Thursday, December 8

Continental Breakfast
Multipurpose Room, 1st Floor, Room 120

9:00 - 10:00 a.m.
Registration
Outside Auditorium

10:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Introduction to the Work of the DNP Task Forces
Auditorium
Dispelling myths about the DNP charge to the two task forces, work to date, projected work products, and key issues to be addressed.
Carolyn Williams, PhD, Dean, College of Nursing, University of Kentucky, Chairperson, DNP Roadmap Task Force
Donna Hathaway, PhD, Dean, College of Nursing, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Chairperson, DNP Essentials Task Force

11:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Questions and Answers

12:00 - 12:30 p.m.
Lunch Break
Multipurpose Room, 1st Floor, Room 120

12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Program Session: Exemplars of Change
Auditorium
Institutional Collaboration
Lisa Rosenberg, PhD, Associate Dean of Students, College of Nursing, Rush University

DNP Program Outcomes and Impact on Practice
Elizabeth Fuselier, DNP student, College of Nursing, University of Tennessee Health Science Center;
Tukea Talbot, DNP Student, College of Nursing, University of Kentucky
Discussion

1:30 - 2:00 p.m.
Preparation for Small Group Work and Break

2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Rooms: 311, 330, 350, 706, Aud A, Aud B
Small group work to address questions:

3:00 - 3:15 p.m.:
Break and Transfer of Reports from Small Group Work
Refreshments Multipurpose Room, 1st Floor, Room 120

3:15 p.m. - 4:15p.m.:
Program Session: Exemplars of Change
Auditorium
Program Session: Exemplars of Change: Preparing for the Transition
Preparing the faculty
Cheryl Stegbauer, College of Nursing, University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Making the case in the institution
Ann Cary, PhD, Associate Dean, School of Nursing, University of Massachusetts/Amherst

4:15 - 5:30 p.m.:
Small Group Reports (Reports should be limited to no more than 5 minutes to allow time for discussion)

Discussion and Next Step Recommendations

5:30 - 6:30 p.m.:
Tour the UTHSC-H School of Nursing Student Community Center
Sign up for a tour at the registration table, and plan to meet a UT-H faculty host at the registration table at 5:30 p.m.

Friday, December 9

7:30 - 8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
Multipurpose Room, 1st Floor, Room 120

8:30 - 8:45 a.m.
Goals and Expectations
Auditorium
Establish goals for the day and set expectations for the small group work.
Donna Hathaway, Chairperson, DNP Essentials Task Force

8:45 a.m. -10:00 a.m.
Small Group Work
Rooms: 350, 360, 370, 380, 401, 402, 403
Review of two assigned essentials, the outlined competencies, and curriculum content. (Essential # 8, the advanced practice competencies/curricular content will be discussed in the afternoon session.) Each group will answer the following questions in relation to the new graduate of DNP programs:

10:00 - 10:30 a.m.
Break and Transfer of work
Recorders/reporters will transfer their electronic files from the work of their small group work sessions to the AACN computer

10:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Presentation by Reporters and Discussion of Reports
Auditorium
Reports should be limited to no more than five minutes to allow for discussion.

12:00 - 12:30 p.m.
Break and lunch
Multipurpose Room, 1st Floor, Room 120

Move to the breakout rooms.

12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
Small Group Work
Rooms: 350, 360, 370, 380, 401, 402, 403
Essential 8, advanced nursing practice essential- small group work will be done by all groups to review the description and articulation of expected competencies for advanced nursing practice and answer the following questions:

1:30 -1:45 p.m.
Break and Transfer of Work
Recorders/reporters will transfer their electronic files from the work of their small group work sessions to the AACN computer

1:45 - 3:00 pm
Presentation of Small Group Work and Discussion
Reports should be limited to no more than five minutes to allow for discussion.

3:00 pm
Adjourn