January Headlines: UMSN Presentations, Publications, and Research
From a summit with President Bill Clinton to the United Nations, we’re leading the way in nursing science.
- UMSN Assistant Professor AkkeNeel Talsma Ph.D., RN, was a panelist at
the mid-January Patient Safety Science & Technology Summit in California with keynote speaker President Bill Clinton. The summit focuses on innovations to transform the process of care. Dr. Talsma’s panel was on the concept of “failure to rescue,” focusing on when a patient dies because of a complication that was not recognized or treated appropriately. - UMSN Associate Professor Patricia Abbott, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, headed to the United Nations for the international GETHealth Summit focused on technology and its role in the global health workforce gap. Leaders in health, education, and IT are to discuss initiatives to empower providers in developing countries. Dr. Abbott was a featured speaker in the session “Impact of Technology on Communication, Trust, and the Patient-Provider Relationship.”
- UMSN and University of Michigan Health Systems are well-represented in the current Critical Care Nursing Quarterly. Adjunct Clinical Instructors Sharon Dickinson RN, MSN, CNS-BC, ANP, and Leah Shever Ph.D., RN, co-edited this issue entitled, Mobility: A Successful Investment for Critically Ill Patients. Many articles were co-written by UMHS nurses, including the editorial by Margaret Calarco, Ph.D., RN, Chief of Nursing Services. Dickinson and Shever also contributed an article with UMSN Clinical Assistant Professor Dana Tschannen, Ph.D., RN, entitled “Can the Use of an Early Mobility Program Reduce the Incidence of Pressure Ulcers in a Surgical Critical Care Unit?” “Complications associated with critical illness can be minimized through the integration of programs, like mobility,” said Dickinson. “Our goal is the restoration of that individual to their previous level of health so they can enjoy life."
"This was a wonderful opportunity to highlight Michigan at its finest," said Dr. Shever. "Taking a evidence-based concept like mobility that applies to all patients and then focusing on specific aspects to better understand how it applies to specific patient populations demonstrates our depth of clinical knowledge and expertise but most importantly, improves care for our patients."
- Candia Laughlin, UMHS Director of Nursing and Patient Care Services, Ambulatory Care Nursing, edited the newly released 3rd edition of The Core Curriculum for Ambulatory Care Nursing. The book, which is held in high regards by the nursing community, includes new and enhanced content. There is an expanded focus on clinical care and telehealth practice. New chapters include perioperative care and the changing role of the ambulatory care nurse with medical homes, transitional care and complementary and alternative therapies.
- UMSN alumna Sarah Stoddard Ph.D. was a guest on WAMC New York Public Radio’s Academic Minute to explain the connection between peer pressure and social media. Dr. Stoddard and her colleagues looked at connections between alcohol and drug content on social networking sites and the use of those substances in 18-24-year-olds “Our findings are only the first clues into how online social networks may affect alcohol and drug use for young adults. What we do know is that online platforms provide a new, additional way for young adults to influence their peers’ alcohol and drug use behavior.” Read the transcript.
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