Conference Presentations

Virginia Western Community College Nursing Pinning Ceremony

Keynote Address, May 10, 2024


Compassion Changes Everything!

Bluefield State University Nursing Interprofessional Day, March 28, 2024


Engaging Patients and Providers to Improve Quality, Safety and Experience

Virginia Patient Safety Summit, February 22, 2024


Bon Secours Southside College of Health Sciences Fall Commencement Ceremony

Keynote Address, August 24, 2023


Guest Interview - Patient No Longer Podcast

August 4, 2023. Listen Here!


Compassion Changes Everything!

Bluefield State University Nursing Professional Day, March 2023


Compassion Changes Everything: An Evidence-Based Approach for Physicians

LMU: DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine, November 11, 2022


Compassion Changes Everything: The Evidence-Based Case for Compassionate Care for Patient AND Caregivers

Virginia Emergency Nurses Association Fall Conference, October 21, 2022


Virginia Western Community College Nursing Pinning Ceremony

Keynote Address, May 13, 2022


Compassion Changes Everything: The Evidence-Based Case for Compassionate Care for Patient AND Caregivers

Carilion Clinic Nursing Research Virtual Conference, November 2021


Purpose Driven Moments

TWU HCA SHAO Houston: Path to CXO Patient Experience, October 12, 2021


Enhancing Patient Experience During Covid-19

Health Connect Partners Fall Virtual Conference, September 2020



Customizing Your Toolkit to Implement Nurse Leader Patient Rounding Simulation Training

Society for Simulation in Healthcare International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare, San Diego CA, January 2020


Implementing a simulation-based program for Nurse Leader Patient Rounding

Virginia State Simulation Alliance 2019 Conference, Williamsburg VA, July 2019


How to Bridge the Gap between Caregivers and Patients/Families through Partnership in a Level 1 Trauma Center

Beryl Institute Topic Call - April, 2019


Protecting the Customer Experience

Carilion Clinic EMPOWER 2019, Roanoke VA, April 2019


Putting Together the Patient Experience Puzzle

Carilion Clinic Patient Management Conference, Roanoke VA, October 2018


Putting Together the Patient Experience Puzzle

Virginia Emergency Nurses Association Fall Conference, Glenn Allen VA, October 2016


It’s Your Birthday! Engaging to Make the Birth Event Special for Everyone

Carilion Clinic Women’s Health and Perinatal Conference, Roanoke VA, May 2016


Putting Together the Patient Experience Puzzle

Carilion Clinic Annual Pediatric Conference, Roanoke VA, December 2015


Emergency Department Patient Experience

PRC National Conference, St. Louis, June 2014