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72334_out.qxp 1/12/06 1:27 AM Page 5 WORTH NOTING Oncology Research Initiatives In the strategic planning work done by U.Va. faculty in recent years, the School of Nursing identified oncology as one area where investments would be made to grow viable and productive research and education programs, especially in light of the disease demographics and given the existing strengths for this important field at U.Va. Recent select achievements show the range of work conducted by faculty in oncology. Patricia Hollen, the Malvina Yuille Boyd Professor of Oncology Nursing, recently received a $455,000 grant from the NINR for a two-year study on “A Decision-Making Aid for Patients with Advanced Lung Cancer.” That is just one of many grants she has received for cancer treatment. In the Rural Health Care Research Center, Bonnie Jerome D’Emilia is leading a pilot study called “Mammography Screening in Rural African-American Populations.” Drs. Barbara Parker, Rick Steeves, and Kathryn Laughon are conducting a study called the “Breast Cancer Survivor Study.” Their focus is on women in abusive relationships who are diagnosed with breast cancer as they examine the intertwined effects of one issue upon the other. Jeanne Erickson, a clinical instructor who is working on her doctorate in oncology at the University of Utah, is involved in a study called MoST (a Month of Symptoms in Teens) to learn more about symptoms of fatigue and sleep disturbances in teenagers receiving chemotherapy. Assistant Professor Susan Kennel has a small grant subcontracted from the National Cancer Institute to study “Cranial Stimulation for Chemotherapy Symptoms in Breast Cancer.” Faculty Achievements Burns Suzanne Burns (BSN ’85, MSN ’88, FNP ’96) was inducted as a fellow of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP). The fellows of the AANP are a distinct group of nurse practitioner leaders who have contributed to health care through clinical practice, research, education, or policy. Burns, associate professor of nursing and Clinician 5 in the medical center, is an expert in critical care and the care of patients with pulmonary diseases. She is known for her work in the area of mechanical ventilation and weaning and she has published and lectured widely on those and other related topics. Dorothy Tullmann was a scholar in the 2005 Geriatric Nursing Research Scholars Program funded by the John A. Hartford Foundation Institute for Geriatric Nursing, part of the New York University Division of Nursing. Selected for both her significant research in gerontologic nursing and for her strong leadership potential, she is one of eleven nurses selected from a national pool of outstanding candidates. Professor Mikel Gray was appointed editorin-chief for the Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing. He has also been appointed to the Scope and Severity Panel for Urinary Incontinence for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Service. At the 2005 conference of the International Society of Psychiatric Nurses, Associate Professor Catherine Kane received the prestigious Melva Jo Hendrix Lectureship Award. The award was established to “recognize psychiatric-mental health nurses whose careers exemplify Dr. Hendrix’s values and principles, her unswerving commitment to improving care for the underserved, stigmatized, or disenfranchised, and her dedication to mentoring others.” On June 9, 2005, the Board of Visitors named three School of Nursing professors to endowed chairs. Parker Associate Professor Arlene Keeling now holds the Centennial Distinguished Professorship; Beth Merwin, associate dean for research, now holds the Madge M. Jones Professorship; and Professor Barbara Parker, director of the doctoral program, now holds the Theresa A. Thomas Professorship. 4 The Virginia Legacy WINTER 2005–06
72334_out.qxp 1/12/06 1:27 AM Page 6 WORTH NOTING Nursing Ventures University health care systems are often challenged by limited resources and have to find new ways to accomplish their missions and utilize resources to maximize outcomes. Entrepreneurial strategies are recognized as promoting flexibility and the potential for creative solutions to meet the challenges. Entrepreneurship within a university health system must be guided by a business plan and be accompanied by a capacity for research and analysis. With those premises in mind, U.Va. Medical Center CEO Ed Howell funded a partnership between the School of Nursing and Health System Nursing to explore ways of generating new income to the benefit of both systems. Left to right: CEO Ed Howell, Dean Jeanette Lancaster, and Chief Clinical Officer Pam Cipriano The result is Nursing Ventures, a joint effort to promote entrepreneurial efforts. Dean Jeanette Lancaster and Chief Clinical Officer Pam Cipriano oversee this new enterprise, which received an initial investment of $250,000. Associate Professor Catherine Kane is the administrator of Nursing Ventures. The enterprise is guided by an advisory board made up of the following health care and business professionals: Nancy Artis, David Fife, David Hudson, Pace Lochte, Lynn Dixon Palmer, Tim Redden, Mark Reisler, and Kathryn Carr. The goal of Nursing Ventures is to help nurses and health care professionals develop entrepreneurial skills and get new products into the competitive marketplace. The innovative model has two components: the Entrepreneurial Resource Center (Director: Kane) and the Health Care Product Evaluation Center (Director: Deb Conway). The Entrepreneurial Resource Center provides guidance to aspiring entrepreneurs and connects them with product development ideas and resources that can help bring their ideas to the marketplace. Nursing Ventures collaborates with the U.Va. School of Engineering, the Darden School, and the School of Medicine Department of Biomedical Engineering (Biomed). Three products are in various levels of development through the Biomed Capstone Course directed by Assistant Professor Shayn Cottler-Pierce. The Health Care Product Evaluation Center is developing its capacity to provide analyses of existing or developing health care products. Those analyses, usually conducted by nurse clinicians from the U.Va. Health System, provide companies with information about how to improve their products for the health care marketplace. Nursing Ventures is particularly interested in hearing about the experiences of nurses who have been involved in entrepreneurial efforts, such as starting a business, developing a health care product, and/or marketing a health care product. If you have an experience to share, please call or write Catherine Kane at (434) 924-0100, e-mail cfk9m@virginia.edu. History Center Expands Collections On September 28, 2005 the Center for Nursing Historical Inquiry (CNHI) acquired the archival collection of the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA), a national organization whose purpose has evolved over time and now serves as the authoritative voice for emergency nursing, and is also involved in advocating and lobbying. The ENA tracks its origins back to the late 1960s. The ENA has more than 28,000 members and continues to grow, representing more than 20 nations around the world. The archives are available for scholarly study through the CNHI. Contact CNHI staff at (434) 924-0083. ENA President Patricia Howard and Arlene Keeling, director of the CNHI, make the transfer official. The Virginia Legacy WINTER 2005–06 5
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