2013 Master's Education Conference Schedule
Looking Forward: Preparing Master’s Nursing Graduates for the Future
2013 Master’s Education Conference
February 21-23, 2013
Buena Vista Palace - Orlando, Florida
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Thursday, February 21
10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
Registration
1:00-2:30 p.m.
Welcome
Opening Program Session
Health Care and Higher Education
Benefit from an overview of health policy and how it impacts nursing education, particularly at the master’s level. Consider the impact of changes in the healthcare industry and healthcare reform on Master’s curricula for CNLs, clinical educators, managers, and others. What are the healthcare trends and what’s in the law – and how should we educate master’s students about these?
Speaker: Deborah E. Trautman, PhD, RN, Executive Director, Johns Hopkins Medicine Center for Health Policy and Healthcare Transformation, Baltimore, MD and former Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellow
2:30-2:45 p.m.
Stretch Break
2:45-4:15 p.m.
Program Session
Issues and Challenges in Online and Distance Learning
Online learning is exploding in popularity in nursing, but it has its own unique issues and challenges. What are these? What skills do faculty need in order to be fully successful in an online format? What are the best practices across disciplines? How can we facilitate active participation of and engagement by students? Get pragmatic advice from a valued colleague outside of nursing.
Speaker: Tom Cavanagh, PhD, Assistant Vice President, Distributed Learning, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
4:15-4:30 p.m.
Stretch Break
4:30-6:00 p.m.
Program Session
Informatics Priorities for Master’s Students
What will master’s-prepared nurses see in practice concerning informatics? What are the most critical informatics issues and curriculum priorities for all master’s programs? How might master’s faculty integrate informatics into various existing master’s levels courses? Explore these questions and others with a national-level expert.
Speaker: Judy Murphy, RN, FACMI, FHIMSS, FAAN, Deputy National Coordinator for Programs and Policy, Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Washington, DC
6:00-7:30 p.m.
Reception and Poster Presentations
Friday, February 22
7:15-8:30 a.m.
Light Continental Breakfast
7:30-8:20 a.m.
Informal Breakfast Discussion
Implementing the Master’s Essentials
Discuss with colleagues how to implement the new Essentials, especially for non-APRN programs.
Facilitated by the Master’s Education Conference Subcommittee
8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions
The concurrent sessions are held 8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m., separated by a 30-minute break. Topics repeat, and you may select two.
- The Master's in Nursing Education: Congruence with the Master's Essentials
The Essentials of Master's Education in Nursing, revised in 2011, includes specific recommendations for the clinical educator role. In addition to courses and experiences specific to teaching, students in these programs should be exposed to all nine essentials, as well as graduate preparation in an area of clinical practice. Identify ways to make master's programs with a focus in nursing education congruent with the revised Essentials and learn from the successes of colleagues.
Speakers: Nancy DeBasio, PhD, RN, Dean, Research College of Nursing, Kansas City, MO; Diane Wink, EdD, FNP-BC, ARNP, FAAN, Hugh F. and Jeannette G. McKean Endowed Chair, Professor, and Coordinator, Nurse Educator MSN, College of Nursing, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL; and a representative from the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, Washington, DC - Designing for Optimal Curricular Transition: Master’s CNL to DNP
Examine the commonalities in the Master’s and Doctor of Nursing Practice Essentials and how schools can build a Clinical Nurse Leader curriculum that maximizes articulation into a DNP program.
Speakers: Teri Moser Woo, PhD, RN, CNL, CPNP, FAANP, Associate Dean for Graduate Nursing Programs, School of Nursing, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA; Linda Roussel, DSN, RN, NEA, BC, Professor, College of Nursing, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL; and Enna E. Trevathan (invited), DNP, RN, CNL, CNL Program Director, School of Nursing, University of San Francisco and Chair, Board of Commissioners, Commission on Nurse Certification, Washington, DC - Teaching Students to Care for Veterans
Almost 650 schools of nursing have pledged their support to the Joining Forces campaign. One priority of this national initiative is to make health care professionals more knowledgeable about the population of armed forces members and their particular health care needs, especially as they return from modern deployments with characteristic injuries. Reflect on effective strategies to teach master’s students to care for military members and veterans as a unique population deserving of special consideration. Explore resources for this work including the new Joining Forces Toolkit.
