Innovations in Personal Protective Equipment: Guidance for Schools of Nursing

Tener Goodwin Veenema is an internationally recognized expert in disaster nursing and public health emergency preparedness. As president and chief executive officer of the Tener Consulting Group, LLC, Dr. Veenema served as senior consultant to the U.S. Government, including the departments of Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, and Veterans Affairs, the Administration for Children and Families, and most recently the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Her decision-support software and information technology applications for disaster response have been presented at conferences around the globe. Her scholarship includes the leading international text in the field, Disaster Nursing: Disaster Nursing and Emergency Preparedness for Chemical, Biological and Radiological Terrorism and Other Hazards (Springer, 3rd Edition, 2013), and two nationally award-winning Disaster e-Learning Courses, Red Cross ReadyRN Disaster and Emergency Preparedness for Health Services (American Red Cross, 2007) and ReadyRN (Elsevier, MC Strategies, 2008).

Christopher Friese’s leads an internationally-recognized interdisciplinary research program focused on understanding and improving health care delivery in high-risk settings, such as cancer. In 2008, he was the first nurse scientist to receive a Pathway to Independence K99/R00 research grant to study outcomes of care for patients with cancer from the National Institute of Nursing Research. He has led multi-site descriptive and intervention studies aimed to understand and improve the quality and safety of chemotherapy care. In 2016, he was awarded a one-year health policy fellowship in Washington DC by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, serving in the United States Senate. In 2018, he was appointed by the Comptroller General of the United States to serve a six-year term on the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Board of Governors. He lectures widely on evidence-based oncology nursing practice, nursing workforce, and health care policy. Dr. Friese holds advanced certification as an oncology nurse, and continues to practice clinically as a staff nurse in hematological malignancies, and advanced cancers.

As System Vice President of Quality, Safety and Innovation at Rochester Regional Health, Deborah Stamps works with clinical leaders to continually improve the system’s overall performance and ensure patient safety.

She also serves as the chief nursing officer (CNO) council’s representative to the Executive Leadership Team. Deb restructured the Infection Prevention Program system-wide and expanded Daily Safety Check to include long term care facilities. She also launched a Safety Champion Program and helped Rochester Regional Health. In addition, built partnerships with local colleges to increase the number of students choosing nursing careers and supported the expansion and diversity of the Isabella Graham Hart School of Practical Nursing.

Dr. Rita Trofino is the Associate Dean, School of Health Sciences & Education, Nursing Department Chair, and tenured Professor at Saint Francis University in Loretto PA. She has taught in academia for over 30 years mostly in BSN programs, with 3 years in ADN program. She has been in an administrative position for 12 of those years. Dr. Trofino received her bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the University of Pittsburgh and her doctorate from Carlow University in Pittsburgh, PA. She has conducted national research on disaster nursing: Department of Defense. U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command(USAMRMC), Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC), Fort Detrick, Maryland. 2013-1024 Protocol Title: Strengthening Nursing Curriculum to Support Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Preparedness Competencies: Phase III. Protocol Number: 10-TATOP110 (3)-10. Phase of Study: Phase III, with CERMUSA, Associate Investigator; and has conducted research on the relationship of admission criteria with NCLEX pass rates.