Tuesday, June 23, 2026
O'Neill Community Center
501 South 4th Street
O'Neill, Nebraska
Presented by:
Northeast Community College
Registration
2026 Brochure and Registration Form
Learning Outcome
Upon completion of the O’Neill Health Conference 2026, participants will be able to identify key concepts and applications of artificial intelligence in healthcare, describe common causes and prevention strategies for medication errors in the rural healthcare setting, recognize evidence-based principles of wound care management, and explain how personal strengths and effective teamwork contribute to improved patient outcomes, as evidenced by participants self-report of increased knowledge.
Conference Agenda
7:45 – 8:30 am: Registration and Breakfast
8:30 – 8:40 am: Welcome and Announcements
8:40 – 10:40 am: Forensics in Rural Healthcare
Nakea Baker, MSN-Forensics, BSN
10:40 – 10:55 am: Break
10:55 – 11:55 am: AI (Artificial Intelligence) in Healthcare
David Cone, BS
11:55 am – 12:45 pm: Lunch
12:45 – 2:00 pm: Safe Meds, Smart Moves: Best Practices in Medication Safety
Stacie Ethington, MSN, RN/Sloane Hoefer, PharmD, BCPS
2:00 – 2:15 pm: Break
2:15 – 3:00 pm: Wound Care
Tayler Rentschler, MSN, APRN, AGPCNP-C
3:00 – 3:45 pm: The ME in Team
Stacey Aldag, MSE, MAT
3:45 – 4:00 pm: Evaluations
About the Sessions
Forensics in Rural Healthcare
This session equips participants with practical tools to recognize and respond to domestic violence, sexual assault, trafficking, and abuse in both adults and children. Addresses assessment, screening, documentation, safety, bias awareness, red flags, long term impacts of abuse, and appropriate referrals, along with key resources for providers and victims.
AI (Artificial Intelligence) in Healthcare
Explores how artificial intelligence is shaping nursing practice, with a focus on common AI tools integrated into everyday clinical workflows. The session emphasizes nursing judgment, patient safety, and ethical responsibility through discussion of real world applications.
Safe Meds, Smart Moves: Best Practices in Medication Safety
An overview of the medication use process with a focus on common safety risks and strategies to reduce medication errors. Emphasis on fostering a strong culture of safety and promoting consistent, reliable practices. General guidance from nationally recognized medication safety resources is incorporated to support safer patient care.
Wound Care
Addresses the clinical significance of chronic wounds, wound healing physiology, and comprehensive assessment to support accurate identification of common chronic wound types. Evidence based treatment and escalation principles are reinforced through a case based chronic non-healing wounds.
The ME in Team
A focused look at self-awareness and temperament in professional practice, highlighting how communication styles, behaviors, and emotional responses affect workplace relationships. Participants gain practical insight into applying temperament awareness to improve collaboration, adaptability, and team performance in healthcare settings.
Continuing Education Credit
6.0 Nursing Continuing Professional Development
This activity has been submitted to VTL Center for Professional Development for approval to award contact hours. VTL Center for Professional Development is accredited as an approver of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
For more information regarding nursing continuing professional development hours (NCPD), please call Heather Claussen at (402) 844-7334.
Requirements to receive Nursing Continuing Professional Development Hours:
- Sign the Verification of Attendance Form at the registration table
- Attend the entire event
- Complete and submit an evaluation form
- Actively participate in activity
