Telehealth: Nurses Called to Action
Webinar Overview
This webinar will explore the current telehealth landscape and examine essential telehealth components that influence nursing practice and the ability to reach patients with vital healthcare services by telehealth.
Objectives:
- Identify the available technological modalities by which patient care delivery is available and how these may drive quality outcomes and healthcare value.
- Describe the essential components of safe and responsible care by telehealth.
- Discuss how policy influences the dissemination of care delivery by telehealth.
- Describe the role and opportunity for nursing impact in advancing telehealth.
This Webinar is hosted by the Graduate Nursing Student Academy (GNSA). For more information on the GNSA, visit www.aacnnursing.org/GNSA.
Speaker
Joelle Fathi, DNP, RN, ARNP, CTTSClinical Assistant Professor
Program Director, Swedish Tobacco Related Diseases and Lung Cancer Screening Program, Swedish Cancer Institute
University of Washington
Joelle Fathi is an Adult Primary Care Nurse Practitioner and Certified Tobacco Treatment Specialist who has dedicated the majority of her clinical career to oncology, including integral roles in thoracic surgery, pulmonary medicine, and lung cancer screening. She is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Informatics at the University of Washington School of Nursing, has spent over 20 years providing direct patient care, and serves at local, national, and global levels as an expert and advocate in tobacco control.
Dr. Fathi is committed to preventing cancer and chronic disease while optimizing health outcomes through comprehensive patient education and innovation through technology. She has served as the Program Director of telehealth clinics, Director of Nursing Practice and Health Policy for the Washington State Nurses Association and is a member of the Washington State Telehealth Collaborative. Dr. Fathi is the lead or co-author of numerous publications including, Nurses Advancing Telehealth Services in the Era of Healthcare Reform.
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 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.