Integrating Population Health Competencies into Practice, Academia, and the Nursing Workforce
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (ET)
Hosted by the Faculty Leadership Network
Webinar Details
Learn more about population health initiatives deployed across the state of Connecticut from 2021-2023 in the areas of practice, academia, and the nursing workforce. Discover programs and strategies that can help to accelerate local efforts to meet population health needs.
Objectives:
- Identify statewide initiatives launched by the Connecticut Center for Nursing Workforce to support population health competencies.
- Explain the components of population health education at a nursing residency program at a Connecticut hospital.
- Summarize the impact of the population health course at a state college in Connecticut.
- Describe how the AACN Population Health Domain is integrated across initiatives.
Note: Recording of the webinar will be available soon after the webinar airs. Visit AACN's On-Demand Webinars to watch.
Speakers
Speakers
Marcia B. Proto, MEd, CAS
Executive Director
Connecticut Center for Nursing Workforce, Inc.
Marcia Proto enjoys a successful career in state and national association leadership, nursing education and workforce development, healthcare fundraising, and statewide coalition building. She is currently Executive Director for the Connecticut Center for Nursing Workforce (CCNW) as well as the owner of Marcia Proto Consulting, LLC.
Her life’s work has involved connecting people through education and targeted skills training toward fulfilling career paths, particularly in the nursing field. In addition to her roles with the CCNW, she has held management positions at the Connecticut Hospital Association, Junior Achievement of South-East Connecticut, Flath & Associates Consulting, and the National League for Nursing.
Marcia has spent the past 25 years ensuring that the nursing workforce will meet the nation’s growing healthcare needs by contributing to and engaging in state and national workforce development activities, including the Center to Champion Nursing in America, a national initiative funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in collaboration with AARP.
Catherine E. Johnson, PhD, RN, CNE, APHN-BC, RA, CPH
Assistant Professor in Nursing
Pacific College of Health and Sciences
Catherine (Kate) E. Johnson has been a registered nurse for 35 years and was the public health nurse in her community for 13 years (2008-2021). Dr. Johnson has taught Community/Population Health for over 8 years in traditional undergraduate and RN to BSN programs. She is certified in Advanced Public Health Nursing by the ANCC and in Public Health by the National Board of Health Examiners in 2022. In 2021, Dr. Johnson was a member of the Education and Professional Development Committee for the Association of Public Health Nurs es, which focused on developing the Public Health Policy Cycle content for the New to Public Health (N2PH) Residency Program. She previously served on the Massachusetts Local Public Health Advisory Committee.
Dr. Johnson graduated from Keuka College in New York with a BSN, earned an MBA from Western New England College in Massachusetts, an MSN from American International College in Massachusetts, and a PhD in nursing education from Capella University in Minnesota.
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Reviewing for Professional Journals: Strategies for Success
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (ET)
Webinar Details
Reviewers serve an essential role in promoting the quality of manuscripts that are published in professional journals. In this webinar, you will learn how to become a manuscript reviewer and how to write a quality review. A step-by-step process for completing excellent reviews will be highlighted.
Objectives:
- Explain the purpose of manuscript reviews.
- Describe steps for becoming a manuscript reviewer and how to respond to a review invitation.
- Examine the process and criteria to use when evaluating manuscripts and making recommendations.
Note: Recording of the webinar will be available soon after the webinar airs. Visit AACN's On-Demand Webinars to watch.
Speakers
Speakers
Patricia Morton, PhD, RN, ACNP-BC, FAAN
Editor of the Journal of Professional Nursing
Dean Emeritus
University of Utah
Patricia G. Morton is Dean Emeritus, University of Utah College of Nursing. Dr. Morton has authored three textbooks, numerous book chapters, and over 60 journal articles. She has served on the editorial board of six nursing journals and for seven years was the editor of a clinical journal sponsored by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. Currently, Dr. Morton is the editor of AACN’s Journal of Professional Nursing. She is a certified acute care nurse practitioner. Dr. Morton was inducted as a fellow in the American Academy of Nursing in 1999.
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Writing for Your Dean - A Nursing Advancement Professionals Presentation
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (ET)
Webinar Details
Almost every development or communications professional in higher education has been tasked with writing for their dean, from fundraising emails and remarks for events to student communications and addressing issues. Capturing the voice of your school’s leader can be a daunting task, particularly for those new to the role or those learning how to work with a new dean. In this AACN National Advancement Professionals Brown Bag, experienced communicators discuss how they've learned to write for their deans and share tips that anyone can employ to better write for their institution's leader.
NOTE: This is an AACN Member only webinar.
This presentation was hosted by the Nursing Advancement Professionals (NAP) Leadership Network.
Speakers
Speakers
Jennifer Lollar
Executive Director, Strategic Marketing and Communications
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Jennifer Lollar is the Executive Director of Strategic Marketing and Communications for the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Nursing. She has been with UAB since 2001, starting in University Relations doing Media Relations first for the University side of campus and then from 2005 to 2013 for the health schools and medical center. She moved to the School of Nursing in 2013 and now leads an eight-member marketing and communications team that is responsible for all communications and marketing functions for the School of Nursing (except for media relations). Prior to joining UAB she was a general assignment and business reporter for newspapers in the Birmingham area.
