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2018 Archive Nursing Creating the "WOW" Nationally & Internationally-Publications/Grants/Awards
2017 Archive Nursing Creating the "WOW" Nationally & Internationally
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Congratulations to our amazing nurses for their awards, publications, and accepted abstracts for presentation at professional meetings and conferences.
Tell us about your achievements, UCLA Nursing Creating the "WOW"! You will be recognized among your peers and UCLA Health for your professional achievements and strong work in support of research and evidence-based practice in nursing.
Did you receive recognition or an award for excellence in research and EBP?
Have you published a manuscript or presented at a conference?
Did you have an abstract accepted or obtain grant funding for your project/study?
Presentations Presentations - UCLA REBP Publications Grants Awards Other Achievements
Lee Galuska, PhD, RN, NE-BC; Greg Crow, EdD, RN; Judith Hahn, PhD, RN; Carol Polifroni, EdD, RN; Tim Porter, O'Grady Associates. Flourish! Optimize Joy and Meaning in Nursing Practice. AONE Annual Meeting. Baltimore, MD. 3/31/2017. (Podium) UCLA Health System
Tsimona Nathanial, MSN, RN; Suki Leung, RN. Improving Pain Assessment for Non-Cognizant and Dementia Patients in Acute Care Settings. NICHE Conference. Austin, TX. 4/19/2017. (Poster)
Wayne Grody, MD, PhD; Salpy Akaragian, PhD, MN, RN-BC; Sevak Avagyan, MD; Evgeni Sokurenko, MD, PhD. An Innovative Human Genome Project in Armenia. Armenian Medical International Congress. Buenos Aires, Argentine. 6/2/2017. (Podium)
Salpy Akaragian, PhD, MN, RN-BC. Innovative Health Care Project: Cochlear Implants and Bone Anchored Hearing Aid Surgeries in Armenia. Armenian Medical International Congress. Buenos Aires, Argentine. 6/1/2017. (Podium) UCLA Health System
Salpy Akaragian, PhD, MN, RN-BC. The Prevalence of High Blood Pressure and Risk Factors in Armenians. Armenian Medical International Congress. Buenos Aires, Argentine. 6/2/2017. (Podium) UCLA Health System
Dallas Lawry, BSN, RN, OCN; Maria Quirch, BSN, RN, OCN; Jaci Mastrandrea, BSN, RN, OCN; Romina Sequiera, BSN, RN. First in Hope, Third in Rapid Responses. Oncology Nursing Society Congress. Denver, CO. 5/3/2017-5/7/2017. (Poster) UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica
Leo Myo, RN, BSN, CCRN; Haley Finley, RN, BSN, CCRN; Courtney Mott, RN, BSN; Maddy Kamiyama, RN, BSN; Chris Rivera, RN, BSN. Can Scripted Communication and Family Involvement Surrounding Interdisciplinary Rounding Improve Patient Hospitalization Experience? 24th National Evidence-Based Practice Conference. Coralville, Iowa. 4/27/2017- 4/28/2017. (Poster) Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Gilbert Barco, BSN, RN, CCRN; Julie Hoang, BSN, RN, CCRN; Yumiko Mitchell, BSN, RN, CCRN; Lindsay Brant, BSN, RN, CCRN; Pamela Tiblier, BSN, RN; Betty Rodman, BSN, RN, CCRN. Pain management with Urban Zen Integrative Therapy in CT ICU. 26th Annual AMSN Convention. Palm Springs, CA. 10/12/2017- 10/15/2017. (Poster) Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Robin Thomas, RN, BSN, MHA; Barbara Foley Ferreira, RN, BSN Director; Keri LeBlanc, RN, MSN; Randy Shadle, RN, BSN; Eva Berman, RN, BSN; Bob Currier, PhD; Diana Arthur, RN, MSN. Effect of Regulations and Education on Timeliness in Newborn Screening (NBS) in California. Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL)- 2017 Newborn Screening and Genetic Testing Symposium. New Orleans, LA. 9/10/2017- 9/13/2017. (Poster) UCLA Health System
Betty Lee, MN, RN, CNS, CMSRN; Jennifer Leng, MSN, RN-BC. Detecting Early Patient Deterioration with Clinical Triggers. ANCC Magnet Conference. Houston, TX. 10/11/17. (Poster) UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica
Joanne Contreras Howe, BSN, RN-BC, PHN, CN III; Jill Scherrey, MSN, RN-BC, CCRN. Creating a Healthy Work Environment through Promotion of Self- Care. Association of California Nurse Leaders. Anaheim, CA. 2/6/2017. (Poster) UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica
Maninder Jasdhaul MSN,RN,CNS; Jessica Pancio RN, BSN, ONC, RN-BC, PHN; Aida Tapia RN, BSN; Cindy Yeh, RN, BSN. RN Teamwork and Collaboration. AMSN Annual Conference. Palm Springs, CA. 10/12/2017- 10/15/2017. (Poster) UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica
Kayla Vandegrift, RN, BSN, MICN; Erik Coll, RN, BSN, MICN; Yvonne Abad, RN, MICN; Nancy Knechel, PhD, RN, ACNP. The Effect of a Rapid Medical Exam on ED Time Metrics. Emergency Nurses Association. St. Louis, MO. 9/13/2017- 9/16/2017. (Poster) Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Michelle Tolentino, MSN, RN, CPN, NE-BC; Khanh Luu, MSN, RN, CPN, CNS; Cathy Ward, PhD, RN, NEA-BC. Improving Patient Safety Through A Nursing Volunteer Program at a Large Academic Medical Center in Southern California. International Council of Nurses (ICN) Congress 2017. Barcelona, Spain. 5/31/2017. (Poster) Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Nancy Knechel, RN, PhD, ACNP, RR ED; Yvonne Abad, RN, RR ED; Erik Coll, RN, RR ED. Effect of a Rapid Medical Exam on ED Time Metrics. Emergency Nurses Association. St. Louis, MO. 9/13/2017- 9/16/2017. (Poster) Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Jill Hayward, BSN, RN, CNOR; Kristine Alessandrini, BSN, RN, CNOR. Robotic Emergencies. 2017 Association of Operating Room Nurses (AORN) Conference and Expo. Boston, MA. 4/1/2017- 4/5/2017. (Poster) Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Kristine Alessandrini, BSN, RN, CNOR; Joanne Novilunio, BSN, RN. "Take a Deep Breath" Phrenic Nerve Surgery - Our Experience. Association of Operating Room Nurses Global Surgical Conference and Expo. Boston, MA. 4/1/2017- 4/5/2017. (Poster) Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Gilbert Barco BSN, RN, CCRN. Pain management with Urban Zen Integrative Therapy in CT ICU. American Society for Pain Management Nursing. Phoenix, AZ. 9/13/2017- 9/16/2017. (Poster) Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Genevieve Ubas, RN, CNOR; Lauren Fujihara, MN, RN, CNOR, CNS. Perioperative Nursing Outside the Physical Walls of the Traditional Operating Room. 2017 Association of Operating Room Nurses (AORN) Conference and Expo. Boston, MA. 4/1/2017- 4/5/2017. (Poster) Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Alan Arbolado, RN, CNOR; Melody Sukpanthee, BSN, RN; Jenilee Gankee, BSN, RN, CNOR; Lindsay Profeit, BSN, RN, CNOR; Tiffany Cabagnot, BSN, RN, CNOR. Hybrid Endovascular Room, Evolution from the OR to Cath Lab. 2017 AORN Global Surgical Conference & Expo. Boston, MA. 4/1/2017- 4/5/2017. (Poster) Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Lauren Fujihara, MN, RN, CNOR, CNS; Stephanie Jackson, MSN, RN, AOCN, BMTCN; Joecelyn Densing, MSN, RN. Intra-professional Collaboration for Safe Chemotherapy Administration. 2017 AORN Conference and Expo. Boston, MA. 4/1/2017- 4/5/2017. (Poster) Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Joanne Contreras-Howe, RN. Creating a Healthy Work Environment through Promotion of self- care. International Relationship-Based Care Symposium. Minneapolis, MN. 6/20/2017- 6/22/2017. (Poster) UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica
Richard Passmore, RN. Implementation of a Care Team Approach in the Hematology/BMT Setting. International Relationship-Based Care Symposium. Minneapolis, MN. 6/20/2017- 6/22/2017. (Poster) Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Lolita Kazaryants, RN. Does a Rapid Alert Phone (RAP) Intervention Reduce Falls Among Cardiac-Monitored Patients on a Neuroscience Unit? International Relationship-Based Care Symposium. Minneapolis, MN. 6/20/2017- 6/22/2017. (Poster) Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Elisa Yam, RN. Reducing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in a Neurosciences/Trauma Intensive Care Unit. International Relationship-Based Care Symposium. Minneapolis, MN. 6/20/2017- 6/22/2017. (Poster) Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Vincent Yalung, RN. Walk a Mile: Improving Teamwork, Employee Engagement and Patient Satisfaction. International Relationship-Based Care Symposium. Minneapolis, MN. 6/20/2017- 6/22/2017. (Poster) UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica
Allison Ransey, RN. Creating a Culture of Respect and Safety for Patients, Parents, Families and Staff in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. International Relationship-Based Care Symposium. Minneapolis, MN. 6/20/2017- 6/22/2017. (Poster) Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Maria Madden, ANII. Using Alternative Therapies to Relieve Stress in a Peri-Operative Unit. International Relationship-Based Care Symposium. Minneapolis, MN. 6/20/2017- 6/22/2017. (Poster) UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica
Sabrina Smulders, RN. Building Relationship-Based Care from the ground up in an Ambulatory Allied-Health Department or in a Blood and Platelet Donor Center. International Relationship-Based Care Symposium. Minneapolis, MN. 6/20/2017- 6/22/2017. (Poster) Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Marylou Hands, RN. CAUTI Reduction: Using Shared Governance and Patient Engagement to Improve Quality. International Relationship-Based Care Symposium. Minneapolis, MN. 6/20/2017- 6/22/2017. (Poster) UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica
Floricel Guillermo, RN. Culture of Safety: Reduction of Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections. International Relationship-Based Care Symposium. Minneapolis, MN. 6/20/2017- 6/22/2017. (Poster) Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Giovany Estrada, RN. I Love Child Life. International Relationship-Based Care Symposium. Minneapolis, MN. 6/20/2017- 6/22/2017. (Poster) Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Vera Lopez, MSN, RN, PCCN. Organizational and interdisciplinary approach to create quiet healing environment. International Relationship-Based Care Symposium. Minneapolis, MN. 6/20/2017- 6/22/2017. (Poster) UCLA Medical Cente Santa Monica
Christine Mikels, ANII. Consistent Caregiver Project in the NICU. International Relationship-Based Care Symposium. Minneapolis, MN. 6/20/2017- 6/22/2017. (Poster) Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Nida Lovatanapongsa, MSN, RN, CCRN. Reducing Clabsi in the NICU Unit Using Quality Improvement Initiatives and Evidence-based Interventions. International Relationship-Based Care Symposium. Minneapolis, MN. 6/20/2017- 6/22/2017. (Poster) Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Denise Ribeiro, MA, RN, RNC-NIC. Regular and Intentional Family Meetings: A strategy to decrease anxiety and facilitate communication in the NICU. International Relationship-Based Care Symposium. Minneapolis, MN. 6/20/2017- 6/22/2017. (Poster) UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica
Maryann Sullivan-Ruda, BSN, RN. Simulating the Patient Experience in Nursing Orientation, Utilizing Standardized Patients with Improvisational Acting Skills, Creates the Human Connection! International Relationship-Based Care Symposium. Minneapolis, MN. 6/20/2017- 6/22/2017. (Poster) Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Maria Quirch, BSN, RN, OCN. High Touch Wipe Down: Decreasing Clostridium Difficile Rates in the Adult Oncology Population. International Relationship-Based Care Symposium. Minneapolis, MN. 6/20/2017- 6/22/2017. (Poster) UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica
Jeannette Meyer, MSN, RN, CCRN, CCNS, PCCN, ACHPN. "Comfort Care Beds": an Innovative Strategy to Provide Optimal End-of-Life Care. International Relationship-Based Care Symposium. Minneapolis, MN. 6/20/2017- 6/22/2017. (Poster) UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica
Grettell Vitale, PHN, BSN, RN. Re-energizing RBC to Transform the Organization's Culture of Excellence. International Relationship-Based Care Symposium. Minneapolis, MN. 6/20/2017- 6/22/2017. (Poster) Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Nishi Jumna, BSN, RN. Healing the Wounded Healer: What is the Impact of Improving Self-Care on Eliminating Burnout in Nurse. International Relationship-Based Care Symposium. Minneapolis, MN. 6/20/2017- 6/22/2017. (Poster) UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica
Maines, Michele, MSN, RN, CCNL. Nursing Peer Case Review: Mentoring Nurses Towards a Just Culture. International Relationship-Based Care Symposium. Minneapolis, MN. 6/20/2017- 6/22/2017. (Poster) Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Cener
Linh Heafner, BSN, C-EFM; Deborah Suda, RN, MSN; Nicole Casalenuovo, RNC, MSN and Lydia Lee, MD. California Partnership for Maternal Safety: Implementing the Obstetric Hemorrhage and Pre-eclampsia Bundles, "A Journey for the RRUCLA Perinatal Unit". 2017 AWHONN California Section Conference. Oakland, CA. 2/17/2017. (Podium) Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Jessica M. Phillips, MSN, RN, BCNPD; Lee Galuska, PhD, RN, NE-BC. A High-Reliability Approach Using the QSEN Framework Transforms Health System Initial Nursing Competency Validation. Quality and Safety Education for Nurses National Forum. Chicago, IL. 5/31/2017. (Podium) UCLA Health System
Meg Furukawa MN, RN-BC. Optimizing Blood Administration to Enhance Patient Safety. 2017 HIMSS Annual Conference & Exhibition. Orlando, FL. 2/19/2017- 2/23/2017. (Podium) UCLA Health System
Ashley Abuel, BSN, RN; Kristen Ethridge, MSN, RN, CPNP; Nancy Halnon, MD; Gary Satou, MD; Mark Sklansky, MD. Educating the Front Line: Efforts to Improve Prenatal Detection of Congenital Heart Disease. National Pediatric Cardiology Quality Improvement Collaborative Fall 2017 Learning Session. Chicago, IL. 10/22/2017. (Podium) UCLA Health
Meg Furukawa, MN, RN-BC. The Role of Nursing Informatics. The 3rd HUMC-UCLA Joint International Conference: Initiatives to Build a Competitive Healthcare System: Nursing Excellence. Seoul, South Korea. 11/14/2017. (Podium) UCLA Health
Patricia Jakel, MN, RN, AOCN. The Use of Immunotherapy in Urothelial Cancer and Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Advanced Practitioner Society for Hematology and Oncology. Houston, TX. 11/4/2017. (Podium) UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica
Mable M. Kimble, MPH; Samantha Ramirez, BSN, RN; Di He, MPH; Yeonsoo Baik, MPH; Chrysovalantis Stafylis, MD, MPH; Marjan Javanbakht, MPH, PhD; Kara Chew, MD, MS; Sammy Saab, MD, MPH, AGAF, FAASLD, FACG; Jeffrey D. Klausner, MD, MPH. Sociodemographic and Clinical Characteristics Associated with Chronic Hepatitis C Infection, Los Angeles, 2015-2017. International Viral Hepatitis Elimination Meeting. Amsterdam, Netherlands. 11/17/2017. (Poster) Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Norma D. McNair, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, FAHA. Nursing Management of the Neurotrauma Patient. 10th Annual Neuroscience Symposium of the Central Coast: Saving the Brain. Santa Barbara, CA. 11/3/2017. (Podium) Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Norma D. McNair, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, FAHA. Innovations in Fall Prevention: Beyond the Bundle. Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses. Palm Springs, CA. 10/13/2017. (Podium) Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Norma D. McNair, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, FAHA; Cait Walsh, MSN, RN. Beyond the Bundle: Innovations in Fall Prevention. Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses. Palm Springs, CA. 10/12/2017. (Podium) Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Kelvin T. Nguyen, MD; Peter Konyn; Gina Choi, MD; Francisco A. Durazo, MD, FACP; Steven-Huy Han, MD, AGAF, FAASLD; Sammy Saab, MD, MPH, AGAF, FAASLD, FACG; Samantha Ramirez, BSN, RN; Mohamed El Kabany, MD. Lower Sustained Virologic Response in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treated for Hepatitis C with Direct Acting Antivirals. American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) The Liver Meeting. Washington, D.C. 10/21/2017. (Poster) Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Samantha Ramirez, BSN, RN; Mable M. Kimble, MPH; Yeonsoo Baik, MPH; Marjan Javanbakht, MPH, PhD; Kara Chew, MD, MS; Sammy Saab, MD, MPH, AGAF, FAASLD, FACG; Jeffrey D. Klausner, MD, MPH. Optimizing Use of the Electronic Medical Record to Identify, Link, and Cure Hepatitis C Infected Patients at UCLA Health. International Viral Hepatitis Elimination Meeting. Amsterdam, Netherlands. 11/17/2017. (Poster) Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Anthony Salimbangon, BSN, RN, CCRN. Trends in 1A Listing Exceptions in Heart Transplant Recipients Bridged by LVAD Type. International Society of Heart and Lung Transplant Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions. San Diego, CA. 4/5/2017. (Podium) Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Rhonda Stewart, RN, BSN, CPN. Hematology/Oncology Standards of Care-Nurse Driven Protocol. Global Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Congress. Atlanta, Georgia. 12/5/2017. (Poster) Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center
Nora Arnold, BSN, RN; Elizabeth Driscoll, BSN, RN; Navneet Mattu, BSN, RN; Reina Sibila, BSN, RN. The Great Exchange: Standardized Nursing Handoff Report. University of Iowa National Evidence-Based Practice Conference. Coralville, IA. 4/26/2018. (Poster) Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Esin Bay-Spillers, MM, RN, CNOR; Iris Han, BSN, RN; William Guinhawa, AND, RN; Abie Mendelsohn, MD, FACS. Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulator: A New Treatment for Obstructive Sleep Apnea. AORN Global Surgical Conference and Expo. New Orleans, LA. 3/24/2018-3/28/2018. (Poster) Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Hallie Chung, RN; Tara A Russell, MD, MPH; Christina Riad, NP, RN; Sarah Reardon, RN; Jonathan Sack, MD; Kevork Kazanjian MD; Robert Cherry, MD, MS; O. Joe Hines, MD; Anne Lin, MD, MSHS. Sustaining Improvement: Implementation & Spread of an SSI Bundle Across the UCLA Surgical System. Annual Scientific Meeting: Southern California Chapter of the American College of Surgeons. Santa Barbara, CA. 1/19/2018-1/21/2018. (Podium) UCLA Health
Anna Dermenchyan, MSN, RN, CCRN-K. Using a Risk Stratification Tool to Prevent Heart Failure Readmissions. Western Institute of Nursing's 51st Annual Communicating Nursing Research Conference. Spokane, WA. 4/14/2018. (Podium) UCLA Health
