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2016 Baccalaureate and Master's Education Conferences Materials

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Innovating Nursing Education to Improve the Health of the Nation
Hilton Anaheim, Anaheim, CA - November 17-19, 2016

Welcome and Opening Plenary
Addressing Implicit Bias in Patient Care
Speaker: Jeff Stone, PhD, Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

Disability in Nursing Practice and Nursing Education
Speaker: Suzanne C. Smeltzer, EdD, RN, Professor and Director, Center for Nursing Research, College of Nursing, Villanova University, Villanova, PA

Accommodations: Building the Capacity to Support Students with Disabilities
Speaker: Bronwynne C. Evans, PhD, RN, Professor and Director, PhD Program, College of Nursing and Health Innovation, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ

Learning Labs

Behavioral Health: Integration into the Nursing Curriculum
Speaker: Margaret Wooding Baker, PhD, RN, Dean and Professor, School of Nursing and Health Professions, University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA; and Marcella M. Rutherford, PhD, RN, Dean, College of Nursing, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Insights into the CCNE Accreditation Process & Standards
Speaker: Lori Schroeder, MA, Director of Accreditation Services, Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, Washington, DC

Integration Strategies for Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) in Classroom and Clinical Learning
Speakers: Gerry Altmiller, EdD, RN, Associate Professor of Nursing, The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ; and Gail Armstrong, PhD, DNP, RN, Associate Professor, College of Nursing, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO

Palliative Care Competencies and Recommendations for Undergraduate Nursing Education Students
Speakers: Betty Ferrell, PhD, RN, Director and Professor, Nursing Research and Education, and Associate Director for Nursing Research, City of Hope, Duarte, CA; and Pamela Malloy, MN,RN, Director and Co-Investigator of the ELNEC Project, American Association of Colleges of Nursing, Washington, DC

Population Health: Integration into the Nursing Curriculum
Speaker: Susan M. Swider, PhD, RN, Professor, College of Nursing, Rush University, Chicago, IL

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Future of Nursing Scholars Program
Facilitated by Heather J. Kelley-Thompson, MA, Deputy Director, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Future of Nursing Scholars Program, Princeton, NJ; and Vernell P. Dewitty, PhD, RN, Program Director, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation New Careers in Nursing Scholarship Program, American Association of Colleges of Nursing, Washington, DC

Strengthening Holistic Review in Nursing Admissions
Facilitated by AACN Board Member Greer Glazer, PhD, RN, Dean and Schmidlapp Professor of Nursing, College of Nursing, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

Resiliency: Skills for Personal and Professional Effectiveness
Speaker: Robert Browning, PhD (h.c.), Director of HeartMath Healthcare, Boulder Creek, CA

Master’s Education: Navigating the Present and Anticipating the Future
Royal Sonesta Houston, TX - February 25-27, 2016

Welcome and Opening Program Session
Master's Education: Are Nurse Faculty Prepared for their Role?
Speaker: Marilyn H. Oermann, PhD, Thelma M. Ingles Professor of Nursing and Director of Evaluation and Educational Research, School of Nursing, Duke University, Durham, NC

Program Session
Academic Nursing Leadership: The Best Days of Your Life!
Speaker: Carolyn Jaramillo Montoya, PhD, Associate Professor and Practice Chair, College of Nursing, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

Concurrent Sessions

CCNE: Accreditation 101
Speaker: Lori Schroeder, MA, Director of Accreditation Services, Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, Washington, DC

Delivering Master’s Education for Students Living in Rural/Frontier Communities
Speakers: Elizabeth Merwin, PhD, Ann Henshaw Gardiner Professor of Nursing and Executive Vice Dean, School of Nursing, Duke University, Durham, NC; Judith M. Paré, PhD, Dean, Nursing & Health Sciences, Becker College, Worcester, MA; and Audrey Snyder, PhD, AGACNP Program Coordinator and Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO

Distance Education and Regulatory Issues: What’s Coming down the Pike
Speaker: Marianne Boeke, PhD, Senior Associate, National Center for Higher Education Management Systems, Boulder, CO

Helping Master’s Students turn Scholarly Projects into Publishable Articles
Speaker: Patricia Gonce Morton, PhD, Dean, College of Nursing, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT and Editor, Journal of Professional Nursing

The Magnet Journey: Academic-Clinical Partnerships
Speakers: Debra L. Fowler, PhD, Assistant Professor and Track Director for the MSN in Nursing Leadership and Administration Program, School of Nursing, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX; Cathy L. Rozmus, DSN, PARTNERS Endowed Professorship in Nursing and Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, School of Nursing, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX; and Mary Vondohlen, MSN, Magnet Program Director, Memorial Hermann Health System, Houston, TX

The Use of Simulation in Master’s Nursing Education
Speaker: Teresa Gore, PhD, DNP, Associate Professor, College of Nursing, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL

Informal Breakfast Session: How U.S. News Calculates Rankings of Graduate Nursing Programs
Speaker: Victoria Niederhauser, DrPH, Dean and Professor, College of Nursing, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

Program Session
Preparing Master’s Graduates for Future Practice in Today’s Healthcare Environment
Speaker: Christine M. Pacini, PhD, Dean and Professor, McAuley School of Nursing, University of Detroit Mercy, Detroit, MI

Closing Program Session
Legal Issues Confronting Graduate Nursing Faculty Today
Speaker: Hayley E. Hanson, JD, Partner, Husch Blackwell LLP, Kansas City, MO

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