You will recall that since November, the Academy has been laying the foundation to further influence the implementation of major recommendations embedded in the Institute of Medicine (IOM) report, The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health. The Academy’s Task Force on the Future of Nursing, co-chaired by Linda Burnes Bolton and Julie Fairman, is conducting an inventory of the work of our 18 Expert Panels and the ongoing work of the Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity initiative (BAGNC), the Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science (CANS), and Raise the Voicecampaign to document how they will advance AAN’s strategic plan while assisting the implementation of the IOM recommendations. I anticipate the inventory by the end of the month and look forward to sharing their findings with the Academy.
Dedicated to procuring nurse leaders on boards, councils, and commissions, the Academy continues to successfully advance the nomination of fellows. Mary Blegen has been appointed to the Medicare Evidence Development and Coverage Advisory Committee. In addition, the Academy has helped to facilitate the nomination of Maureen George to CMS’s Advisory Panel on Outreach and Education and Linda Davis to HRSA’s Advisory Committee on Community Based Linkages.
In early June, the Academy responded to the proposed CMS regulations regarding Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) sending Administrator Berwick and Secretary Sebelius letters to make our voices heard. Although the Academy applauds the administration’s efforts to repair the nation’s ailing health care system and particularly its efforts to improve the coordination and quality of care delivered to patients and their families, we are concerned about the implications of the related rule making for ACOs. The Secretary is encouraged to use her discretion granted under Section 3022(b)(1)(E) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in determining ACO arrangements and payment models to allow for the formation of ACOs involving smaller and more focused practice groups. Including Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) will assist thousands of individuals in receiving the safe, quality care they need while providing greater opportunities for APRN groups to participate in the program. The below comments to Berwick were highlighted along with proposed recommendations:
- The proposed regulation lays out a rigid methodology for determining the assignment of participating beneficiaries, limiting their assignment to physicians, and also mandates physician leadership of ACOs, which precludes independent nurse practice participation and fails to recognize nursing’s contributions and its highly influential role in providing safe, quality care and access to care.
- The rules as proposed will exclude from the Medicare Shared Savings Program nurses practicing legally in independent and nurse-led practices, including nurse-managed health centers that are so vital to so many low-income and rural communities.
- The Academy fully supports Medicare-enrolled entities and beneficiary representation on ACO governing bodies; that representation requirements should be more fully developed and balanced, and reflect the interest of all stakeholders, including all providers in addition to patients.
- The Academy is encouraged by CMS’s acknowledgement of the flexibility and innovation that will be needed in developing the ACO design. Nursing expertise in assisting with the design and evaluation of innovative models is critical to ensure the success of ACOs.
Preparations continue for the two conferences and meetings this fall, beginning with the one day Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science Conference – Comparative Effectiveness and Patient-Centered Outcomes Research: The Intersection of Nursing Science and Health Care Delivery – on October 12, 2011. Immediately succeeding the CANS Conference is the Kick-off Pre-Conference – Performance Measurement: Strategic Imperatives for Nursing. The 38th AAN Annual Conference and Meeting – Health Promotion across the Lifespan: Focus on Evidence – will be held from October 13-15, 2011. The objectives for the 2011 AAN Conference remain to frame nursing’s long-standing contribution to health promotion as a critical component of health reform; showcase evidence-based innovations in health promotion across the lifespan for their relevance in meeting public need; evaluate the ways that health promotion can infuse and direct local, regional, and national policy agendas; and stimulate ideas for expanding research and innovation in health promotion.
One of the great joys of the Conference is to welcome new Fellows. The Academy is excited to announce that we will be inducting 142 esteemed nurse leaders in practice, education, research, and administration as new Fellows in October. The Fellow Selection Committee found this year’s applications to be particularly impressive as evidenced by the extensive documentation of the outstanding contributions to the improvement of nursing at the national or international level. We are eagerly anticipating engaging our new class of Fellows in advancing health policy to improve the health of the nation.
See you all at the Annual Conference!
