Co-Chairs
Clara Lambert, OPN-CG
Director of Financial Navigation,
TailorMed
Kristina Rua, MSN, RN, OCN, ONN-CG
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
Mission
The mission of the Conference Planning Committee is to provide relevant and high-value conference agendas and speakers that will enhance and develop members’ professional growth and development.
Highlights
- Developed agenda for 2019 Midyear and Annual conferences
- Provided 2 preconference sessions at Midyear Conference; 4 preconference sessions at Annual Conference
- Had the highest attendance for a Midyear Conference
- Had record-breaking attendance of more than 1000 attendees with uniformly excellent evaluations
- Wrote standard operating procedures for contacting speakers and outlining committee members’ responsibilities
- Established goals and objectives for all sessions
- Changed format of conferences based on feedback from members
Goals
- Initiate all topic submissions in an official, standardized online format via the AONN+ website
- Incorporate conference domains to foster certification and identify target audiences for each session
- Identify and integrate performance improvement emphasis
- Recruit new committee members
- Develop mentorship and format for committee leadership succession
- Provide educational sessions that are inclusive of all AONN+ members
- Utilize conference evaluations as conference essentials for future sessions
- Collaborate with the other AONN+ committees
