Attendance at capacity for tomorrow's Nursing Consortium conference
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Registrations closed at full capacity for the next Nursing
Consortium of Florida conference being held Friday, June 23, 2023 at the Signature
Grand in Davie, Florida. More than 500 are registered to attend Cultivating the Dimensions of
Powerful Partnerships; Advancing Nursing Academia & Practice Leadership. "Among those registered are more than 25 CNOs and ACNOs, more than 25 Deans and Associate Deans, more than 75 AVPs and Directors, and more than 140 Nurse Managers in addition to other nurse leaders, this attests to the value that nurse leaders and healthcare organizations place on the work of the Consortium," stated Consortium president Jean Seaver, who added that once again the conference organizing committee has done a great job of organizing an excellent conference. The morning program will include a
poster session, keynote presentation, and panel discussion. The afternoon will feature a number of concurrent sessions allowing attendees to focus on the
topics of greatest professional relevance while building relationships with colleagues
that have shared interests in small group discussions facilitated by the regional and national leaders who will be presenting including... The day will also include ample opportunities for interaction with attendees and conference sponsor representatives over breakfast, breaks,
and lunch offering attendees a truly exceptional educational conference
and networking opportunity.
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The conference keynote speaker will be Jeff Doucette, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE, FAAN, Press Ganey's nationally renowned Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer. Jeff is an accomplished nurse leader with thirty years of
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executive nursing roles. Throughout his career, he has focused on enabling the
delivery of exceptional patient and family experiences through innovation,
education, and nursing excellence, and he is currently responsible for helping Press Ganey clients transform their patient and caregiver experience.
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Presdent picks Mandy Cohen as next CDC Director
President Biden has announced
his intent to appoint Dr. Mandy Cohen as Director of the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention. A statement from
President Biden said: Dr. Cohen is one of the nation’s top physicians and
health leaders with experience leading large and complex organizations, and a
proven track-record protecting Americans’ health and safety. As Secretary of
North Carolina’s Department of Health and Human Services, Dr. Cohen developed
innovative and nationally recognized programs that improved the health and
lives of families across the state. Her leadership through the COVID-19 crisis
drew bipartisan praise, as did her successful transformation of North
Carolina’s Medicaid program and pivotal role in the bipartisan passage of
Medicaid expansion. Please click here to read more.
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GenZ and the Great Resignation
A recent article by McKinsey & Company, says there are new
signs that the Great Resignation—the era in which millions of people quit their
jobs during the pandemic—may be coming to an end. For plenty of Gen Zers, their
entire experience in the job market has been characterized by talk of actual
quitting or quiet quitting—the idea of doing the bare minimum. A labor market
vibe shift would be a marked change, one unfamiliar to young professionals who
are, at most, just a few years into their careers. The good news, at least in
the short term, is that Gen Zers who are staying in their jobs for more than a
year are seeing higher pay increases than their older coworkers, even if that’s
because they had the lowest wages to begin with. That fact coincides with the
reality that as the job market changes, offers to go work elsewhere may not
have all the extra sweeteners to entice would-be hires. Plus, the resiliency
measures many employers are undertaking means it’s probably a good time to step
up to the plate at work; quiet quitting or working your second job while on the
clock for your first one feels just a little riskier when more companies are
trying to weed out underperformers. Please click here to read more.
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Free American Nurses Association live webinar: Nursing
Now Innovation Event June 28th
Join Nursing Now USA for a thought-provoking 90-minute live online
event focused on innovative approaches to issues within nursing on June 28th,
5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. ET. This FREE event moderated by Dr.
Oriana Beaudet, ANA’s Vice President of Nursing Innovation, highlights
critical innovative approaches to advance nursing practice. Hear from and
engage with innovative nurse change agents as they discuss solutions around
three focus areas: Telehealth and Remote Patient Monitoring Innovations in
Nursing: State of the Science; Towards a Greater Good: A Scoping Review of
Nursing and Midwifery Activism in the U.S.: and Demonstrating a Nurse-Driven
Model for Interprofessional Academic-Practice Partnerships. Please click
here for more info or to register now.