Anna Dermenchyan, MSN, RN, CCRN-K. Characteristics of Mortality Cases with Advance Care Planning Issues. Western Institute of Nursing's 51st Annual Communicating Nursing Research Conference. Spokane, WA. 4/13/2018. (Poster)
Jessica Dichoso, BSN, RN; Stephanie Olmanni, BSN, RN; MaryAnn Reveles, BSN, RN. How a Bundle for Sleep Helps Geriatric Patients Count More Sheep? 2018 Vizient/AACN Nurse Residency Program Annual Conference. Savannah, GA. 3/13-16/2018. (Poster) UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica
Lauren Fujihara, MN, RN, CNOR, CNS; Kristine Alessandrini, BSN, RN, CNOR; Christine Pizzulli, BSN, RN. Going Smoke Free: A Journey of Persistence and Innovation. AORN Global Surgical Conference and Expo. New Orleans, LA. 3/24/2018-3/28/2018. (Poster) Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Lauren Fujihara, MN, RN, CNOR, CNS; Kharen Palacio, MSN, RN, CNOR; Anna Gabriela Del Rio, BSN, RN, CNOR. Simulation: Improving Code Management in the Operating Room. AORN Global Surgical Conference and Expo. New Orleans, LA. 3/24/2018-3/28/2018. (Poster) Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Meg Furukawa, MN, RN-BC; Stesha Selsky, MSN, RN-BC. Nursing Informaticist Contributions to a Successful Upgrade. HIMSS18 Nursing Informatics Symposium. Las Vegas, NV. 3/5/2018. (Poster) UCLA Health
Lee Galuska, PhD, RN, NE-BC. A Narrative Analysis of Meaning and Joy in Nursing Practice. 29th Annual National Forum on Quality Improvement in Health Care. Orlando, FL. 12/12/18. (Podium) UCLA Health
Amy Goldberg, MSN, RN, CPNP, NE-BC, CPN, CNS; Sharon Doggett, BSN, RN-BC; Diane June Tamondong, BSN, RN, CPN. Healthy Work Environment. Society of Pediatric Nursing. Denver, CO. 4/5/2019. (Podium) UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica
Amy Goldberg, MSN, RN, CPNP, NE-BC, CPN, CNS; Sharon Doggett, BSN, RN-BC; Mary Passeri, BSN, RN, CPN. Walk a Mile. Society of Pediatric Nursing. Denver, CO. 4/5/2019. (Podium) UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica
Patricia Jakel, MN, RN, AOCN; Liz Stokes, JD, RN. Managing Moral Distress and Building Resiliency. Oncology Nursing Society Annual International Congress. Washington, D.C. 5/2018. (Podium) UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica
Mary Lawanson-Nichols, MSN, RN, NP, CNS, CCRN; Katherine Campbell, BSN, RN; Stacie Saldin, BSN, RN; Vicky Padilla, BSN, RN; Jeannie Meyer, MSN, RN, CNS. Palliative Care Triggers in a Critical Care Setting. National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialist 2018 Annual Conference. Austin, TX. 2/28/2018-3/3/2018. (Podium) UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica
Dallas Lawry, BSN, RN, OCN; Jaci Mastrandrea, BSN, RN, OCN. Rapid Response: Empowering Nurses to Save Lives. Oncology Nursing Society. Washington, D.C. 5/17/2018. (Poster) UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica
Taline Marcarian, PhD, RN, CCRN, CSC; Katrine Murray, BSN, RN, CCRN, NE-BC; Brenda Hardin Wike, MSN, RN, CNS, CCRN, NE-BC; Joseph Meltzer, MD; Jonathan Apolinario, BSN, RN; Jasmine Henderson, BSN, RN, CCRN; Christina Choi, BSN, RN, CCRN; Sheila Shirazi, PT; Armen Zakaryan, RT. The Interdisciplinary Process of Implementation of the ABCDEF Bundle in a Surgical ICU. Society of Critical Care Medicine-Critical Care Congress. San Antonio, TX. 2/25/2018-2/28/2018. (Podium) Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Kenneth M. Miller, MSN, RN, CCRN. Nursing Orientation and Simulation: Creating an Engaging Experience. 18th International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare. Los Angeles, CA. 1/14/18. (Poster) UCLA Health
Stephanie Olmanni, BSN, RN; Jessica Dichoso, BSN, RN; MaryAnn Reveles, BSN, RN. How Does a Bundle for Sleep Help Geriatric Patients Count More Sheep? University of Iowa National Evidence-Based Practice Conference. Coralville, IA. 4/26/2018. (Poster) UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica
Alexandria Palacios, BSN, RN. Goodbye is the New Hello: Building a Safe Bridge from Hospital to Home. University of Iowa National Evidence-Based Practice Conference. Coralville, IA. 4/26/2018-4/27/2018. (Poster) UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica
Nestor-Neil Peig, MSN, RN, PCCN, AGCNS-BC; Cathy Ward, PhD, RN, NEA-BC; Renee Appleby, MSN, RN, NE-BC; Tracy Guy, MPH. Identifying Gaps of Knowledge to Achieve an Age-Friendly Health System. National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialist 2018 Annual Conference. Austin, TX. 2/28/2018-3/3/2018. (Poster) Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Jessica M. Phillips, MSN, RN, BCNPD, BCHPN; Pamela Miller, PhD, RN, ACNP, CNS. Evolving the Next Generation of Evidence: A Structured EBP Development Program for Nurse Residents. University of Iowa National Evidence-Based Practice Conference. Coralville, IA. 4/26/2018. (Poster) UCLA Health
Kristen Pike, BSN, RN; Jenifer Zapien, BSN, RN. Helping Understand Sleep Heals (H.U.S.H.) Sleep Bundle: An Interdisciplinary Approach on Improving ICU Environment to Promote Sleep Quality. University of Iowa National Evidence-Based Practice Conference. Coralville, IA. 4/26/2018. (Podium) Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Stacie Saldin, BSN, RN; Catherine Campbell, BSN, RN. Incorporating Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Consultations in the Critical Care Setting. University of Iowa National Evidence-Based Practice Conference. Coralville, IA. 4/26/2018. (Poster) UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica
Stesha Selsky, MSN, RN-BC; Ellen Pollack, MSN, RN-BC. Developing or enhancing the role of the nursing informaticist. American Nursing Informatics Association Conference 2018. Orlando, FL. 5/11/2018. (Podium) UCLA Health
Leora Shachat, BSN, RN; Dana Tobey, BSN, RN; Candice Chaing, BSN, RN. Seeking Sleep Solutions in the Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit. University of Iowa National Evidence-Based Practice Conference. Coralville, IA. 4/26/2018. (Poster) Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Nancy Tran, MSN, RN; Jessica Arzola, BSN, RN; Ongelique Conflenti, BSN, RN; Sara Kusumoto, BSN, RN; Nam Nguyen, BSN, RN; Emily Shipley, BSN, RN. A Walk to Remember: How Do Interactive Patient Engagement Tools Affect Knowledge Retention? University of Iowa National Evidence-Based Practice Conference. Coralville, IA. 4/26/2018. (Poster) Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
PRESENTATIONS - UCLA RESEARCH AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE CONFERENCE (Internal/Internationally-Attended)
Sandra Almoquira-Manalo, BSN, RN, RN-BC; Miriam Gonzalez-Lopez, MSN, RN, NEA-BC. Redesigned Discharge Lounge: Proactive Approach in Facilitating Discharges. 16th Annual Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 10/27/2017. (Poster) Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Nora Arnold, RN; Elizabeth Driscoll, BSN, RN; Navneet Mattu, BSN, RN; Reina Sibila, BSN, RN. Standardized Nursing Handoff Report. 16th Annual Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 10/27/2017. (Poster) Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Leilanie Ayala, MSN, PMHCNS-BC, PMHNP-BC; Diane Oran, MSN, RN, PMHCNS-BC, PMHNP-BC; Corbin Bosse, BSN, RN-BC; Amanda DuWick, MSN, RN, PMHNP-BC; Charmaine Platon, BSN, RN-BC; Dorothy J. Wiley, PhD, RN, FAAN. Philosophy and Care-Delivery Structure Enhances Provider Perceptions about Recovery-Oriented Acute Care Psychiatric Practice. 16th Annual Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 10/27/2017. (Poster) Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA
Leilanie Ayala, MSN, PMHCNS-BC, PMHNP-BC; Joyce Reinholdt, BSN, MTOM, LAc, RN-BC; Manuel Alvano, MHA, MSN, RN-BC; Grace Florentin, BSN, RN-BC; Quan Phan, BSN, RN-BC; Erika De Luna, BSN, RN; Diane Oran, MSN, PMHCNS-BC, PMHNP-BC; Anthony Wilson, BSN, RN. Nurses as Change Agents: Improving Patient Outcomes and Staff Safety in Inpatient Behavioral Health Settings. 16th Annual Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 10/27/2017. (Poster) Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA
Maral Bakir, BSN, RN, PHN; Nicholas Jackson, MPH; Simon Han, MS; Errol Lopez, BS; Eleanor Chang, BS; Chi-Hong Tseng, PhD; Tam Khuu, PharmD, BCPS; Alex Bui, PhD; Jennifer Zhang, PhD; Elaine Reed, PhD; Mario Deng, MD; Martin Cadeiras, MD. Dynamic Phenomapping and HLA Class I and II Antibodies for Heart Transplant Outcomes. 16th Annual Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 10/27/2017. (Poster) UCLA Health
Pamela Baldivia, DNP, FNP-BC; Laura Wozniak, MD, MS; Robert Venick, MD, MS; Elizabeth Marcus, MD; Jorge Vargas, MD; Alissa Lund, RN; Laurie Reyen, MN, RN, CN. Central Venous Catheter Repair is Highly Successful in Children with Intestinal Failure. 16th Annual Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 10/27/2017. (Poster) UCLA Health
Raquel Branom, DNP, RN, ACNS-BC; Cromwell Suarez, MSN, RN; Anahat Dhillon, MD. Clinical Surveillance: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Patient Safety. 16th Annual Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 10/27/2017. (Podium) Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Raquel Branom, DNP, RN, ACNS-BC; Kayla Kafka-Peterson, BSN, RN; Pronita Agarwala, MSN, RN; Linda Oelrich, MSN, RN, CNL; Walter Chin, BSN, RN; Patricia McCafferty, MSN, RN, NEC-BC. Interdepartmental Collaboration in Developing Educational Program for Caring for the High-Dose-Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy Patient in the Inpatient Setting. 16th Annual Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 10/27/2017. (Poster) Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Lindsay Calac, BSN, CCRN; Mae de Vera Reyes, MSN, RN; Emily Rodriguez, ADN, RNC-NIC. Keeping Our Vulnerable NICU Patients Safe: A Unit-Specific Emergency Preparedness Plan. 16th Annual Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 10/27/2017. (Poster) Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Melinda Catubig-Espiritu, MSN, RN, CCRN; Jeannet Odero, BSN, RN, CCRN. Increasing Certified Nurses within a Critical Care Unit. 16th Annual Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 10/27/2017. (Poster) UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica
Jennifer Chao, CCRN, RN, IBCLC; Sarah Smith, BSN, RN, CCRN; Sarah Lopez, BSN, RNC, IBCLC; Christy Whiteside, IBCLC; Mina Ognjanovic-Jasovic, IBCLC; Nida Lovatanapongsa, MSN, CCRN; Mae De Vera Reyes, MSN, RN; Christine Mikels, BSN, RNC-NIC; Anahit Sarin-Gulian, MSN, RNC-NIC, NE-BC. Our Journey to Increase Breastmilk Feeding Rate in the NICU. 16th Annual Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 10/27/2017. (Poster) Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Walter Chin, BSN, RN. Patent Foramen Ovale Predictor of Severe Decompression Illness Among Fishermen Divers. 16th Annual Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 10/27/2017. (Podium) UCLA Health
Walter Chin, BSN, RN; Huchim Oswaldo, MD, PhD, MsC. Understanding the Distribution of Dives Completed per Day by Small-Scale Fishermen over a Four Year Period. 16th Annual Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 10/27/2017. (Poster) UCLA Health
Walter Chin, BSN, RN; Huchim Oswaldo, MD, PhD, MsC; Ninokawa Scott, BS; Joo Ellie, BS; Huey Lushin, BS; Ramachandran Mokhshan. A Mixed Model to Predict High Daily Diving Frequency among Artisanal Fishermen in Mexico. 16th Annual Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 10/27/2017. (Poster) UCLA Health
Walter Chin, BSN, RN; Huchim Oswaldo, MD, PhD, MsC; Joo Ellie, BS; Lee Tracey; Moon Kelly; Ramachandran Mokhshan; Ninokawa Scott, BS. Understanding the Distribution of Daily Diving Frequency among Small-Scale Artisanal Fishermen. 16th Annual Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 10/27/2017. (Poster) UCLA Health
Melissa Connor, BSN, RN, CEN, MICN; Kate Hurley, BSN, RN, CEN, MICN. Effect of EKG Times on Meeting Goal for Door-to-Balloon in STEMI Patients Arriving by Ambulance. 16th Annual Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 10/27/2017. (Poster) Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Melissa Connor, BSN, RN, CEN, MICN; Erik Coll, BSN, RN, CEN, MICN; Kerry Gold-Tsakonas, BSN, RN, CEN, MICN; Kate Hurley, BSN, RN, CEN, MICN; Tina Riley-Gonzales, CEN, RN, MICN; Kayla Vandegrift, BSN, RN, MICN. Impact on Quality of Emergency Care Delivered when RNs Assigned Boarding Patients in the ED. 16th Annual Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 10/27/2017. (Poster) Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Nancy Exarchos, RN; Monica Ortega, MSN, RN; Regina Jean Capistrano, BSN, RN; Neha Singh, BSN, RN. Ask Your Nurses Three Questions About Your Medications. 16th Annual Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 10/27/2017. (Poster) Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Kathleen Feldman, MSN, RN. Imagine a Certified U: Strategies to Increase Certification Rates. 16th Annual Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 10/27/2017. (Poster) UCLA Health
Charla Megan Felix, BSN, RN, PCCN; Mat Ilasin, BSN, RN; Alejandro Ramirez, MSN, RN, PCCN; Angela Long-Truluck, PCCN, RN; Hyo "Scarlet" Lee, MSN, RN, PCCN; Kaily Byfield, BSN, RN, PCCN; Jamie Kwon, MSN, NP-C; Sabrine Mone, BSN, RN; Shannon Salveson, BSN, RN; Susie Walton, BSN, RN. Utilizing A MD/RN Rounding Tool to Enhance the Patient Experience and Improve Communication Amongst the Health Care Team. 16th Annual Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 10/27/2017. (Poster) Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Lee Galuska, PhD, RN, NE-BC. Flourish! Optimize Joy and Meaning in Nursing Practice. 16th Annual Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 10/27/2017. (Podium) UCLA Health
Alexandra McCoy Garlick, BA, BSN, RN; Jocelynn Clemente, BSN, RNC-NIC; Stephanie Hines, MSN, RNC-NIC; Sanna Howell, BSN, RNC-NIC, CLE; Nancy Kearsley, CCRN, RN, NTMC; Christina Jeung, M.Ed, BSN, PHN, RN; Gemma Manzo, BSN, RN; Denise Ribeiro, MA, MSNc, RNC-NIC; Juliet Sasinski, MSN, RNC-NIC, CNS. Nurses Leading the Way; Nurse Led Rounds. 16th Annual Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 10/27/2017. (Poster) UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica
Angeli Gonzalez, BSN, RN; Michelle Rodriguez, BSN, RN, CCRN-CSC; Katrine Murray, BSN, RN, CCRN; Catherine Puno, BSN, RN; Daisy Samonte, BSN, RN, CCRN; Katelyn Ekema, BSN, RN, CCRN. Cultivating Learning in the ICU through Bedside Rounds. 16th Annual Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 10/27/2017. (Poster) Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Felicia Hodge, DrPH. The Impact of Childhood Adverse Experiences and American Indian Suicide Ideation. 16th Annual Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 10/27/2017. (Podium) UCLA School of Nursing
Stephanie Jackson, MSN, RN, AOCNS, BMTCN; Joecelyn Densing, MSN, RN; Lauren Fujihara, MN, RN, CNOR, CNS. Intra-Professional Collaboration for Safe Chemotherapy Administration. 16th Annual Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 10/27/2017. (Poster) Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Maninder Jasdhaul, MSN, RN, ACNS-BC; Aida Tapia, BSN, RN, ONC; Jessica Pancio, BSN, RN-BC, ONC, UZIT; Cindy Yeh, BSN, RN. Collaboration Begins with "U"- Enculturating the Power of Teamwork! 16th Annual Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 10/27/2017. (Poster) UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica
Lora Johnstone, MS, NNP-BC; Julie Sasinski, MSN, RN, CNS; Nida Lovatonopongsa, MSN, RN; Laura Sotelo, MSN, RN; Mary Ann Ashdown, RNC; Anahit Sarin-Gulian, MSN, RNC-NIC; Nicole Casalenuovo, MSN, RN; Stephanie Hines, MSN, RN; Kalpashri Kesavan, MD; Meena Garg, MD. A Bundle to Reduce Hypothermia on Admission from the Delivery Room. 16th Annual Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 10/27/2017. (Poster) UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica
Yuhan Kao, MSN, RN, CNS; Mo Keckeisen, MN, RN, CCRN. Implementation of an "Ethics Early Action Research Protocol" and Infrastructure to Reduce Moral Distress among Critical Care Nurses. 16th Annual Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 10/27/2017. (Podium) Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Joy Kim, BSN, RN, CCRN; Jeannet Odero, BSN, RN, CCRN. Customizing a Fall Prevention Tool for the Critical Care Environment. 16th Annual Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 10/27/2017. (Podium) UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica
Anila Ladak, MSN, RN, CNS, GNP-BC; Jeannie Meyer, MSN, RN, CCRN-K, CCNS, PCCN, ACHPN. Comfort Care Beds: A Strategy for Providing Quality End of Life Care. 16th Annual Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 10/27/2017. (Podium) UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica
Anila Ladak, MSN, RN, CNS, GNP-BC; Stephanie Hines, MSN, RN, CCRN; Michele Maines, MSN, MSG, RN, CNL; Denise Ribeiro, MSNc, MA, RNC-NIC; Kimberly Ternavan, MS/MBA, RN, CMNL. Nursing Peer Case Review: Mentoring Nurses Towards a Just Culture. 16th Annual Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 10/27/2017. (Poster) UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica
Rebecca Lahr, BSN, RN, CCRN. Resource Team Sepsis Screen Documentation & Accuracy: Pre & Post Education. 16th Annual Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 10/27/2017. (Podium) Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Hazel Lao, BSN, RN. Improving Teamwork Using Team Report. 16th Annual Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 10/27/2017. (Poster) UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica
Dallas Lawry, BSN, RN, OCN; Jaci Mastrandrea, BSN, RN, OCN. Rapid Response: Empowering Nurses to Save Lives. 16th Annual Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 10/27/2017. (Podium) UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica
Leeza Lee, BSN, RN, PCCN; Angela Long-Truluck, RN, PCCN. Shifting from a "Post-Fall Huddle" to a "NO-Fall Huddle": A Charge Nurse-Led, Proactive Approach to Fall Prevention. 16th Annual Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 10/27/2017. (Poster) Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Jennifer Leng, MSN, RN; Betty Lee, MN, RN, CNS, CMSRN. Detecting Early Patient Deterioration with Clinical Triggers. 16th Annual Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 10/27/2017. (Poster) UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica
