2024 Annual WONL Conference: WONL CELEBRATING 45 YEARS!!!!!

Registration is NOW OPEN!!! 

2024 WONL Annual Conference - Event Page and Registration

Register by August 1st for opportunity to WIN $250.00

Wednesday, September 18

1:00 PM-3:00 PM

WONL Board Meeting

 

4:00 PM-7:00 PM

Exhibitor Set-up


 

5:00 PM-7:00 PM

Conference Registration and Networking Reception

Come and enjoy stories and pictures of 45 years of Nurse Leadership, with heavy appetizer food stations and cash bar

Thursday, September 19

6:00 AM-7:30 AM

Exhibitor Set-up, con't
 

7:30 AM-8:30 AM

Conference Registration, con't/Breakfast/Visit Exhibitors

 

8:30 AM-8:45 AM

Welcome

Dennise Lavrenz, MBA, RN, CENP
WONL President

 

8:45 AM-10:15 AM

Don’t Pee in the Pool: Creating a Company Culture that People Want to Work In

Dennis McIntee
Keynote Speaker, Consultant and Author
Leadership Development Group

This keynote will encourage leaders to see themselves as lifeguards protecting their "pool" from harmful contaminants. Through real-life examples, the participants will relate, laugh, and be ready to blow the whistle on team members exhibiting behaviors that damage their company's culture. There is an easy, proven method for stopping gossip that results in attracting and retaining key team members maintaining your company culture. 

● Develop the top actions that contaminate your workplace culture and how to stop it. 
● Discover the ongoing skills needed to "keep your pool clean" and enjoy your workplace culture. 
● Learn how to market a great workplace culture to attract and retain key talent.
 

10:15 AM-10:45 AM

Break and Visit Exhibitors

 

10:45 AM-11:45 AM

Wisconsin Legislative Update

Ann Zenk, RN, BSN, MHA
Sr. Vice President of Workforce and Clinical Practice
Wisconsin Hospital Association


Hear up-to-date information on workforce trends and policy challenges facing Wisconsin hospitals, health systems and health care organizations.  Attendees will come away with a better understanding of workforce, regulatory and legislative issues that impact nurses, nursing practice and nurse leaders; and recommendations to improve our state’s health care workforce.  
 

11:45 AM-1:00 PM

Lunch and Visit Exhibitors

Luncheon and WONL Annual Business Meeting (12:15 - 1:15PM)
-WONL Strategic Plan
-ANEW and WisPan - Updates


 

1:00 PM-2:00 PM

Supporting Nurses with AI and Technology Innovation

We will explore how Generative AI and technology innovation can support nurses. We will delve into Epic’s AI initiatives for nurses, discuss strategies to improve the nursing experience with Epic (including technology, organizational, and personalization approaches), and share our vision of a future where AI seamlessly enhances nursing practice and reduces administrative burden.

Indraroop Mohanti, Software Developer and Kara Wynkoop, Informaticist
Epic
 

2:00 PM-2:15 PM

Break/Visit Exhibitors

 

2:15 PM-3:15 PM

ED Boarding: Innovation for Throughput

Emergency Department (ED) boarding is a critical issue faced by hospitals worldwide, leading to overcrowding and increased wait times.  When a local hospital announced it’s recent closure, this team along with other leaders needed to find new and innovative ways to care for patients in the ED and throughout the hospital.  This presentation explores the multifaceted challenges of ED boarding and showcases innovative strategies utilized to enhance throughput and improve patient outcomes.

Leanne Grangaard, Nurse Administrator
Amanda Turauski, Emergency Department Nurse Manager
Kelly McGinley, Nursing Support Services Nurse Manager
Mayo Clinic Health System
 

3:15 PM-3:30 PM

Break/Visit Exhibitors

 

3:30 PM-4:30 PM

Ambulatory Redesign: Looking boldly forward
In this presentation, the speakers will share how Mayo Clinic Health System Northwest Wisconsin, a multi-specialty clinic practice with 12 locations, transformed patient care to mitigate workforce shortages, optimized rooming support, and continued to enhance quality metrics while aiming to secure our future In healthcare under the current financial climate.  The presentation will outline the tactics taken to redesign rooming support, explore scope of practice guidelines, and staff for the surgical, medical, and primary care practices

Heather Costley, MSN, RN, Nurse Administrator, Community Internal Medicine, Pediatrics Anticoagulation,  Jodi Wiechmann, MS, RN, Senior Nurse Administrator, Primary Care and Population Health, and Jamie Mancl, MSN, RN, Nurse Administrator, Nursing Resources Division
Mayo Clinic Health System
 

4:30 PM-5:30 PM

Visit Exhibitors


 