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Complimentary Rose O'Sherman on-demand webinar
Laudio recently hosted a webinar with Rose O'Sherman, nationally known nursing leadership coach and professor, attended by over 580 registrants and 300+live attendees, Laudio is now providing Consortium members with a free on-demand copy of this useful webinar. entitled, ”A Team Approach to Nursing Care Delivery Tactics for Working Better Together.” Current healthcare delivery models rely on the availability of many nurses and are unsustainable. Even with an increase in RN enrollments, the gap between the number of nurses needed, and the number available continues to grow. In this interactive webinar, Rose looks at redesigning care delivery to a team-based model. Topics include the forces driving change, the redesign process, resetting the nurse manager role, teaching nurses to lead teams, and strategies to promote effective teamwork. Please click here to participate in this important webinar.
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Meet the Consortium Officers: Nancy Gonzalez, Secretary
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Nancy
Gonzalez, MSN, APRN-BC, PPCNP-BC, Associate Dean, Nursing, Broward College, is
the new Secretary of the Nursing Consortium of Florida. During her initial
two-year term on the board, Nancy was an active member of the
Consortium's
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Conference Planning, Youth Initiative, and Recruitment
and Retention Committees. In 2023, she
will co-chair the Conference Planning Committee in addition to serving as Board
Secretary. Among her achievements Gonzalez marketed a new part-time option for
ASN program to area hospitals, resulting in a 100% increase over projected
beginning enrollment. She developed and implemented an online student document
tracking system that streamlined the clinical management of students in the
nursing clinical rotations; planned, coordinated and developed new and revised
nursing program policies and procedures to increase retention, lower attrition,
and improve processes in clinical coordination. She increased number of
part-time and full-time personnel and facilitated their training to increase
the faculty flexibility across all campuses of the nursing program and to
ensure maximum utilization of clinical resources. Gonzalez holds a Doctor of
Nursing Practice, University of North Florida; Master of Science in Nursing and
a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, from Florida International University;
Associate of Science in Nursing, Miami-Dade Community College; Diploma from
Jackson Memorial Hospital School of Nursing, and a Certificate in Forensic
Nursing, Kaplan University. She has been
a nurse in South Florida for 40 years and a board-certified pediatric nurse
practitioner for 27 years.
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Vicki Caraway now CNO of Baptist Health Cancer Care |
Congratulations
to Vicki Caraway, RN, BSN, MBA, NE-BC, a Consortium Director,
who in addition to retaining her role as Chief Nursing Officer of Miami Cancer Institute will
be assuming
the
position of Chief Nursing Officer for Baptist
Health Cancer
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Care. The news was announced recently by Michael Zinner, MD, FACS, CEO
and Executive Medical Director Miami Cancer Institute and Baptist Health Cancer
Care. In her expanded role, Vicki will oversee all nursing functions at both
Lynn Cancer Institute at Boca Raton Regional Hospital and at Miami Cancer
Institute, with a focus on assuring nursing excellence, safety, quality and
high patient and staff satisfaction. In her new role, Vicki will be reporting
directly to me, and working alongside leadership at both institutes to help
standardize cancer care at our two institutions. Vicki came to Miami Cancer
Institute just over a year ago in March 2022. She has more than 33 years of
oncology nursing experience with 28 years spent at various leadership roles at
Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa. She was elected to the Consortium board in
March 2023.
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Healthcare staff scheduling software that engages and
empowers
Developed by healthcare industry professionals, ShiftWizard
by HealthStream is a streamlined employee scheduling solution trusted by
thousands. ShiftWizard helps organizations maximize staff availability,
minimize cost, and adequately match nurses and medical staff to patient needs.
Seamlessly integrate with a variety of software healthcare organizations rely
on, including leading EMR and ERP systems, among others. Its user-friendly
interface, streamlined scheduling features, and personalized settings help to
increase communication, improve work-life balance, and reduce burnout on the
front line. Please click here to read more.
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Individual Memberships keep retiring nurse leaders engaged
There are numerous nurse leaders that though retired wish to contribute to Consortium committee work. An excellent way for these leaders to continue their engagement is by becoming an Individual Member of the Consortium. Those wishing to learn more about this special membership category should click here. The Consortium continues to predominately be an organizational member driven organization. "Membership at the organizational level has facilitated close relationships with executive nurse leaders and provided opportunities for all member entity nurse employees to engage as committee members and influence Consortium programming," says Consortium executive director Ralph Egues, "That isn't changing, but we do want to also encourage engagement by retired nurse leaders
that want to continue advancing nursing."
