Kaiser Permanente Redwood City nurses demonstrated leadership and scholarship by presenting at multiple professional conferences and events in 2025. These presentations reflect our commitment to evidence-based practice, continuous learning, and sharing best practices that improve patient outcomes. Below is a comprehensive list of the nurses and teams who represented our medical center on local, regional, and national stages.

• Rosalie Amayun, BSN, RN, Vanessa Stone, BSN, RN, Donna Blevins, RN Pediatric Sepsis: Enhancing Awareness in an Adult Emergency Department. Poster. RIA Conference. May 14-15, 2025.
• Perla Baldugo, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CNL, Sandra Vargas, BSN, RN, CPLC (Re) Brilliancy: A Multi-Site Study Exploring the Impact of a Caring Science-Centered Workshop. Poster. RIA Conference. May 14-15, 2025
• Donna Blevins, RN, Sheila Rowe, MSN, RN, CEN, Jaime Encinas, BSN, RN, CEN Reducing Door-to-EKG times in the Emergency Department. Poster. RIA Conference. May 14-15, 2025
• Christa Perryman, MS, APRN-CNS, AGCNS-BC, Kathryn Snow, DNP, RN, CNS, CNRN, SCRN Improving Care of The Dying Patient Using Respiratory Distress Observation Scale Protocol in the ICU. Poster. RIA Conference. May 14-15, 2025
• Christa Perryman, MS, APRN-CNS, AGCNS-BC Perspectives Across a Health System: The Role of Clinical Nurse Specialists in Implementing and Sustaining a Delirium Prevention and Early Intervention Program. Poster. Annual American Delirium Society Conference. June 2025
• Christa Perryman, MS, APRN-CNS, AGCNS-BC, Kathryn Snow, DNP, RN, CNS, CNRN, SCRN Improving Care of The Dying Patient Using Respiratory Distress Observation Scale Protocol in the ICU. Poster. California Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists Conference. September 18, 2025
• Sheila J Rowe, MSN, RN, CEN, Vanessa Stone BSN, RN Pediatric Asthma Improvement Project, Poster. RIA Conference. May 14-15, 2025
• Sheila J. Rowe MSN, RN, CEN, Vanessa Stone BSN, RN Improving Pediatric Care in Adult Emergency Department. Poster. RIA Conference. May 14-15, 2025
• Kathryn Snow, DNP, RN, CNS, CNRN, SCRN Nurse Driven Innovation and Collaboration to Maintain Zero Infection Rate for Ventriculostomy in Neuro ICU. Podium Presentation. National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists Conference. March 10-13, 2025
• Kathryn Snow, DNP, RN, CNS, CNRN, SCRN Nurse Driven Protocol to Maintain Zero Infection Rate for External Ventricular Drains in Neuro ICU, Podium Presentation. RIA Conference. May 14-15, 2025
• Kathryn Snow, DNP, RN, CNS, CNRN, SCRN Nurse Driven Protocol to Maintain Zero Infection Rate for External Ventricular Drains in Neuro ICU, Poster Presentation. California Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists Conference. September 18, 2025
• Kathryn Snow, DNP, RN, CNS, CNRN, SCRN, Carolyn Leonard, MSN, RN, CNS, RNC-OB, C-ONQS An Unlikely Pairing; CNS in L&D and Neuro partner for optimal patient outcomes. Podium Presentation. National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists Conference. March 10-13, 2025
• Kathryn Snow, DNP, RN, CNS, CNRN, SCRN, Carolyn Leonard, MSN, RN, CNS, RNC-OB, C-ONQS An Unlikely Pairing; CNS in L&D and Neuro partner for optimal patient outcomes. Podium Presentation. RIA Conference. May 14-15, 2025
• Kathryn Snow, DNP, RN, CNS, CNRN, SCRN, Carolyn Leonard, MSN, RN, CNS, RNC-OB, C-ONQS An Unlikely Pairing; CNS in L&D and Neuro partner for optimal patient outcomes. Poster Presentation. California Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists Conference. September 18, 2025.
• Janet Sohal, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, Collette Jappy, DNP, RN, MS, ACCNS-AG, Adrienne Barraza, RN, Perla Baldugo, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CNL, Jaclyn Martin, MSN, RN, PHN, OCN, Kathy Ricossa, PhD, MS, RN, PHN, Jovie Jabla, RN, Sandra Vargas, BSN, RN, CPLC, Christina Taylor, BSN, RN, Michelle McIlwain, MSN, MBA, APRN, FNP-BC, NEA-BC The Clinic: An 8 Hour Resiliency Educational Workshop Centered on Jean Watson’s Caring Science Theory. Panel Presentation. RIA Conference. May 14-15, 2025
• Lynn Utecht, MSN, RN, CNL, Paul Farris, BSN, RN, Shuwei (Sylvia) Su, MSN, RN Enhancing Geriatric Care: Successful Implementation of an Interdisciplinary Care Coordination Team Discharge Summary Note Addressing Vulnerabilities. Poster. RIA Conference. May 14-15, 2025
• Lynn Utecht, MSN, RN, CNL, Paul Farris, BSN, RN, Shuwei (Sylvia) Su, MSN, RN Enhancing Geriatric Care: Successful Implementation of an Interdisciplinary Care Coordination Team Discharge Summary Note Addressing Vulnerabilities. Poster. American College of Surgeons. October 4-7, 2025