Purdue University School of Nursing and North Central Nursing Clinics Academic-Practice Partnership
Webinar Details
Purdue School of Nursing and the North Central Nursing Clinics have a long-standing collaboration dating back to when the clinics first started at Purdue in 1995. They work in close partnership to advance nursing education, improve community health, and reduce healthcare disparities in Indiana. This collaboration creates a unique model where academic excellence directly supports real-world healthcare delivery. The aim of the partnership is to promote and advance the beneficial relationship between the Purdue School of Nursing (PSON) and the North Central Nursing Clinics (NCNC) by fostering educational excellence, educating future healthcare providers, ensuring the sustainability of the nursing workforce, and advancing nursing science while providing safe quality care to rural and underserved populations.
The speakers of this session are winners of the AACN Exemplary Academic-Practice Partnership Awards.
Outcomes:
- Attendees will learn about rural and underserved healthcare
- Attendees will be able to articulate the importance and benefits of academic-practice partnerships
- Attendees will gain practical insights into a collaborative relationship between academia and the clinics, excellent communication, and faculty practice
Note: Recording of the webinar will be available soon after the webinar airs. Visit AACN's On-Demand Webinars to watch.
Speakers
Elizabeth (Libby) Richards, PhD, MSN
Professor, Interim Head, School of Nursing
Purdue University
Dr. Elizabeth Richards is a professor at Purdue University’s School of Nursing. Her research explores individual and interpersonal influences of physical activity, highlighting the importance of social support in health behavior change. She has conducted health promotion interventions that positively impact community health by improving physical activity across populations. Her research has been funded through the National Institutes of Health, Purdue’s Center for Families, Cooperative Extension, and the American Nurses Foundation.
As a public health nurse, Dr. Richards widely disseminates health education about the importance of vaccinations, flu prevention, and physical activity promotion. She has reached audiences through media outlets sources such as CNN, The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, AARP, Readers’ Digest, the Washington Post, and The Chicago Tribune. Her online presence has wide public reach, with articles regarding the importance of vaccination and physical activity promotion in The Conversation surpassing two million readers.
Nancy Edwards, PhD, MSN, ANP-BC, FAANP
Professor Emerita
Purdue University
Dr. Nancy Edwards is an associate professor of nursing. Edwards is also Director of the Purdue Primary Care Adult Gerontology Nurse Practitioner program. She is known for her research into non-chemical ways to improve quality of life for those with all forms of dementia, their loved ones and caregivers, and their communities at large. She has studied the effects of animal-assisted therapy, including robotic dogs, and chair-based exercise therapy for patients, as well as the differing needs of family caregivers based on the challenges posed by various kinds of dementia. As a faculty member and clinical preceptor, she has guided the education of 89 nurse practitioner students and served as chair for 42 master's students as well as 21 students seeking their doctor of nursing practice degrees.
Jennifer Coddington, DNP, MSN, RN, CPNP-PC
Assistant Dean of Online, Professional and Clinical Education, Clinical Professor, Director of the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Graduate Program
Purdue University
Medical Director, Director of Practice and Outreach
Central Nursing Clinics
Dr. Jennifer Coddington is Clinical Professor, Director of the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Program, Director of Practice and Outreach, and Medical Director of North Central Nursing Clinics for the School of Nursing, and HHS Assistant Dean of Clinical Practice, Professional and Online Education. She has over 35 years of experience in pediatrics and currently practices part-time as a CPNP-PC in primary care. Dr. Coddington’s research focuses on quality outcomes of nurse-managed health systems. She implements and evaluates unique models of care that address current challenges in healthcare delivery in the United States including: increasing access to health care for vulnerable populations, innovating rural health care, removing barriers for practice for Advanced Practice Nurses, and improving pediatric health.
Pricing and CE Credit
This webinar is free to deans, faculty, staff and students from AACN member schools of nursing. All non-member audiences will be required to pay a $59 webinar fee.
Continuing Nursing Education
One nursing continuing professional development (NCPD) credit is associated with this webinar; attendees must be present for the entire webinar and complete the evaluation to receive a certificate of completion.
The American Association of Colleges of Nursing is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.