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The AACN Essentials and the Graduate Student - What Does it Mean for Me?
Thursday, February 2, 2023 | 4:00-5:00 pm (ET)
The AACN Essentials were approved by the AACN membership in 2021 and outline a framework towards a competency-based approach for nursing education. As a graduate student, how do you fit into this transition? What does competency-based education mean and how will it differ from the previous approach to nursing education? What does this transition mean for practice? As a current graduate student, you may be wondering how you fit in and how you will be affected. Whether you have just started your program or are nearing its completion, the new AACN Essentials will have an impact on nurses in various stages of the profession. Join this webinar to hear the speakers explore competency-based education and share what you may expect to see in nursing practice.
Speaker: Brittany Hay, DNP, APRN, ANP-BC, FNP-BC, Assistant Professor, University of South Florida
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2023 Doctoral Education Conference
Passion, Purpose, & Partnerships: Inspiring Excellence in Doctoral Nursing Education
January 19-21, 2023, Coronado, CA
Incorporating Climate Change into Doctor of Nursing Practice Curricula
Speakers: Mary Quinn Griffin, PhD, RN, Professor, Institutional Researcher, School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, and Margaret Rafferty, DNP, APRN, Chair, Associate Professor, Department of Nursing, New York City College of Technology, Brooklyn, NY
Envisioning the 2021 Essentials in a DNP Strategic and Financial Business Planning Course
Speakers: Sheryl Stogis DrPH, RN, Clinical Assistant Professor, College of Nursing, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL, and Rebecca Kathleen Vortman, DNP, RN, Clinical Assistant Professor, College of Nursing, University of Illinois Chicago
NOTE: The webinar series is free to deans, faculty, staff, and students from AACN member schools of nursing.
Introduction to the 2021 Essentials
The Re-envisioned Essentials: Infusing Innovation in Academic Nursing
Presenter: Casey R. Shillam, PhD, RN, Dean and Professor, University of Portland School of Nursing; Marjorie S. Wiggins, DNP, MBA, RN, FAAN, NEA-BC, Chief Nursing Officer, Maine Health System
Essentials Implementation: Creating a New Future Together
Presenter: Casey R. Shillam, PhD, RN, Dean and Professor, University of Portland School of Nursing
Transforming Nursing Education Through Curriculum Innovation
Presenter: Robin Newhouse, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN, Dean and Distinguished Professor, Indiana University; Rebecca Bartlett Ellis, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, School of Nursing, Indiana University
Introducation to Competency-Based Education
Presenter: Margaret Rauschenberger, MSN, RN,Professor, Dean of Nursing Emerita, and Associate Dean, School of Adult Learning and New Initiatives, Alverno College; Judeen Schulte, PhD, RN, Professor, JoAnn McGrath School of Nursing and Health Professions, Alverno College; Ann Van Eerden, MSN, MS, RN, Associate Professor, JoAnn McGrath School of Nursing and Health Professions, Alverno College
"How To's" for Building a Competency-Based Education Program
Presenter: Gerry Altmiller, EdD, APRN, ACNS-BC, ANEF, FAAN, Professor of Nursing, The College of New Jersey
Beginning Steps for Building a Competency-Based Curriculum
Teaching Effectively in a Competency-Based Curriculum
Assessment Strategies for a Competency-Based Curriculum
Presenters: Margaret Rauschenberger, MSN, RN,Professor, Dean of Nursing Emerita, and Associate Dean, School of Adult Learning and New Initiatives, Alverno College; Judeen Schulte, PhD, RN, Professor, JoAnn McGrath School of Nursing and Health Professions, Alverno College; Ann Van Eerden, MSN, MS, RN, Associate Professor, JoAnn McGrath School of Nursing and Health Professions, Alverno College; Heather Mernitz, MS, PhD, Professor, Alverno College
Opportunities for Cross Curricular Collaboration: Implementing Competency-Based Learning