Theo-Liza Linsao, BSN, RNC-NIC; Nida Lovatanapongsa, MSHI, BSN, CCRN. On Time, Every Time: Newborn Screening in the NICU. 16th Annual Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 10/27/2017. (Poster) Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Michele Maines, MSN, MSG, RN, CNL. The Fast and the Furious 200: Improving Room Turnover in Medical Procedure Unit. 16th Annual Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 10/27/2017. (Podium) Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Taline Marcarian, PhD, RN, CCRN-CSC; Katrine Murray, BSN, RN, CCRN, NE-BC. The Interdisciplinary Process of Implementing the ABCDEF Bundle in a Surgical ICU. 16th Annual Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 10/27/2017. (Podium) Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Taline Marcarian, PhD, RN, CCRN-CSC; Katrine Murray, BSN, RN, CCRN; Brenda Hardin-Wike, MSN, CCRN, CCNS; Joseph Meltzer, MD; Jonathan Apolinario, BSN, RN; Jasmine Henderson, BSN, RN; Christina Choi, BSN, RN, CCRN; Sheila Shirazi, PT; Armen Zakaryan, RT. Early Ambulation of Patients on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenator (ECMO): #AnICUonTheMove. 16th Annual Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 10/27/2017. (Poster) Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Anthony Medina, BSN, RN; Janae Post, BSN, RN; Mariela Torres, BSN, RN; Courtney Bakas, RN. Daily Wake Up and Breathe Intervention in the Medical-Surgical ICU. 16th Annual Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 10/27/2017. (Poster) UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica
Alexandra Monin, BSN, RN; Christina DeRobertis, BSN, RN ; Sabrina Mone, BSN, RN. Does a Unit-Based CLABSI Educational Campaign Reduce Rates of CLABSI on Cardiothoracic Surgical Unit? 16th Annual Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 10/27/2017. (Poster) Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Tina Morrison, BSN, RN-BC. Implementing a Crises Response Team for Staff Support. 16th Annual Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 10/27/2017. (Poster) UCLA School of Nursing
Katrine Murray, BSN, RN, CCRN, NE-BC; Michelle Rodriguez, BSN, RN, CCRN, CSC; Angeli Gonzalez, BSN, RN, PHN; Cathy Puno, BSN, RN; Katelyn Ekema, BSN, RN, CCRN; Daisy Samonte, BSN, RN, CCRN. Developing Nurse Leaders in an ICU. 16th Annual Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 10/27/2017. (Poster) Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Cherie Neil, MSN, RN, PCCN, NEA-BC; Sooi Yong Lo, BSN, RN, PCCN; Marisa Hallare, BSN, RN, PCCN; Linda Davila, BSN, RN, PCCN; Julie Gaspar, RN. Where Are We in the Battle on Sepsis? The 30-Month Journey to Sustain Practice Change. 16th Annual Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 10/27/2017. (Poster) Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Diane Oran, MSN, RN, PMHCNS-BC, PMHNP-BC; Lisa Scully, BSN, RN; Leah Parrent, OTR; Mary Galuska, MA; Kelly Maher, BSN, RN. The Effects of Dialectical Behavior Therapy on Self-injurious and Suicidal Behavior. 16th Annual Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 10/27/2017. (Poster) Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA
Nestor-Neil Peig, MSN, RN, PCCN, AGCNS-BC; Renee Appleby, MSN, RN, NE-BC; Tracy Guy, MPH; Cathy Rodgers Ward, PhD, RN, NEA-BC. Measuring Staffs' Knowledge and Perceptions to Transform Care of Hospitalized Older Adults. 16th Annual Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 10/27/2017. (Poster) Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Nestor-Neil Peig, MSN, RN, PCCN, AGCNS-BC; Fotine (Tina) Mamais, MSN, RN, GNP, GCNS-BC; Katrina dela Cruz, MSW, ASW; Kimberly Holden Shakur, PharmD, BCPS; Harriet Udin Aronow, PhD; Lianna Ansryan, MSN, RN-BC, CNS; Betty Halvorson, MSN, RN, ACNS-BC; Betsy Schoeni, MSN, RN, CNS. Interprofessional SAFE™ Care, It Begins with U. 16th Annual Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 10/27/2017. (Poster) Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Jessica Phillips, MSN, RN, BCNPD. Can an Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) Development Program for Nurse Residents Increase Engagement related to Initiating Unit-Based EBP Research Activities? 16th Annual Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 10/27/2017. (Poster) UCLA Health
Michelle Rodriguez, BSN, RN, CCRN, CSC. Creating a Post Emergent Event Team Debriefing Tool. 16th Annual Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 10/27/2017. (Poster) Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Maria Elena Ruiz, PhD, RN, FNP-BC. Homeless Older Latinos: Untangling Stories from Skid Row-More than Income and Housing Needs. 16th Annual Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 10/27/2017. (Podium) UCLA School of Nursing
Maria Elena Ruiz, PhD, RN, FNP-BC; Inese Verzemnieks, PhD, RN, CNL. The Cuba School of Nursing Experience: Preparing Nursing Students for Global Health. 16th Annual Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 10/27/2017. (Poster) UCLA School of Nursing
Juliet Sasinski, MSN, RNC-NIC, CNS; Heather Hackett, BSN, RN, RNC-NIC. Implementation of a NICU Neuroprotection Bundle. 16th Annual Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 10/27/2017. (Poster) UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica
Romina Sequeira, BSN, RN; Amanda McKaig, BSN, RN; Trang Phan, BSN, RN. Does a Visual Discharge Checklist Improve a Patient's Discharge Experience? 16th Annual Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 10/27/2017. (Poster) UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica
Janae Sieder, BSN, RN; Grace Sund, MSN, RN, CPNP, CPHON, CNS. Pediatric Code Sepsis. 16th Annual Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 10/27/2017. (Poster) UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica
Patricia Davern Soderlund, PhD, PMHNP. Feasibility of Motivational Interviewing Sessions to Address Health Disparities Latina Women Either At Risk for or Diagnosed with Diabetes Type 2. 16th Annual Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 10/27/2017. (Podium) UCLA School of Nursing
Julie Marie Sorg, MSN, RN. Sudden Cardiac Death and Software: Reducing Procedure Time and Saving Patient Lives. 16th Annual Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 10/27/2017. (Poster) UCLA Health
Thanuttha Tiensawang, MSN, CNS, CWOCN-AP; Geronimo Fulgentes, MSN, RN, CWOCN; Maureen Keckeisen, MN, CNS, CCRN; Charlene Earnhardt, MSN, CNS; Yuhan Kao, MSN, CNS; Theresa Kirkpatrick, MSN, CN; Lauren Fujihara, MN, CNS; Jennifer Osborne, BSN, RN; Jennifer Do, MSN, RN; Brenda Hardin Wike, MSN, RN; Barbara Anderson, MSN, RN; Anthony Chan, BSN, RN; Pamela Sennet, MSN, RN, CWOCN; Michael Baca; Andrei Roudenko; Victor Mitry. Standardizing Support Surfaces to Prevent Hospital Acquired Pressure Injuries in ICUs and High Risk Units. 16th Annual Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 10/27/2017. (Poster) Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Nicole Tom, MSN, RN. If You Don't Snooze, You Lose: Decreasing Delirium in the Neuro/Trauma ICU. 16th Annual Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 10/27/2017. (Podium) Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Nancy Tran, MSN, RN; Emily Shipley, BSN, RN; Jessica Arzola, BSN, RN; Ongelique Conflenti, BSN, RN; Sara Kusumoto, BSN, RN; Nam Nguyen, BSN, RN. How Do Interactive Patient Engagement Tools Affect Knowledge Retention? 16th Annual Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 10/27/2017. (Poster) Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Kayla Vandegrift, RN; Nancy Knechel, PhD, RN, ACNP; Erik Coll, BSN, RN, MICN, CEN; Yvonne Abad, MICN, RN. The Effect of a Rapid Medical Exam on ED Time Metrics. 16th Annual Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 10/27/2017. (Poster) Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
William West, BSN, RN, CCRN, CEN; Kathleen Ellstrom, PhD, CNS. Reducing COPD Readmissions: A Clinical Nurse Specialist Triage Intervention Pilot Program. 16th Annual Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 10/27/2017. (Poster) UCLA School of Nursing
Elisa Yam, BSN, RN, CCRN; Rodney Triplett, RN; Richard Sarpong, RN; Molly Steele, RN; Cherie Eliot, RN; Alexandria Schrick, RN; Bianca Ghermezian, RN; Gavriela Applebaum, RN; Kevin Cornett, RN; Marie Stortz, RN; Kate Estes, RN. Improving Patient Mobility on an Intensive Care Unit. 16th Annual Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 10/27/2017. (Poster) Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Joanne Yang, BSN, RN, CCRN; Kenneth Aliaga, BSN, RN; Hannah Barr, BSN, RN, CCRN; Seula Cha, BSN, RN, CCRN; Louie Corpus, BSN, RN, CCRN; Julie Jung, BSN, RN, CCRN; Jessa Lebantino, BSN, RN; Mackenzie Roesti, MSN, RN, CCRN; Leah Roque, BSN, RN, CCRN; Natalie Sanaee, MSN, RN, CCRN; Touraj Sedigh, BSN, RN, CCRN-CMC; Mariela Torres, BSN, RN; Stephanie Trifiro, BSN, RN. Stick to It! Improving Venipuncture Proficiency in a Critical Care Setting. 16th Annual Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 10/27/2017. (Poster) UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica
Lee Galuska, PhD, RN, NE-BC. (2016). Advocating for Patients: Honoring Professional Trust. AORN Journal, 104(5), 410-416. UCLA Health System
Betty Lee, MN, RN, CNS, CMSRN; Kristian Del Rosario, BSN, RN-BC; Cecily Byron-Iyamah, MSN, RN-BC, CNML. Incorporating Relationship-Based Care into a Nurse Education Program for Managing Disruptive Patient Behaviors. Clinical Nurse Specialist, 31(4), 201-209.
UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica
Cristin Grant, DNP, MSN, ACNP-BC. (2017). A Vitamin D Protocol post-liver transplantation. Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. Advance online publication. doi:10.1002/2327-6924.12503
Stephanie Jackson, MSN, RN, AOCNS, BMTCN. (2017). Revolutionizing Oncology with CAR T-Cell Therapy. Oncology Nursing News. Retrieved from http://www.oncnursingnews.com/publications/oncology-nurse/2017/september-2017/revolutionizing-oncology-with-car-tcell-therapy
Patricia Jakel, MN, RN, AOCN. (2017). Immunotherapies is Rapidly Changing Nursing Practice. Oncology Nursing News. Retrieved from http://www.oncnursingnews.com/publications/oncology-nurse/2017/september-2017/immunotherapy-is-rapidly-changing-nursing-practice
Kenneth M. Miller, MSN, RN, CCRN. (2017). Nursing Orientation and Simulation: Creating an Engaging Experience [Abstract]. Simulation in Healthcare, 12(6): e63. UCLA Health
Julie Marie Sorg, MSN, RN; Marmar Vaseghi, MD, PhD; Parag Barwad, MD, DM; Federico J. Malavassi Corrales, MD; Harikrishna Tandri, MD, MBBS; Nilesh Mathuria, MD; Rushil Shah, MBBS; Jean Gima, MSN, RN, NP; Kaushik Mandal, MD, MBBS; Luis C. Sàenz Morales, MD; Yash Lokhandwala, MD, DM; and Kalyanam Shivkumar, MD, PhD. (2017). Cardiac Sympathetic Denervation for Refractory Ventricular Arrhythmias. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 69(25), 3070-3080. Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Norma McNair, PhD, RN; Raquel Branom, DNP, RN; Rebecca Lash, PhD, RN; Betty Lee, MSN, RN; Grettell Vitale, MSN, RN. Improving Patient Outcomes through Medical-Surgical Nursing Certification. Academy of Medical-Surgical Nursing Research Grant. Academy of Medical-Surgical Nursing Certification Board. {$20,000} Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center; UCLA Health System
Lynn Doering, PhD, RN, FAHA, FAAN; Eunice Lee, PhD, RN, FAAN; and Pamela Miller, PhD, RN, ACNP, CNS. Feasibility of a Nursing Intervention to Reduce Pain, Fatigue, and Depression in Pancreatic Cancer Patients and Their Caregivers. Agi Hirshberg Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Seed Grant. {$40,000} UCLA School of Nursing; UCLA Health
Nishi Bhaktidasi Jumna, MA, RN. Daisy Award Winner. UCLA Health System. 2016. UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica
Nancy Knechel, PhD, RN, ACNP. Appointed to the Institute for Emergency Nursing Research (IENR) Advisory Council by the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) President. 1/1/2017.
Sandra Dewar, MSN, RN, FAES. Recognized as a Fellow of the American Epilepsy Society (FAES). American Epilepsy Society. December 2016.
Jorie Pope, RN, BSN, CCRN. Beacon Award- Gold Level. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. 5/22/2017. Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Brenda Hardin-Wike, RN, MSN, CNS, CCRN; Katrine Murray, RN, BSN, CCRN; Jonathan Apolinario, RN, BSN,CCRN; Christina Choi, RN,BSN, CCRN; Jasmine Henderson, RN, BSN; Taline Marcarian, RN,PhD, CCRN-CSC; Dr. Joe Meltzer, MD; Sheila Shirazi, PT; Armen Zakaryan, RRT. Top Team Performance Award (West Coast Region): Overall ABCDEF Bundle Compliance/Performance. The Society of Critical Care Medicine ICU Liberation ABCDEF Collaborative Award. 4/11/2017. Ronaald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Brenda Hardin-Wike, RN, MSN, CNS, CCRN; Katrine Murray, RN, BSN, CCRN; Jonathan Apolinario, RN, BSN,CCRN; Christina Choi, RN,BSN, CCRN; Jasmine Henderson, RN, BSN; Taline Marcarian, RN,PhD, CCRN-CSC; Dr. Joe Meltzer, MD; Sheila Shirazi, PT; Armen Zakaryan, RRT. Top Team Performance Award (West Coast Region): Overall ABCDEF Bundle Compliance/Performance. The Society of Critical Care Medicine ICU Liberation ABCDEF Collaborative Award. 4/11/2017. Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Brenda Hardin-Wike, RN, MSN, CNS, CCRN; Katrine Murray, RN, BSN, CCRN; Jonathan Apolinario, RN, BSN,CCRN; Christina Choi, RN,BSN, CCRN; Jasmine Henderson, RN, BSN; Taline Marcarian, RN,PhD, CCRN-CSC; Dr. Joe Meltzer, MD; Sheila Shirazi, PT; Armen Zakaryan, RRT. Nursing Awards UCLA Ronald Reagan: Category Scientist: Evidence Based Project. UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center Nursing Awards. 5/5/2017-5/12/2017. Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Sangyoung Yu-Choi, MSN, RN, PCCN. Certificate of Excellence in recognition for First Place Poster Winner. Association for Nursing Professional Development. 7/18/2017- 7/21/2017. UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica
Leilanie Ayala, MSN, PMHCNS-BC, PMHNP-BC; Joyce Reinholdt, BSN, MTOM, LAc, RN-BC; Manuel Alvano, MHA, MSN, RN-BC; Grace Florentin, BSN, RN-BC; Quan Phan, BSN, RN-BC; Erika De Luna, BSN, RN; Diane Oran, MSN, PMHCNS-BC, PMHNP-BC; Anthony Wilson, BSN, RN. First Place Research Poster Award Winner. 16th Annual Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference. 10/27/2017. Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA
Maral Bakir, BSN, RN, PHN; Nicholas Jackson, MPH; Simon Han, MS; Errol Lopez, BS; Eleanor Chang, BS; Chi-Hong Tseng, PhD; Tam Khuu, PharmD, BCPS; Alex Bui, PhD; Jennifer Zhang, PhD; Elaine Reed, PhD; Mario Deng, MD; Martin Cadeiras, MD. Third Place Research Poster Award Winner. 16th Annual Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference. 10/27/2017. UCLA Health
Pamela Baldivia, DNP, FNP-BC; Laura Wozniak, MD, MS; Robert Venick, MD, MS; Elizabeth Marcus, MD; Jorge Vargas, MD; Alissa Lund, RN; Laurie Reyen, RN, MN, CN. First Place Research Poster Award Winner. 16th Annual Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference. 10/27/2017. UCLA Health
Raquel Branom, DNP, RN, ACNS-BC; Kayla Kafka-Peterson, BSN, RN; Pronita Agarwala, MSN, RN; Linda Oelrich, MSN, RN, CNL; Walter Chin, RN, BSN; Patricia McCafferty, MSN, RN, NEC-BC. Third Place Quality Improvement Poster Award Winner. 16th Annual Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference. 10/27/2017. Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Lindsay Calac, BSN, CCRN; Mae de Vera Reyes, MSN, RN; Emily Rodriguez, ADN, RNC-NIC. Second Place Evidence-Based Practice Poster Award Winner. 16th Annual Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference. 10/27/2017. Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Anna Dermenchyan, MSN, RN, CCRN-K. AACN Circle of Excellence. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN). 5/21/2017. UCLA Health
Nancy Exarchos, RN; Monica Ortega, MSN, RN; Regina Jean Capistrano, BSN, RN; Neha Singh, BSN, RN. Second Place Quality Improvement Poster Award Winner. 16th Annual Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference. 10/27/2017. Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Kathleen Feldman, MSN, RN. First Place Quality Improvement Poster Award Winner. 16th Annual Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference. 10/27/2017. UCLA Health
Taline Marcarian, PhD, RN, CCRN-CSC; Katrine Murray, BSN, RN, CCRN; Brenda Hardin-Wike, MSN, CCRN, CCNS; Joseph Meltzer, MD; Jonathan Apolinario, BSN, RN; Jasmine Henderson, BSN, RN; Christina Choi, BSN, RN, CCRN; Sheila Shirazi, PT; Armen Zakaryan, RT. First place Evidence-Based Practice Poster Award Winner. 16th Annual Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference. 10/27/2017. Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Diane Oran, MSN, RN, PMHCNS-BC, PMHNP-BC; Lisa Scully, BSN, RN; Leah Parrent, OTR; Mary Galuska, MA; Kelly Maher, BSN, RN. First Place Evidence-Based Practice Poster Award Winner. 16th Annual Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference. 10/27/2017. Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA
Jessica Phillips, MSN, RN, BCNPD. Third Place Evidence-Based Practice Poster Award Winner. 16th Annual Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference. 10/27/2017. UCLA Health
Nancy Tran, MSN, RN; Emily Shipley, BSN, RN; Jessica Arzola, BSN, RN; Ongelique Conflenti, BSN, RN; Sara Kusumoto, BSN, RN; Nam Nguyen, BSN, RN. People's Choice Poster Award Winner. 16th Annual Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference. 10/27/2017. Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Joanne Yang, BSN, RN, CCRN; Kenneth Aliaga, BSN, RN; Hannah Barr, BSN, RN, CCRN; Seula Cha, BSN, RN, CCRN; Louie Corpus, BSN, RN, CCRN; Julie Jung, BSN, RN, CCRN; Jessa Lebantino, BSN, RN; Mackenzie Roesti, MSN, RN, CCRN; Leah Roque, BSN, RN, CCRN; Natalie Sanaee, MSN, RN, CCRN; Touraj Sedigh, BSN, RN, CCRN-CMC; Mariela Torres, BSN, RN; Stephanie Trifiro, BSN, RN. First Place Quality Improvement Poster Award Winner. 16th Annual Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference. 10/27/2017. UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
Salpy Akaragian, PhD, MN, RN-BC. Graduated from PhD program at UCLA School of Nursing. June 17, 2017. UCLA Health System
Lee Galuska, PhD, RN, NE-BC. Lee was quoted in the Nurse.com Blog: https://www.nurse.com/blog/2017/08/17/making-a-case-for-certification/. August 17, 2017.


