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Nursing Grand Rounds 2026

August 5, 2026, Nursing Grand Rounds

Pearman Parker, PhD, MPH, RN, PMH-BC, Assistant Professor, College of Nursing

Pearman spoke about “Beyound Survival: A Nurse-Led Mind-Body Intervention for Sexual Health among Young Breast Cancer Survivors”

UAMS Nursing Grand Rounds 08/05/2026

July 1, 2026, Nursing Grand Rounds

Amanda Trickey, MSN-Ed, RN, Assistant Director of Clinical and Patient Education

Amanda spoke about “Changing the Narrative: The Critical Role of UAPs in Nursing Excellence”

UAMS Nursing Grand Rounds 07/01/2026

June 3, 2026, Nursing Grand Rounds

Alperdis L. Keyes, BSN, RN, CCRP, Adv CRS, Director of Clinical Trials TRI

Alperdis spoke about “Nursing and Clinical Research: Another Option for Nurses to Consider When Planning Your Career Path”

UAMS Nursing Grand Rounds 06/03/2026

May 6, 2026, Nursing Grand Rounds

William Green, BSN, RN
Audra Arant, MSN, APRN, BC-ACNP
Tiambé Kuykendall, MSN, RN
Rebekah Thacker, MNSc, RNC-NIC

They will speak about “Beyond the Clinic Walls: The Journey from Practice Change to Poster Presentation”

UAMS Nursing Grand Rounds 05/06/2026

April 1, 2026, Nursing Grand Rounds

Tiambé Kuykendall, MSN, RN, Magnet Program Director and Assistant Director of Nursing Excellence

Tiambé spoke about “Safe Enough to Say It: How Relationships Drive Psychological Safety and Just Culture in Nursing”

UAMS Nursing Grand Rounds 04/01/2026

March 4, 2026, Nursing Grand Rounds

Linda Cullers, CTTS, Tobacco Cessation Interventionist Manager, Tobacco Cessation Program

Linda spoke about “Nicotine Pouches 101”

Nursing Grand Rounds 03/04/2026

February 4, 2026, Nursing Grand Rounds

Rikki Walker, MHS, PA-C

Rikki spoke about “Obesity and Bariatric Surgery”

Nursing Grand Rounds 2-4-2026

Please see the following resources for more information:

  • Bariatric Surgery
  • Bfit

January 7, 2026, Nursing Grand Rounds

Deonna Wissler, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, SCRN

Deonna spoke about “Diagnosing and Managing Acute Stroke”

UAMS Nursing Grand Rounds 01/07/2026
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