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We’re excited to launch new editions of ANNTalks! These concise, thought-provoking talks are for nurses, by nurses, and focus on topics related to professional development.

Academy of Neonatal Nursing


    • Apr 15, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 8m AVG DURATION
    • 44 EPISODES


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    Ep. 44 - Non-pharmacologic Interventions for NAS/NOWS

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2025 7:27


    In this episode Melinda Pariser-Schmidt, MSN, RNC-NIC, IBCLC, talks about Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) and Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome (NOWS) and innovative NICU strategies to optimize non-pharmacologic intervention.

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    Ep. 43 - Community-Based Perinatal Palliative Care

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2024 14:08


    In this episode Dr. Cheryl Mele discusses the community-based perinatal palliative care program in her area and their comprehensive approach in caring for neonates with life limiting diagnosis. Click here to access the accompanying handout. 

    Ep. 42 - New Paradigm of Lactation Care for NICU Families

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2024 12:03


    In this episode Joanie Randle, MSHS, BSN, RN, IBCLC discusses her role as a neonatal clinical research nurse, the issues that impact successful lactation care, and a comprehensive inpatient lactation care model.

    Ep. 41 - Sudden Unexpected Postnatal Collapse (SUPC) with Camilla Addison, DNP, RN, C-EFM

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2024 12:11


    Camilla explains what sudden unexpected postnatal collapse (SUPC) is, how you can minimize or prevent SUPC, and discusses what to monitor in a newborn who is being held in skin-to-skin contact or breastfeeding.

    Ep. 40 - Physical Assessment of the Newborn with Catherine L. Witt and Carol Wallman

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2024 4:11


    The editors of the newly released Physical Assessment of the Newborn, 7th Edition, Catherine L. Witt and Carol Wallman, discuss the importance of newborn assessment and physical examination and what is new to this edition. Dr Wallman also discusses the use of therapeutic and person-first language and the importance of communication.

    Ep. 39 - Global Health and Neonatal Nurse Involvement in Global Health

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 29, 2024 7:21


    Tracey Bell, DNP, APRN, NNP will discuss the impact of nursing care as it relates to global health.

    Ep. 38 - Congenital Syphilis, A Case Study with Lisa Jasin, DNP, NNP-BC

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2024 7:56


    Congenital Syphilis, A Case Study with Lisa Jasin, DNP, NNP-BC

    Ep. 37 - Protect the Microbiome: Be HOLISTIC, Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2023 7:13


    Ep. 36 - Protect the Microbiome: Be HOLISTIC, Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2023 11:27


    Ep. 35 - From the Side to the Head of the Bed: Role Transition for the New NNP

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2023 11:25


    Ep. 34 - Finding the Right Online Graduate Nursing Program for You!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2023 9:17


    Ep. 33 - The Implications of Visitation Restrictions Through the Lived Experiences of NICU Parents

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2023 8:55


    Developing an Equity Mindset for Neonatal Nursing Practice

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2023 11:45


    Ep. 31 - The Importance of Words

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2023 9:30


    Please enjoy our latest recording Words are Powerful, Words Matter with ANN's host Marianne Bracht, RN, RSCN, interviews Fabiana Bacchini about the inportance of words. 

    Ep. 30 - Quality Improvement

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2023 4:57


    07Please enjoy our latest recording Quality Improvement with ANN's host Amanda Mock, MSN, RNC-NIC.

    Ep. 29 - Picking an NNP Program

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2023 7:36


    Picking an NNP Program with Michele Kacmarcik Savin, DNP, APRN, NNP-BC.

    Ep. 28 - The Role of NNPs in the NICU

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2023 6:55


    Michele Kacmarcik Savin, DNP, APRN, NNP-BC, discusses the role of NNPs in the NICU.

    Ep. 27 - Alliance for Black NICU Families

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2023 7:07


    Ep. 26 - Long Term NICU Stay, A Parent's Perspective

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2023 6:36


    Stacy Skrysak interviews mom of 23 weeker.

    Ep. 25 - Evidence-Based Bereavement Guideline in the NICU

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2022 6:20


    Camille-Kae Torre, DNP, CCRN-N, is a corporate nurse educator for a large health system in Miami, FL. She received her BSN from University of Florida and DNP from Florida International University. She currently holds a Family Nurse Practitioner Certification from American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) and Neonatal Certification from American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN). She currently serves as an active member in the Education Committee for the Academy of Neonatal Nursing. 

    Ep. 24 - Authentic Leadership, Stephanie Abbu

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2022 6:46


    Be the authentic leader your team needs. 