Before Plaid: Kate has seven years of experience in higher education and student affairs, working with students in Greek life, student activities, residence life, and academics. Before developing curriculum and facilitating programs for Plaid, Kate worked and studied at the University of Pittsburgh and The Ohio State University. Her experience also includes alumni relations, as the previous Alumnae Engagement Coordinator for Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity.


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The final track on The Boss's "Born To Run" album from 1975 (among my top 2 rock albums ever), this is an epic tale of gang culture in Bruce Springsteen's New Jersey streets.
I love a story, and this one is full of imagery and fabulous characters - The Magic Rat, The local cops Cherry-Tops.
Driving guitars from the E Street Band and a truly glorious sax from the Late, Great and Mighty Clarence Clemons at about 4 minutes make this very special. I love you Big Man.
Over the Jersey state line"
Until the local cops, Cherry-Tops, rips this holy night"
Of soft refusal and then surrender"


Following the last hours of the Great War, 'ELEVEN' touches upon those final moments which went down in history.
Directed by Sean Cronin, written and co-directed by Rock Salt, ELEVEN follows Sergeant Archie Jones and his comrades as they go over the top one last time. All they had to survive was one more hour but, as eleven o'clock approaches, Archie, badly wounded, slips between two worlds. One is filled with the familiar sounds and smells of death, the other is of warm sunshine, a soft embrace and the innocent smile of a child. When all seems lost, help is offered from an unexpected hand.
Written and co-directed by Rock Salt (King Arthur - Legend of the Sword, Suspicion) alongside director Sean Cronin, the film follows events on the last day of the great war up to the conflict's end at 11 o'clock on November the 11th 1918.
Just moments before the end of hostilities, a foolhardy order ricochets through the front- line trench.
Sergeant Archie Jones and his pals find themselves going over the top one last time. All they had to do was wait just one more hour.
As eleven o'clock approaches, Archie, badly wounded, slips between two worlds. One filled with the familiar sounds and smells of death, the other of warm sunshine, a soft embrace and the innocent smile of a child. When all seems lost help is offered from an unexpected hand.
Starring Richard Dee Roberts, Sean Cronin, Joe Bryant, Jo Stone- Fewings and Julian Gamm, ELEVEN, a story of not only war but the love that binds soldiers together, will receive its World Premiere at 10am on Saturday 10th November at London Piccadilly's Picturehouse Central. It will then be available to pre-order from 11am on Sunday 11th November and later available to purchase on Digital Download from on Monday 19th November.
Released by Evolutionary Films, ELEVEN stars Richard Dee Roberts, Joe Stone-Fewings (The Crown, Trust), Sean Cronin, Rory Witton and Sarina Taylor.
ELEVEN will be released on Digital Download on all major platforms in the UK on Monday 19th November and is available to pre-order from Sunday 11th November.
Evolutionary Films is a vertically integrated film and television production, international sales and UK distribution company based at 3 Mills Studios in London. The company is actively engaged in co-production on a number of high-quality film and television projects, can offer bespoke production service deals and has a slate of in-house features in various stages of development and production which are financed internally.
As well as handling international sales for its own projects, Evolutionary Films represents a strong catalogue of completed titles under licence from other producers, and attends all the major markets around the world including Berlin, HK FilmArt, Cannes, Toronto, MIP and the AFM in Los Angeles.
In the UK territory, Evolutionary Films releases feature film titles theatrically in cinemas nationwide, has a strong track record securing DVD placement in major retailers and has licensed content to major digital platforms including iTunes, Amazon, Sky, Google, Microsoft and Virgin. The company has strong relationships with television broadcasters for both sales and commissions and brings top level marketing expertise to its releases in a special partnership with the Soho based creative agency Feref.