Sincerely,
Catherine Gilliss, DNSc, RN, FAAN
President
Dear Fellows:
Since I have been at the Academy, I have gained such an appreciation for the talent, extraordinary accomplishments, and vision of our fellows. I continue to be humbled everyday by the applications we have received over the past couple months from fellows applying to serve on Expert Panels. Just last week, the Board of Directors identified two areas of strategic importance for health care that might warrant the creation of expert panels or special interest groups. The focus for Expert Panels would be:
The Expert Panel on Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender (GLBT) Health – to provide input on issues affecting the health care of individuals within the GLBT community, promoting nursing participation in research on GLBT health, and developing policy recommendations to reduce health inequities based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
The Expert Panel on Veterans Health – to identify issues associated with the provision of health care to veterans, and to develop policy recommendations to the Academy and federal agencies to improve health care for veterans and their families.
Please let us know if your relevant expertise is in either of these areas and if you are interested in becoming a member of either Expert Panel by filling out the Application no later than July 5th.
Mid May, the Academy was proud to honor Rheba de Tornyay, the Academy’s first president, by renaming the annual fund to The Rheba de Tornyay Development Fund. With this renaming, the Academy honors de Tornyay for her extraordinary leadership during her term as president from 1973 to 1974 and her continued efforts to raise the standard of care for the elderly. While the development fund will elevate and support a variety of the Academy’s initiatives – including the Nurse Scholar-in-Residence Program, Raise the Voice, and expert panel discussions – every dollar raised will directly support AAN’s mission of transforming healthcare policy and practice through nursing knowledge. A wonderful video entitled “A Conversation with Rheba de Tornyay” can be located on our website and I encourage all of you to spend a few minutes and view it.
In the past month, we have welcomed two new faces to the Academy’s staff. Jocelyn Cunic joined the Academy in late May as our very first Membership Manager. Jocelyn comes from Hyatt where she frequently has been recognized for her outstanding customer service. Jocelyn is eager to become acquainted with the Academy Fellows and cheerfully welcomes all Fellows’ inquiries. Kat Piscatelli relocated from the windy city to DC and joined the Academy on June 13th as our Communications & Public Affairs Manager. Kat comes from Titan where she managed the Chicago transit advertising placement. Here, she will be redesigning the Academy’s website to bring it into the 21st Century, catapulting the Academy into social networking, and announcing all the great stories Jocelyn identifies. We could not be more thrilled to welcome these two young ladies to the Academy.
We are saddened to announce that after three and a half years at the Academy, Laura Thornhill, our Policy & Development Manager, will be leaving us to join AARP. At AARP, Laura will work on the Future of Nursing implementation activities, which means the Academy will continue to work with her. We wish Laura all the best in her future endeavors.
Last, but certainly not least, the 2011 Academy Directory is now posted to the Academy’s website. Although every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the Fellowship Directory, we are requesting that Fellows login to make any necessary revisions to their individual Fellow profile. An updated directory will be posted September 2011. Fellows can count on the Directory to be updated twice each year, June 1 and December 1.
I wish you all a safe summer and look forward to learning from you and with you at the Annual Conference this October.
Sincerely,
Cheryl G. Sullivan, MSES
CEO, American Academy of Nursing
Key Dates
- American Academy of Nursing 38th Annual Meeting and Conference: Health Promotion across the Lifespan: Focus On Evidence
October 13-15, 2011
Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill, Washington, DC
Registration opens: May 1, 2011
- American Academy of Nursing 2011 Kick-off Pre-Conference: Performance Measurement: Strategic Imperatives for Nursing
October 13, 2011 Washington, DC
Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill, Washington, DC
- Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science 2011 Special Topics Conference and Poster Session: Comparative Effectiveness and Patient-Centered Outcomes Research: The Intersection of Nursing Science and Health Care Delivery
October 12, 2011 Washington, DC
Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill, Washington, DC
Outstanding Dues As always, to receive an experience of value and to enjoy the privileges of fellowship, membership renewal is among the Academy’s top priorities. If you have not already done so please renew your membership online or via mail. Dues can be renewed online at www.aannet.org or a check can be sent to 1000 Vermont Ave, NW, Suite 910, Washington, DC 20005. Please make checks payable to American Academy of Nursing. Contact
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for any questions. Rates as of February 1, 2011:
- Fellow: $465
- Emeritus: $175
- International: $465
IOM Scholarship Applications due June 30,2011
The Academy has been fortunate for many years to be able to partner with the IOM, ANA, and the American Nurses Foundation to offer the Nurse Scholar-in-Residence program. We continue to place strong leaders in this year-long scholarship at the IOM. As current scholar Pam Cupriano completes her tenure, it is important to actively engage potential candidates.
