Join us either in beautiful Asheville, NC or on Zoom for the North Carolina Emergency Nurses Symposium, the region's premier emergency nursing event of the year! This annual event brings emergency nurses from across the region together with an engaging educational opportunity to advance their knowledge in this specialty through evidence-based information as well as outstanding networking opportunities with colleagues and our corporate partners.

In-person attendees are encouraged to attend our Evening Social at Hi-Wire Brewing.  This fun event includes live entertainment, games, food, and a complimentary drink ticket.  The event is FREE to attend for in-person participants and $75 per guest (pre-registration required).

AGENDA:

Thursday, October 26

• 7:30–8:00 — Registration, Light Breakfast (provided on-site only), and Exhibitors
• 8:00–8:15 — Welcome and Introduction
• 8:15–9:15 — Sick Kid or Not… That Is the Question!
  
  • Deena Brecher, MSN, RN, ACNS-BC, CEN, CPEN, FAEN
• 9:15–10:15 — Is Your Bucket Empty? The Mental Health of the Emergency Nurse
  • Jamie Bunn, MSN, RN, CEN, NPD-BC
• 10:15–10:45 — Break with Exhibitors
• 10:45–11:45 — The Kids Are Not Alright
  • Victoria Speelman, MSN, RN
• 11:45–1:00 — Lunch (provided on-site only) and Exhibitors
• 1:00–2:00 — Clinical Mythbusting
  • Jean Proehl, MN, RN, CEN, CPEN, TCRN, FAEN, FAAN
• 2:00–3:00 — “Why Should I Stay?” Utilizing Growth and Development as Retention Strategy
  • Sarah Miles, MBA, BSN, RN, CEN, TCRN, SANE-A
  • Cassie Mueller, MSN, RN, PCCN, CNML, SANE-A, TCRN
• 3:00–3:30 — Break with Exhibitors
• 3:30–4:30 — 20 Days on the Wrong Side of the Stretcher
  • Adam Herzog, BSN, RN, CCRN, CEN, TCRN, CPEN, NREMTP
• 4:30–5:30 — Five Ways to Diagnose and Treat Your Emergency Department
  • Ryan Oglesby, PhD, MHA, RN, CEN, CFRN, NEA-BC
• 5:30–5:45 — Closing
• 6:30–9:00 — Evening Social at Hi-Wire Brewing (Optional Event)
  • Includes live entertainment, games, food, and a complimentary drink ticket
  • Free to attend for in-person participants and $75 per guest (pre-registration required)

Friday, October 27

• 7:00–7:30 — Registration, Light Breakfast (provided on-site only), and Exhibitors
• 7:30–9:00 — NCENA General Assembly Meeting and ENA Update with National ENA BOD Liaison
  
  • Ryan Oglesby, PhD, MHA, RN, CEN, CFRN, NEA-BC
  • David McDonald, MSN, RN, APN, CEN, CCNS, TCRN, FAEN
• 9:00–9:30 — Break with Exhibitors
• 9:30–10:30 — Grandma’s Medicine Cabinet: Where Traditional and Modern Medicine Collide?
  • Mary Alice Vanhoy, MSN, RN, CEN, CPEN, NRP, FAEN
• 10:30–11:30 — Clearing the Fog: Utilizing HIRAID™ to Increase Critical Thinking and Understanding in the ED Setting for New Graduate Nurses
  
  • Anna Holt, MPH, BSN, RN, CEN
• 11:30–12:45 — Lunch (provided on-site only) and Exhibitors
• 12:45–1:45 — Salt Water and the Red Stuff: Trauma Resuscitation Best Practices
  
  • Nicole Cook, MSN, APRN, AGCNS-BC, CEN, CCRN, TCRN
• 1:45–2:45 — Alcohol Withdrawal: Recognition and Management in the ED
  
  • Jennifer Hannum, MD
• 2:45–3:00 — Refreshment Break
• 3:00–4:00 — Creating Culture through the Back Your Buddy Campaign
  
  • Dustin Bass, DNP, MHA, RN, CEN, NEA-BC
• 4:00–4:30 — Closing and Raffles

CONTACT HOURS:
12.0 Contact Hours

IN PERSON OPTION:
**SOLD OUT / SEE VIRTUAL OPTION BELOW**
Mission Health / A-B Tech Conference Center
16 Fernihurst Drive
Asheville, NC 28801

**We will have  limited space for in-person participants so be sure to register early and secure your seat!**

VIRTUAL OPTION: 
Zoom

REGISTRATION:

• ENA Members:  $69
• Nursing Students:  $99
• Non-ENA Members:  $199 (includes 1-year ENA membership)

LODGING: 
The Scenic Hotel Biltmore Village  (FORMERLY:  Holiday Inn and Suites Biltmore Village)
186 Hendersonville Rd
Asheville, NC 28803
(828) 277-0026
Rate:  $125/night + tax
UPDATE:  Please call the hotel and use Group Code: END598 to book for this room block.

Hampton Inn and Suites Asheville Biltmore Village
117 Hendersonville Rd
Asheville, NC 28803
(828) 277-1800
Rate:  $139/night + tax
Click HERE to reserve your room today!

SUPPORTERS/EXHIBITORS: 
We want to especially thank the following supporters and exhibitors who are making it possible to offer this event at such a reasonable price for our nurses!

Gold Level Supporters:

Silver Level Supporters:

Bronze Level Supporters:

Exhibitors:

• Bleeding Disorders Foundation of North Carolina
• Cone Health
• CSL Behring
• Emergency Nurses Association
• Essity
• Garner Webb University
• Gebauer
• Genentech
• Gilead Sciences
• Grand Canyon University
• Kedrion
• Kurin
• Magnolia Medical
• Mednition
• MedTech/MedCare
• Pfizer
• Sarstedt
• SECA
• TacMed Solutions
• UNC Health
• Western Governor's University