The New Era of Pressure Injury Care: Quality Measures, Evidence-Based Practice, and Nutrition at the Core

Amy Shepps, MBA, RDN

Director of Corporate Reimbursement
Abbott Nutrition
Washington, DC, USA

Amy Shepps, MBA, RD, serves as Director of Corporate Reimbursement as part of the Abbott Government Affairs team based in Washington, DC. Amy leverages her expertise in clinical nutrition, quality improvement, and clinical nutrition management to proactively assess trends, policies, and emerging issues in federal and state government for Abbott’s Nutrition division. 

Tennille Yates, MS, RDN, LDN

Tennille Yates is an accomplished registered dietitian with over two decades of leadership experience. Currently serving as the Clinical Nutrition Director for the AdventHealth Central Florida Division, Tennille leads both adult and pediatric clinical nutrition teams across multiple hospital campuses in Central Florida. Her role involves driving performance improvement initiatives, supporting cross-functional teams and projects, leading quality assurance, and ensuring regulatory compliance.

Throughout her career, Tennille has demonstrated exceptional skills in project management, change management, and team collaboration. She has successfully managed construction projects, led clinical trials, and contributed to community health strategies. Her expertise also extends to nutrition informatics, where she has developed analytical dashboards, supported application adoption and implementation, and established division standards for software product management and implementation.

Tennille's commitment to professional development is evident in her role as a preceptor for dietetic interns. She has also been instrumental in developing leaders and staff through targeted training programs.

Her educational background includes a Master of Science in Nutrition with a focus on Business Administration from Benedictine University and a Bachelor of Science in Food Science and Human Nutrition from the University of Florida. Tennille holds several certifications, including HACCP, ServSafe Manager, Prosci Change Manager, and Lean Six Sigma Black Belt.

Tennille's contributions to the field have been recognized with the Premier Illuminating Excellence Award. She is an active member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and the Florida Dietetic Association.

Kathleen Vollman, MSN, RN, CCNS, FCNS, FCCM, FAAN

Clinical Nurse Specialist/Consultant
ADVANCING NURSING LLC, President
Northville, MI, USA

Ms Vollman is a Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist and Consultant. She has published & lectured nationally and internationally on a variety of pulmonary, critical care, prevention of health care-acquired injuries, including pressure injury and CAUTIs/CLABSIs and other HAIs, work culture, and sepsis recognition & management. She serves as a subject matter expert on these topics for the American Hospital Association and Michigan Hospital Association. From 1989 to 2003, she functioned in the role of Clinical Nurse Specialist for the Medical ICUs at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan. Currently, her company, ADVANCING NURSING LLC, is focused on creating empowered work environments for healthcare practitioners through the acquisition of better skills, attainment of greater knowledge, and implementation of process improvement.

Notable Inductions and Appointments:

• College of Critical Care Medicine (2004)
• American Academy of Nurses (2009)
• CNS Institute (2019)
• Appointed to serve as an honorary ambassador to the World Federation of Critical Care Nurses
• President: World Federation of Critical Care Nurses (2023-2025)
• Board of Directors NPIAP (2023)