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Mayo Clinic and
Google Cloud partner on new AI tool to improve patient care
Google
Cloud and the Mayo Clinic have formed a new partnership that will introduce a
new Artificial
Intelligence
tool aimed to improve the efficiency of healthcare
nationwide, according to a recent UPI report. The initial focus of the
collaboration will utilize a new search tool powered by Google Cloud's Generative
AI software that can improve clinical workflows by making it easier for doctors
and researchers to quickly track down patient information. The system would
give health practitioners immediate access to medical records that can be
instantly cross-referenced to voluminous medical research from multiple
sources, as well as other relevant guidelines, that could lead to more proper
diagnoses and treatments, potentially saving lives.Before now, healthcare
workers have been bogged down by paperwork that is typically scattered among
several agencies in varying formats, drawing critical attention away from
patient care. The program will also reduce the time it takes to build and
develop custom chatbots and other customer-facing search applications while
requiring minimal coding, modest web management and very little if any cloud
security needed as those elements are already baked into the system's
infrastructure. The new intelligence tool can also generate real-time,
personalized patient readouts. Please click here to read more
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Mayo Clinic and
Google Cloud partner on new AI tool to improve patient care
Google
Cloud and the Mayo Clinic have formed a new partnership that will introduce a
new Artificial
Intelligence
tool aimed to improve the efficiency of healthcare
nationwide, according to a recent UPI report. The initial focus of the
collaboration will utilize a new search tool powered by Google Cloud's Generative
AI software that can improve clinical workflows by making it easier for doctors
and researchers to quickly track down patient information. The system would
give health practitioners immediate access to medical records that can be
instantly cross-referenced to voluminous medical research from multiple
sources, as well as other relevant guidelines, that could lead to more proper
diagnoses and treatments, potentially saving lives.Before now, healthcare
workers have been bogged down by paperwork that is typically scattered among
several agencies in varying formats, drawing critical attention away from
patient care. The program will also reduce the time it takes to build and
develop custom chatbots and other customer-facing search applications while
requiring minimal coding, modest web management and very little if any cloud
security needed as those elements are already baked into the system's
infrastructure. The new intelligence tool can also generate real-time,
personalized patient readouts. Please click here to read more
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Interview with Sharon Pappas on Chief Nurse Execs as strategic,
influential partners in the C-Suite
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HealthLeaders media editors recently held
a podcast interview with top nurse leader Sharon Pappas, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN,
Chief Nurse Exec for Emory Heathcare, Atlanta, who discussed how chief nurses
are finally becoming full strategic and influential partners in their organizations
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after
decades of not being recognized as part of a hospital’s executive
organizational team. Pappas is the 2023 recipient of the prestigious Lifetime
Achievement Award given by the American Organization for Nursing Leadership
(AONL). Pappas leads a nursing workforce of more than 8,000 nurses across
Emory's 11 hospitals and more than 250 clinic locations. She serves as a
faculty member for Emory’s Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, has
authored multiple publications on subjects such as improving patient safety,
nurse engagement, building leaders, and enhancing nurse influence. Please click
here to view the podcast or a full transcript of the interview.
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McKinsey looks at reimagining the nursing workload: Finding time to
close the workforce gap
US healthcare organizations continue to grapple with the
impacts of the nursing shortage—scaling back of health services, increasing
staff burnout and mental-health challenges, and rising labor costs. While
several health systems have had some success in rebuilding their nursing
workforces in recent months, estimates
still suggest a potential shortage of 200,000 to 450,000 nurses in the United
States, with acute-care settings likely to be most affected. Identifying
opportunities to close this gap remains a priority in the healthcare industry.
This article highlights research conducted by McKinsey in collaboration with
the ANA Enterprise on how nurses are actually spending their time during their
shifts and how they would ideally distribute their time if given the chance.
The research findings underpin insights that can help organizations identify
new approaches to address the nursing shortage and create more sustainable and
meaningful careers for nurses. Please click here to read more. |
Nine most sobering statistics about women’s health
Making women’s health, physical, psychological,
emotional, and social wellbeing a priority, has never been more important. In a
recent article, Women’s Healthcare magazine identified nine key datapoints to
share with your patients to amp awareness and spark actions toward making their
own health a priority: #1) Still heart sick. Heart disease is still the number 1
killer of women. Your patients may be
aware of that stubborn fact, but what they may not know is that women are up to
3 times more likely to die following a serious heart attack than men according to the Journal of the American Heart Association. #2) Not
immune from autoimmune. Autoimmune diseases are more prevalent in women,
affecting up to 10% of the world’s population, with approximately 80% of those
affected being female. #3) 80% destined for HPV. HPV is the most common
sexually transmitted infection (STI).