The IOM Nurse Scholar-in-Residence program, sponsored by AAN, the American Nurses Association and American Nurses Foundation, provides a year-long leadership opportunity in health policy at the Institute of Medicine. It is designed as an immersion experience to facilitate nurse leaders engaging in a prominent role in health policy development at the national level.
If interested please submit an application by June 30, 2011 for the term beginning September 1st.Please click here for 2011-2012 application information.
Raise the Voice
It has been four years since the Raise the Voice campaign went from concept to reality, bringing to the forefront the evidence of the effectiveness of nurse-led innovative models of care that can help to transform the health care system. Academy and RTV leadership believe that revisiting and honing the centerpiece of the campaign—the Edge Runners—will be critical to the success of Phase II and beyond.
As before, cutting-edge, evidence-based care delivery models will be at the center of Raise the Voice. Staff and leadership, including the RTV Advisory Council, plan to clarify Edge Runner criteria, work with Edge Runners to update their clinical and financial outcomes, and continue to prove to a variety of audiences that the evidence for the innovations’ clinical and financial impact is growing and the innovations are spreading. In the coming months, staff and leadership will contact the first “class” of Edge Runners—those first showcased in the earliest days of the campaign—to ask for updated data on clinical and financial outcomes, as well as other accomplishments, such as evidence of the impact that a model has had on policy, the expansion of a program, or the removal of barriers to practice. Eventually, all Edge Runners will be contacted for this information and AAN will work with them to develop a plan to further promote their work. Each Edge Runner profile will eventually be revisited to ensure that the achievements of each innovation are accurately reflected and highlighted.
In order to create a more rigorous, transparent screening process, RTV leadership has also convened a panel of individuals of diverse clinical, policy, and industry backgrounds, including members of the Raise the Voice Advisory Council. This panel will be renewing Edge Runner designation based upon current evidence of clinical and financial impact.
As always, AAN seeks out new Edge Runners, so please help us identify these evidence-based innovations and nominate them! More information about Raise the Voice and our Edge Runners, including nomination forms, can be found by clicking here.
Communications
The Academy continues to disseminate organizational achievements and accomplishments of Fellows to a variety of interested audiences. Numerous news releases, features and special calls to action have been posted on the website or broadcasted via email.
Miss an article? See below for links
Social Media The Academy is actively growing its social media presence, garnering nearly 800 followers on Twitter and over 900 fans on Facebook. Social media is increasingly vital to establishing a voice in today’s competitive 24-7 news cycle and to building relationships and partnerships with individuals and organizations. We encourage all Fellows to join us on Twitter and Facebook and engage in the conversation.
Nursing Outlook and Nursing Outlook Talk Current Issue: May/June 2011 Vol. 59, No. 3
Nursing Outlook will publish two special issues this year: one on Health Literacy, the other on Development of Gerontological Nursing Science, Education and Practice. The Development of Gerontological Nursing Science, Education, and Practice will be the upcoming July/August issue.
Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science (CANS)
The Council’s 2011 Special Topic Conference 2011 Special Topics Conference and Poster Session, Comparative Effectiveness and Patient-Centered Outcomes Research: The Intersection of Nursing Science and Health Care Delivery is a wonderful opportunity to join with your peers to discuss the exciting research being done with comparative effectiveness in healthcare.
Join the leaders of nursing science and nursing practice in Washington, D.C. on October 12th as they explore practical and theoretical considerations of these exciting research topics.
Planning Committee Chair, Dr. Patricia Stone, with the help of the Special Topics Planning Committee have prepared an exciting and informative program. The morning session will kick off with Dr. Carolyn Clancy, discussing CER/PCOR: What is it and why do we need it? The morning session is immediately followed by a strong expert panel discussing an overview of CER and Patient Centered Outcomes Research, breaking down into the following topics: key competencies for CER, pragmatic RCT with CEA, an overview existing data in medicare to practice based registries, reducing bias when using existing datasets and data synthesis-meta-analyses. During the lunch hour, Patricia Grady will discuss NINR’s role in CER and set the pace for the rest of the afternoon’s breakout sessions that are individually themed case studies and methodological examples of CER. After reconvening from the breakout sessions, a larger session will continue with International and National Experiences of Nursing and Comparative Effectiveness Research, concluding the CANS Special Topics lectures. A double bonus will follow the closing session with two new conference additions to the traditional Special Topics Conference. Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity (BAGNC) Alumni will host a special presentation on Advancing the Future of Nursing and a two hour Special Topics Poster session will begin featuring nursing research topics from around the country. For a more detailed Preliminary Program or to register, visit the Council’s website: www.nursingscience.org.
