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2017 Maryland Action Coalition Retreat & Leadership Summit:
The Culture of Health
May 22, 2017
University of Maryland School of Nursing
Room 140
655 W. Lombard St.,
Baltimore, MD 21201

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Overview

The Maryland Action Coalition (MDAC) strives to improve health care by implementing the 2010 Future of Nursing: Leading Change Advancing Health recommendations.

  • The 2017 Summit looks back on strategic actions undertaken by MDAC to address academic progression, transition to practice, nursing leadership, and other collaborative efforts to improve health care services in Maryland.
  • Attendees will examine and discuss the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Culture of Health framework as a lens with which to focus future initiatives.
  • Attendees will examine and discuss current priorities as well as help shape MDAC's agenda for the upcoming year.

We welcome everyone to the summit and are proud to be a part of this nationwide movement.

Objectives

At the end of the summit, attendees will be able to describe:

  • key features of the Culture of Health framework
  • Culture of Health initiatives occurring in the state of Maryland
  • the historic background and relevance of the Nursing Support II (NSPII) program
  • the scope of NSPII funded programs and their outcomes. 

Continuing Education for Nurses

Nurses may receive 6.5 contact hours upon successful completion of this educational activity and payment of fee. Successful completion is demonstrated by attending the entire summit and submitting completed program evaluation and verification of attendance forms. Partial credit is not provided.

Participants will receive a continuing education (CE) certificate via email from the University of Maryland School of Nursing within four weeks after submitting their request for CE along with required documents. All requests for CE must be received within 90 days of the conference.

The University of Maryland School of Nursing is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Agenda

8:15-9 a.m.

Registration, Check-In and Light Continental Breakfast

 

UMSON LOBBY

9-9:10 a.m.

Welcome and Summit Overview

Patricia Travis, PhD, RN, CCRP
Senior Associate Director Clinical Research, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Co-Chair, Maryland Action Coalition

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ROOM 140

9:10-10 a.m.

Keynote Address

The Nurse's Role in Building a Culture of Health

Susan Hassmiller, PhD, RN, FAAN
Senior Adviser for Nursing, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Supporting Materials:

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ROOM 140

10-11 a.m.

Maryland Public Health Nursing Workforce and the Culture of Health

Enumerating and Characterizing Maryland’s Public Health Nurses Workforce: Impact on Population Health, Well-Being, and Health Equity

Carolyn Nganga-Good, MS, RN
Public Health Nurse Leader/Nurse Consultant, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

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Pat McLaine, DrPH, MPH, RN
Assistant Professor, University of Maryland School of Nursing

Local and Public Health Nurses Leading Change to Advance Health in Maryland

Carolyn Nganga-Good, MS, RN
Public Health Nurse Leader/Nurse Consultant, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Pat McLaine, DrPH, MPH, RN
Assistant Professor, University of Maryland School of Nursing

Betsy Bridgett, RN, MSN/Ed
Maternal Child Health Program Manager, Calvert County Health Department

Michael Bridgett, RN, CRNP
Nurse Practitioner/Midwife, Calvert County Health Department

Maureen Sharkey, RN
Community Health Nurse II, Worcester County Health Department

Evelyn Hasson, LCSW-C
Social Worker, Worcester County Health Department

ROOM 140

11-11:15 a.m.

Break

 

11:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Podium Presentations

Stepwise Approach to Building Sustainable Models of Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Care in Ambulatory Community Settings*

Gina Rowe, PhD, DNP, MPH, FNP-BC, PHCNS-BC, CNE                         
Assistant Professor, University of Maryland School of Nursing, Universities at Shady Grove

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Heather Congdon, PharmD, BCPS, CDE
Assistant Dean for Shady Grove, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Universities at Shady Grove

Revision of Maryland RN Articulation Modeland Diversity Plan for Maryland's Nursing Workforce

Rebecca Wiseman, PhD, RN

Associate Professor, Chair, University of Maryland School of Nursing, Universities at Shady Grove

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Jeffrey Ash, EdD
Assistant Professor, Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion, University of Maryland School of Nursing

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Crucial Elements in Developing Maryland’s Simulation Education Leaders

Sabrina Beroz, DNP, RN, CHSE
Professor, Montgomery College

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ROOM 140

12:30-12:45 p.m.

