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GENERAL SESSIONS
General Session #1
Inspired Care
Rich Bluni, RN
Sunday, June 16, 1 – 3 p.m.
In his presentation Rich Bluni, RN reminds nurses why we chose this profession. He
provides a wealth of action-oriented “spiritual stretches” that help us more fully
integrate the gifts of nursing—joy, wonder, gratitude, insight and grief—into our
daily lives. His personal stories illuminate those sacred moments we all experience.
The presentation is a welcome validation that when we stay engaged and committed, we’re more likely to
provide extraordinary patient care…in terms of both clinical outcomes and human compassion.
Rich has been a nurse since 1993. He has worked as a nurse in Adolescent Oncology, Pediatric ICU and
Trauma ICU departments as well as serving as a Pedi flight and transport nurse. A Licensed Health Care Risk
Manager, he has served as ED Nursing Manager and Director of Risk Management and Patient Safety.
General Session #2
Monday, June 17, 8:30 – 9:45 a.m.
Yippee, Another Day in Paradise!
Driving Negativity Out of the Workplace
Elizabeth (Liz) Jazwiec, RN
Have you ever worked with a crab You know, the type of people who complain
about everything, even free food! Then you understand that continuous workplace
negativity saps the energy out of an organization and distracts everyone from work
and productivity. It is not OK to come to work every day in a bad mood because the job is hard! This is the
message that Liz will deliver laced with her notorious humor.
As founder and CEO of Liz, inc, a consulting practice formed to help organizations develop a customer
service culture driven by increased employee satisfaction, Liz directly addresses the concerns facing
businesses today including leadership, team and customer satisfaction issues. With more than 25 years of
clinical and corporate experience, Liz has been instrumental in accomplishing service and organizational
excellence based on developing improved employee morale.
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