The University of Maryland and the Veterans Affairs Maryland Health Care System present:

Nursing Practice Based on Evidence: Moving Science into Action — April 2-3, 2009

Presentations

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Thursday

The Commander Lura Jane Emery Keynote Address

“Moving Evidence from Quality and Safety Research into Nursing Leadership and Public Policy”
Sean Clarke, PhD, RN, FAAN
Associate Professor
University of Toronto
Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing

Concurrent Sessions

1A. Room 106 | Transforming Care at the Bedside: An Effective Tool for Rapid Cycle
Re-design
Carol Esche, DNP, MA, RN, NE-BC
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Evidence Based Practice and Research
Franklin Square Hospital Center

2A. Room 130 | The Potential for Economic Analysis to Influence Clinical Practice
Kevin Frick, PhD
Health Economist and Associate Professor
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

3A. Room 140 | Health Care Quality in the 21 Century: The Influence of Research-based Evidence on Quality Measures and Improvement Strategies
Kristin Seidl, PhD, RN
Clinical Practice Coordinator, Division of Clinical Effectiveness
University of Maryland Medical Center

4A. Room 730 | Improving Heart Failure Care: The Rural Hospital Quality Collaborative Robin Newhouse, PhD, RN, CNAA, BC, CNOR
Assistant Dean, Doctor of Nursing Practice Program and Associate Professor
University of Maryland School of Nursing

5A. Room 740 | A Framework for Evaluation of Technology Supporting EBP
Kathleen Charters, PhD, RN, CPHIMS, CNE
Clinical Information System Specialist
OED MHV

Plenary Session

Translating Infection Prevention Research into Practice
Sarah L. Krein, PhD, RN
Research Associate Professor in Internal Medicine
University of Michigan Medical School
VA Ann Arbor HSR&D Center of Excellence

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