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Frequently Asked Questions About ATEX Hoists
Lifting hoists are used in dozens of industries around the world, thanks to their wide range of abilities. Whether it's helping to complete the construction of a building, to aid the production line of automobiles or to conduct deep mining operations, lifting hoists play a vital part in the way that the world works. Many of the industries and sectors that hoists operate in can be hazardous, with flammable and explosive materials or substances present. When this is the case, it's important that ATEX hoists are used. We've answered some of the most frequently asked questions about these hoists below.
What is an ATEX rating?
An ATEX rating is comprised of two directives that have been set by the EU, and therefore apply to all EU member states. The first directive, Directive 99/92/C applies to workplaces that have explosive substances, while the second directive, Directive 94/9/EC applies to the equipment that is being used in explosive environments.
The two ATEX directives are applied in the UK through the UK laws, which is the Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmosphere Regulations 2002 (DSEAR). ATEX ratings apply to any environments or equipment where explosive substances may be present, and not just lifting hoists.
What is defined as an "explosive atmosphere"?
An explosive atmosphere is an environment where there is a mixture of substances that are flammable, such as gases, vapours, mists or dusts, and air, meaning all that is needed is an ignition to cause an explosion.
What sort of substances makes these environments dangerous?
There are many environments that are considered hazardous and explosive. There are more obvious environments that contain a number of chemicals, while less obvious environments that can contain fine dust can also be highly dangerous if the wrong equipment is used.
Even fine dust can cause explosions
How can lifting hoists be dangerous in an explosive environment?
It only takes a small spark to ignite flammable and explosive substances. There are three main types of lifting hoist; electric, pneumatic and manual. You must never use an electric hoist in this type of environment as there is a much greater chance of sparking.
Even manual or pneumatic hoists that aren't ATEX rated run the risk of sparking, especially when you are working with lots of heat, energy and metal.
How are ATEX hoists safe?
ATEX rated hoists have been designed with dangerous and hazardous environments in mind. They are both spark resistant, spark proof, and explosion proof, meaning it is impossible for them to cause a spark or ignition.
Is it necessary to have ATEX rated equipment in hazardous environments?
Yes – it's part of the law. Failing to use the right equipment in this type of environment is not only illegal, but it could cause serious damage and fatalities.
It's important to use ATEX rated equipment to prevent any explosions or fires
Can I use ATEX hoists in other environments too?
Absolutely, although they are specially designed for hazardous environments. Each hoist has been designed with a different function in mind; some have greater lifting strengths while others have a stronger resistance to rust, so you may find that a different hoist is better suited to a new environment.
But yes, you can use your ATEX rated hoists in other environments too, although we would recommend always first checking with the manufacturer that it is safe to do so.
What ATEX hoists do you stock at Lifting Hoists Direct?
At Lifting Hoists Direct, we stock the Yalelift 360 ATEX Rated Chain Hoist, from well-known manufacturer Yale. It comes in various models and versions, with a lifting capability of up to 20,000Kg and six chain falls.
Looking for more information on ATEX hoists?
The above has provide you with all of the key information that you need when it comes to ATEX rated hoists. If you are working in an environment where explosive or flammable substances are present, then as an employer, you are bound by the law to ensure that this environment is safe for all employees.
If you want to discuss ATEX rated hoists further, or aren't sure whether you need them for your environment or not, then we would be more than happy to help. You can get in contact with us here.
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Innovations in Feedback and Accountability Systems for Agricultural Development (Round 13)
Grand Challenges ExplorationsDate open: 4 Mar 2014Date closed: 6 May 2014 - 5:00am PDT
Smallholder farmers should play an active role in defining, implementing, and evaluating projects intended to improve their productivity and lives. When agricultural development projects include systematic farmer participation and feedback, they tend to be better-targeted, locally owned, and hence more sustainable. Over the past few decades, various approaches and research methodologies have been developed to transform "top-down" projects – in which farmers are the passive "recipients" of donor-driven programs – to farmers as the leading "protagonist" or proactive "constituent" co-owning projects intended for their benefit. Yet, in spite of these efforts, real farmer participation in agricultural development projects remains a challenge. Donors like the Gates Foundation are geographically and culturally distant from rural communities in Africa and South Asia, and there are no easy ways to collect information and communicate with smallholders. Grantees, whether in the public, private or NGO sectors, are ultimately responsible to the donors who fund them instead of to the farmers they are supposed to serve. Smallholder farmers and implementing organizations should work hand-in-hand in a joint learning process and be mutually accountable for results. Accountability should be multi-directional – implementing organizations should be accountable to farmers to ensure projects bring results, while farmers and communities should be held accountable to the role they have agreed to play. Systematic feedback loops are critical in building accountability of all parties. In order to dramatically increase local ownership and effectiveness of agricultural programs, innovative approaches to capture feedback and ensure their systematic use are needed.
Roadblocks:
There are several challenges to building better feedback and accountability systems between all parties involved in agricultural development projects:
Organizational Response: Even if farmer feedback is collected, organizations face challenges in effectively using the information for project-level or organizational decisions. This becomes even more challenging in terms of demonstrating real impact for women smallholder farmers who have unique and changing needs;
Learning from Experience: The development process often experiences several cycles of success and failure before patterns emerge that can help organizations shape better programs or approaches. Most organizations don't have the learning processes in place to build and spread best practices in feedback systems, and most funding cycles are not long enough to permit such learning;
Incentive Systems: Most organizations are incentivized against responding to farmers due to pressure from donors and others to a) show progress is 'on track' and without problems; b) show success in short-term cycles rather than longer-term commitments; c) keep costs down; and d) not complicate already complex development work;
Feedback Mechanisms:
Reach/Cost – It is very expensive for implementing organizations to communicate regularly with rural smallholder farmers, who tend to be difficult to reach. Costs can be high for organizations seeking feedback, and for smallholder farmers giving feedback;
Representation – Smallholder farmers include large populations with diverse economic, social, demographic, environmental, and behavioral conditions that make accurate representation difficult;
Measurement: Measuring "accountability" and "sustainability" is difficult, and the factors that influence these issues are hard to identify and analyze. Measurement approaches often focus on impact assessment, capturing material and technological improvements instead of values or behavior change (i.e. asking people who are intended to benefit from social change what they think about plans, performance and results).
The aim of this call is to request innovative solutions to build effective feedback and accountability systems in agricultural development programs. We are looking for tools or approaches that enable farmer voices to be consistently heard in all project phases. Your submission may address one or more of the following categories:
Systems that enhance existing organizational feedback practices, e.g. new practices to make farmer feedback publicly available at regular intervals and in transparent and easily accessible ways;
Systems that evaluate existing feedback practices used by your or other organizations. This evaluation should provide evidence of how the organization learns from farmer constituent feedback and shares these practices with others; and
New practices/systems to be used throughout all project phases to increase constituent feedback and/or enable communities to hold programs or stakeholders accountable.
What We Are Looking For:
Proposals must closely align with the Gates Foundation's Agricultural Development Program and:
Convey a clear and testable hypothesis for how the innovation will improve feedback and accountability:
Substantially lower the cost of farmer feedback and accountability systems;
Increase feedback frequency (at least monthly or quarterly);
Demonstrate the effectiveness of feedback in making better decisions, in particular, addressing women smallholder farmers' unique and changing needs;
Trigger organizational and community learning processes that take into account both standard measurements of material/economic metrics for project success and qualitative metrics for how the project contributes to human wellbeing;
Be adaptable and scalable across a range of projects, organizations, local contexts, regions and geographies;
Demonstrate that farmers' needs and perspectives were integral in the design of the proposed solution and will impact all phases of project development and management;
Describe how farmer feedback will be collected, who will use the information/feedback, and how the information will be used (instead of only referencing the technology platform you are targeting);
Include a paragraph on what Phase II would potentially look like and what is needed for sustainability.
Examples of what we will consider funding:
Initiatives that supplement existing feedback systems to improve the impact of farmer voice and increase organizational willingness and readiness to be assessed and held accountable;
Innovative solutions to incentivize multi-directional accountability (donor – implementing organization – constituents), including best practices to document and make available all feedback;
Solutions that show how constituent voice is impacting implementing organizations and other partners on a regular basis;
Novel practices or technologies that enhance farmer voice at all project stages (design, implementation, evaluation) and assessment of the implementing organization by constituents;
Applied research applicable to NGOs or for-profit organizations that enhances farmer constituent voice, promotes a culture of learning, or ensures multi-directional accountability practice.
We will not consider funding for:
Ideas that are not directly relevant to agricultural development and smallholder farmers in our focus geographies (Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia);
Ideas without a clearly articulated and testable hypothesis and metrics;
Traditional market research approaches;
Traditional community mobilization and feedback approaches that do not significantly lower costs;
Ideas that do not demonstrate improved accountability (must have effective M&E);
Ideas that would work in only one geographic location or with one specific population or subpopulation;
Proposals that indicate the technology platform but do not outline the specific usage, user, or the challenge being addressed;
Models that do not provide a plan for sustainability and/or that require long-term financial subsidies;
Theoretical research;
Ideas for which a relevant indicator of success cannot be demonstrated within the scope of the GCE Phase 1 award ($100,000 over 18 months).
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With cottage cheese and rice pasta!
Want to make some amazingly delicious and interesting gluten free pesto? If you have a food processor then try this! We made it this weekend and it was fantastic. I love regular pesto but I may like this one even more and it's definitely an interesting alternative. I also adore almonds and cilantro so this was a delicious and fun way to get them both in the same dish.
If you like your pesto with a little spice add some serrano pepper!
TIP: Ensure the almonds you are using are safe from cross contamination.
Some fun and simple recipe ideas for your pesto are to fry up some tofu with garlic, pour the pesto over and serve with green beans. Another idea is to mix up the pesto with cottage cheese and serve it with gluten free rice pasta and green peppers. Most recently we made delicious gluten free pesto sandwiches. We grilled eggplant topped with onions and a little olive oil, used the pesto to butter our bread and used the eggplant as a yummy veggie filling!
How do you eat your pesto?
This pesto looks great! Cilantro is one of my favorite herbs, and almonds are much more affordable than pine nuts. I like my pesto slathered on GF crostini with fresh tomatoes, or as a topping for grilled chicken.