Speakers: Gail Stuart, PhD, RN, FAAN, Dean, College of Nursing, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC and Co-Chair, AACN/Department of Veterans Affairs Joining Forces Tool Kit Task Force; Brian T. Graves, PhD, RN, ACNP-BC, Assistant Dean, Master's Program, and Alicia Gill Rossiter, MSN, ARNP, FNP, PNP-BC, Coordinator of Graduate Nursing Simulation and Military Liaison, College of Nursing, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL - Teaching Students to Work in Interprofessional Teams
What do Master’s faculty need to know in order to help students effectively work with other professions to improve health care? What are the national priorities and what types of initiatives serve as good models? Gain practical ideas for your own interprofessional education efforts.
Speaker: Peggy O. Hewlett, PhD, RN, FAAN, Professor and Director of the SC Center for Nursing Leadership, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC - Publishing as Scholarship
Scholarship is a universal expectation of faculty, regardless of school type or mission. Gain practical insights about determining publishable ideas, making scholarly writing a professional priority, and submitting manuscripts for publication as a part of one’s academic responsibilities.
Speaker: Patricia Gonce Morton, PhD, RN, ACNP-BC, FAAN, Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, School of Nursing, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD and incoming Editor, Journal of Professional Nursing - Simulation at the Graduate Level
Most educators appreciate the value of using simulation to help students master tasks. But simulation can be used for more sophisticated student learning such as clinical decision making and role development at the graduate level. Join colleagues active in simulation to consider research findings that identify best practices in simulation, methods of evaluation, and opportunities for future simulation research at the master’s level.
Speakers: Andrea Parsons Schram, DNP, CRNP, Assistant Professor, and Shawna Mudd, DNP, CPNP-AC, PNP-BC, Assistant Professor, Department of Acute and Chronic Care, School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
10:00-10:30 a.m.
Break
10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions (repeated)
12:00-1:30 p.m.
Lunch and Informal Networking (on your own)
1:30-4:05 p.m.
Abstract Presentations
(See separate schedule)
Saturday, February 23
7:15-8:30 a.m.
Light Continental Breakfast
7:30-8:20 a.m.
Informal Breakfast Discussion
Master’s Programs in Transition
Join colleagues to informally discuss challenges and successes in transitioning to CNL and DNP programs.
Facilitated by the Master’s Education Conference Subcommittee
8:30-10:00 a.m.
Program Session
CCNE Forum on Accreditation Standards
The CCNE Standards for Accreditation of Baccalaureate and Graduate Degree Nursing Programs (amended April 2009) is being revised for the accreditation of baccalaureate, master’s, and Doctor of Nursing Practice programs. Get the latest information about the standards revision process and take advantage of the opportunity to ask questions and provide feedback about the proposed standards to members of the CCNE Standards Committee.
Speakers: Members of the Standards Committee, Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, Washington, DC
10:00-10:30 a.m.
Break
10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Closing Program Session
Future Health Care Delivery Roles for Master’s Graduates
We know that graduate nursing roles and educational programs are in transition. In addition, national reports, recommendations, and agency priorities influence graduate nursing preparation. Join a respected nurse executive to examine the “big picture” of the current health care system and how roles and functions of all master’s prepared nurses are changing, particularly within large systems. Consider how the graduate nursing curriculum should reflect realities of the dynamic and complex health care system and what faculty should emphasize to students about their future in health care.
Speaker: Ann Scanlon McGinity, PhD, RN, FAAN, Chief Nurse Executive and Senior Vice President, Operations, The Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