It’s so common that almost every sexually active individual will be
infected with HPV at some time in their life if they don’t receive the HPV
vaccine, the CDC reports. #4) Infertility
by the numbers. According to the CDC, about 12% of women in the United States
aged 15 to 44 have difficulty becoming pregnant or staying pregnant, making
infertility more common than patients may think. #5) The sadder sex. Women are 2 times more likely to suffer
from depression and other mental health issues than men, according to the
National Institute of Mental Health. Please click here to read the full story
by Teresa A. McNulty. |
Memorial to improve healthcare for underserved communities
'One City at a Time' with Primary Care Mobile Heath Centers
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For more than 70 years, Consortium member Memorial Healthcare System has
provided care at its facilities to individuals from communities in south
Broward County, regardless of the person’s ability to pay. Now, the
health-focused provider is taking things a step further. Memorial has unveiled a new health initiative
called “One City at a Time” that will station Memorial Primary Care Mobile
Health Centers, or mobile units, within cities in south Broward for extended
periods of time. Medical professionals with expertise in both pediatric and
adult medicine will be on-site to provide vaccines, conduct health screenings
and school physicals, and offer nutritional counseling. Additionally, they can
make referrals to dentists, determine Medicaid eligibility, and link
individuals to social services. Memorial’s program began May 20 at Foster Park
in Hallandale Beach. Memorial’s mobile units will be stationed at that location
every Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday for six weeks. After that, they will
remain in the community one day a week for two years. Similar outreach is
planned in the next year for locations in Miramar, Dania Beach, and Hollywood.
No appointment is necessary and there is never a charge for any of the services
provided. Please click here to read more.
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Caregivers from HCA Florida South Shore Hospital help
Spurlino Family YMCA
HCA
Florida South Shore Hospital joined with hospitals across the state to
celebrate their first anniversary as HCA Florida Healthcare by volunteering
their time and raising funds for the Spurlino Family YMCA. South Shore Hospital caregivers led by CEO
Cathy Edmisten showed up at the YMCA to clean equipment, pick up bags of trash
around the facility, help with classes and greet members as they entered the facility. The hospital also provided YMCA Executive
Director Jarrod Williams with a $2,000 check to support youth programs. “We are
very proud to show up at the Spurlino Family YMCA as we continue to support the
outstanding work they do to encourage healthy living for residents of all
ages,” said South Shore Hospital CEO Cathy Edmisten. “It was a great way to celebrate the first
anniversary of the HCA Florida Healthcare brand.” Across the state, nearly
2,000 caregivers showed up at 64 community partner organizations to recognize
the first anniversary of HCA Florida Healthcare. Please click here to read more.
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HCA Healthcare to invest more than $300 million to support education and
training of nurses
Consortium member HCA Healthcare, Inc., one of the nation’s leading healthcare providers, has announced
more than $300 million in investments to support the education and training of
nurses. This includes more than $200 million towards the expansion of Galen
College of Nursing and approximately $136 million towards the opening of new HCA
Healthcare Centers for Clinical Advancement. “We believe supporting nurses in
their practice through available and effective clinical education helps drive
the delivery of high-quality patient care,” said Sam Hazen, chief executive
officer of HCA Healthcare. “We are proud of the resources and education
opportunities we offer our nurses and are committed to helping train the next
generation.” Please click here to read more.
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Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce holds 2023 Healthcare
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The Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce recently held
its 2023 Annual Healthcare Heroes Awards ceremonies, honoring individuals,
institutions, professionals, students, volunteers, and programs that have made
an extraordinary impact in the South Florida Health Care community. Recipients
work in one of the following fields: bio-medical, community health, education,
private practice, government, public service, or the news media. The Award
Categories were: Equitable Advisors Lifetime Achievement Award; Health Care
Professional; Nurse; Individual of Merit; Organization/Program; Biomedical; and
Youth Volunteer. Please click here to watch the Event Recap & Highlights,
and to view videos of the award Recipients & Finalists. The
call for 2024 nominations will open in October 2023.