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2011-UP-213 - State v. Canada
THIS OPINION HAS NO PRECEDENTIAL VALUE. IT SHOULD NOT BE CITED OR RELIED ON AS PRECEDENT IN ANY PROCEEDING EXCEPT AS PROVIDED BY RULE 268(d)(2), SCACR.
Antwione Canada, Appellant.
Appeal From Richland County
Larry R. Patterson, Circuit Court Judge
Unpublished Opinion No. 2011-UP-213
Submitted May 1, 2011 – Filed May 11, 2011
Appellate Defender M. Celia Robinson, of Columbia, for Appellant.
Attorney General Alan M. Wilson, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, and Senior Assistant Attorney General Harold M. Coombs, Jr., all of Columbia; and Solicitor Daniel E. Johnson, of Columbia, for Respondent.
PER CURIAM: Antwione Canada appeals his conviction for first-degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor. He argues the trial court abused its discretion in denying his motion to compel an independent, psychiatric examination of the child victim. We affirm.[1]
A trial court has broad discretion to deny or grant a motion to compel a psychiatric examination of a child sex offense victim, and whether the trial court acted within its discretion depends upon whether the case presented a compelling need for the examination. In re Michael H., 360 S.C. 540, 549, 551, 602 S.E.2d 729, 733, 735 (2004). This court uses a six-factor test to determine whether a compelling need exists:
(1) [T]he nature of the examination requested and the intrusiveness inherent in that examination; (2) the victim's age; (3) the resulting physical and/or emotional effects of the examination on the victim; (4) the probative value of the examination to the issue before the court; (5) the remoteness in time of the examination to the alleged criminal act; and (6) the evidence already available for the defendant's use.
Id. at 547, 602 S.E.2d at 732-33 (internal quotation marks omitted).
Here, although the child was four years old at the time of the incident and spoke freely of the incident during a forensic interview and the trial, the independent examination was requested two years after the incident occurred. Moreover, the record does not reveal the nature of the examination requested, and Canada extensively cross-examined the social worker who interviewed the child regarding the child's ability to differentiate between right and wrong, truths and lies, and male and female genitals. Accordingly, the trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying the motion.
FEW, C.J., PIEPER and LOCKEMY, JJ., concur.
[1] We decide this case without oral argument pursuant to Rule 215, SCACR.


