy Saad, RN
Director of Perioperative Services
Adventist Health White Memorial Medical Center
Dena Salamon, MSN, RN
Director Surgical Nursing
Cleveland Clinic
Sheila Sanariz, MSN, RN, CNOR
Nurse Educator
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Nicole Sartori, MSN, RN, CNOR
Clinical Education Specialist, Surgical Services
UnityPoint Health Des Moines
Susan Scott, MSN, RN
CEO and Consultant
Scott Triggers PLLC
Shawn Sefton, MBA, BSN, RN
AssistIQ
Patricia C. Seifert, MSN, RN, CNOR, FAAN
Perioperative Consultant
Susan Seitz, MSN, RN, CNOR
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Doctors Hospital of Augusta
Keith Siddel, MBA, PhDc, LL.M, JD
Vice President
Universal Health Systems, Inc.
Katie Sikora, MSN, RN, CNOR
Executive Director of Surgical and Endoscopy Services
Advocate Christ Medical Center
Douglas Slakey, MD, MPH, FACS
Chief of Surgical Services
Advocate Christ Medical Center
Kathleen Souza, BSN, RN
OR Nurse Coordinator
Mass General North Shore Center for Outpatient Care
Mary Jo Steiert, BSN, RN
Director of Clinical Operations
Lowry Surgery Center
Dr. Hassan Tetteh, MD, MBA, FACS, FACHE
Surgeon, Author, Humanitarian and Chief Medical Informatics Officer
US Navy
Sue Tetzlaff, MHA, RN, RHIA, FACHE
Co-Founder
Capstone Leadership Solutions, Inc.
Gina Throneberry, MBA, RN, CASC, CNOR
Director of Education and Clinical Affairs
Ambulatory Surgery Center Association (ASCA)
Mr. Bruce Tulgan
Best Selling Author, It's Okay to Be the Boss and Founder & CEO, RainmakerThinking
RainmakerThinking, Inc.
Kate Ulrich, MS, BSN, RN, NEA-BC
Senior Vice President Perioperative Services
Tampa General Hospital
Rebeca Urban, M.Ed
System Director of Surgical Services Service Lines
Summa Health System
Kristen Vargo, MSN, RN, NE-BC
Nurse Manager
Cleveland Clinic
Dawn Vocke, MSN, MBA, RN, CNOR
Clinical Director Surgical Services
UPMC St. Margaret
Sheri Voss MS, RN, CNOR
Associate Principal Consultant
Owens & Minor
Susan Walczak, MSN, RN, NE-BC
Talent Acquisition Consultant Lead Consultant
UCSF Medical Center
Ashley Walsh, MHA
Vice President Client Services
LeanTaaS
Alexandre Warman, MBA
Administrator of Perioperative Business Services
Lehigh Valley Health Network
Nicole Washington, BSN, BS, RN, CMSRN
Staff Nurse, Operating Room
Temple University Hospital
Kandi Wiens, EdD, MBA
Senior Fellow, University of Pennsylvania, Director, Penn Medical Education Masters Program and Professional Healthcare Speaker
Studer Group
Steve Wilbur, BS, RN, CEN
Clinical Education Specialist, Emergency Services
UnityPoint Health Des Moines
Miranda Woods, DNP, MS, BSN, RN, NE-BC
Vice President, Clinical Education
HCA East Florida Division
David Wyatt, PhD, MPH, RN, CNOR, NEA-BC
Associate Operating Officer, Perioperative Enterprise and Associate Nursing Officer, Surgery Patient Care Center
Vanderbilt Health
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Location
Ernest N.Morial Convention Center
New Orleans
Date
September 18-20, 2019
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