Improving Communication and Care of Patients with Autism in Healthcare Settings
January 24, 2024
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (ET)
Hosted by the Faculty Leadership Network
Webinar Details
Autism diagnosis rates and associated co-morbidities continue to rise. Yet, many who work in the healthcare field have limited understanding of the autism spectrum and how autism manifests. Hear from experts who will provide the latest evidence and information on supportive interventions to better care for both the patients and families living with autism.
Objectives:
- Learn to recognize autism characteristics and the common challenges associated with autism in the healthcare setting
- Increase understanding of how to effectively manage environments of patients and families living with autism and identify strategies to reduce risk of behavioral challenges.
- Gain knowledge to enhance communication about autism to improve outcomes for patients and families.
- Expand awareness of healthcare avoidance by patients and families living with autism.
Note: Recording of the webinar will be available soon after the webinar airs. Visit AACN's On-Demand Webinars to watch.
Speakers
Speakers
Sharon L. Colley, PhD, DNP, RN, ACAC, CNE
Professor
Ferris State University School of Nursing
Dr. Sharon Colley has been a nurse for 34 years, working for many years in mental health as well as med-surg, rehab, and ambulatory care prior to moving into a faculty position in 2006. She earned a PhD in higher ed leadership and a DNP in nursing leadership. Dr. Colley has a passion for education and preparing nurses to be educators. She has earned certification as a nurse educator, as an advanced autism specialist, and as a neurodiversity professional. She has also earned several awards for her teaching, including the Ferris State University Distinguished Teacher Award in 2016.
Sharon’s interest in providing information sessions for healthcare professionals stems in part from her own experiences as the parent of a child with autism as well as her DNP project work that focused on improving healthcare environments for those with autism.
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Legislation Restricting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Harms Nursing Workforce Development
June 01, 2023
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (ET)
Webinar Details
Several legislative bills are being introduced within state legislatures that educators and healthcare providers may not be aware of or how to respond to. Yet, these bills can have an enormous effect on admissions, academic curricula, policy, and programs. This webinar helps academic leaders, faculty, and other stakeholders identify actionable steps that can be taken to thwart bills that aim to prevent Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) education
Objectives:
- Discuss state legislative trends impacting academic curricula, policies, and programs relevant to diversity, equity, inclusion, and the population’s health.
- Identify three action steps that can be taken to impede diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives that negatively impact population health, academic freedom, and free speech.
Note: Recording of the webinar will be available soon after the webinar airs. Visit AACN's On-Demand Webinars to watch.
Speakers
Speakers
Teri A. Murray, PhD, PHNA-BC, RN, ANEF, FAAN
Professor and Dean Emerita
Saint Louis University
Dr. Murray is professor, dean emerita, and the inaugural chief diversity and inclusion officer at Saint Louis University School of Nursing, St. Louis, MO.
Dr. Murray is actively involved in workforce development and governmental affairs at the state and national levels. She skillfully uses regulatory, public, and legislative policies to promote and lead innovation in nursing education and healthcare. Appointed by Missouri Governors, Dr. Murray served on the State Board of Nursing. As state board of nursing president, she regulated nursing education and practice for Missouri and served on the National Council of State Boards of Nursing to formulate policies for nursing education and practice in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and five U.S. territories. Appointed by U.S. Secretary for Health and Human Services, she served on the National Advisory Council for Nurse Education and Practice, which advised the Secretary and the U.S. Congress on policy issues related to nursing education and practice.
Dr. Murray has worked tirelessly to advance diversity in nursing education in faculty, student bodies, and the nursing workforce. She has been the project director of several U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Nursing Workforce Diversity Grants aimed at increasing diversity in the registered nurse workforce.
As a board-certified advanced public health nurse, her research and policy interests focus on the social determinants of health, and the interplay between the social environment, the political environment, and health outcomes.
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Social Justice During COVID-19: The Critical Role Allies Can Play Dismantling Structural Racism
November 02, 2020
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM (ET)
Webinar Overview
This webinar, offered by AACN and the Jonas Nursing and Veterans Healthcare Alumni Council, will focus on acknowledging our roles and responsibility of the healthcare sector in eliminating disparities. The speaker will talk about ways to identify what role each of us can play as allies, what activism looks like, and what it means to be an ally. The goal is to discuss the critical role healthcare professionals can play in dismantling racism. We must do THE WORK! The speaker also will discuss how we can relieve the emotional labor of others and why calling out and cancel culture can be deleterious to the social justice movement and allyship. Come explore how we can work together to eliminate disparities and advance health equity.
After participating in this webinar, attendees will be able to:
- The learner will understand what activism looks like in helping address racism in the healthcare sector.
- The learner will evaluate opportunities for moving their organizations towards eliminating disparities and advancing health equity.
Speakers
Speaker
Debra Joy Perez, PhD (she, her, ella)Senior Philanthropic Advisor and Independent Executive Consultant
Dr. Pérez is Senior Philanthropic Advisor and Executive Consultant to national foundations, federal grant making entities, and higher education. She has been a leader in advancing equity and accountability for three of the nation’s leading foundations and higher education organizations. Dr. Pérez has served on multiple committees and received multiple awards. At the National Science Foundation Educative Human Resources Advisory Committee, she led the subcommittee on Broadening Participation. In addition to her professional achievements, she has been recognized for her outstanding work mentoring underrepresented and emerging leaders as well as supporting others succeed in advancing equity. Dr. Perez has received multiple community awards including the 2019 Latinx Amplify Award, the 2015 Hispanics Inspiring Student Achievement Leadership in Mentoring award, the 2016 Hispanics in Philanthropy HIPGiver, the 2011 YWCA Women of Industry Award and the 2010 Latino Trendsetter Award. In 2015 she received an Honorary Doctorate from Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. She was also featured in Latina Style Magazine as one of the Latina leaders in philanthropy.
In her work in professional private philanthropy, Dr. Pérez previously served as Chief Measurement and Evaluation Officer at the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. She also served as Vice President of Research, Evaluation, and Learning at the Annie E. Casey Foundation, and Interim Vice President at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Throughout her career, she has been responsible for bringing diverse perspectives to the table of research and policy decision-making. She has been responsible for developing many initiatives to foster high-quality multidisciplinary research and expanding various dimensions of diversity.
Dr. Pérez is the first in her family to go to college. She earned a bachelor’s in communication from Rutgers University/Douglass College; a Master’s in Social Science and Women’s Studies from the University of Kent in Canterbury, England; a Master of Public Administration from Baruch College, City University of New York; and a PhD in health policy from Harvard University.