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Laura Pirovano (ur. 20 listopada 1997 w Trydencie) – włoska narciarka alpejska, złota medalistka mistrzostw świata juniorów.

Kariera
Po raz pierwszy na arenie międzynarodowej pojawiła się 11 listopada 2013 roku w Sulden, gdzie w zawodach juniorskich zajęła piąte miejsce w gigancie. W 2016 roku wystartowała na mistrzostwach świata juniorów w Soczi, gdzie jej najlepszym wynikiem było dziewiąte miejsce w tej samej konkurencji. Podczas rozgrywanych rok później mistrzostw świata juniorów w Åre zdobyła złoty medal w gigancie. Była tam też między innymi piąta w supergigancie i siódma w superkombinacji. W tej samej konkurencji zdobyła też srebrny medal na zimowym olimpijskim festiwalu młodzieży Europy w Malbun w 2015 roku.

W zawodach Pucharu Świata zadebiutowała 28 grudnia 2015 roku w Lienzu, gdzie nie zakwalifikowała się do pierwszego przejazdu giganta. Pierwsze pucharowe punkty zdobyła 19 marca 2017 roku w Aspen, zajmując 23. miejsce w tej samej konkurencji.

Osiągnięcia

Mistrzostwa świata

Mistrzostwa świata juniorów

Puchar Świata

Miejsca w klasyfikacji generalnej
 sezon 2015/2016: -
 sezon 2016/2017: -
 sezon 2017/2018: 114.
 sezon 2018/2019: -
 sezon 2019/2020: 40.
 sezon 2020/2021: 22.
 sezon 2021/2022:

Miejsca na podium w zawodach
Pirovano nie stawała na podium zawodów PŚ.

Bibliografia
 Profil na stronie FIS

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KEALAKEKUA, Hawaii >> This fall's seventh-graders had better get ready.
By the time they're high school freshmen in the 2006-07 school year, graduation will require two additional credits, under a plan approved by the state Board of Education yesterday.
The move would make the state's credit requirements among the toughest in the country, with students needing 24 credits for a diploma, up from 22. The new requirements for foreign language, career/technical education or fine arts (including music) are intended to help students develop expertise in areas that will help them after graduation.
Though all board members voted in favor of the requirements, Karen Knudsen said she did so with reservations.
The public asked the board not to cut some subjects, but there was little input about increasing graduation requirements, Knudsen said.
"This looks great on paper," Knudsen said, but "I have concerns."
The board has not adequately determined the costs, Knudsen said.
"When we increased the credits for middle school, that had all kinds of implications we didn't anticipate," she noted.
But board member Denise Matsumoto said the public asked why it was necessary to keep graduation requirements at 22 credits, implying more credits would be acceptable.
Many high school seniors now take only four periods of class a day, instead of the normal six, because that will get them to 22 credits, schools Superintendent Patricia Hamamoto said. By adding two credits, the schools are saying students will attend for a full six periods a day, she said.
Only seven states require 24 credits for graduation, with most requiring 19 to 22, according to a 2002 survey by the Council of Chief State School Officers.
The plan to boost the number of credits came in response to an outcry over an earlier proposal by the Graduation Requirements Task Force, which had recommended trimming physical education and social studies requirements to make time for other courses.
The task force wanted to mandate two years of either foreign language, fine arts or career and technical education -- subjects now optional.
Instead of replacing courses, the state Department of Education recommended -- and a board committee agreed in April -- to simply add those two new credits to the existing diploma requirements. If approved, the plan would take effect in the 2006-07 school year, for students graduating in 2010.
Because schools traditionally offer six courses or credits a year, the new plan would mean students would have to pass all 24. As it is now, students have two credits of wiggle room.