CANS is now taking sponsorships for this year’s conference! Sponsorships are a wonderful opportunity for your university or organization to gain exposure in the nursing community. By sponsoring this year's Conference you will be helping close to 300 attendees experience practice-based knowledge development at the highest level. In return for sponsorship, your organization will receive recognition in the on-site program, verbal and visual recognition at the Conference, acknowledgement on the Council Web site, and one complimentary registration to the Conference. Please visit the Council Web site at www.nursingscience.org to explore the many sponsorship opportunities for this year’s conference.
The Council would also like to announce two new leadership positions recently filled to continue furthering our mission. Dr. Jean F. Wyman, University of Minnesota, is the new Chair-Elect for the Council’s Steering Committee. Dr. Wyman has served on the Council’s Committee Representative for Midwest Nursing Research Society and is eagerly ready to begin her reign as Steering Committee Chair, following the 2012 State of the Science Conference. In addition to Wyman’s new role, the Council’s Steering Committee has elected, Dr. Susan Gennaro, Boston College, to serve as the 2012 State of the Science Congress Planning Committee Chair.
Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity (BAGNC)
The Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity (BAGNC) announced the 2011-2013 Predoctoral Scholars in Academic Geriatric Nursing in late May. Over $2 million was awarded to seven Claire M. Fagin postdoctoral fellows and fifteen predoctoral scholars to support advanced research training, mentorships, and career development. Since 2000, BAGNC has had the generous backing of the John A. Hartford Foundation, augmented with monies from The Atlantic Philanthropies, the Mayday Fund, and the Jonas Foundation. These four partners have invested over $80 million in national efforts to build academic geriatric nursing capacity through their support of this program. The 2011 Cohort of BAGNC Scholars and Claire M. Fagin Fellows are a highly qualified group of dedicated gerontological nurses who will strengthen the knowledge base in areas such as family caregiving, home health and hospice care, care for person with stroke, and critical illness in elders. Congratulations to the 2011-2013 Fellows and Scholars in Academic Geriatric Nursing!
2011-2013 Claire M. Fagin Fellows
Susan Lowey
University of Rochester
Todd Monroe
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing
Deborah Rosenbloom-Brunton
Pennsylvania State University, MGH Institute of Health Professions
Tatiana Sadak
University of Washington
Hsin- Yi (Jean) Tang
Seattle University
Mark Toles
Duke University
Catherine Van Son
Washington State University
2010-2012 Predoctoral Scholars
Joan Carpenter
University of Utah
Emilie Dykstra
Michigan State University
Catherine Fiala
University of Iowa
Andrea Gilmore
University of Wisconsin
Toni Glover
University of Florida
Rachel Klimmek
Johns Hopkins University
Lauren Massimo
University of Pennsylvania
Paula Nagy
Oregon Health & Science University
Carrie Plummer
University of Tennessee
Aditi Rao
University of Pennsylvania
Rachel Roiland
University of Wisconsin
Rafael Romo
University of California, San Francisco
Jennifer Seaman
University of Pittsburgh
Debbie Stevens
Emory University
Ebere Ume
Arizona State University
Geropsychiatric Nursing Collaborative (GPNC)
INFUSING GEROPSYCHIATRIC NURSING INTO CURRICULUM AWARDS
The Geropsychiatric Nursing Collaborative, a project of the American Academy of Nursing and funded by the John A. Hartford Foundation, has established three competitive awards. These awards will recognize schools of nursing which have integrated content addressing the geropsychiatric nursing competency enhancements into relevant courses or have revised course syllabi that they plan to implement in the future.
Award for Infusing Geropsychiatric Nursing into:
NLN Accredited Pre-licensure Programs
Eligibility: NLN accredited Pre-Licensure Nursing Program
AACN Accredited Baccalaureate Degree Nursing Programs
Eligibility: AACN accredited Baccalaureate Degree Nursing Program
AACN Accredited Advanced Practice Nursing Programs
Eligibility: AACN-accredited Advanced Practice Nursing Programs in adult/geriatric, adult acute care, psychiatric, family and women’s health.
