USPHS Scientific & Training Symposium: Nurse Category Agenda
07:45
a.m. – 08:00 a.m. Welcome and Progam Overview
RADM Carol Romano, PhD, RN, FAAN, USPHS, Chief Nurse Officer of the U.S. Public Health Service
08:00
a.m. – 09:00 a.m. Opening Keynote: Leading Sustainable Change; Evidenced Based Practice in Healthcare Systems
Bernadette Melnyk, PhD, RN, CPNP/NPP, FAAN, FNAP, Dean and Distinguished Foundation Professor in Nursing, Arizona State University College of Nursing & Healthcare Innovation
Presentation (pdf, 19.01 MB)
The keynote address will describe evidenced-based practice in health care systems and how nurses are pivotal leaders in its successful implementation.
At the end of the session, participants will be able to:
• Describe the state of evidenced-based practice (EBP) across the United States
• Identify the steps of EBP
• Discuss strategies for leading a change to system-wide implementation and sustainability of EBP in healthcare systems
09:00
a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Panel: Three Dimensions of Global Nursing Leadership
CDR LeeAnn Roosevelt, RN, BSN, USPHS (Ret), Healthy Heart Project
CAPT John Tuskan, RN, MSN, USPHS, Director of the Refugee Mental Health Program, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
CDR Dan Beck, USPHS, Deputy Director, Office of Force Readiness and Deployment, Office of the Surgeon General
This session will identify specific nursing leadership roles as they apply to global health diplomacy. Participants will gain an understanding how health diplomacy through relationship-building at a local and global level can improve public health outcomes in a global community. This will be achieved by reviewing tribal health diplomacy, global programs, and mission-specific opportunities.
At the end of the session, participants will be able to:
• Identify three ways that cultural competency affects outcomes Recognize the potential for nursing leadership in global health programs
10:00
a.m. – 10:15 a.m. BREAK
10:15
a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Panel: Nursing Led Interventions for Advancing Global Health
CAPT Patricia Riley, RN, CNM, MPH, USPHS, Senior Technical Advisor, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
LCDR Amy Parker, RN, MSN, MPH, USPHS, Nurse Epidemiologist, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CAPT Kitty MacFarlane, RN, CNM, MPH, USPHS, Lead Midwife, WHO Collaborating Center for Reproductive Health, Division of Reproductive Health
The session will discuss the development and implementation of a unique nursing intervention in western Kenya and Afghanistan. Nursing leaders from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) developed the Safe Water System (SWS), a household intervention that improves drinking water quality and has lead to improved health outcomes.
At the end of the session, participants will be able to:
• Describe two basic global health interventions: hand hygiene and the safe water system
• Identify the unique contributions of the nursing role with regard to these two interventions and how it specifically advances global health
• Recognize critical elements necessary for successful integration of these interventions into a clinic-based setting (e.g. preliminary assessment and local engagement of stakeholders, implementation of the intervention, evaluation, follow-up and dissemination of findings)
12:30 p.m. – 02:00 p.m. Luncheon
Nurse Professional Advisory Committee Update
CDR Katherine Berkhousen, USPHS, Nursing Professional Advisory Committee Chair
02:00
p.m. – 03:00 p.m. Breakout Session: Just in Time Leadership
CAPT Janet Odom, RN, MSN, Regional Emergency Coordinator, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
The presentation will focus on the expectations of leadership in an emergency situation. The breakout session looks at the effects of positive and negative thinking on the wellbeing of teams and individuals. The breakout session will then be applied to emergency situations and how these effects will build over time.
At the end of the session, participants will be able to:
• Identify the barriers to effective leadership in a emergency situation
• Demonstrate how focusing on the negative aspects depletes energy levels while focusing on positive aspects raises energy levels
• Synthesize the hypothetical situation into possible scenarios that may occur in everyday life or field conditions
03:00
p.m. – 03:15 p.m. BREAK
03:15
p.m. – 04:45 p.m. Panel: Taking on the Challenge: Nurses Leading the Fight Against Diabetes & Obesity
CAPT Carol Moffett, PhD, FNP-RC, CDE, USPHS, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
pps (26.36 MB) | pdf (798 KB)
Ms. Lorraine Valdez, MSN, MPA, CDE, Deputy Director, Nurse Consultant, Indian Health Service Division of Diabetes Treatment and Prevention
Presentation (pdf, 7.26 MB)
Marylyn McEwen, PhD, APRN, BC, Associate Professor, University of Arizona College of Nursing
Bonnie Gance-Cleveland, PhD, PNP, RNC, Director, Center for Improving Health Outcomes in Children, Teens and Families, Arizona State University
pps (17.28 MB) | pdf (1.01 MB)
This session will describe clinical updates in diabetes and obesity and describe programs at the national, state and local levels that address diabetes and obesity. The panel will discuss how nurses are currently leading initiatives that will have significant ramifications in the future regarding prevention and treatment of diabetes and obesity.
At the end of the session, participants will be able to:
• Recognize current strategies and programs targeting diabetes/obesity prevention and treatment from multiple perspectives; federal, state and academia
• Evaluate how nurses are involved in research, prevention, education, outreach and treatment initiatives
• Identify future roles in nursing leadership in the fight against diabetes & obesity
04:45
p.m. – 05:15 p.m. Closing Remarks, Wrap Up and Evaluations
RADM Carol Romano, PhD, RN, FAAN, USPHS