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How to Write a Comparative Analytical Essay
Katlyn Joy
How to End an Essay Paper
A comparative analytical essay compares two things--perhaps two people, two texts, or two historical events, for instance--and explores the things that are similar and the things that make them different. Writing a comparative analysis is great practice for writing other types of academic papers, so students can expect to write a good number of these during their school career. While it's called a comparative analysis, you will actually need to both compare and contrast in this type of essay.
Make a list of things that are similar and different about your two subjects. After examining the list, develop a thesis statement for your paper. A thesis statement will be the hook which all your points will hang on, and a more complex thesis will incorporate both a similarity and difference.
Choose a format for your essay. The text-by-text format, or parallel-order comparison, is when you first make thesis statement in the introduction, then discuss a first similarity, in the first work then the second one. Then a second similarity, text by text. Next do the differences. In a point-by-point format, thesis is followed by a first point, and how the two things differ on the point, then how they are the same on that point. Have two more sections or so organized that way.
Write a conclusion that refers back to the thesis statement while avoiding merely summarizing what's already been stated in the body of the paper.
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Katlyn Joy has been a freelance writer since 1982. She graduated from Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville with a master's degree in writing. While in school she served as graduate assistant editor of "Drumvoices Revue" magazine.


Apple buys from time to time by different companies, the development of which may later prove to be useful. This has already happened with many different map services to other companies and start-ups, which management believes Apple looked promising. Last night on the Network ran a rumor that a list of companies absorbed by Apple, and added service Cue.
Estimated cost of the transaction amounts to approximately 40 million U.S. dollars, according to the portal TechCrunch. Actually, the reason for the rumors and discussions was the closure of the probability of selling the service Cue the day before.
Cue – a cross between TV "Today" in the Notification Center iOS 7, Google Now and Siri. Appendix analyzed connected social network user was looking at his calendar and contacts, and the output has offered personalized information. Approximately thus acts assistant Google Now, working in the background and the necessary tracking information to the user.
It is clear that the purchase of service Cue to Apple means that in Cupertino seriously reflect on the reconstruction of Notification Center. In iOS 7 shutter grown to three pages, and it may, it is not the limit. In many ways it can be assumed that Apple, using technology Cue, will bring many new and useful features in the Notification Center.


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5G business cases don't exist, says BT Group CEO in grim assessment of tech
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The difference between those developing 5G and the ones counting the cost of deployment has been throw into stark contrast with the CEO of BT Group claiming there are no business cases for the next generation technology.
Swisscom lays claims to two 5G roaming firsts
SWAN Mobile claim Slovakia's first 5G video call with ZTE
Speaking at Huawei's Global Mobile Broadband Forum in London today (16 November), Gavin Patterson also claimed 5G would cause more security risks and potentially affect jobs.
The CEO's remarks either amounted to a stark reality check amid excitable predictions and industry hopes, or a gloomy prognosis that 5G could stutter in the same way 3G did.
Given Patterson's typically upbeat assessments of the telecom industry's future over the years, his stance could set alarm bells ringing that getting investment in new technologies may prove harder than tech teams might expect.
The CEO repeatedly talked about the uncertainty of 5G's return on investment. He said: "We need to build the business case for 5G. Innovation is there...but ultimately as carriers we need to make significant investment and put capex down."
He added: "From 3G to 4G the case was underpinned by going from what was a pretty poor performance to one that opened up the opportunity for mobile. We haven't found that for 5G. It will be a better performance, no doubt about that, but the business case isn't there."
There was no mention from Patterson of the cost efficiencies raised by Vodafone's Group CTO yesterday as one of the advantages of 5G. Instead, he said vendors and chipset makers needed to make their products more efficient. Or, to put it another way, cheaper.
Patterson's comments contrasted sharply, and arguably demoralisingly, with BT's mobile arm EE making a 5G breakthrough yesterday.
It hit speeds of 2.8GBps by using a 100MHz slice of 3.5GHz spectrum by using a virtualised 5G core network, a 5G baseband unit from Huawei and a 64x64 Massive MIMO antenna set-up.
These bells and whistles alone are not enough, as far as Patterson is concerned. He said: "We're beginning to see demos and pilots. The standards haven't been ratified but I expect that to happen over the next 12 to 18 months, so we need to build the business cases over the next quarter or so."
Business cases are not the only problem, however. As the number of connections goes up, driven by the IoT, so does the associated security risks.
BT is in an "arms race" to stand firm amid a myriad of attacks, Patterson said. But this arms race was not without its own problems. He said: "The more processing power increases, encryption will become harder and harder to use as a defence."
[Read more: BT, DT choose Germany for new security centres]
Curiously, given rivals like Vodafone are making hay in the enterprise market, Patterson was also less than excitable about the current opportunities afforded by the Internet of Things. He said: "The IoT is building slowly but will ultimately take off. 5G is where it will go from experimental to mass market. It's a huge opportunity - by some estimates the number of connections devices will increase between five and 10 times over the next 10 years."
Not content with downplaying technology, skills were also seen as a problem to solve. He said while he would describe himself as a "glass half full" type of person, Patterson claimed there are "jobs today that won't exist in five years time". Although he added: "Every time society has been at this point before, it has found new ways to fill people's time and solve more problems."
Nevertheless, there needs to be a shift in attitudes towards how tech skills should be treated. Tech literacy "shouldn't be for the geeks in the corner", as Patterson put it. Instead it should be as central as reading, writing and arithmetic.
He said: "Frustratingly there's a shortage of people with those skills today...We have to do a couple of things in particular. We need to promote a lifetime learning attitude and approach. Everyone should see it as their own responsibility to learn new skills through life and adapt to a changing landscape."
Once Patterson exited the stage, Deutsche Telekom Group CTO Bruno Jacobfeuerborn gave the technologist's opinion of the business case conundrum. While he was not quite as gloomy as the BT Group, he did outline the challenges tech teams across the industry face when extolling the virtues of network slicing, Massive MIMO and the rest. He said: "If you go to the financial department to say 'I've a great idea', the guys look at that as more capex. They say 'show me the business case. What is in it for our company?'."
However, there were positives. He said NB-IoT was a good example of something that can work today and bring in revenue, but also evolve into something that "may be one of the killer applications of 5G".
5G New Radio was another as it gives operators something tangible to show customers, as well as regulators. If telcos can show what 5G could do, then hopefully it will be easier for operators to get their hands on spectrum, he said.
Where deployment challenges are easier to solve is east of Germany and wider Europe. Asia will have three Olympic events over the four years between 2018 and 2022. Jacobfeuerborn said February's Winter Olympics in South Korea would result in a great opportunity for operator KT to showcase 5G.
He added: "Why is that so important? If you want to do massive infrastructure investment, you need events."
With the party set to move to Japan in 2020 for the summer Olympics and then China in 2022 for the Winter Olympics, Asian telcos will have less of a problem convincing financial teams to spend. For European operators, it will evidently be tougher.
Jacobfeuerborn summed it up, saying: "Do we have 5G business cases in place today? No. Will we have them? Sure. But it's not a no-brainer."


By Joshua Gillin on Tuesday, October 11th, 2016 at 8:00 a.m.
The National Rifle Association is firing allegations at U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, saying the Democratic Senate hopeful wants to take away voters' guns.
The gun rights group's lobbying arm, the Institute for Legislative Action, attacked Murphy in a mailer we received on Oct. 4, 2016. The flier listed several reasons why Murphy is against guns.
"Murphy supports a gun ban on commonly owned semi-automatic firearms used for hunting, recreational shooting and self defense," one of the items read.
That sounds like Murphy, now running against incumbent Marco Rubio for U.S. Senate, wants to make it illegal to own a wide range of weapons, so we zeroed in on that statement.
Murphy has been an advocate of stricter gun control, especially in the wake of the June 12, 2016, mass shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando. Omar Mateen killed 49 people and wounded 53 others using a semi-automatic rifle and handgun.
Murphy called for keeping "assault weapons out of the hands of dangerous people."
In an August 2016 candidate survey, Murphy told the Tampa Bay Times he does not believe "that civilians need access to military-style assault weapons."
In September, he told the Orlando Sentinel he agreed with the families of the Pulse victims who wanted Congress to ban weapons like the rifle Mateen used. Murphy said the government should "keep military-style weapons of war out of our communities and out of the hands of criminals and terrorists."
Murphy's campaign did not provide any specifics about what types of guns, other than to call them "military-style assault rifles" and "dangerous weapons of war."
Technically there's no true definition of what makes a particular rifle an "assault weapon." There's no clear, legal interpretation of any of the descriptions Murphy and other gun control advocates are using, giving the NRA wide berth in its attack.
Put simply, the term "semi-automatic" refers to any firearm designed to fire one bullet with one trigger squeeze, then automatically reload the chamber and be ready to fire again.
This is different from an automatic weapon, in which squeezing the trigger once fires multiple times until the shooter lets go. Automatic weapons sales have been restricted in the United States since 1934. Regulations put in place in 1986 made it much more difficult for civilian buyers to get an automatic weapon.
Experts told us that while legislators have struggled for decades to find a universal term that fits the mold, in general that means so-called black rifles that look like a soldier's weapon.
These include rifles that have pistol grips, high-capacity magazines, bayonet lugs to fix edged weapons, flash suppressors at the end of the barrel and so forth.
There are somewhere between 6 million and 10 million of these semi-automatic rifles in circulation in the United States. The NRA routinely refers to this style of semi-automatic weapon — used in shootings in Aurora, Colo.; Roseburg, Ore.; San Bernadino, Calif.; and Newtown, Conn. — as a "modern sporting rifle."
One of Mateen's weapons in the Pulse shooting, a Sig Sauer MCX, is similar in style to an AR-15 but not the same design.
Internally, however, the consumer versions of these rifles basically work the same as any other semi-automatic rifle. Cartridges are fed from magazines and are fired one at a time with each trigger pull. They are used for self-defense and recreational shooting, just as the NRA said. About half of all guns are semi-automatic.
Handguns are far more prevalent in crimes. The 2007 Virginia Tech shootings, for example, were committed with two semi-automatic handguns, a Glock 19 and Walther P22, she said. Mateen also used a Glock 17 pistol.
Tomislav Kovandzic, a University of Texas at Dallas professor who teaches classes on research methods and gun control, said many lawmakers resort to focusing on specific makes and models that usually are both semi-automatic and considered military in appearance. That's what the 1994-2004 federal assault weapons ban did. Kovandzic said in the research he's seen, these types of "assault weapons" are used in less than 2 percent of gun crimes.
Of course, the NRA words the claim in such a way that there could be some confusion about Murphy's wishes. While Murphy is focusing on rifles that are arguably only cosmetically different, his intention is a bit obscured by the mailer.
"He may want to ban some semi-automatic weapons," UCLA constitutional law professor Adam Winkler said, "but he doesn't want to ban all semi-automatic weapons."
The NRA-ILA said, "Murphy supports a gun ban on commonly owned semi-automatic firearms used for hunting, recreational shooting and self defense."
Murphy has called for a ban on ill-defined "military-style weapons of war" and "assault weapons." His campaign didn't specify further which guns, but these political terms usually refer to rifles used in some mass shootings with mostly cosmetic differences from other semi-automatic rifles.
These rifles, often based on the AR-15, are used by owners in the way the NRA describes. But the mailer could be construed as saying Murphy wants to take away most, if not all, semi-automatic firearms, which Murphy denies.
Their statement is slightly off the mark, so we rate it Mostly True.
Published: Tuesday, October 11th, 2016 at 8:00 a.m.


For video-game- and anime-lovers, Akihabara is the place to hang out. It's known as the electronics district and this is where you can find multistory stores with every console you could ever imagine. There are vintage game shops, arcades, maid cafes, and lots of manga to be found here.