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Faculty Champion Realization Meeting 2010
The Faculty Champions gathered together on the National Institutes ot Health (NIH) campus on Sept 27, 2010 to present the strides they've taken over the last year to influence the amount and quality of the genetic and genomic content in their academic curriculums.
Inaugural Meeting
Sept. 25, 2009
Healthcare interventions are being influenced by unprecedented work in elucidating the genetic and genomic basis of health, illness, disease risk and treatment response. As such, new knowledge being gained about genetics and genomics influences the entire health care continuum and the profession of nursing.
The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Baccalaureate Essentials now include genetics and genomics as important content for the educational preparation of nurses. A Faculty Champion Initiative was launched Sept. 25, 2009 to support faculty from schools of nursing undergoing accreditation in 2010/2011 to be able to meet these new requirements.
These selected Faculty Champions will provide leadership at their schools of nursing and more broadly throughout the profession of nursing as leadership opportunities arise, and share expertise throughout their schools of nursing to plan for curriculum integration of genetics and genomics by:
- Informing colleagues about the relevancy and need to include genetics and genomics in the curriculum
- Consult with individual faculty to provide assistance in integrating genetics/genomics into existing coursework
- Serve as a faculty resource
- Determine opportunities to accelerate the change process
A List of Nursing Faculty Champions
The Sept. 25, 2009 presentations provide a starting point for all nursing faculty to begin to explore the implications of genetics and genomics for nursing education and practice and included the following topics:
Watch: Genetic/Genomic Faculty Champion Initiative
Full Transcript for A Faculty Campion Initiative
Introductions and Purpose of the Meeting
Kathleen Calzone, M.S.N., R.N., A.P.N.G., F.A.A.N.
Senior Nurse Specialist (Research)
National Cancer Institute, Center for Cancer Research/Genetics Branch, National Institutes of Health
Key Note Address: Bridging the Gap Between Genome Research and Clinical Care
Alan Guttmacher, M.D.
Acting Director, National Human Genome Research Institute, NIH
Basic Genetic and Genomic Concepts: What do Nursing Faculty Really Need to Know?
Julie Eggert, Ph.D., G.N.P.-B.C., A.O.C.N.®
Associate Professor and Healthcare Genetics Doctoral Program Coordinator
Genetic/Genomic Implications for Nursing Practice and Education
Kathleen Calzone, M.S.N., R.N., A.P.N.G., F.A.A.N.
Senior Nurse Specialist (Research)
National Cancer Institute, Center for Cancer Research/Genetics Branch, National Institutes of Health
Resources for Evaluating your Nursing Curriculum
Cindy Prows, M.S.N., R.N., F.A.A.N.
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Genetics
Children's Hospital Medical Center
Catherine Yetter Read, Ph.D., R.N.
Associate Dean, Undergraduate Program
Associate Professor
Boston College, William F. Connell School of Nursing
Models of Curriculum Integration Panel Discussion
Watch: Genetic/Genomic Faculty Champion Initiative Panel Presentation
Panel Presentation Moderator
Jean Jenkins, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N.
Senior Clinical Advisor, National Human Genome Research Institute
National Institutes of Health
Panelists
Integrated
Janet Williams, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N.
Kelting Professor of Nursing and Director Clinical Genetics Research Postdoctoral Fellowship
The University of Iowa
Shared Courseware
Lorraine Frazier, D.S.N., M.S., R.N., N.P., F.A.A.N.
Associate Professor
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Nursing, Director CCTS and TexGen BioBanks
Senior Nurse Scientist THI and St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital
Stand Alone
Judith Lewis, Ph.D., R.N., W.H.N.P.- B.C., F.A.A.N.
Professor Emerita
School of Nursing, Virginia Commonwealth University
Interdisciplinary Model
Yvette Conley, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh
This project has been funded by the National Human Genome Research Institute, the Health Resources Services Administration, Bureau of Health Professions, Division of Nursing and the National Cancer Institute.
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Last Reviewed: February 25, 2012
