Friday, Nov. 7 - Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025
University of Maryland School of Nursing
655 W Lombard Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Please RSVP by Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025
Overview:
This event will convene national experts, distinguished alumni, faculty, scholars, and providers to honor the specialty’s legacy and explore its future. Through engaging lectures, case studies, and discussions, participants will examine pressing issues in policy, practice, and education while gaining insights to strengthen mental health care delivery.
Objectives:
By the conclusion of this conference, participants will be able to:
- Discuss the role of advocacy and policy in advancing psychiatric mental health nursing.
- Analyze a forensic case study and prescribing principles relevant to contemporary practice.
- Explore the evolving scope of psychiatric mental health nursing and opportunities for innovation.
Schedule:
Unless otherwise noted, all activities will take place in UMSON’s lobby and auditorium.
| Friday, Nov. 7 | |
|---|---|
| 4 - 4:30 p.m. | Arrival |
| 4:30 - 6 |
Psychiatric-Mental Health Panel and Reception |
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Saturday, Nov. 8 |
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| 8 - 9:15 a.m. | Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 9:15 - 9:45 |
Yolanda Ogbolu, PhD ’11, MS ’05, BSN ’04, NNP, FNAP, FAAN Sara Robinson, DNP, RN, PMHNP-BC |
| 9:45 - 10:45 |
Health Policy, Advocacy, and You Kamala D. Via, DNP, MS ’12, CRNP-PMH |
| 10:45 - 11 | Break |
| 11 a.m. - noon |
The Ann Ottney Cain Lecture in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: The Active Shooter Case Ann Wolbert Burgess, DNSc, MS ’59, APRN, FAAN |
| noon - 1 p.m. |
Luncheon |
| 1:15 - 2 |
Poster Session |
| 2 - 3 |
Expanding the Dialogue on the Nature of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Practice: Why Now? Kathleen R. Delaney, PhD, APRN, PMH-NP, FAAN |
| 3 - 4 |
Principles for Prescribing Psychotropic Medications During Pregnancy and Lactation Lyons Hardy, EdD, PMHNP |
| 4 - 4:15 |
Wrap-Up and Evaluation |
