Annual Institute
2019 Presentations
Thursday, May 30, 2019
Opening Session: Dean Judith F. Karshmer, Ph.D., PMHCNS-BC, FAAN, Arizona State University College of Nursing and Health Innovation and
Machrina Leach R.N, B.S.N., Nurse Program Manager, Maricopa County Department of Public Health
Maricopa County DOPH - A Snapshot
Friday, May 31, 2019
Objective 1: Identify ways to move Healthy People 2030 goals and objectives forward, including community wellbeing
Nursing Students Participate in Community-wide Flu Shot Clinic in a Diverse, Medically Underserved Border Area – Randee Greenwald, PhD, FNP-BC, APHN-BC, New Mexico State University; Tenna Schumacher, PhD, RN, New Mexico State University
Improving Primary Care Providers Degree of Comfort in Clinical Decision Making when Caring for Patients with COPD in the Community – Davina Soernssen RN, MSN, CHSE (FNP-BC, DNP Student)
Transforming Community Health Nursing Education: Lessons Learned from Individual and Cross Grantee Program Evaluations from a Federal Bachelor of Science in Community Practicum Awards – Jennifer Morton, DNP, MPH, PHNA-BC, University of New England; Florence Weierbach, PhD, RN, East Tennessee State University; Joy Bliss, PhD, RN, Chaminade University; Judy Metcalf, MSN, APRN, University of New England; Rebecca Sutter, DNP, APRN, George Mason University; Kae Livsey, PhD, RN, Western Carolina University
Increasing Genetics/Genomics Competency of Diverse RN-BSN Students to Improve Health through an Innovative Online Learning Module in a Public Health Nursing Course – Tarsha Jones PhD, RN, PHNA-BD, Florida Atlantic University; Lisa Kirk Wiese, PhD, RN, PHNA-BC, CNE, Florida Atlantic University; Marlee Fergile, RN, BSN, Florida Atlantic University
Incorporating Healthy Nurse Healthy NationTM into an Undergraduate Nursing Course – Dana Todd, PhD, APRN, Murray State University; Rachel Schmitz, MSN, APRN, Murray State University
Objective 2: Describe strategies to operationalize the culture of health
Quality Does Matter: Meeting Quality MattersTM (QM) Standards for a CHN Online Course - Julie Fuselier, MSN, MPH, RN, FCN, CNE, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Creating a Nursing School Consortium: Working Together to Improve Community Partner Relationships and Enhance a Culture Of Health— Irene C. Felsman, DNP, MPH, RN, Duke University; Maryann Cockroft, PhD, RN, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Donna Biederman, DPH, MSN, RN, Duke University; Ann Michelle Hartman, DNP, PNP, RN, Duke University
Impact of a Campus-Based Flu Shot Clinic On Vaccination Rates—Lisabeth M. Searing, PhD, RN, Gannon University
Moderating Effects of Smoking Status on the Relationships Between Exercise Mental Distress And Sleep Quality -- Seok Hyun Gwon, PhD, RN, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee College of Nursing; Young Ik Cho, PhD, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Joseph J. Zilber School of Public Health
Objective 3: Explore programs or services where multiple sectors are collaborating to improve population health
B'More for Healthy Babies: Pursuing Health Equity Through Multi-sectoral Collaboration – Michelle Spencer, MS, RN, University of Maryland, School of Nursing, Patricia Zimberg, JD, MS, RN, University of Maryland, School of Nursing
Student Nurses Caring for Caregivers: A Collaborative Practice Reaching out to Serve the Needs of Families in Rhode Island – Christine McGrane, MS, RN, CNE, RICSNT, University of Rhode Island; Diane Martins, PhD, RN, University of Rhode Island; Robert Desrosiers, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, New England Institute of Technology; Lynn Blanchette, PhD, RN, PHNA-BC, Rhode Island College; Donna Huntley-Newby, PhD, RN; Elizabeth Magriby, DNP, RN, FNP-C, Salve Regina University; Patricia Burbank, DNSc, RN, FAAN, University of Rhode Island
