Webinar Overview

This year marks the 50th Anniversary of the Nursing Workforce Development programs (Title VIII of the Public Health Service Act [PHSA]). President Lyndon Johnson’s signed these programs into law through the Nurse Training Act of 1964 on September 4. Dr. Suzanne Miyamoto (American Association of Colleges of Nursing) will address the history, appropriations, and importance of Title VIII and the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), as well as their impact on advancing nursing education and research. In addition Dr. Miyamoto will provide insight on how the broader nursing community can come together as one voice to advocate for nursing education, research, and practice, including the Title VIII programs and NINR. She will also detail how to best create a coordinated message for members of Congress. Ms. Jamie Ware (National Nursing Centers Consortium) will be discussing the history and importance of Nurse-Managed Health Clinics (NMHCs Title III of PHSA) in providing access to care for underserved populations, and how these sites are integral to clinical training and pr actice for advanced practice registered nurses.

Webinar SpeakerS

Suzanne Miyamoto, PhD, RN
AACN Director of Government Affairs and Health Policy

Suzanne Miyamoto, PhD, RN is the Director of Government Affairs and Health Policy at the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN). AACN represents over 740 schools of nursing and serves as the national voice for baccalaureate and graduate education. With over a decade of policy experience, Dr. Miyamoto leads the association’s advocacy work focused on nursing education, research, and practice to promote a cost-effective and high quality healthcare system. Additionally, she is the convener for the Nursing Community, a coalition of 60 national professional nursing organizations that collaborate on a wide spectrum of healthcare and nursing policy issues. Dr. Miyamoto is an adjunct assistant professor at Georgetown University, School of Nursing and Health Studies as well as at the University of Maryland, School of Nursing. Prior to this, she held policy positions at the state and federal level with the National Institutes of Health and the State Commission on Patient Safety for the Michigan Health and Safety Coalition. She previously served as adjunct clinical assistant professor at the University of New Mexico, School of Nursing and as lecturer at the University of Michigan, School of Nursing. Dr. Miyamoto’s areas of research interest include healthcare policy, political advocacy, innovation and change, and the image of the nurse. Suzanne previously worked as a psychiatric nurse. Dr. Miyamoto received her Bachelors of Science in Nursing, Bachelors of Art in Psychology, Masters of Science in Nursing, and Doctorate of Philosophy in Nursing all from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Suzanne is a member of Sigma Theta Tau International, Women in Government Relations, and the American Nurses Association.

Jamie Ware, JD, MSW
Policy Director, National Nursing Centers Co nsrtium (NNCC)

Jamie Ware joined National Nursing Centers Consortium (NNCC) in 2008. As NNCC’s Policy Director, her responsibilities include policy research and analysis, as well as development and implementation of policy strategy on behalf of nurse-managed health clinics and nurse practitioners. Before coming to NNCC, she worked for the Service Employees International Union and managed local and state-level political campaigns. A member of the Pennsylvania bar, Jamie holds a Juris Doctor degree from Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law, where she received a number of awards for public interest work. Prior to that, she received her Master of Social Work Administration degree from the University of Washington. As NNCC’s Policy Director, Jamie has contributed to various publications, including Temple Law Review and the Philadelphia Social Innovations Journal.

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The Nursing Community consists of 60 national nursing organizations committed to improving the health and health care of our nation by collaborating to support registered nurses. Collectively the Nursing Community represents nearly one million registered nurses, advanced practice registered nurses, nurse executives, nursing students, and nursing faculty.


 

Webinar Overview

The third and final webinar of a three-part series leading up to AACN’s 2014 Student Policy Summit features AACN’s Director of Government Affairs and Health Policy, Dr. Suzanne Miyamoto PhD, RN, and Government Affairs and Grassroots Manager Lauren Inouye, RN. Student Policy Summit attendees will be provided further information about AACN’s advocacy priorities that form the cornerstone of their advocacy efforts during the Summit. Preliminary information about Capitol Hill visits and how to maximize one’s experience during the conference will be addressed.

Webinar SpeakerS

Suzanne Miyamoto, PhD, RN
AACN Director of Government Affairs and Health Policy

Dr. Miyamoto currently serves as the Director of Government Affairs for the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. At AACN, she works to ensure that higher nursing education, researc h, and nursing practice are made top priorities in the federal arena. Dr. Miyamoto currently serves as faculty at the University of Michigan School of Nursing as well as Georgetown University. She previously served as adjunct associate professor at the University of New Mexico School of Nursing and University of Maryland. In addition, Dr. Miyamoto is also the convener of the Nursing Community, a forum comprised of national professional nursing organizations that collaborate in advocating on a wide spectrum of healthcare and nursing issues. Prior to this, she held policy positions at both the state and federal levels. Her areas of research interest include healthcare policy, political advocacy, and the federal appropriations process with regard to the nursing profession. Dr. Miyamoto previously worked as a psychiatric nurse. She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Master of Science in Nursing Business and Health Systems, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.

