From Evidence to Impact: An Interdisciplinary Journey to Achieving Quality

Webinar Overview

As a novice researcher, you might have questions about the research process, including: ‘How do I narrow my research focus and establish a plan of research study?’, ‘How can I connect with experts?’, 'How do I get research funding?’ and, ‘How do I disseminate my research?’ Please join Dr. Naylor, the National Program Director for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation program, Interdisciplinary Nursing Quality Research Initiative, as she focuses on answering these key questions.

This Webinar is hosted by the Graduate Nursing Student Academy (GNSA). For more information on the GNSA, visit www.aacn.nche.edu/students/gnsa.

Webinar Speaker

Mary Naylor, PhD, RN, FAAN
Marian S. Ware Professor in Gerontology
Director of NewCourtland Center for Transitions and Health
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

Since 1989, Dr. Naylor has led an interdisciplinary program of research designed to improve the quality of care, decrease unnecessary hospitalizations, and reduce health care costs for vulnerable community-based elders. Dr. Naylor is also the National Program Director for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation program, Interdisciplinary Nursing Quality Research Initiative, aimed at generating, disseminating, and translating research to understand how nurses contribute to quality patient care. She was elected to the National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Medicine in 2005. She also is a member of the RAND Health Board, the National Quality Forum Board of Directors and the immediate past-chair of the Board of the Long-Term Quality Alliance. She was appointed to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission in 2010.