WONL Board Meeting

 

Villa Gottfried Room B

Exhibitor Set-up


 

Grand Libelle Ballroom A, B & C and Grand Libelle Foyer

Conference Registration and Networking Reception

Come and enjoy stories and pictures of 45 years of Nurse Leadership, with heavy appetizer food stations and cash bar

Elkhart Lake Ballroom B

Exhibitor Set-up, con't
 

Grand Libelle Ballroom A, B & C and Grand Libelle Foyer

Conference Registration, con't/Breakfast/Visit Exhibitors

 

Grand Libelle Ballroom A, B & C and Grand Libelle Foyer

Welcome

Dennise Lavrenz, MBA, RN, CENP
WONL President

 

Grand Libelle Ballroom A, B & C

Don’t Pee in the Pool: Creating a Company Culture that People Want to Work In

Dennis McIntee
Keynote Speaker, Consultant and Author
Leadership Development Group

This keynote will encourage leaders to see themselves as lifeguards protecting their "pool" from harmful contaminants. Through real-life examples, the participants will relate, laugh, and be ready to blow the whistle on team members exhibiting behaviors that damage their company's culture. There is an easy, proven method for stopping gossip that results in attracting and retaining key team members maintaining your company culture. 

● Develop the top actions that contaminate your workplace culture and how to stop it. 
● Discover the ongoing skills needed to "keep your pool clean" and enjoy your workplace culture. 
● Learn how to market a great workplace culture to attract and retain key talent.
 

Grand Libelle Ballroom A, B & C

Break and Visit Exhibitors

 

Grand Libelle Ballroom A, B & C and Grand Libelle Foyer

Wisconsin Legislative Update

Ann Zenk, RN, BSN, MHA
Sr. Vice President of Workforce and Clinical Practice
Wisconsin Hospital Association


Hear up-to-date information on workforce trends and policy challenges facing Wisconsin hospitals, health systems and health care organizations.  Attendees will come away with a better understanding of workforce, regulatory and legislative issues that impact nurses, nursing practice and nurse leaders; and recommendations to improve our state’s health care workforce.  
 

Grand Libelle Ballroom A, B & C

Lunch and Visit Exhibitors


Luncheon and WONL Annual Business Meeting (12:15 - 1:15PM)
-WONL Strategic Plan
-ANEW and WisPan - Updates


 

Grand Libelle Ballroom A, B & C and Grand Libelle Foyer

Supporting Nurses with AI and Technology Innovation

We will explore how Generative AI and technology innovation can support nurses. We will delve into Epic’s AI initiatives for nurses, discuss strategies to improve the nursing experience with Epic (including technology, organizational, and personalization approaches), and share our vision of a future where AI seamlessly enhances nursing practice and reduces administrative burden.

Komal Khabya and Kara Wynkoop
Epic
 

Grand Libelle Ballroom A, B & C

Break/Visit Exhibitors

 

Grand Libelle Ballroom A, B & C and Grand Libelle Foyer

ED Boarding: Innovation for Throughput

Emergency Department (ED) boarding is a critical issue faced by hospitals worldwide, leading to overcrowding and increased wait times.  When a local hospital announced it’s recent closure, this team along with other leaders needed to find new and innovative ways to care for patients in the ED and throughout the hospital.  This presentation explores the multifaceted challenges of ED boarding and showcases innovative strategies utilized to enhance throughput and improve patient outcomes.

Leanne Grangaard, Nurse Administrator
Amanda Turauski, Emergency Department Nurse Manager
Kelly McGinley, Nursing Support Services Nurse Manager
Mayo Clinic Health System
 

Break/Visit Exhibitors

 

Grand Libelle Ballroom A, B & C and Grand Libelle Foyer

Ambulatory Redesign: Looking boldly forward



Heather Costley, Jodi Wiechmann, and Jamie Mancl
 

Grand Libelle Ballroom A, B & C

Visit Exhibitors


 

Grand Libelle Ballroom A, B & C and Grand Libelle Foyer

Award Dinner

With presentation of the WONL Nurse Leader of the Year awards


Please join us for a 45th WONL Anniversary gathering in The Elk Room - The Osthoff Resort's elegant and stylish bar and lounge
 

Grand Libelle Ballroom A, B & C

Breakfast/Visit Exhibitors

 

Grand Libelle Ballroom A, B & C and Grand Libelle Foyer

Creating a Safe, Healing Environment for All: A Nursing Leadership Imperative

Mary Beth Kingston, PhD, RN, FAAN
Executive Vice President, CNO, Advocate Health

During this session, Mary Beth will discuss key factors that influenced her leadership journey and her work to address violence in healthcare settings.  Violence in healthcare settings remains a top priority for nursing leaders as evidenced by the findings in the 2020-2024 AONL Longitudinal Nursing Leadership Insight Survey.  We’re continuing to learn more about successful strategies to prevent and mitigate violence and injury, including training, behavioral health emergency response teams (BERT), duress alarms and access management, but less attention has been focused on incorporating patient-centered approaches. Promising practices to create an environment that promotes healing and compassion for all will also be shared followed by time for Q &A.



 

Grand Libelle Ballroom A, B & C

Courageous Leadership

April Hanson

 

Grand Libelle Ballroom A, B & C

Break

 

Grand Libelle Ballroom A, B & C and Grand Libelle Foyer

The Complaint Free Workplace: How to Turn Complainers into Collaborators

Joshua Routh
Speaker, Performer, Author, Corporate Trainer and Talent Agency Owner

In this engaging, inspiring, and humorous presentation, you'll discover how to recognize the
motivation behind complaints and, most importantly, how to redirect these negative
complaints into positive collaboration. Most people deal with dozens of complaints every single day leaving them feeling drained, burned out, and emotionally ragged. The combined stress of all this complaining leads to diminished job performance, lower morale, and higher turnover costing organizations billions of dollars every single year. It's vital that team members learn to recognize the hidden emotional need behind complaints and deal with them rather than being side-tracked and dragged down by all the griping.
People complain for only one of 5 reasons, remembered by the acronym G.R.I.P.E.

Get Attention
Remove Responsibility
Inspire Envy
Power
Excuse Poor Performance

More than just an engaging and inspiring presentation, you'll receive real-wordl tools, tips and practical takeaways that will provide lasting positive change within your organization. 

 

Grand Libelle Ballroom A, B & C

Prize Drawings

General Raffles, Silent Auction and Vendor Card Raffle

 

Grand Libelle Ballroom A, B & C

Conference Closing

Dennise Lavrenz, MBA, RN, CENP
WONL President

Grand Libelle Ballroom A, B & C