Nursing Impact: Journey to a Federal Appointment
Webinar Overview
AACN will host a live panel of Nursing Professionals who hold federal council and committee positions to give insight into the nomination, interview, and selection process. Nursing professionals are underrepresented on federal councils and can give significant insight into federal health policy that would benefit the nation. To address this issue, AACN, along with over 30 other nursing professional organizations have come together to form a nomination consortium nominating nursing professionals such as our notable panelists to federal appointments. This webinar will provide key insight into the importance of nursing professionals seeking nomination to these appointments in order to contribute to the ongoing design and innovation of our nation’s health care.
Objectives
- Increase knowledge and awareness of federal council and committee appointments open to Nursing Professionals.
- Promote the work AACN and partner nursing organizations have done through our nomination consortium.
- Draw in increased numbers of potential nursing professionals open for consideration to open federal appointments.
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Speakers
Betty Rambur, PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor and Routhier Endowed Chair for Practice
University of Rhode Island
Dr. Betty Rambur has been a national leader in nursing, health policy, and health reform. Her textbook, Health Care Finance, Economics, and Policy for Nurses: A Foundational Guide, now in its second edition, provides a user-friendly guide to support nurses’ effectiveness and contributions to organizations in rapid transition in response to evolving financial and reimbursement incentives. Her program of research focuses on health services, workforce, and ethics and has produced over 60 published articles and numerous invited presentations on health policy, payment reform, and leadership development. Dr. Rambur received her PhD and MS in nursing from Rush University, family nurse practitioner certificate from University of North Dakota, and a BSN from University of Mary. She previously served as Professor and Founding Dean of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences at University of Vermont, Chair of the Division of Nursing at University of Mary, Chair of the North Dakota Task Force addressing health care financing, and has served on a wide array of education, regulation, and accreditation bodies. Dr. Rambur is a trustee at South County Health, a member of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing Health Policy Advisory Committee, and a member of Rhode Island’s Cost Trends Steering Committee and Long Term Health Plan Committee. She lives in North Kingstown, Rhode Island.
Lauran Hardin, MSN, CNL, FNAP, FAAN
Senior Advisor
National Healthcare and Housing Advisors & Illumination Foundation
Lauran Hardin is the Senior Advisor for National Healthcare & Housing Advisors and the Illumination Foundation, working on National Initiatives for underserved populations. She was recently appointed as the first nurse representative and Vice Chair of the U.S. Government Accountability Office’s Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC). For the past six years, she was the Senior Advisor for the Camden Coalition’s National Center for Complex Health and Social Needs, partnering with communities, health systems and payers to co-design models and interventions for complex populations. Hardin earned her MSN from the University of Detroit Mercy, with certifications as a Clinical Nurse Leader, Pain Management, and Hospice. She was named AARP Culture of Health Scholar in January of 2017 and earned "Edge Runner" recognition from the American Academy of Nursing, and was named Distinguished Fellow of the National Academies of Practice in 2018 and Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing in 2019.
Catherine H Ivory, PhD, RN-BC, RNC-OB, NEA-BC, FAAN
Associate Nurse Executive
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Cathy Ivory is an associate nurse executive at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN where she oversees professional nursing practice, governance and research. Dr. Ivory is an associate professor at Vanderbilt School of Nursing and is a health services researcher. In 2021, Dr. Ivory was appointed to the AHRQ National Advisory Council.
Christopher Ryan Friese, PhD, RN, AOCN®, FAAN
Elizabeth Tone Hosmer Professor of Nursing, Health Management & Policy
Director, Center for Improving Patient and Population Health
University of Michigan
Christopher Friese is the Elizabeth Tone Hosmer Professor at the University of Michigan, where he studies quality of care. An oncology nurse and former health policy fellow, Friese was elected to the National Academy of Medicine. He serves on the PCORI Board of Governors and the National Cancer Advisory Board, a presidential appointment.
Moderator
Deborah J. Jones, PhD
Dean
School of Nursing
University of Texas Medical Branch
Dr. Jones is a member of AACN Board of Directors and Senior Vice President and Dean, School of Nursing, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston Texas. Dr. Jones' Rebecca Sealy Distinguished Centennial Chair's research contributes to improving outcomes in acute and critically ill patients through evidence-based oral health practices and interprofessional oral health education. She has furthered the development of national oral care protocols aimed at reducing ventilator-associated pneumonia. Dr. Jones has also expanded her focus to explore the professional and personal impact of moral distress on interprofessional healthcare providers and the effect of oral health practices on non-ventilator hospital acquired pneumonia.
Pricing and CE Credit
This webinar is free and open to everyone including non-members, communities of interest, practice representatives, and AACN member schools including deans, faculty, staff, and students.
Continuing Education Credits
Eligible attendees may receive one continuing nursing education (CNE) contact hour for participating in this webinar. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) is an accredited CNE-provider by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. The Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH) works with the National Board of Public Health Examiners (NBPHE) to provide CPH credits.