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* NurseBeatIsong President’sAwardeesJanice S. Dorman, PhD, MS, associate dean for scientificand international affairs and professor in the Department ofHealth Promotion and Development, and Yvette P. Conley,PhD, assistant professor in the Department of HealthPromotion and Development, received the President’s Awardat the International Society of Nurses in Genetics (ISONG)conference in November. The award, which is given at thepresident’s discretion, was presented in recognition of alltheir work for ISONG and nurses working in genetics. This isthe first ISONG award given to a non-nurse.International Meetingon Simulationin Health CareFaculty from the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursingpresented at the 2009 International Meeting on Simulation inHealth Care, held January 10–14 at Walt Disney World Resortin Florida.Assistant professors Rose L. Hoffmann, PhD, RN and AliceBlazeck, DNSc, RN, along with instructors Marie Fioravanti,MSN, RN, and Gretchen Zewe, MNEd, RN, led a well-attendedworkshop on incorporating generational differenceswithin simulation scenarios. A second workshop was ledby associate professor Ann M. Mitchell, PhD, RN, FAAN,along with assistant professor Sandra Founds, PhD, RN,instructor Rachel (Shelley) Libman, MSN, RN, Fioravanti, andHoffmann. They guided an interactive group of internationalparticipants on incorporating cultural principles and communicationskills within a variety of simulation scenarios andteaching strategies.John O’Donnell, MSN, CRNA, director of the school’s NurseAnesthesia Program, presented a four-hour postgraduateinstructors’ course titled Instructor Training: Structuredand Supported Debriefing: A Learner Centered Review andPractice of Different Approaches. This international debriefingcourse was requested by the organizers of the meeting anddemonstrated similarities, differences and best practicesfor simulation debriefing approaches across the world. Inaddition, O’Donnell presented a panel on Simulation CenterAccreditation to an audience of more than 150 representativesof simulation centers across the world.John O’DonnellLinda DudjakTransitions:Christa Bartos (PhD ’08, MSIS ’94), BSN, joined theDepartment of Health and Community Systems as a full-timeassistant professor.Jaime Burkhart (MSN ’06, BSN ’03), joined the Departmentof Acute and Tertiary Care as a part-time instructor.Christine Cassesse (MSN ’04, BSN ’79), joined theDepartment of Health and Community Systems as a full-timeinstructor.Brenda Cassidy (MSN ’97, MSN ’86), BSN, joined theDepartment of Health Promotion and Development as afull-time instructor.Dawn Chambers, MSN, BSN, joined the Department of Acuteand Tertiary Care as a full-time instructor.Linda Dudjak (PhD ’97, MSN ’83), BSN, joined the Departmentof Acute and Tertiary Care as a full-time associate professor.Kathryn Finney, (MHA ’90), BSA, BSN, joined the Departmentof Acute and Tertiary Care as a full-time instructor.Susan Foley, PhD, MSN, BSN, joined the Department of Healthand Community Systems as a part-time assistant professor.Robert Kaufman, PharmD, joined the Department of Acuteand Tertiary Care as a full-time assistant professor.Rebecca Kronk (PhD ’08, MSN ’99), BSN, joined theDepartment of Health Promotion and Development as apart-time assistant professor.Rita Madden, MPH, BS, joined the Department of HealthPromotion and Development as a part-time instructor.Rebecca Manning, MSN, BSN, joined the Department of Acuteand Tertiary Care as a part-time instructor.Patricia McHenry, MSN ’97, BSN ’95, joined the Department ofHealth Promotion and Development as a part-time Instructor.Michael Neft, MSN, MHA, BS, joined the Department of Acuteand Tertiary Care as a full-time instructor.Nicole Olshanski, MSN, BSN, joined the Department of Acuteand Tertiary Care as a full-time instructor.Joyce Penrose, PhD, (DrPH ’83), MS, BSN, joined theDepartment of Health Promotion and Development as apart-time instructor.Kathleen Spadaro (PhD ’08), MEd, BSN, joined theDepartment of Health and Community Systems as a parttimeassistant professor.Robin Tate, MSN, BSN, joined the Department of Acute andTertiary Care as a part-time instructor.Lauren Terhorst (PhD ’07, MEd ’06), MA, joined theDepartment of Health and Community Systems as a full-timeassistant professor.40 university of Pittsburgh