Your AWHONN Georgia volunteer leaders are busy planning for the upcoming
2026 GA Section Conference, August 23-25!
Join us in Jekyll Island at the Jekyll Island Conference Center.
Convention Learning Outcomes
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- Identify novel strategies in pursuing excellence in nursing education, research, practice, leadership, and culture.
- Integrate and apply methods for achieving excellence in future practice and foresight planning for a brighter future in our nursing field, communities, and the world beyond.
- Facilitate education that promotes high-achievement efforts, overcoming barriers, and securing resources to strengthen nursing practice and improve outcomes.
Conference Schedule
Sunday August 23, 2026
Registration Opens: 2:00PM - 4:00PM
Program: 2:30PM - 7:30PM
Monday August 24, 2026
Breakfast: 7:30AM
Program: 8:20PM - 4:00PM
Reception|Party: 7:00PM - 11:00PM
Tuesday August 25, 2025
Breakfast: 8:00AM
Program: 8:50AM - 11:30AM
Lunch(Take-away)|Farewell: 11:30AM - 12:00PM
Conference Program
General Sessions
Keynote Address: What Did YOU Learn?
Joey Trawick
AI at the Bedside:
Augmented Nursing in Maternal and Neonatal Care
Paul Hutchinson III
Lead Like You MEME It!
Shawana Burnette
From Tracing to Tragedy - Learning from a Neonatal Loss:
An Interactive Mock Trial on EFM Recognition and Response
Tasha Murchison •Bridgette Schulman •Hayley Dodd •Michael James •Gentry Hunt •Staci Surls •Aubrey James •Hannah Cannaday •Jennifer Heleski
Ethics Panel
Jodie Cunningham •Jennifer Butler •Jacqueline Bempah
Nurturing the Nurses Who Nurture: From Compassion to Capacity™ for the Nurses Who Guide Mothers and Babies
Audrey Boyce
Breakouts
SALSA / LMA
Dr. Guthrie
Bridging the Gap:
Implementing Inpatient Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy in Postpartum Care
Gentry Hunt
From Dismissal to Data:
Using AI to Strengthen Maternal Advocacy and Improve Postpartum Outcomes
Rachel Dumas
Fetal Monitoring Physiology
Emily Bayley
Hatching Hope Through Story and Science:
Advancing Maternal Health Equity via Innovative, Community‑Engaged Approaches
Shawana Moore
Symposiums
Advancing Maternal–Newborn Care in Carceral Settings:
A Model Integrating Clinical Care, Education, and Policy
Brenda Baker
ERAC (Enhanced Recovery After Cesarean)
Emily Bayley
Implementing a Human Trafficking Screening Tool in Labor & Delivery
Gentry Hunt
Conference Party: Shell-ebration
Enjoy a lively atmosphere featuring a DJ and dancing, networking
and socializing with fellow professionals
Date: Monday, August 24th
Time: 8 PM to 11 PM at the Westin Jekyll
Theme: Shell-Ebration” Party
Attire: Beach Chic or Resort Casual (no bathing suits)
