Fourth National DNP Conference:
Impacting Health Care Policy
September 28 – 30, 2011, The Westin Canal Place, New Orleans, LA
View a listing of 2011 Poster Presentations HERE
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
| Opening Panel Presentation | The Sauce of being a DNP: Challenges on All Fronts (Prologue) Marie G. Young, DNP, MSN, FNP, PMHNP Michael J. Terry, DNP, FNP, PMHNP and David G. O’Dell, DNP, FNP-BC |
| Breakout Session W1(Details) | Legislative Strategies: Momentum to Drive “Audacious” Policy Change Donna M. Emanuele, DNP, FNP-BC, RN Western University of Health Sciences Presentation Handouts ~ and ~ Developing Advocacy through Service |
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Breakout Session W2 |
Health Literacy: The Road to Improved Health Outcomes Laurie Anne Ferguson, DNP, APRN, FNP-C Loyola University & Varnado Family Practice Presentation Handouts ~ and ~ Academic Practice Partnership: Collaborating to Improve Quality in Acute Care Services |
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Breakout Session W3 |
Developing DNP Policy Leaders in Addressing Health Disparities through Education Assignments Kathryn E. Anderson, PhD, ARNP, LMFT Georgia Southern University Presentation Handouts ~ and ~ Implementing EHR into the APN practice: Implications for Healthcare Reform and Patient Outcomes |
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Breakout Session W4 |
The DNP and Environmental Health Policy: Opportunity for Leadership and Collaboration Noelle C. Lipkin, DNP, APRN-BC Gulf Coast Practitioner Services Presentation Handouts ~ and ~ A Brave New World of Nursing: Our Profession’s Current & Future Role as Dr. Nurse |
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Breakout Session W5 |
Public Policy Involvement and Behavioral Intentions Towards Health Policy Research Among Doctorally Prepared Nurses Charles P. Cooley, DNP Veterans Affairs VISN 6 Presentation Handouts ~ and ~ Does the DNP Change Clinical Practice? |
| Keynote Presentation |
Nursing and Health Policy: Leadership in an Era of Health Care Reform Diana Mason, PhD, RN, FAAN Sponsored by Loyola University School of Nursing, New Orleans |
Thursday, September 29, 2011
| Opening Keynote Presentation |
Translation of Evidence into Policy: Beyond Essential V into Practice Kathleen M. White, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Senior Advisor to the Office of Workforce Policy and Performance Management, U.S. Health Resources Services Administration, Associate Professor, Department of Health Systems and Outcomes, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing |
| Guest Speaker: Plenary Session | Everything You Wanted to Know About Policy But Were Afraid to Ask Nancy M. Short, DrPH, MBA, BSN, RN Duke University School of Nursing Presentation Handouts |
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Breakout Session T1 |
Using the CoI Model to Create a Healh Care Policy and Politics Course for DNP Students Joyce M. Knestrick, PhD, CRNP, FAANP Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Nursing Presentation Handouts ~ and ~ The Role of the DNP as a Tranformational Leader in Health Systems Through Application of Evidence-Based Practice |
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Breakout Session T2 |
DNP Providers that are Changing the Face of Healthcare Carolyn M. Rutledge, PhD, FNP-BC Old Dominion University Presentation Handouts |
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Breakout Session T4 |
Leadership Lessons in Project Management: Are you at the Table or on the Menu? Ann H. Cary, PhD MPH RN Loyola University New Orleans Presentation Handouts ~ and ~ Creating a Culture of Blameless Reporting and Transparency in Nursing Education: Moving Health Care Policy Changes Forward |
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Breakout Session T5 |
Making a Difference in the Magnet Environment: DNP Contributions Donna A. Dowling, PhD, RN Case Western Reserve University Presentation Handouts ~ and ~ DNP Essentials are Instrumental to Effective Health Care Policy Advocacy |
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Breakout Session T6 |
