THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25th
100-O Welcome, Award Presentation, and Keynote Address: Creating the Ultimate Patient Experience
101-C Coming to an Emergency Department Near You: Thriller Superbugs
102-C An Evidenced-Based Review of Wound Management in the Emergency Department
103-C Death by Poison: 101 Bizarre Ways to Go!
104-C Who, What, When, and How—Challenges in Disaster Patient Tracking
105-O Enhancing Your Emergency Care Teamwork Skills
106-O Attitudiology 101: How to Make it Work for You
107-C Fever Phobia: A Hot Topic

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26th
207-C Fluid Resuscitation in Trauma Patients: How Much is Too Much? How Fast is Too Fast?
208-C Diabetes Management in the Emergency Department: Overcoming the Fear of Insulin
209-C "Tric"-y Trauma Patients: Obstetrics and Bariatrics
210-C From Stethoscope to Stretcher: A Memorable Trip to the Big Apple
211-C The Sky is Not the Limit: Military and Civilian Flight Nursing
212-C An Ounce of Prevention
213-O Organizational Optimism: Creating a Positive Workplace
214-C Do No Harm—Best Practices in Forensic Evidence Collection for Pediatric sexual Abuse Victims
215-C Cardiac Medications—Their Benefits, Risks, and Emergency Department Implications
217-C Coming to an Emergency Department Near You: Thriller Superbugs
218-C The Trauma Triad of Death: Hypothermia, Acidosis, and Coagulopathy
219-C It’s Too Tight: Abdominal Compartment Syndrome
220-C Deadly Games Pediatric Patients are Playing
221-O Emergency Department Crowding: A Cornucopia of Solutions
222-C Screening Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) in the Emergency Department
223-C Sudden Cardiac Arrest in Children and Young Adults
224-C Top Ten New Drugs to Know for 2008
226-C Nurse Practitioner Delphi Study: Competencies and Skills for Practice in Emergency Care
228-C Resuscitation Endpoints: New “Stuff” to Look At
229-C Fluid Resuscitation in Trauma Patients: How Much is Too Much? How Fast is Too Fast?
230-C Arrival to Bed Time: Exploring Best Practices for the Emergency Department Patient Identified as Safe to Wait
231-C Fried: Pathophysiology and Treatment of the Patient with Electrical Burns
232-C Pediatric Readiness: Strategies to Prepare Your Community Hospital Emergency Department to Better Care for Children
234-O Growing the New Graduate: It Takes a Village
235-C Top Ten New Drugs to Know for 2008
236-C Myths and Stereotypes: How RNs Screen for Intimate Partner Violence in the Emergency Department
238-C MRSA: Not Your Average Spider Bite in the 21st Century
239-C Go Granny Go! Outcomes Following Geriatric Trauma
240-C The Bridge Fell Down
241-C Death of a Trauma Patient: The Golden Hour, Minute By Minute
242-O Emergency Department Process Improvement: How to Harness Your Strength!
243-O Power of Emergency Nursing: Turn it On!
244-C Fever Phobia: A Hot Topic
245-C Making the Call—Clinical and Legal Issues in Suspected Child Abuse
246-C Research, Clinical, and Injury Prevention Paper Presentations I: Changing Your Practice
247-O Yes We Do!