A School Health Personnel Directory: Improving Population Health Through a Community Assessment Project – Gail Petersen Hock, DNP, APRN, PHCNS-BC, APHN-BC, Brandman University; Tyke Hanisch, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, Brandman University
Addressing Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders FASDs: Lessons in Policy and Equity—Anne Lama, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, CSU San Bernardino | Azusa Pacific University; Teresa Dodd-Butera, PhD; RN/DABAT, CSU San Bernardino | Azusa Pacific University; Margaret Beaman, PhD, RN, CSU San Bernardino; Carolyn Shaputnic, MPH, RN, University of California, San Diego Department of Pediatrics
Developing a Community Preceptor Institute for Inter-Professional Clinical Experiences – Lynn P. Blanchette, RN, PhD, PHNA-BC, Rhode Island College
Objective 4: Examine innovative educational models or programs in underserved communities that promote health equity
An Exploration of Practice Structure and Registered Nurses Roles and Related Skills and Expertise in Primary Care Practices in Maryland – Susan Marie Antol, PhD, MS, RN, University of Maryland School of Nursing; Carole Staley Collins, PhD, MSN, RN
American Indian Health Issues and Nursing - An Undergraduate Course - Mary E. Fairbanks, DNP, RN, PHN, Bemidji State University
Partnering to Promote Nursing Student Engagement with Street-Involved Youth – Marie Dietrich Leurer, RN, PhD, University of Saskatchewan; Megan Weiss, RN, BSN, University of Saskatchewan; Diane Campbell, RN, PhD, University of Saskatchewan; Kim Sutherland, MSM, Street Culture Project Inc.; Jamie Malinowski, DipYCW
An Academic-Practice Partnership with Head Start to Teach Population-Based Lead Screening Program Management to Baccalaureate Nursing Students – Linda T. Hook, DrPH, MSN, MSHP, RN PHNA-BC, University of the Incarnate Word; Christina Hernandez, PhD, RN, University of the Incarnate Word; Lorena Paul, DNP, MEd, GCNE, RN-BC, University of the Incarnate Word; Michael VanDoren, MSN, RN, CARN, University of the Incarnate Word
Nurse-Led Peer Facilitated Diabetes Prevention and Early Intervention Program – Oluremi A. Adejumo, RN, BSN, MSc, University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore
Objective 5: Demonstrate the influence of diversity as a driver for health equity
Nursing on the Border – Mary Ann Drake, RN, PhD, CNE, Webster University
Blogging Environmental Health -- Barbara Sattler, RN, MPH, DrPH, FAAN, University of San Francisco
Community Gardens for Special Needs and Nursing Home Communities -- Mary Ellen Mitchell-Rosen, PhD, RN, Nova Southeastern University
Nurses to Schools Corps: An Innovative Pilot Community Partnership for Community Health Clinical Placements in an RN to BSN Program– Alice Jacobs Vestergaard, EdD, MBA, CHES, Samuel Merritt University
Using the Culture of Health Framework to Promote Health Equity and Diversity (Sponsored by Education Committee)
- Along the Border
- Poverty Simulation
- Teaching for Equity - Duke University Interdisciplinary Initiative
Keynote: Yet Another Overdose: Why? Tomi St. Mars, MSN, RN, CEN, FAEN, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Public Health Nurse Leader
Research for Practice: Building Action Strategies to Strengthen Community/Public Health Nursing and Education (Sponsored by Research Committee)
- Policy Committee Presentation
- Policy Education in the DNP Program at Rush University
- Policy Assignment Exemplar
Saturday, June 1, 2019
Objective 1: Identify ways to move Healthy People 2030 goals and objectives forward, including community wellbeing
Improving Adolescent Depression Management in a Primary Care Clinic - Caley Hague, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, Rush University; Masako Mayahara, PhD, RN, Rush University
Impacting Health By Partnering with the Library – Julie St. Clair, RN, MSN, University of Southern Indiana
