Essentials Implementation: Creating a New Future Together
Webinar Details
The 2021 Essentials provides an opportunity for nurse educators to revolutionize the advancement of the nursing profession. Adoption of the Essentials will require significant organizational change for all member schools at each level of involvement. In this webinar, led by Dr. Casey Shillam, Dean and Professor at the University of Portland School of Nursing, provides lessons learned from several schools’ curriculum revision experiences and lays the groundwork for nurse educators to facilitate these changes in an approach that is inclusive and collaborative while also meeting the goal of transitioning to competency-based education.
Speakers
Casey Shillam, PhD, RN
Dean & Professor
School of Nursing
University of Portland
Dr. Casey Shillam is a Professor at the University of Portland, School of Nursing. Dr. Shillam completed her PhD and MSN degrees at the Oregon Health and Science University in 2008 and 2004, respectively. She joined the faculty of University of Portland in 2008 after working as a home health nurse at Signature Home Health. Dr. Shillam has taught in both the undergraduate and graduate programs across many courses. Her research interests include the development of peer-mentoring programs and the referral patterns of older primary care patients to specialty pain management centers. Dr. Shillam served as a member of the former Essentials Task Force.
Pricing and CE Credit
This webinar is free to all.
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.