Lauren Inouye, RN
AACN Government Affairs Manager

Ms. Inouye is the Government Affairs Manager at the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. Prior to joining AACN, she worked as a critical care Registered Nurse at Georgetown University Hospital and served as the hospital's Legislative Council co-chair from 2009-2011. She is a member of the American Nurses Association, Women in Government Relations, and the American League of Lobbyists. Lauren graduated from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI with her Bachelor of Science in Nursing. She is currently pursuing a Master of Public Policy at Georgetown University in Washington, DC.

Webinar Overview

This presentation will discuss the intent of the DNP project, clarify how the DNP project differs from the PhD dissertation, and how the scope and expected outcomes of the project demonstrate competencies. The value, variable forms, and key elements typically found in the DNP final project will be discussed.

Webinar SpeakerS

Jane M. Kirkpatrick, PhD, RNC-OB, ANEF
Head, School of Nursing
Associate Dean, College of Health and Human Sciences
Purdue University

Jane Kirkpatrick has served as Head of the School of Nursing and Associate Dean of the College of Health and Human Sciences at Purdue University since 2009. Her area of expertise is innovation in nursing education, particul arly in the use of technology, multimedia development, and use of evaluation strategies. She has been honored with the Pinnacle as well as the International Tribute Award for Computer-based Education Technology from Sigma Theta Tau, International.  Since assuming leadership of Purdue’s School of Nursing, she has led progressive curricular change in the undergraduate program, worked to stimulate the development of interprofessional teaching and research across the campus, and has collaborated with her nursing colleagues at Purdue’s regional campuses to create a proposal for a collaborative system-wide delivery of the Doctor of Nursing Practice program. Among her many engagement activities, she serves as co-chair of the data committee for the Indiana Center for Nursing, an innovative group that has brought practice and education together “to ensure that Indiana has a qualified nursing workforce prepared to meet the needs of Indiana’s healthcare consumers.”

Terri Weaver, PhD, RN, FAAN
Dean, School of Nursing
University of Illinois at Chicago

Dr. Weaver is recognized nationally and internationally for her research on the effect of daytime sleepiness on daily behaviors and assessment of treatment outcomes. She has expertise in issues related to functional status/quality of life, treatment adherence, instrument development, and randomized clinical trials.  Dr. Weaver produced two notable disease specific functional status measures, one for chronic pulmonary disorders and the other for sleep disorders. Her program of research centers on treatment adherence, analysis of treatment efficacy for obstructive sleep apnea, and mechanisms and outcomes of daytime sleepiness. Extending outcomes beyond physiological measures, Dr. Weaver conducted multisite research to determine the appropriate duration of nasal continuous positive pressure treatment for obstructive sleep apnea required to normalize key behaviors such as functional status. Dr. Weaver and colleagues were the first to characterize the acute decline in adherence observed over the first week of nasal continuous positiv e airway pressure treatment for obstructive sleep apnea. This work was extended in a study designed to isolate factors contributing to this non-adherence, in which Dr. Weaver served as the Principal Investigator. Dr. Weaver completed an international multisite randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial evaluating the efficacy of nasal continuous position airway pressure for milder sleep apnea, the largest and first such RCT in the world.  She is currently studying factors associated with residual sleepiness in optimally treated sleep apnea patients treated with continuous positive airway pressure.  Dr. Weaver participated as a speaker in the National Institute for Nursing Research Sleep and Fatigue Boot Camp.  Dr. Weaver’s research has been supported by the National Heart Blood and Lung Institute of the National Institutes of Health.

This presentation describes a six-year grant funded academic-practice partnership project aimed at improving population-based public health nursing practice in Wisconsin. Project objectives, structure, activities, and products are described. Project evaluation revealed increased competency for contemporary practice; broad project reach among intended participants including students, faculty, and practicing nurses; and improved education for undergraduate student nurses and nurses new to public health practice. The presentation will provide both academic and practice perspectives.

Sponsored by the Academic Practice Partnerships Initiative.

Webinar SpeakerS

Rebecca Hovarter, MS, APHN, RNBC, Lecturer, University of Wisconsin, Green Bay