PI - Leadership & Management Skills
The Society of Trauma Nurses (STN) has established a Trauma Performance Improvement Special Interest Group (Trauma PI SIG), designed to bring together STN members who are responsible for trauma performance improvement initiatives within their institutions and/or interested in advancing trauma PI best practices.
Terri DeWees is an experienced nursing leader with 22 years of emergency and trauma leadership experience, Terri DeWees currently serves as the Director of Trauma Services at Novant Health-New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington, NC. NHNHRMC is a level II ACS verified trauma center caring for over 3800 patients annually.
She has interests and experience in emergency department throughput, clinical education, patient experience, and trauma operations, finance, and performance improvement. She is trained as a Lean Greenbelt and a Just Culture Master Trainer. In addition, she serves as an instructor for TNCC, ENPC, DMEP, and RTTDC.
She earned her DNP in 2017 from East Carolina University with a concentration in executive leadership. She uses her education and experience to support trauma care. Terri is currently serving as the SHPR Chair for the Southeast North Carolina region and is serving as Chair of the Trauma Program Managers subcommittee of the North Carolina State Trauma Advisory Committee. She also serves as a member of the TCAA Systems Committee and the TCAA Membership Committee. Her newest position is serving as Chair of the Leadership subcommittee of the Society of Trauma Nurses Special Interest group on Performance Improvement.
She serves as adjunct clinical faculty for Cape Fear Community College-ADN Program. When not at work, she is up for anything outdoors.
Annemarie Glazer has been a nurse for many years. My first love is trauma nursing and pre-hospital care. I am a member of STN and EAST. I have served on the STN finance committee, was the inaugural chair of the geriatric committee, and now am part of the PI committee. I have completed five successful ACS visits. I have had the privilege to hold the positions of outreach, education, and research coordinator, performance improvement coordinator, and trauma program manager at a Level 1 center. I am a member of my local fire department for over forty years and was the first female line officer. My family, husband, three sons, and a fur baby mean the world to me.