    Ep. 23 - Emotional Intelligence, Curry Bordelon

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2022 6:08


    Ep. 22- Listening is Key, Stephanie Abbu

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2022 4:17


    Ep. 21- New Neonatal Nurse Practitioners, Jacqui Hoffman

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2022 11:39


    Ep. 20 - Nutritional Requirements of Preterm Infants, Tracy Karp and Leslie Parker

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2022 13:47


    Ep. 19 - Using Eat Sleep and Console When Assessing an Infant Experiencing NAS, Part Two, Lisa Grisham and Tracy Karp

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2022 14:43


    Ep. 18 - Using Eat Sleep and Console When Assessing an Infant Experiencing NAS, Lisa Grisham and Tracy Karp

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2022 11:10


    Ep. 17 - Family-Centered Approach to Support, Engage, and Empower NICU Parents, Part 3, Nicole Nyberg

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2022 10:43


    Ep. 16 - Family-Centered Approach to Support, Engage, and Empower NICU Parents, Part 2, Nicole Nyberg

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2022 8:52


    Ep. 15 - Family-Centered Approach to Support, Engage, and Empower NICU Parents, Part 1, Nicole Nyberg

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2022 8:42


    Ep. 14 - Recognizing Employees, Curry Bordelon

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2021 7:03


    Curry Bordelon, DNP, MBA, NNP-BC, CPNP-AC, CNE is an Assistant Professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Nursing. He is the Core Coordinator for the Masters in Nursing Program and maintains an appointment for UAB Hospital. Curry maintains dual board certifications as a Neonatal and Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner and he is an active member of the Executive Committee for the Academy of Neonatal Nursing.

    Ep. 13 - How to Display Your Credentials, Gayle Gillit

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2021 7:40


    Gayle Gillit, MSN, RNC-NIC, C-ELBW, NTMN-C obtained her nursing degree in 1988 from the University of Texas Pan American. A life-long student, she has spent a large part of her adult life either in formal education or pursuing certification. In addition to her current post-nominals, she has certifications as a Neonatal Massage Instructor, Level I Bereavement Facilitator, Resolve through Sharing Bereavement Coordinator, Neonatal Resuscitation Program Instructor, as well as degrees from the University of Washington, Seattle with a Bachelor of Arts in Medical Anthropology, and from Gonzaga University with a Master of Science in Nursing. She has held many staff and leadership roles in the perinatal, pediatric and hospice specialties and always returns to the NICU bedside where she most enjoys empowering parents.

    Ep. 12 - Self Care Isn't Selfish, Stephanie Abbu

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2021 7:31


    Stephanie Abbu, DNP, RN, CNML is the Manager for Neonatal Services at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt. As a second career nurse, she has over 15 years of health care experience as an RN, assistant manager, manager, and business coordinator. In addition to receiving her DNP from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, she obtained her MSN with a focus on Health Systems Management at the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing in Nashville. Dr. Abbu is a national speaker on topics that explore nursing research, nursing practice and professionalism, mentoring, leadership, and family and patient engagement.

    Ep. 11 - Meeting Experiences - A Two Way Street, Curry Bordelon

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2021 7:00


    Curry Bordelon, DNP, MBA, NNP-BC, CPNP-AC, CNE is an Assistant Professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Nursing. He is the Core Coordinator for the Masters in Nursing Program and maintains an appointment for UAB Hospital. Curry maintains dual board certifications as a Neonatal and Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner and he is an active member of the Executive Committee for the Academy of Neonatal Nursing.

    Ep. 10 - Effective Communication to Improve Patient Outcomes, Curry Bordelon

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2021 5:07


    Curry Bordelon, DNP, MBA, NNP-BC, CPNP-AC, CNE is an Assistant Professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Nursing. He is the Core Coordinator for the Masters in Nursing Program and maintains an appointment for UAB Hospital. Curry maintains dual board certifications as a Neonatal and Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner and he is an active member of the Executive Committee for the Academy of Neonatal Nursing.

    Ep. 9 - Leadership: Workforce Engagement, Marlee Crankshaw

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2021 4:59


    Marlee Crankshaw, DNP, RN, CNML joined the NICU at Monroe Carell Jr Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt in 1983 and has stayed with the NICU since that time, serving in a variety of roles: Staff Nurse, Charge Nurse, Case Manager, Manager, Director, Administrative Director. Marlee graduated with her DNP in 2010. She says it's difficult to choose, but the part of her career has been her favorite is that of Administrative Director. This role has been the most rewarding and most challenging—leading a large group of staff in an ever expanding unit!

