2010 Third National DNP Conference, San Diego

Breakout session T6 Details, Thursday, September 30, 2010, 4PM
San Marino Room

Jill Diede, DNP, FNP-C
University of Colorado Beth El College of Nursing
and Health Sciences, Colorado Springs, CO
Evans Army Community Hospital, Ft. Carson, CO
Group Medical Appointments with Diabetes, as means to improve

self-efficacy and clinic productivity

Goal of Presentation:
The purpose of this program evaluation study was to explore, implement, and evaluate an alternative delivery structure for chronic diabetes care, the group medical appointment (GMA). The GMA was selected to improve patient self-efficacy, and increase clinic productivity.

Objectives:
1. Explore, implement, and evaluate an alternative delivery structure for chronic diabetes care, the group medical appointment (GMA).
2. Determine if the GMA model improves chronic disease patient self-efficacy.
3. Determine if the GMA model is an alternative to the traditional individual appointment and to determine if it is a viable option to increase productivity in the clinic.

Speaker’s Background:
I am a May 2010 DNP graduate of the Beth El College of Nursing and Health Sciences, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs. At graduation I was awarded the “Outstanding Doctorate of Nursing Practice Student Award” “Given in recognition of outstanding leadership, clinical, and academic achievement.” I have worked in diabetes management since 2006, when I graduated with my MSN/FNP degree. During my Doctorate degree, I was able to look at the start of a program from beginning to end during the course of completing my capstone project. I believe that the DNP experience helped me to look beyond the walls of the exam room to a boarder perspective in healthcare. After graduation I was promoted to the Director of Clinical Outcomes in the Chronic Disease Management Clinic, Ft. Carson, CO. I believe that the DNP degree helped me to understand that healthcare is a business while still staying grounded in clinical processes and holistic/patient centered healthcare. Chronic disease management requires practitioners to use alternative, innovative approaches that improve patient outcomes and clinic productivity. I believe that my presentation will inspire others to look at processes in their workplace that could be improved with the knowledge that a DNP graduate brings to healthcare.

Lisa Wetmore Locasto, DNP, MS, RN, & Kathleen M. Sweeney, DNP, CRNP
Robert Morris University, Moon Township, PA
A Tool Kit for Battling Childhood Obesity:
Implementing the ABCD Program for Childhood Obesity in Pediatric Primary Care

Goal of Presentation:
Discuss the development and implementation of the ABCD Program for Childhood Obesity in a pediatric primary care setting. Report the research findings from the implementation of this program developed in a DNP Completion academic program.

Objectives:
1. At the end of the program, the learner will understand the risk factors associated with childhood obesity
2. At the end of the program, the learner will Identify strategies for the assessment and management of childhood obesity within a primary care setting
3. At the end of the program, the learner will utilize the tools presented as part of the ABCD program within their unique practice setting

Speaker’s Background:
Dr. Lisa Locasto has a BSN and MS from the Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. She recently achieved the DNP degree following completion of the DNP Program at Robert Morris University, Moon Township, PA. Dr. Locasto has practiced in the area of pediatric nursing for over 30 years, in both clinical and academic settings. This program, the ABCD Weight Management Program, is an example of the results of DNP education and represents the translation of evidence into practice settings. The program addresses an enormous need in the current and future healthcare arena, childhood obesity.

This topic will be of interest to attendees, both from pediatric and adult settings. While much has been written about the need to address the subject of childhood obesity in the primary care setting, there is very little in the literature regarding specifics for implementation purposes.