Deadline for Applications for all awards is September 15, 2011
Announcement of the award will occur October 15, 2011
Note: The relevant documents containing the competency enhancement statements can be found on the website for the Portal of Geriatric Online Education (POGOe) at http://www.pogoe.org/. Complete the free registration to login and access the documents
American Academy of Nursing 38th Annual Meeting and Conference: Health Promotion across the Lifespan: Focus On Evidence
October 13-15, 2011 Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill, Washington, DC Registration opens: May 1, 2011 Objectives:
- Frame nursing’s long-standing contribution to health promotion as a critical component of health reform.
- Showcase evidence-based innovations in health promotion across the lifespan for their relevance in meeting public need.
- Evaluate ways that health promotion can infuse and direct local, regional, and national policy agendas.
- Stimulate ideas for expanding research and innovation in health promotion.
Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science 2011 Special Topics Conference and Poster Session: Comparative Effectiveness and Patient-Centered Outcomes Research: The Intersection of Nursing Science and Health Care Delivery
October 12, 2011 Washington, DC
Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill, Washington, DC
Featured Speakers:
- Dr. Debra Barksdale, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Dr. Carolyn Clancy, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- Dr. Nicky Cullum, University of York, UK
- Dr. Patricia Grady, National Institute on Nursing Research
- Dr. Susan Horne, ISIS, Inc.
- Dr. Patrick McNees, University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Dr. Pamela Mitchell, University of Washington
- Dr. Robin Newhouse, University of Maryland
- Dr. Patricia Stone, Columbia University
If you have news you wish to share in the next Fellows In The Spotlight please send a message to Kat Piscatelli at
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Earlier this year, Joanne Martin, Assistant Professor Emeritus of Environments for Health at the Indiana University School of Nursing, was appointed to the Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Infant Mortality (SACIM). This committee advises the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on HHS (Health and Human Services) programs that are directed at reducing infant mortality and improving the health status of pregnant woman. In addition to her work on this committee, Joanne is also the Founding Director of Healthy Families Indiana Training & Technical Assistance Project, the Founding Director of The MOM Project, and she served as Director at the Institute for Action Research in Community Health from 2004-2009.
Ann Minnick, PhD, RN, has been elected to the International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame by the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing.
Linda Moneyham, PhD, RN, FAAN, Professor and Rachel Z. Booth Endowed Chair at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Nursing has been appointed as the Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, following a national search. Dr. Moneyham will serve as the Chief Academic Officer in the School of Nursing with primary responsibility for operations related to academic and student affairs. She has demonstrated the initiative, knowledge, and experience to lead the academic mission, overseeing undergraduate and graduate programs, and the ability to energize the teaching mission. Her commitment to faculty development is evidenced in her record of collaboration, mentorship, and sponsored program funding.
Dr. Moneyham served as a faculty member for more than 15 years at Northern Kentucky University, Brenau College, Indiana University, Medical College of Georgia, and Emory University. She has taught at both the undergraduate and graduate level courses including community health and psychiatric/mental health nursing. She also served as a research professor at the University of South Carolina for 10 years prior to joining UAB School of Nursing as the first Rachel Z. Booth Endowed Chair in Nursing in 2007. Since her chair appointment, she has taught in the master’s and doctoral programs, served as a senior scientist at the Minority Health Research Center and the Center for AIDS Research, and served as an associate director for the Center for Nursing Research. Dr. Moneyham’s recent honors and awards include induction as a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, 2010 recipient of the Charles Barkley Excellence in Mentoring Award, and 2011 recipient of the Dean’s Award for Excellence in Mentorship. Since 2011, Dr. Moneyham has served as the interim Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. She received her BSN from Berea College, her MSN from the University of Kentucky, and the PhD in nursing from the University of Indiana.
The UAB School of Nursing is pleased to announce the inaugural appointment of Doreen C. Harper, PhD, RN, FAAN as the Fay B. Ireland Endowed Chair for the Dean of the School of Nursing. Birmingham philanthropist and longtime nurse Fay B. Ireland has given $1.5 million to establish the Chair. A leading supporter of the School of Nursing since 1993, Mrs. Ireland believes passionately in the pivotal role nurses play in building healthy communities. This Endowment will allow the dean to further develop interprofessional leadership initiatives and support the School’s mission to advance nursing education, service, and research.
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