Group Photo at UMSON Lobby Entrance

UMSON LOBBY

12:45-1:45 p.m.

Lunch (provided)
Poster Presentations (please see poster listing in folder for display order)

UMSON LOBBY

1:45-3 p.m.

Podium Presentations

Faculty Development: Preparing Clinical Nursing Instructors

Susan Bindon, DNP, RN-BC, CNE
Assistant Professor, University of Maryland School of Nursing

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Partnerships for Professional Advancement

Mary Etta Mills, ScD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN
Professor, University of Maryland School of Nursing

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Linda Hickman, PhD, RN, FACHE
Assistant Professor, University of Maryland School of Nursing

Academic Credit for Nurse Residency Programs: A Stakeholder-driven Initiative

Louise Jenkins, PhD, RN, FAHA, ANEF
Professor, University of Maryland School of Nursing

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Joan I. Warren, PhD, RN-BC, NEA-BC, FAAN
Associate Professor, University of Maryland School of Nursing

Kathleen Martin, DNP, RN, CNE
Assistant Professor, University of Maryland School of Nursing

ROOM 140

3-3:15 p.m.

Break

 

3:15-4:25 p.m.

Addressing Incivility: A Barrier to Nursing Practice and Care

Jennette Logan, DNP, RN
Assistant Professor/Graduate Program Coordinator, Morgan State University

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Maryland Nurse Support Program I: A Four-Year Analysis of Outcomes

Joan I. Warren, PhD, RN-BC, NEA-BC, FAAN
Associate Professor, University of Maryland School of Nursing

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Update from the Maryland Action Coalition Working Groups:

  • Advancing Education Transformation
  • Removing Barriers to Practice and Care
  • Leadership
ROOM 140 

4:25-4:30 p.m.

Summary and Closing Remarks

Jane M. Kirschling, PhD, RN, FAAN
Dean and Professor, University of Maryland School of Nursing
Co-Chair, Maryland Action Coalition

ROOM 140

No presenter or planner disclosed a conflict of interest that would bias this program.

Nurses may receive six contact hours upon successful completion of this continuing nursing education (CE) activity and $30 payment. Successful completion is demonstrated by attending the entire summit and submitting a completed program evaluation and verification of attendance forms. Partial credit is not provided. Participants will receive a CE certificate via email from UMSON within four weeks after submitting their request, verification form, and completing the online evaluation. All requests for CE must be received within 90 days of the conference. UMSON is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. 

*The National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education awarded grants to 16 academic institutions nationwide – including $50,000 to the University of Maryland, Baltimore; to boost community-based interprofessional education and practice. The University’s Center for Interprofessional Education provided $50,000 in matching funds to facilitate the project.

**The University of Maryland School of Nursing (UMSON) was awarded a $150,000 State Implementation Program (SIP) grant through the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and AARP. SIP grants were created to support the implementation of the State Campaign for Action Coalitions of the Institute of Medicine’s recommendations outlined in its 2010 report, “The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health.”

 

 

Travel and Parking Information

Directions and Parking

The closest airport to the University of Maryland School of Nursing is BWI. Drive time from BWI to the School is approximately 15 minutes.

 

Planning Committee Members

Jane Kirschling, PhD, RN, FAAN
Dean and Professor
University of Maryland School of Nursing
Co-Chair, Maryland Action Coalition

Patricia Travis, PhD, RN, CCRP
Senior Associate Director, Clinical Trials, Johns Hopkins Medicine
Secretary, American Nurses Association
Co-Chair, Maryland Action Coalition

Patricia Franklin, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor, Partnerships, Professional Education, and Practice
Director, Professional Education
Director, Nurse Leadership Institute
University of Maryland School of Nursing

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