    Ep. 8 - NICU Experience from a Parent Perspective, Stacey Skrysak

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2021 7:05


    NICU Experience from a Parent Perspective by Stacey Skrysak Stacey Skrysak is an award winning television journalist based in Illinois. She is a mother to a surviving triplet. Her babies were born at 22 weeks' gestational age and two of her children passed away within two months of birth. After an extensive NICU stay and faced with a number of complications along the way, she is lucky to have a happy and healthy 7-year-old today. In 2016, Stacey and her husband founded Triple Heart Foundation, a non-profit charity that provides children's books and care packages to NICU families across the country. Stacey often shares her story in motivational speaking, and through writing anything from child loss, the NICU experience, infertility and pregnancy after loss.

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    Ep. 7 - CV Versus Resume, Curry Bordelon

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2021 5:00


    CV Versus Resume by Curry Bordelon Curry Bordelon, DNP, MBA, NNP-BC, CPNP-AC, CNE is an Assistant Professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Nursing. He is the Core Coordinator for the Masters in Nursing Program and maintains an appointment for UAB Hospital. Curry maintains dual board certifications as a Neonatal and Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner and he is an active member of the Executive Committee for the Academy of Neonatal Nursing.

    Ep. 6 - NICU Mom to NNP, Tara Wood

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2021 10:19


    NICU Mom to NNP by Tara Wood Tara Wood, DNP, CRNP, NNP-BC is the Coordinator for the Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Specialty Track at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing. Dr. Wood is a two-time alumna of the UAB School of Nursing, earning both her MSN and DNP degrees from UAB. Dr. Wood has provided care to infants and families in the Neonatal ICU for over 16 years. She maintains her neonatal nurse practitioner board certification through the National Certification Corporation.

    Ep. 5 - Coaching versus Mentoring, Curry Bordelon

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2021 8:53


    Coaching versus Mentoring by Curry Bordelon Curry Bordelon, DNP, MBA, NNP-BC, CPNP-AC, CNE is an Assistant Professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Nursing. He is the Core Coordinator for the Masters in Nursing Program and maintains an appointment for UAB Hospital. Curry maintains dual board certifications as a Neonatal and Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner and he is an active member of the Executive Committee for the Academy of Neonatal Nursing.

    Ep. 4 - Resilience, Curry Bordelon

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2021 7:55


    Resilience by Curry Bordelon Curry Bordelon, DNP, MBA, NNP-BC, CPNP-AC, CNE is an Assistant Professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Nursing. He is the Core Coordinator for the Masters in Nursing Program and maintains an appointment for UAB Hospital. Curry maintains dual board certifications as a Neonatal and Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner and he is an active member of the Executive Committee for the Academy of Neonatal Nursing.

    Ep. 3 - Refrigerator Nurse: A Potential Pandemic Side Effect, Jeanette Zaichkin

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2021 7:44


    Refrigerator Nurse: A Potential Pandemic Side Effect by Jeanette Zaichkin Jeanette Zaichkin, RN, MN, NNP-BC has worked as both a staff nurse and a clinical nurse specialist in Level II and Level III nurseries for more than 30 years. Jeanette has been a consultant to the American Academy of Pediatrics Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Steering Committee since 1998 and currently serves as editor of the NRP Instructor Toolkit and associate editor of the Textbook of Neonatal Resuscitation. Jeanette is also the editor of a book for parents, titled Understanding the NICU.

    Ep. 2 - Neonatal Research, Stephanie Abbu

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2021 7:57


    Neonatal Research by Stephanie Abbu Stephanie Abbu, DNP, RN, CNML is the Manager for Neonatal Services at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt. As a second career nurse, she has over 15 years of health care experience as an RN, assistant manager, manager, and business coordinator. In addition to receiving her DNP from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, she obtained her MSN with a focus on Health Systems Management at the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing in Nashville. Dr. Abbu is a national speaker on topics that explore nursing research, nursing practice and professionalism, mentoring, leadership, and family and patient engagement.

    Ep.1 - Neonatal Certification, Curry Bordelon

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2021 8:06


    Neonatal Certification by Curry Bordelon Curry Bordelon, DNP, MBA, NNP-BC, CPNP-AC, CNE is an Assistant Professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Nursing. He is the Core Coordinator for the Masters in Nursing Program and maintains an appointment for UAB Hospital. Curry maintains dual board certifications as a Neonatal and Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner and he is an active member of the Executive Committee for the Academy of Neonatal Nursing.

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