The Washington State University (WSU) College of Nursing served as a presenting sponsor at the 2025 Western Institute of Nursing (WIN) Conference, held April 8–11 in Spokane, WA. With this year’s theme, Redesigning Nursing for New Frontiers in Health, the conference spotlighted groundbreaking nursing science across practice, education, and research.
WSU’s presence was prominently featured in both sponsorship and scholarly contributions. The College sponsored the pre-conference symposium, Whole Person Symptom Management: Adapting a Palliative Care Approach Across Patient Populations, in loving memory of Rena Kerwin. Dean Mary Koithan presented innovative, culturally aligned symptom management models rooted in palliative care principles. This session reflected the growing emphasis on holistic, person-centered care by national health organizations and highlighted WSU’s commitment to shaping the future of care delivery.
WSU faculty, students, and alumni contributed extensively to the conference’s scholarly offerings through podium and poster presentations:
Faculty-Led Podium Presentations
Healthcare Providers’ Perceptions – Dr. Dan Edwards and Dr. Tullamora Landis and colleagues explored healthcare professionals’ experiences with cultural engagement initiatives.
Wildfire Smoke and Agricultural Workers – Julie Postma, Sheila Hurst, and team presented findings on occupational health concerns voiced by agricultural supervisors.
Virtual Pain Management Course – Dr. Marian Wilson and collaborators shared the feasibility and satisfaction data from an innovative nurse-led skills course.
Dr. Wilson (center), pictured with the RELIEF team, consisting of Mike Coriasco, MNE, RN, Ross Bindler, PharmD, Beth Feustel, BSN, MHP, RN, and Fionnuala Brown, DNP, MSN, FNP-C, RN.
Student and Faculty Posters Spanning Critical Topics
Lori Montoya ’25, presented a quality improvement project on implementing One Key Question® in home visiting programs.
Honors student, Barbara Lomeli ‘25, examined the decade-long evolution of Washington State’s nursing shortage.
Angela Crable ‘24, MN, BSN, RN, CWOCN, developed a Planetary Health Faculty Toolbox for integration in nursing education.
A wide range of additional projects from WSU-affiliated researchers tackled maternal mental health, adolescent care transitions, pain management, and the use of generative AI in nursing education.
Through this breadth of engagement, WSU College of Nursing demonstrated its national leadership in addressing the most urgent health care issues of today and tomorrow—from rural health to digital health equity, and environmental impacts to maternal care.
For more information about this conference, visit winursing.org.
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