ANA-Michigan - 2020 Annual Book of Reports
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<strong>2020</strong> ANNUAL BOOK OF REPORTS<br />
President’s Report<br />
Julia Stocker Schneider, PhD, RN, CNL<br />
It has been one year since I began my term as <strong>ANA</strong>-<strong>Michigan</strong> President, and what a<br />
year it has been! Our <strong>Annual</strong> Conference and Meeting was cancelled last March due<br />
to the onset <strong>of</strong> the COVID-19 pandemic, so our <strong>2020</strong> leadership transition occurred<br />
remotely. While we have missed seeing one another, <strong>ANA</strong>-<strong>Michigan</strong> shifted work<br />
very effectively to the virtual environment without missing a beat. Our organization<br />
has continued to support our membership and to address issues that have emerged<br />
during this highly visible and challenging year for nurses. Below are some highlights <strong>of</strong> the work we<br />
engaged in during <strong>2020</strong>:<br />
• COVID Support Strategies<br />
<strong>ANA</strong>-<strong>Michigan</strong>:<br />
o Initiated Networks <strong>of</strong> Support calls led by members to provide nurses with an opportunity<br />
to connect surrounding COVID pandemic experience, needs, and practice issues<br />
o Created a COVID-19 Task Force to examine the impact <strong>of</strong> the crisis on nursing practice<br />
and policy. The Task Force is planning to host a “Meeting <strong>of</strong> the Minds” with other<br />
nursing organizations in <strong>Michigan</strong> to enhance partnership and collaboration to support<br />
nurses’ well being<br />
o Participated in a study to examine PPE and mental health symptoms among nurses<br />
during the COVID pandemic https://journals.lww.com/joem/Fulltext/<strong>2020</strong>/11000/<br />
Personal_Protective_Equipment_and_Mental_Health.2.aspx<br />
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Created COVID-19 Training Program for K-12 Schools<br />
Gathered nurses’ PPE and COVID practice stories to support advocacy efforts to address<br />
nurses needs<br />
• Diversity, Equality, & Inclusion Support<br />
<strong>ANA</strong>-<strong>Michigan</strong>:<br />
o Provided education & networks <strong>of</strong> support to promote health equity and cultural<br />
humility.<br />
o Sent representatives to participate in LARA’s Implicit Bias Training Rules Advisory Work<br />
Group<br />
o Initiated development <strong>of</strong> a Nurses <strong>of</strong> all Kinds recognition program<br />
o Prepared to develop implicit bias education/training <strong>of</strong>ferings with nurse contact hours<br />
once LARA has released the program requirements<br />
o Developed a position paper on mitigating implicit bias<br />
• Member Engagement<br />
<strong>ANA</strong>-<strong>Michigan</strong>:<br />
o Shifted educational <strong>of</strong>ferings to virtual, continued development <strong>of</strong> the <strong>ANA</strong>-MI Leadership<br />
Academy postponed until Fall 2021<br />
o Developed an Ad Hoc Member Engagement Steering Committee (MI-SQUAD) to increase<br />
member networking opportunities, enhance social media presence, and other approaches<br />
that support engagement with nurses in <strong>Michigan</strong><br />
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