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27th
305-O What If? And Why Not?
309-C No Flow, No Go! Hyperacute Stroke Management: Current and Evolving Reperfusion Therapies
310-C Black, White, and Shades of Gray: Chest Radiographics in the Acute Care Setting
311-C Breath In, Breath Out: Ventilator Review and Management
312-C Handling Psychiatric Patients in the Emergency Department Without Losing Your Mind—Part I
313-C Bullets and Bodies: Biomechanics of Ballistics in Trauma
314-O How to Conduct SBIRT in the Emergency Department
315-O Global Impact of the Worldwide Nursing Shortage
316-O Challenges in Pediatric Emergency Care: A Summary of Lessons Learned
317-O Nights and Weekends Can be Shifty—Minimizing the Negative Impacts of Shift Work
319-C I’m Melting! Dorothy and Toto Explain Cell Death and Ischemic Cascade
320-C A Fact a Minute
321-C Endocrine Disorders—Picking out the Zebras
322-C Facing the Challenges of Maxillofacial Trauma
323-C Handling Psych Patients in the ED Without Losing Your Mind—Part II
324-O Orientation of Overseas (International) Nurses: Obstacles and Outcomes
325-O Documentation and Liability—How What You Write Shows Up in Court
326-C Survival Strategies for the CNS: Staying Afloat in a Sea of Change
327-C Monsters and Sheep in Pediatric Poisoning
331-C Black, White, and Shades of Gray: Chest Radiographics in the Acute Care Setting
332-C The Use of Hyperbaric Oxygen in Treating Necrotizing Fasciitis
333-C Anatomy of a CBC: Everything You’ve Wanted to Know but Were Afraid to Ask!
334-C Acute Management of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
335-C SEPSIS: Suspect Every Pesky Sneaky Invisible Source
336-C To Give or Not to Give: Procedural Sedation in the Emergency Department
337-C Rapid Medical Examinations: Keeping the Focus on Emergency Care
338-C Competency, Compassion, and Contentment: Nurses’ Attitudes Toward Pediatric Procedural Pain
339-C Violence in the Emergency Department: Findings from ENA’s Study of Workplace Violence Against Registered Nurses
341-C Manipulation of the Body’s Thermostat: Clinical Implications of Being Too Hot and Too Cold
342-C Studies in Broken Hearts: Overdosing on Cardiac Medications
343-C Malignant Hyperthermia: It’s Not Just an OR Problem!
344-C Tragedy at Virginia Tech—April 16, 2007
345-C Rapid Medical Examinations: Keeping the Focus on Emergency Care
346-C Trauma Boomerang
347-C Education in End-of-Life and Palliative Care Emergency Medicine (EPEC-EM): Overview of Palliative Care in the Emergency Department
348-C Research, Clinical, and Injury Prevention Paper Presentations II: Changing Your Practice
349-O The Heart of Nursing: Caring
350-O Speak Strong, Smart, and Sweet: How to Use the Three Sources of Power to Master Tough Conversations

CENTER FOR ADVANCED PRACTICE LEARNING (CAPL)
205-C Get Down on All Fours: I’veGot Your Back
206-C CT and MRI and TCD,Oh My! Neuroimaging 101
216-C I Can’t Breathe—Case Studies of Patients with Dyspnea
225-C Trouble Down Under: Gyne Emergencies Workshop
227-C Actualizing the Clinical Nurse Specialist Role in the Emergency Department
237-O Creating a Nursing Research Council to Facilitate Clinician-Led Research
306-C Putting the Pieces Together: Regional Anesthesia and Advanced Suturing Workshop
308-C Moans, Groans, and Bones—Orthopedic Complaints I: Shoulder, Elbow, and Hand
318-C Talking About Bones-—The Language of Orthopedic Injuries
328-C Nuts and Bolts of Clinical Radiology: Demystifying Reading Plain X-rays in the Emergency Department
329-C Notes from Our Pockets: A Collection of Interesting Nurse Practitioner Cases
330-C Moan, Groans, and Bones—Orthopedic Complaints II: Hip, Knee, and Ankle
340-C Reading and Clearing C-spines in the Acute Care Setting

SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - Meeting on Thursday, September 25th from 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Handouts for All
Ed Technology
Episodic Care Centers
Forensic Nursing
Retired Emergency Nurses
Telephone Triage
Travel Nursing
Uniformed Services

NETWORKING SESSIONS - Meeting on Thursday, September 25th from 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Handouts for All
Advanced Practice Nursing
Board Of Certification for Emergency Nursing (BCEN)
Emergency Preparedness
ENA Injury Prevention Institute/EN CARE
Geriatrics
Government Affairs
Managers
Nursing Practice
Patient Safety
Research
ENPC/TNCC/CATN