Using Problem Based Learning to Analyze Health Policy Arlene N. Hayne, DSN, RN and Sharron P. Schlosser, DSN, RN, CNE Ida V. Moffett School of Nursing, Samford University Presentation Handouts ~ and ~ Bold Partnerships Among the Nation’s Leading Nursing Organizations, Consumers and other Stakeholders |
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Breakout Session T7 |
Improving Quality through Partnerships: Bridging the Gap between Education and Practice Kimberly P. Stephens, DNP, RN and Kimberly F. Whiteman, DNP, RN Waynesburg University Presentation Handouts ~ and ~ DNP Role Transition: Policy in Academics and Clinical Practice |
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Breakout Session T8
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DNP’s Leading the Change to Integrate Behavioral Health Services into Primary Care Settings Michael J. Terry, DNP, FNP, PMHNP University of San Diego Presentation Handouts ~ and ~ Evidence to Influence Practice Policy: DNP Research Capstone Projects |
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Breakout Session T9
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Lessons Learned: Transforming an MSN to a DNP Rick García, MS, RN, CCM and Karla Schmitt, PhD, MPH, ARNP Florida State University Presentation Handouts ~ and ~ Experiential Practice Immersion to Promote the DNP role in Health Care Policy |
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Breakout Session T10
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Educating DNP students about Health Policy and its Impact on Chronic Illness Management Norma S Hannigan, DNP, MPH, FNP-BC, DCC Columbia University Presentation Handouts ~ and ~ Creating Health Policy Success for DNP Students: A Course Initiative |
Friday, September 30, 2011
| Opening Keynote Presentation |
Nursing Influencing Health Care Policy: A View From Abroad Karen H. Morin, RN, DSN, ANEF |
| Guest Speaker Presentation | 2011 DNP Outcomes Survey Results Karen Crowley, DNP, APRN-BC, WHNP, ANP Regis College School of Nursing and David G. O’Dell, DNP, FNP-BC Doctors of Nursing Practice, LLC Presentation Handouts |
| Closing Panel Presentation |
The Sauce of being a DNP: Challenges on All Fronts (Epilogue) Marie G. Young, DNP, MSN, FNP, PMHNP Panel Discussion |
Poster Presentations: Maximum of 8 session per 60 minutes = 1 Contact Hour
Acknowledgements and Thank You!
Conference development is a team effort. The contributions of the abstract reviewers is appreciated. Their time, expertise and self-less contributions of service to our profession and this organization are appreciated.
| Laurel Ash, DNP, RN, CNP | College of St. Scholastica |
| Beatriz Bautista, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, CCD, CDE | University of Texas-Pan American |
| Barbara Berg, DNP, CNS, PNP, CNE | Assistant Professor, Regis University |
| Dawn Carpenter, DNP, ACNP–BC | University of Massachusetts-Worchester |
| Laura Fillmore, DNP, RN | Associate Director, School of Nursing, Touro University |
| Dianne Fuller, DNP, FNP-C | University of Utah College of Nursing, Associate Professor, Director Post Master’s DNP Program; Director Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Program |
| Donald Grimes, DNP, RN | Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Endicott College |
| Andra Hanlon, PhD, ARNP, CPNP | Director of NP Specializations & DNP Program Associate Professor, Barry University School of Nursing |
| Carolyn D. Hix, DNP, RN, NEA-BC | Middle Tennessee State University |
| Estrella Evangelista-Hoffman, DNP, MEd, CNL | Grand Canyon University |
| Judith Karschmer, PhD, APRN | Dean and Professor, University of San Francisco |
| Judi Kuric, DNP, RN, ACNP–BC, CNRN | University of Southern Indiana |
| Mary Marchetto, DNP, APRN | Director, Nursing Education and Research Center, VA Maryland Medical Center |
| Diane McGinnis, DNP, APN-FNP, NP-C | Nevada State Representative AANP |
| Nancy O’Connor, PhD, ANP-BC | Madonna University and William Beaumont Health System |
| Linda Olson Keller, DNP, RN, FAAN | University of Minnesota School of Nursing |
| Iris Sanchez, DNP, APRN-BC, FNP-BC, CDE, BC-ADMNP | Weslaco Medical Clinic |
| Teresa Stanford, DNP, FNP-BC | Family Nurse Practitioner |
| Kathryn Waud-White, DNP, CRNA, RN | Nurse Anesthesia Educator, University of Minnesota School of Nursing |
| Jan Zdanuk, DNP, FNP-BC | Clinica Mi Doctor Family Practice |