Disaster Ready: Preparing Nurses for Crisis Response
Webinar Details
"Disaster Ready" explores the critical role of nurses in disaster management and the importance of comprehensive disaster nursing education. The webinar explores the current state of disaster preparedness, response, and recovery in nursing, focusing on education needs, workforce readiness, and community resiliency. The webinar addresses significant gaps in disaster nursing education and offers strategies to bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge and the practical application of the AACN Essentials, particularly Domain 3: Population Health, 3.6 Competency: Advance preparedness to protect population health during disasters and public health emergencies.
Outcomes:
- Understand the critical role of nurses in disaster management, including their multifaceted responsibilities in emergency preparation, response, and recovery.
- Recognize the value of Academic Service-Learning (AS-L) in enhancing disaster nursing education by integrating theoretical knowledge with practical community service experiences.
- Identify the key components of effective disaster nursing curricula, including active learning approaches, simulation-based training, and collaboration with community organizations, such as the American Red Cross.
Note: Recording of the webinar will be available soon after the webinar airs. Visit AACN's On-Demand Webinars to watch.
Speakers
Shawna Sisler, PhD, MS, MA, MAPP, APRN, CPNP-PC, PMHS
Assistant Professor (Clinical)
University of Utah
Dr. Shawna Sisler brings extensive expertise in population health, pediatrics, and mental health to her role in nursing education. Her academic background includes a PhD in Nursing Science from the University of Utah, an MS in Nursing from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), and additional Master's degrees in Applied Positive Psychology and Counseling from the University of Pennsylvania and Santa Clara University, respectively. As a passionate community advocate and changemaker, Dr. Sisler spearheads innovative approaches to Utah’s behavioral health integration and social determinants of mental health in rural and frontier communities. She is the Principal Investigator for the HRSA-funded Utah Rural Opioid Healthcare Consortium - Collaborative Care Model (UROHC-CCM) grant, which aims to reduce opioid usage and dependence in Carbon, Emery, and Wayne Counties - areas in east-central Utah with some of the highest rates of opioid-related deaths in the state. In this role, she directs research and clinical strategies, collaborates with rural community clinics, and manages the project's financial and administrative aspects. Additionally, Dr. Sisler co-leads redesign efforts in the population health vertical at the College of Nursing, contributing to the shift toward competency-based education. Dr. Sisler's commitment to innovative healthcare solutions and community advocacy extends beyond her academic work, as she serves as a long-time volunteer and Loaned Nurse Executive for the American Red Cross, working directly under the Chief Nurse on their Nursing and Health leadership team at the National Headquarters.
Richard MacIntyre, PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor
Samuel Merritt University
Dr. Richard MacIntyre is Professor and Director of the RN to BSN Program at Samuel Merritt University. He is also a board member at TriState College of Acupuncture in NYC, a member of the Advisory Council on Policy, STTI, and a member of the Nursing Council at Western Governors. He was a Robert Wood Johnson Executive Nurse fellow where he focused on innovative curricula, including standardized curricula for informatics.
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.