Faculty Practice Pre-Conference Meeting Schedule

Wednesday, January 25

7:00-8:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast and Registration
Poster Presentations

8:00-10:00 a.m.
Welcome
Opening Program Session
The Worth and Value of Faculty Practice
Explore the concepts of worth, value, importance, and sustainability with respected nursing deans who have had administrative and financial oversight for academics and practice. Identify how successful faculty practice supports the mission of the school and contributes positively to various activities within the nursing academic unit. Discuss additional organizational issues important to faculty practice including administrative support, internal and external marketing, and faculty recruitment. Speakers: Bernadette Melnyk, PhD, RN, CPNP/PMHNP, FNAP, FAAN, Dean, College of Nursing and Associate Vice President for Health Promotion and Chief Wellness Officer, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; and Sally Lundeen, PhD, RN, FAAN, Dean, College of Nursing, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI

10:00-10:30 a.m.
Break and Poster Presentations

10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Program Session
Balancing Practice, Teaching, and Administrative Roles
Where are you and your colleagues on the teaching-practice continuum? What are your school’s expectations about academic workload? Are you able to recruit and maintain faculty who are enthusiastic about practice? What strategies can you personally use to successfully juggle multiple roles? Join experienced colleagues to explore these and other issues about that elusive entity: professional role balance.
Speakers: Kathryn Fiandt, PhD, FNP-BC, FAANP, Professor and Associate Dean for Graduate Programs and Clinical Affairs, School of Nursing, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX; Connie Zak, DNP, MBA, APRN, BC, Associate Dean for Scholarship and Director of Graduate Studies, College of Nursing & Health Professions, Lewis University, Romeoville, IL; and Susan Buckholz, PhD, ANP-BC, Associate Professor, College of Nursing, Rush University, Chicago, IL

12:00-1:30 p.m.
Lunch and Practice Leadership Network
Business Meeting
(Bring your own)
This business meeting is open to PLN members and guests.

1:30-3:00 p.m.
Program Session
Continuing Challenges: Contracting, Coding, and Billing
While quality care is a primary nursing value, cash flow has always been a pivotal concern in all types of faculty practice. Join an expert in practice management and revenue operations to explore the current issues involved in nurse practitioner contracting, coding trends, and billing points in order to improve the bottom line of your faculty practice enterprise.
Speaker: Kenneth E. Klingensmith, President and CEO, Health Associates, Inc., Houston, TX

3:00-3:30 p.m.
Break and Poster Presentations

3:30-5:00 p.m.
Closing Program Session
Enhancing Links Between Practice and Research
Clear links exist between faculty practice and the school’s research mission. There is growing emphasis on research collaboration among disciplines. And nurses prepared doctorally for both research and practice are increasingly asked to interact with each other around research questions. Consider ways to maximize the links between practice and research in the nursing academic unit, the campus, and the community.  
Speaker: Patricia A.  Murphy, DrPH, CNM, FACNM, Professor, Annette Poulson Cumming Presidential Endowed Chair in Women's & Reproductive Health, College of Nursing, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT