The Promise and Challenge of Genomic Health: Developing the Workforce and Using Genomic Information
The promise of genomic healthcare creates challenges for nurses practicing across all clinical settings. Many will report having had little formal education in genomics and yet are increasingly being asked to incorporate clinically useful genomic information into the delivery of care. Nurses often find themselves grappling with ethical, legal, and social implications of genomics, data integration with the electronic health record as well as direct to consumer marketing as access to genomic health becomes more prevalent. This Webinar provides insight into how to address these educational and integration challenges.
NOTE: This Webinar is only open to deans, faculty, staff and students from AACN member schools of nursing.
Webinar Speakers
Diane Seibert, PhD, FAANP, FAAN
Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Graduate School of Nursing
Uniformed Services University
Dr. Seibert is a Women’s Health and Adult Nurse Practitioner is a fellow in the American Academy of Nursing, the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and the National Academy of Practice. She is a highly sought-after speaker and serves on a variety of boards and steering committees focused on the rapidly evolving area of genetics. An accomplished academician, Dr. Seibert is the co-chair of the Uniformed Services University Interprofessional Education and Practice Taskforce, has authored over 40 professional papers, books and books chapters; has given numerous national and international presentations; and served on editorial boards for referred journals. She has served as an executive board member of GeneFacts, and the Genetic/Genomic Competencies for Nurses Prepared at the Graduate Level. Dr. Seibert has an impressive research portfolio with funded projects focusing on genetics, learner engagement and telehealth technology. She has received many awards throughout her illustrious career including the International Society of Nursing (ISONG) Founders Award for Education, the James Leonard Award for Excellence in Clinical Research from USU, four Outstanding GSN Civilian Faculty Awards, the GSN Faculty Esprit du Corps Award and a named fellowship at the University of Maryland College of Education.
Patricia Brennan, PhD, RN, DFNAP
Associate Professor
Paul C. Samson Clinical Professorial Chair
School of Nursing
Samuel Merritt University
Dr. Brennan is an Associate Professor at Samuel Merritt University in Oakland, California where she serves as the Paul C. Samson Clinical Professorial Chair. Dr. Brennan holds an appointment as a Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Adelaide in Australia and a is a core faculty member of the University of California, San Francisco Centre for Evidence-Based Patient and Family Care. She received her bachelor’s degrees from Emory University (psychology, 1981) and (nursing, 1983), and both her master’s degree (critical care/trauma/education, 1993) and PhD in nursing (health policy, 2008) from the University of California, San Francisco. Her research interests include health policy issues related to access to care, particularly involving acuity-based models of care delivery, including, but not limited to, organ allocation and the application of genetic and genomic technologies in clinical practice. In addition, Dr. Brennan is currently assessing the outcomes of simulation and immersive learning through inter-professional education, particularly related to genomic education. She was appointed as an NIH Faculty Champion in Genetics and Genomics, the goal of which is to provide leadership in curriculum integration of genetics and genomics. She serves as a member of the editorial board of the NIH Genetics/Genomics Competency Center (G2C2) and on the Sutter Health Personalized Medicine Initiative Task Force.