5:30 PM-7:30 PM

Award Dinner

With presentation of the WONL Nurse Leader of the Year awards


Please join us for a 45th WONL Anniversary gathering in The Elk Room - The Osthoff Resort's elegant and stylish bar and lounge
 

Friday, September 20

7:30 AM-8:30 AM

Breakfast/Visit Exhibitors

 

8:30 AM-9:15 AM

Creating a Safe, Healing Environment for All: A Nursing Leadership Imperative

Mary Beth Kingston, PhD, RN, FAAN
Executive Vice President, CNO, Advocate Health

During this session, Mary Beth will discuss key factors that influenced her leadership journey and her work to address violence in healthcare settings.  Violence in healthcare settings remains a top priority for nursing leaders as evidenced by the findings in the 2020-2024 AONL Longitudinal Nursing Leadership Insight Survey.  We’re continuing to learn more about successful strategies to prevent and mitigate violence and injury, including training, behavioral health emergency response teams (BERT), duress alarms and access management, but less attention has been focused on incorporating patient-centered approaches. Promising practices to create an environment that promotes healing and compassion for all will also be shared followed by time for Q &A.



 

9:15 AM-10:00 AM

The Growth Game Plan: Courageous Leadership in Times of Change

April Hanson, MSN, RN, Group President, Aya Healthcare

 

10:00 AM-10:15 AM

Break

 

10:15 AM-11:30 AM

The Complaint Free Workplace: How to Turn Complainers into Collaborators

Joshua Routh
Speaker, Performer, Author, Corporate Trainer and Talent Agency Owner

In this engaging, inspiring, and humorous presentation, you'll discover how to recognize the 

motivation behind complaints and, most importantly, how to redirect these negative
complaints into positive collaboration. Most people deal with dozens of complaints every single day leaving them feeling drained, burned out, and emotionally ragged. The combined stress of all this complaining leads to diminished job performance, lower morale, and higher turnover costing organizations billions of dollars every single year. It's vital that team members learn to recognize the hidden emotional need behind complaints and deal with them rather than being side-tracked and dragged down by all the griping.
People complain for only one of 5 reasons, remembered by the acronym G.R.I.P.E.

Get Attention
Remove Responsibility
Inspire Envy
Power
Excuse Poor Performance

More than just an engaging and inspiring presentation, you'll receive real-wordl tools, tips and practical takeaways that will provide lasting positive change within your organization. 

 

11:30 AM-12:00 PM

Prize Drawings

General Raffles, Silent Auction and Vendor Card Raffle

 

12:00 PM-12:00 PM

Conference Closing

Dennise Lavrenz, MBA, RN, CENP
WONL President

Registration Options with Fees
• WONL Member: $400/person
• Non-WONL Member: $450/person
• Member Student*: $350/person  *Including Masters and Doctoral Students. Proof of student status may be requested.

Online Registration deadline is: Wednesday, September 11. To register, please 

click here.


Payment Information
WONL accepts the following payment types:

Credit Card (On-line registration): Visa or MasterCard are accepted. Please note: There is a 3.5% service charge for all credit card payments.

Check: Checks should be made out to Wisconsin Hosptial Association. If paying by check, please include a copy of your registration generated invoice and send to:

Wisconsin Hosptial Assocation
Attn: 24WONL
5510 Research Park Drive, Suite 200
Fitchburg, WI  53711-5380
 
Cancellation Policy
Cancellations received in writing up to fifteen (15) business days prior to the conference will be given a full refund less a $50 processing fee. No refunds will be given for cancellations received less than fifteen (15) business days prior and day-of-program no-shows. Substitutions are accepted. 

Location
The 2024 Annual WONL Conference will be held at:

The Osthoff Resort
101 Osthoff Avenue
Elkhart Lake, WI  53020
1-800-876-3399

Lodging
A block of hotel rooms are on hold for our conference attendees at The Osthoff Resort.  Attendees must secure their own hotel room reservation. Room rate is $189/night and  $199/night (2 Bedroom Woodland Suite). Taxes and fees will be an extra charge. The cut-off date to reserve a hotel room under this block is August 28.  After this date, the reduced room rate will not be available and rooms can be reserved based upon the resort's availability. To reserve a hotel room under this block, please call 1-800-876-3399.  Please reference the name of the conference. 

Special Needs
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, WONL seeks to make this conference accessible to all. If you require any special accommodations please email your needs to the WHA Education department at education@wha.org.

Prize Drawings and Silent Auction
The WONL Marketing and Communication Committee is sponsoring giveaways and a silent auction during the conference. Please remember to bring your hospital logo items for the giveaways and any non-logo items (valued at $40 or more) to include in the silent auction. If you have questions about this, please contact Annye Graff, WONL Marketing and Communication Chair,  at Annye.graff@bellin.org

Questions
For questions regarding the conference, please contact the WHA Education department at education@wha.org or 608-274-1820.