2020 FNA Book Of Reports

2020 Florida Nurses Association
More than Maps: Applications of Geospatial
Analyses to Improve Access to Health Care
During a Pandemic
Marie Smith-East, DNP, PhD Cand., APRN-BC, EMT-B
With the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, the impact on outpatient
visits across health care disciplines has been tremendous with the number
of visits to ambulatory care practices decreased by nearly 60 percent as
providers delay preventive and elective visits with patients also avoiding visits
to not risk exposure (Common Wealth Fund, 2020). Thus, identifying what it
specifically means to have access to health care (particularly, mental health care as
the virus threatens both pre-existing and new patients seeking care associated with worry and stress as a
consequence of the pandemic) is more integral than ever before. As health care systems attempt to adapt
to address access to care issues across disciplines affected by COVID-19 precautions, the use of geospatial
analyses simplifies the identification and referral of patterns and interactions of those with co-morbid
conditions in need of connecting to various interdisciplinary services.
Public Health: Protecting our Future
Deborah Hogan, MPH, BSN, RN
We have learned many lessons from the COVID 19 pandemic. One of
them is that our public health infrastructure has been decimated and it is
essential that we re-build it if we are to prevent this global emergency from
happening again in the future. We need to prepare ourselves as nurses to
meet the challenges that current and future viruses and the environment
will have on the future health of our world. We need to explore what we
need to know to be prepared to meet these risks, and to care for those
affected.
Savvy Self-Care for Nurses
Anne Alder Allensworth, MM, LMHC, RN, CIHC
Imagine creating an amazing future, by fostering resilience and succor
through educating nurses on simple, effective self-care techniques pulled
from the field of Energy Psychology. This session will teach self-care
skills to build resilience and coping skills to survive and thrive despite the
overwhelming demands placed on nurses today.
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