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Ambulatory Care Nursing Conference

The UWMC Ambulatory Care Division was well represented at the 35th Annual Ambulatory Care Nursing Conference (UW Continuing Nursing Education).

Kate Featherston, RN3 in the General Internal Medicine Clinic, presented on updates in HIV care and prevention.

Julie Un, RN3 and Bren Hammond, Nurse Manager for 4 South Special Procedures Unit, spoke about how their ambulatory infusion center leveraged shared governance to increase RN engagement.

Natalie Conner, RN2 in the UWMC Transition Care Program and a member of the conference planning committee, presented on coordinating transitions to adult care for pediatric patients with complex medical conditions.

Javiera Lakkis, RN2 and Rebecca Swanson, RN3, Lactation Consultant Nurses at the Pediatric Care Clinic, presented Lactation as a Specialty Service.

Caron McMahon, Director of Ambulatory Care Nursing for Montlake and Northwest and a member of the planning committee, addressed the AACN Healthy Work Environment Standards in her talk, Taking the Lead and Influencing the Health of Your Work Environment.

Nurse-run Outpatient Lactation Services

Located within the UWMC Pediatric Care Clinic on Roosevelt Way NE is a nurse-run lactation consultation service. RNs Javiera Lakkis and Ann Stephenson support UW families who have feeding questions and concerns such as latch difficulties and painful latch, low milk supply, slow weight gain, bottle feeding, pumping, weaning and many other topics. The nurses, International Board-Certified Lactation Consultants, have comprehensive appointments each clinic day either in-person or by telemedicine conference. Along with these longer visits, they also provide shorter appointments for clients with brief questions or concerns. If the baby is not currently a patient of a UW provider, parents can ask their primary provider for a referral to the service.

Javier, who is bilingual in Spanish, joined UWMC in 2023, bringing many years of experience as a lactation consultation. Ann has worked with mothers and babies at UWMC since 2010 and divides her time between the lactation consultation service and caring for patients in the Women’s Health Care Center.

Pressure Injury Prevention

Publications and Awards

Cheri Constantino-Shor, MSN, RN, PMH-BC, CRNI, CMSRN

Katy Sanford, MSN, RNC (BSN)-EGM, BA

Irene Krall, BSN, MHA, RN-CMS

Nancy Colobong Smith, MN, ARNP, ANP-BC, CNN

Raj Bais, DNP, MSN, ARNP, AGNP-C, BC-ADM, CDCES