Steve Rudolph
Director of Marketing and Strategic Communications
University of Minnesota
Steve Rudolph is the Director of Strategic Communications at the University of Minnesota School of Nursing, where his goal is to connect the school and its stakeholders through authentic storytelling and compelling communications. He joined the School of Nursing from the Carlson School of Management where he led the creation of the business school’s external communications and ground-breaking digital and video content. Prior to higher education, he was a public relations executive known for providing sound and strategic counsel to clients, building and protecting brands, and staging successful events and programs.
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Bringing Gender-Affirming Care to Primary Care: Adapting Nurse Practitioner Program Curriculum
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (ET)
Hosted by the Faculty Leadership Network
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Dr. Rebecca Mueller explores the impact of a multimodal educational intervention, using didactic content, a patient panel, and a standardized patient scenario on preparing nurse practitioners with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed to care for people who are transgender and gender diverse. In sharing the results of the study, the presenter will explore recommendations on how nurse educators can integrate this curriculum into undergraduate and graduate nursing programs. Lastly, Dr. Mueller will discuss the priority for integrating diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging into nursing education.
Objectives:
- Define terminology surrounding transgender and gender diverse (TGD) populations, and gender-affirming care.
- Recognize the effect of a multimodal educational intervention on the ability of nurse practitioners to care for people who are transgender and gender diverse.
- Explore the implications f or undergraduate and graduate nursing education.
- Understand the priority for diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in nursing education.
Note: Recording of the webinar will be available soon after the webinar airs. Visit AACN's On-Demand Webinars to watch.
Speakers
Speakers
Rebecca C. Mueller, PhD, RN, CRNP, FNP-BC
Associate Professor
Neumann University
Dr. Rebecca C. Mueller is an associate professor of nursing at Neumann University. Prior to joining Neumann, she was employed as a primary care family nurse practitioner in Philadelphia, PA and Las Vegas, NV. In addition to teaching undergraduate and graduate nursing students, she works as a nurse practitioner at Swarthmore College’s Student Health and Wellness clinic providing primary care to a college-aged population. Dr. Mueller received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Villanova University, a Master of Science in Nursing from the University of Pennsylvania, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing from Villanova University. She is passionate about the care of adolescents, young adults, and vulnerable populations. After earning her BSN, she spent a year of service with the Augustinian Volu nteers program working as a nurse in a free clinic in San Diego, CA. Her background also includes medical-surgical nursing, home health, and community-based nursing. Her passion for equitable health care has translated to research at Neumann to develop and implement curricula focused on caring for patients who are LGBTQ. Dr. Mueller serves on the board of the Southeastern Pennsylvania College Health Nurses Association, and is an active member of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, earning an AANP and Sigma Theta Tau research grant in 2022.
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Engaging Nurses in Shaping Policy to Address Health Disparities
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (ET)
Hosted by the Research Leadership Network.
Webinar Details
Nurses can significantly impact population health through public policy. During this webinar, Mayor Sofia Aragon shares how she is working to develop local policy to address health disparities among residents exposed to environmental exposure due to airport operations in her city and the region.
Objectives:
- Define the need for policy to address environmental exposures and health disparities
- Discuss examples of public policy to mitigate environmental exposures to populations living near an airport
- Demonstrate how to implement local, state, and federal policy
Note: Recording of the webinar will be available soon after the webinar airs. Visit AACN's On-Demand Webinars to watch.
Speakers
Speakers
Sofia Aragon, JD, BSN, RN
Executive Director, Washington Center for Nursing
Mayor, City of Burien
Sofia Aragon is the executive director for the Washington Center for Nursing and Mayor for the City of Burien. As Washington State’s nursing workforce center, WCN works to address the nursing shortage. Public policy is her passion. In her previous role as Governmental Affairs Advisor for the Washington State Nurses Association, she represented registered nurses, ARNPs United of Washington, and the School Nurse Organization of Washington. She advocated for legislation on workplace safety, full state adoption of the Affordable Care Act, higher education and public health funding, banning toxins in the environment, racial equity, and other issues. She was elected to the Burien City Council in 2019 and elected Mayor in 2022. As Chair of the Burien Airpor t Committee, she influences regional, state, and federal legislation to mitigate the health impact of exposure to communities by SeaTac International Airport. Most of Washington state’s communities of color live within a 10-mile radius of SeaTac airport. She partners with other cities, public health and community-based organizations to lessen exposure from the airport and health disparities among communities living and working near the airport. She also voted to pass city ordinances for environmental preservation and addressing climate change, such as requiring the use of compostable products, a tree ordinance, and a city Climate Action Plan. She earned a BA in Economics from UW-Seattle, a BSN in Nursing from Seattle University, and a Juris Doctor from Loyola University-Chicago School of Law.