GW Nursing Magazine Fall 2016

9 Houston, Texas In February,
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR CAMERON
HOGG presented “Interprofessional
Education’s Impact on Interprofessional
Competencies Among Health Professions
Students” at the American Association
of Colleges of Nursing Master’s
Education Conference.
10 Hyattsville, Md. ASSISTANT
PROFESSOR ELLEN KURTZMAN served
as a panelist in January on “Awaken
the Analytic Force Within: Hierarchical
Modeling” at the National Center for
Health Statistics, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
11 Nashville, Tenn. At the ATI
National Nurse Educator Conference
in April, INSTRUCTOR PATRICIA DAVIS
presented “Simulation Innovations
BLAST Basics.”
12 Orlando, Fla. In May, ADJUNCT
PROFESSOR NANCY RUDNER attended
two conferences: the Regional Meetings of
Medical Assistants, where she presented
“Your Health, Your Patients’ Health and
Our New Health System,” and the Central
Florida Chapter of AARP Advocates,
presenting “Navigating the Health System,
Health Care Reform, and Saving Florida.”
13 Pittsburgh, Pa. ASSISTANT
PROFESSORS MAJEDA EL-BANNA ,
BILLINDA TEBBENHOFF and MALINDA
WHITLOW and PROFESSOR KAREN
WYCHE presented “Motivated Strategies
for Learning in Accelerated Second
Degree Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Students” in April at the 28th Annual
Eastern Nursing Research Society
Scientific Sessions.
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14 San Antonio, Texas At
the American Association of Nurse
Practitioners Conference, ASSISTANT
PROFESSOR BRENDA SHEINGOLD
presented “Use of Curated Conversations
from an Online Oncology Support
Forum to Teach Caregiver Care to Nurse
Practitioner Students: A Pilot Study.”
15 San Diego, Calif. DEAN PAMELA
JEFFRIES was an invited panelist on “The
Nuts and Bolts to Building Your Simulation
Program” at the 16th Annual International
Meeting on Simulation in Health Care
in January.
16 Seattle, Wash. At the April 2016
National Organization of Nurse Practitioner
Faculties Conference, ASSISTANT
PROFESSORS ARLENE PERICAK and
MARJORIE GRAZIANO led the symposium
titled “The Students’ Voice Regarding
Faculty Site Visits.”
17 Washington, D.C.
CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR
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JOANN CONROY presented
“Does Educational Level or
Certification Status Impact the
Level of Breastfeeding Support
that Nurses Intend to Provide to
Newly Delivered Mothers?” at GW
Research Days in March.
In April, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
MAYRI LESLIE attended the
American College of Nurse-
Midwives Affiliate Women’s
Health Symposium and presented
“Don’t Go Breaking my Heart:
Hypertension in Pregnancy and
Future Cardiovascular Disease.”
In May, at the American Congress of
Obstetricians and Gynecologists Annual
Clinical and Scientific Meeting, she
presented the poster “Systematic Review
of Umbilical Cord Clamping Practices
World Wide.”
Worldwide In July, PROFESSOR JOYCE
PULCINI participated in the webinar
“Advanced Practice Nursing Education in
the United States,” presented to audiences
throughout the world by the PAHO APN
Webinar Series.
ON CAPITOL
HILL
On June 23, George Washington
School of Nursing students and
faculty joined nearly 350 nurses
participating in the American
Nurses Association’s Lobby
Day. On Capitol Hill they met
with lawmakers and their staff
to discuss several major issues,
including staffing, workforce
education funding, expanding
access to home health benefits
and research on gun violence.
Thousands more advocated
virtually through online, phone
and social media efforts
throughout the day.
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