Presenter: Cheryl Lacasse, PhD, RN, AOCNS, Clinical Professor and Director of Teaching, Learning, and Evaluation, College of Nursing, University of Arizona; Connie Miller, DNP, RNC-OB, CNE, Associate Clinical Professor and Division Chair of Genereal Nursing and Health Education, College of Nursing, University of Arizona
Implementing the New Essentials in the Transformation to Competency Based Education
Presenter: Dawn Mueller-Burke, PhD, CRNP, NNP-BC, Assistant Professor/Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, University of Maryland Baltimore, University of Maryland Medical Center
Moving the Needle on Meaningful Competency Assessment
Presenter: Robert Englander, MD, MPH, Leading Authority on Competency-Based Education and Entrustable Professional Activities
Early Lessons: On the Journey to CBE in Pre-licensure Nursing Education
Presenter: Shelley A. Johnson, EdD, MSN, MBA, RN, Dean & Professor, Florida A&M University
Enhancing Competency-Based Education and Assessment with Video Simulations
Presenter: Laurie Kennedy-Malone, PhD, GNP-BC, FAANP, FGSA, FAAN, Professor of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Using Technology and Data to Support the Move to Competency-Based Education
Presenters: Marc M. Triola, MD, FACP, Associate Professor of Medicinie, Associate Dean for Educational Informatics, Director of the Institute for Innovations in Medical Education, New York University; and Janelle Sokolowich, PhD, MSN/Ed, RN, Academic Vice President and Dean, Western Governors University
Curriculum Redesign
Curriculum Evaluation and Integration of Competencies: An Undergraduate Program Experience
Presenter: Ann H. White, RN, PhD, NE-BC, Dean, College of Nursing and Health Professions, University of Southern Indiana
Implementation of Advanced-Level Competencies in Graduate Nursing Education
Presenter: Gail Armstrong, PhD, DNP, ACNS-BC, CNE, FAAN, Professor, Assistant Dean of the DNP Program, Oregon Health & Science University
Evaluating Master's Level Curriculum: Mapping to Align with the New Essentials
Presenter: Jacklyn Barber, EdD, MS, CNS, CNL, Dean and Professor of Nursing Education, Nylen School of Nursing, Morningside University
Implementing Curriculum Change
Leading Implementation of the Essentials: Insights and Lessons Learned Along the Way
2022 Academic Nursing Leadership Conference
Implementing the Essentials: A Dialogue with Academic Nursing Leaders
2022 Deans Annual Meeting
The New Essentials, Shifting and Refocusing Our Why: One School of Nursing's Journey Over 10 Years
Essentials, Domains, and Competencies, Oh My - Establishing a Process for Evidence-Driven Curriculum Revisions
2021 Faculty Development Conference
Leading Organizational Change: The Nurse Leader's Guide to Curricular Change
Competency-Based Education and Assessment
Emerging Tools to Develop and Assess Competence in DNP Students
Competency-Based Education and Assessment: A Shared Student/Faculty Commitment
Transform 2021
Competency-Based Education and Assessment Model: Teaching, Learning, Assessment, and Feedback
Competency-Based Education: Paving the Path Forward
AACN Essentials Domain 3: Population Health-Tips and Tools for Faculty (Domain 3)
Enhancing Nursing Education with Innovative Technology (Domain 8)
Preparing Confident and Informed Faculty to Integrate Informatics and Information Technology into Student Learning (Domain 8)
A Case Study Integrating the AACN Essentials with a Focus on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Health Equity: Academic Nursing Leading the Way There
The Essentials and the CNL Competencies
This presentation was given at the CNL Summit, hosted virtually by AACN February 17-19, 2022.
Presenter: Dr. Jackie Barber, Dean, Morningside University, Commissioner, CNC Board of Commissioners.
The Re-Envisioned AACN Essentials: What Lies Ahead?
This presentation was given at the Professional Nurse Educators Group (PNEG) Conference hosted by the Mayo Clinic on October 1, 2021.
Presenters: Dr. Jerry Mansfield, Mount Carmel Health System; Dr. Cynthia McCurren, University of Michigan-Flint; and Dr. John McFadden, Barry University.
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