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Wearing N95 Mask all day may cause some physiological
changes
A
recent report by MedPage Today said a short study by a university in China
found that small physiological changes can result from wearing an N95 mask all
day, including during light exercise. Whether this has practical implications
for mask users is unclear, however, as exercise physiologists said they were
not convinced by the data. Compared with unmasked controls, 15 young healthy
volunteers randomized to wear an N95 mask for 14 hours (from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.)
in a metabolic chamber had a reduced respiration rate and lower oxygen
saturation by pulse oximetry within the first hour, while heart rate was up
modestly (mean change +3.8 beats/min) starting at 2 hours until masks came off,
reported Weiqing Wang, MD, PhD, of Shanghai National Center for Translational
Medicine and Shanghai Jiaotong University in China, and colleagues. Please
click here to read more. |
AHA Advocacy Day: Congress urged to support hospitals and
patients
More than 200 hospital and health system leaders on June 6
participated in an AHA Advocacy Day briefing to get the latest developments
from Capitol Hill. AHA leaders briefed those in attendance on a number of
issues, including site-neutral payment policies, the 340B Drug Pricing Program,
consolidation, physician-owned hospitals and price transparency. Hospital and
health system leaders then met with lawmakers and their staff on Capitol Hill
to discuss the many challenges hospitals and health systems are experiencing
and why additional harmful proposals would jeopardize access to care for
patients and communities. The AHA Action
Center has a number of resources that can assist members in
conversations with Congress. Please click here to read more.
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Alzheimer's
drug clears major hurdle toward full FDA approval
An FDA advisory committee has paved the way for a new
Alzheimer’s drug, Lecaemab (Leqembi) to obtain traditional approval. In a 6-0
vote, the agency's Peripheral and Central Nervous System Drugs Advisory
Committee fully backed the evidence supporting the anti-amyloid monoclonal
antibody. "I thought the evidence for the clinical benefit was very
clear," said FDA panelist Merit Cudkowicz, MD, of Harvard Medical School
and Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Traditional approval will expand
the drug's Medicare coverageopens in a new tab or window, giving more
Alzheimer's patients access to the drug. Please click here to read more.
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Willamette Valley Fruit Co. voluntarily recalls Great
Value Sliced Strawberries, and other fruit products due to possible health risk
The
FDA has posted a Company Announcement from Willamette Valley Fruit Co, Salem,
OR stating that it is voluntarily recalling select packages of frozen fruit
containing strawberries grown in Mexico due to the potential for Hepatitis A
contamination. The recalls include: Great Value Sliced Strawberries, Great
Value Mixed Fruit, Great Value Antioxidant Blend, Rader Farms Organic Fresh
Start Smoothie Blend, and Rader Farms Organic Berry Trio. The products were distributed
via the following retailers: Walmart stores in AR, AZ, CA, CO, HI, IA, ID, IL,
IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SD, TX, UT,
VA, WI, WV, and WY from January 24, 2023 to June 8, 2023; Costco Wholesale
stores in CO, TX, CA, and AZ from October 3, 2022 and June 8, 2023;
HEB stores in TX from July 18, 2022 to June 8, 2023
To date, here have been no illnesses associated
with this voluntary recall. Please click here to read more. |
US health spending to surpass $7T by 2031, says CMS
actuaries
A report by HealthcareDive based on new estimates
released this week by government actuaries, says US Health spending over the
next decade is expected to grow more rapidly than the overall economy —
consistent with past trends — though spending patterns will be greatly
influenced by the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency. By 2031, about
$1 of every $5 spent in the U.S. will be on healthcare. Health spending is
expected to grow 5.4% per year on average between 2022 and 2031, once again
outpacing GDP growth to hit 19.6% of the nation’s overall economy by 2031. National
health spending is projected to reach $7.2 trillion that year. Please click
hear to read the full report by Senior Reporter Rebecca Pifer. |
AMA wants AI guardrails
The American Medical Association approved a slew of new
policies at its annual meeting, including recommendations for the use of
augmented intelligence in healthcare as hype surges over AI’s potential to help
— or harm — the industry. The AMA uses the term augmented intelligence to focus
on how the technology could add to, rather than replace, human capabilities.
The association said AI could lessen physicians’ heavy administrative workload
and possibly be useful for direct patient care. Please click here to read more.
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