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O'Neill Health Conference

Presented by Northeast Community College

Brochure and Registration Form

Tuesday, June 25, 2024

O'Neill Community Center
501 South 4th Street
O'Neill, Nebraska

Sponsored by:
Northeast Community College

Learning Outcome

Participants of the O'Neill Health Conference 2024 will self-report an increased knowledge about cardiac emergencies, human trafficking, diabetic emergencies, and healthcare provider biases with patients.

Conference Agenda

7:45 – 8:30 am Registration & Breakfast
8:30 – 8:35 am Welcome & Announcements
8:35 – 9:35 am Getting to the Heart of the Matter
Deb Von Seggern, NRP, EMSI
9:35 - 9:40 am Break
9:40 – 10:55 am Do You Have the Write Stuff?
Scott Crawford, AAS, NRP, EMSI
10:55 – 11:10 am Break
11:10 am – 12:10 pm Pour Some Sugar On It
Deb Von Seggern, NRP, EMSI
12:10 – 1:00 pm Lunch
1:00 – 2:00 pm Looking Beyond…
Deb Von Seggern, NRP, EMSI
2:00 – 2:15 pm Break
2:15 – 3:45 pm What’s Your Narrative
Ike Rayford, BS
3:45 – 4:00 pm Evaluations

About The Sessions

Getting to the Heart of the Matter

Deb Von Seggern, NRP, EMSI

  • Signs associated with Return of Spontaneous Circulation (ROSC)
  • Effectively managing hemodynamic instability
  • Process of induced hypothermia
  • Causes of cardiac arrest and treatment choices based on the cause

Do You Have the Write Stuff?

Scott Crawford, AAS, NRP, EMSI

  • Case scenario dramatization involving paramedic, nurse and patient
  • Discussion of patient care report of scenario
  • Mock trial discussing documentation
  • Documentation methods, key points, and peer reviewed research

Pour Some Sugar On It

Deb Von Seggern, NRP, EMSI

  • The role of glucose and insulin
  • Symptoms commonly associated with hypo/hyperglycemia
  • Commonly prescribed medications used to treat diabetes
  • Management of hyperglycemia
  • Compare functions of different insulin pumps

Looking Beyond…

Deb Von Seggern, NRP, EMSI

  • Appropriate actions of healthcare professionals in the presence of at-risk patients
  • Circumstances that may indicate abuse
    • Domestic abuse - Human trafficking - Non-accidental trauma
  • Appropriate actions of healthcare professionals in the presence of abused patients

What’s Your Narrative

Ike Rayford, BS

  • Look for awareness of assumptions related to partial information and/or stereotypes
  • Challenge healthcare professionals to identify implicit bias each may hold and develop strategies to combat implicit bias
  • Strategies to address implicit bias of team members

Continuing Education Credit

6.0 Nursing Continuing Professional Development
Target Audience: Emergency Room Nurse

** This activity has been submitted to the Midwest Multistate Division for approval to award contact hours. The Midwest Multistate Division 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, please call Heather Claussen at 402-844-7334. (402) 844-7334