Full Practice Authority - What You Need to Know
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (ET)
Webinar Overview
Across the country we see a national standard for education, program accreditation, and certification requirements for those in NP programs. However, there is a lot of variability when it comes to NP practice in states. States with Full Practice Authority (FPA) allow for NP practice without any contracts or relationships with a physician or oversight by the state medical board. Understanding the current status of FPA is important to your future practice and has implications on your patients. Join this webinar for an overview of FPA and its impact as well as learn more about what work still remains to have FPA adopted by all states across the country.
Objectives:
- The learner will define Full Practice Authority (as defined by AANP) and its impact on nurse practitioners.
- The learner will identify the current status of FPA. (In their state?)
- The learner will identify opportunities for advocacy in non-FPA state.
This Webinar is hosted by the Graduate Nursing Student Academy (GNSA). For more information on the GNSA, visit www.aacnnursing.org/GNSA.
Speakers
Speaker
Director of Policy
American Association of Colleges of Nursing
Colleen Leners is the Director of Policy at the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) in Washington, D.C. AACN serves as the voice of academic nursing, encompassing education, research, and practice. Dr. Leners was selected as a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellow in the office of Senator John Thune (R-SD) of the Senate Finance Committee. Colleen serves on the Case Western Reserve Alumni Board and many committees for the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP). She has maintained an active family nurse practitioner practice for over 26 years and has served our country in the United States Army Nurse Corps. She has many notable achievements both civilian and military and was inducted as a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing and in American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. Dr. Leners was awarded the Bronze Star for her service overseas.
Dr. Leners served as a Traumatic Brian Injury Program manager, created a nurse-managed primary care clinic for Wounded Warriors at Navy Medical Center San Diego (C5). She has also been a registered nurse and nurse practitioner for nearly four decades.
She received her DNP in Leadership from Case Western Reserve University, MSN FNP from University of San Diego and her BSN from California State University Dominguez Hills.
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Telehealth: Nurses Called to Action
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM (ET)
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.
Speakers
Speaker
Clinical 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.