Anxiety and Stress in Live Disaster Exercises – Sharon L. Farra, PhD, RN, CNE, CHSE, NHDP-BC, Wright State University; Sherrill Smith, RN, PhD, CNL, CNE, Wright State University
Longitudinal Changes in Residential Volatile Organic Compounds in Older Adults with Asthma – Barbara J. Polivka, PhD, RN, FAAN, University of Louisville
Objective 3: Explore programs or services where multiple sectors are collaborating to improve population health
The Academic Health Department – Stephanie D. Smith, Ph.D., RN, University of North Carolina Wilmington; Katelyn Matney, BS, New Hanover County; Ann M. Stalter, Ph.D., RN, M.Ed., Wright State University
Evaluation of an Interprofessional Substance Use Prevention Project – Kim Alexander Decker, PhD, RN, CNS, Indiana University School of Nursing; Joyce Splann Krothe, PhD, RN, Indiana University School of Nursing; Derrick Matthew Garletts, MSN, MPH, RN, Indiana University School of Nursing
Building Community Capacity Through a Nurse-Managed Mobile Health Clinic-An Innovative Educational Opportunity – Marianne Cockroft, PhD, RN, UNC-Chapel Hill
Breaking Silos Between Public Health Nursing and Nursing Informatics Education Using Interactive Case Studies – Linda R. Garner, PhD, PHNA-BC, CHES, RN, Southeast Missouri State University; Debra L. Eardley, DNP, RN, APHN-BC, Metropolitan State University; Kelly Krumwiede, PhD, MA, RN, PHN, Minnesota State University; Elizabeth G. Kuchler, DNP, MSN, APRN, FNP—BC, New Mexico State University; Shelly R. Noe, DNP, PMHNP-BC, RN, Dr. Conni DeBlieck, DNP, MSN, RN, New Mexico State University
Objective 4: Examine innovative educational models or programs in underserved communities that promote health equity
Engaging CHN Students in the Often Forgotten World of the Aging Population – Julie Fuselier, MSN, MPH, RN, FCN, CNE, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Spotlight on West Baltimore: An Innovative Cures Scholars Program to Eliminate Health Disparities – Patricia C. Zimberg, JD, MS, RN, University of Maryland School of Nursing; Michelle C. Spencer, MS, RN, University of Maryland School of Nursing
Expanding the Role of the BSN: Integrating Nurse Visits into Curriculum – Tanya Haas, DNP, RN, George Mason University; Rebecca Sutter, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, George Mason University
Community Health Nursing: Teaching Undergraduates Through the Use of Active Learning, Empowerment, and Community Partnerships – Jene Hurlbut Roseman, University of Health Science College of Nursing; Jennabelle Jo Andrews Alexander, MSN, MSHA, Roseman University of Health Science College of Nursing
Engaging Haitian Community Leaders in Emergency Preparedness – Marie Lourdes Charles, EdD, MA, RN-BC, Pace University-College of Health Professions-Lienhard School of Nursing; Gretha Fievre, MA, MSA, RN, Health Education Action League for Haiti; Beatrice Simeon, PHN, Hopital de la Communaute Dame-Marienne
Objective 5: Demonstrate the influence of diversity as a driver for health equity
Piloting Service-Learning for Second Degree Baccalaureate Nursing Students – Nicole E. McCain, MSN, RN, CNL, CNE, Jefferson College of Health Sciences
Health Disparity Reduction Project Serving the Community and Teaching Ethical Behavior to Nursing Students – Larry Vitale, RN, MPA, MPH, San Francisco State University
An Academic Nursing Project to Advance Million Hearts – Jennifer Cooper, DNP, RN, PHNA-BC, CCP, Hood College
Collaborating with a local Parks and Recreation Department To Provide Health Education to Individuals Living with Special Needs – Hopewell P. Carroll, RN, BSN, Auburn University; Kelly Strickland, MSN, BSN, Auburn University
Plenary Session: Preparing Future Nurses to Impact Health Policy
Keynote Session 2: Building Innovative Academic & Community Partnerships: A Broader Approach to Interprofessional Practice and Education
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