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New & Noteworthy
Sally Cohen Wins "Kaplan-Landy Award"It has been announced that YSN Professor Sally Cohen has been awarded the Kaplan-Landy Award for the National Centers for Nurses' Councils at National Hadassah. More +/- As stated on the nomination form, "The Kaplan-Landy Award is presented to a Jewish/Zionist nurse who exemplifies the spirit of Rose Kaplan and Rachel Landy, the first two nurses sent by Henrietta Szold to Palestine in 1913. These women pioneered the delivery of modern public health nursing in the Middle East. Nominees will be nurses who demonstrate vision, innovation, leadership and caring within the profession and the community. They should promote the nursing profession in national and international arenas."
Ivy Alexander Wins Award for Medical CommunicationIvy Alexander, YSN Associate Professor, has been selected to receive a 2008 Will Solimene Award for Excellence in Medical Communication from the New England Chapter of the American Medical Writer's Association. More +/- Her winning entry is "100 Questions and Answers About Osteoporosis and Osteopenia." This award will be presented at on June 12, 2008 at the Westin Hotel in Waltham, MA.
Professor Alexander's first book, "100 Questions and Answers About Menopause," was also a winner of this prestigious award.
Her co-author on these two books is Karla Knight '76.
Barbara Hackley Wins Best Article Award from JMWHCongratulations to Barbara Hackley, Assistant Professor at YSN, for winning the Best Article Award from the "Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health" (JMWH). More +/- The Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health (JMWH) Best Article Award is given annually to honor an author for contributions to the Journal that enhance midwifery and women's health through publication.
For 2008, there were several candidates and three final nominees, and the Editorial Board ranked Professor Hackley's article the highest. The article was entitled "Air Pollution: Impact on Maternal and Perinatal Health." Her co-authors on this article were Professor Jane Dixon and Abby Feinstein, on whose praxis work this article was based.
The award will be presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Nurse-Midwives at the Sheraton Boston Hotel on May 24.
YSN Student Selected as Affiliate of World Fellows Program Vic Tolentino '10 has been selected as a 2008 Affiliate of the Yale World Fellows Program.
Each year, the World Fellows Program brings to Yale 18 highly accomplished men and women from a diverse set of countries around the world. The World Fellows are a diverse group of committed innovators, from top government officials and members of parliament to on-the-ground activists and investigative journalists to ground-breaking artists and next-generation business executives. More +/- The Affiliate Program has recently been developed to build a closer relationship and greater opportunity for interaction between the World Fellows and the graduate and professional school students. Affiliates, who represent a diverse and internationally-minded segment of the student body, will act as a bridge between the World Fellows and the graduate community at large and serve as a point of contact into the various graduate and professional schools.
Nancy Redeker publishes papers in leading journalsNancy S. Redeker, Professor and Associate Dean of Scholarly Affairs, has published two papers in leading cardiac and critical care journals. More +/- The "Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing" published Dr. Redeker's paper, titled, "Sleep disturbance in people with heart failure: Implications for self care." This paper was originally presented as part of a national invited State of the Science Conference on Self-Care in Heart Failure sponsored by the American Heart Association.
In addition, "AACN Advanced Critical Care" published the article "Challenges and opportunities associated with studying sleep in critically ill adults."
Editorial by Larry Scahill Appears in Clinical Neurology NewsletterLarry Scahill, YSN Professor in the Psychiatric-Mental Health Specialty, recently published a guest editorial in "Clinical Neurology Newsletter." More +/- The title of the editorial was "Autism Is Not an Epidemic."
Nancy Banasiak Elected Treasurer of NAPNAPYSN Assistant Professor Nancy Banasiak, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Specialty, was recently elected treasurer of
National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP). More +/- The mission of NAPNAP is to promote optimal health for children through leadership, practice, advocacy, education and research.
Ivy Alexander Featured in Northeastern University Alumni MagazineIvy Alexander, YSN Associate Professor, was featured in the Winter 2007/2008 edition of the Northeastern University Alumni Magazine. More +/- The article, titled "A Sage on Middle Age," focuses on her work with menopause and her experience with treating countless women of all ages. The article also describes how Ivy developed a passion for teaching while at Northeastern and working at the Youville Hospital School of Nursing in Cambridge.
YSN Students and Faculty Participate in Eastern Nursing Research SocietyYale University School of Nursing was very well-represented by both students and faculty at the Eastern Nursing Research Society (ENRS). More +/- Those involved included:
- Terry Deshefy-Longhi, a final year DNSc student, received the Third Place Award for Outstanding Doctoral Student Paper Presentation. Her paper, which was based on her dissertation, was entitled "Assessing Nonverbal Communication in Couples Living with Parkinson Disease."
- Nancy Redeker started a 2-year term as President-Elect
- PhD students who presented posters:
Chris Ceccarelli
Ulli Muench
Julie Womack
- MSN students who were co-authors of a poster with Juliette Shellman:
Everol Ennis
Kandree Hicks
Erin Loskutoff (presented poster)
Yasemin Turkman
- Post-doc who presented posters:
Bitsy Ercolano
- Faculty who did oral (paper) presentations:
Marge Funk
Sheila Santacroce
Meredith Wallace
- Faculty who presented posters:
Mikki Meadows-Oliver
Linda Pellico
Sheila Santacroce
Meredith Wallace
Lois Sadler wins Excellence in Nursing Research Award Lois Sadler, Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs, was recently presented with the "Excellence in Nursing Research Award" by the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP). More +/- She was presented the award by YSN Professor Pat Jackson-Allen, the President of the Association of Faculties of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (AFPNP).
YSN Student Presents Poster at International ConferenceGEPN Student Vic Tolentino recently co-authored a poster that was presented at the 12th International Conference on Emergency Medicine (ICEM) in San Francisco on April 3, 2008. More +/- The poster is titled "An international application
of equipment guidelines for pediatric emergencies."
Nancy Redeker publishes chapters in new booksAssociate Dean Nancy Redeker recently published a number of chapters in new books on sleep and sleep disorders. More +/- The book chapters include:
Redeker, N.S. (2008). Sleep and Quality of Life in Cardiac Surgery. In J.C. Verster, S.R. Pandi-Perumal, & D. L. Streiner (Eds.). (pp. 367-374). Sleep and Quality of Life in Clinical Medicine. New York: Springer.
Redeker, N.S. (2008). Sleep and Quality of Life in People Who Have Cardiovascular Disease. In J. C. Verster, S. R. Pandi-Perumal, & D. L. Streiner (Eds.). Sleep and Quality of Life in Clinical Medicine. (pp. 347-354). New York: Springer.
Caldwell, B., & Redeker, N. S. (2008). Sleep, Psychological Trauma, and Quality of Life. In J. C. Verster, S. R. Pandi-Perumal, & D. L. Streiner (Eds.). Sleep and Quality of Life in Clinical Medicine. (pp. 313-324). New York: Springer.
Larry Scahill featured in WebMD storyYSN Professor Larry Scahill was recently featured in a major article on autism on the website WebMD.com. More +/- The title of the article is "Finding the Right Autism Treatment - Early, intense therapy works, but hundreds of other treatments being used are untested." To read the full story, please visit: http://www.webmd.com/brain/autism/searching-for-answers/autism-treatment
Sandra Talley Helps Develop National Strategic Plan Sandra Talley, Associate Professor at YSN, was a principal participant in the development of a national strategic plan aimed at improving the education of psychiatric-mental health nurses in the area of tobacco dependence, the influencing of policy, and the development of a plan to assess interventions in clinical practice. More +/- Nicholas Croce, Executive Director of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, commented "Yale University School of Nursing should take great pride in the contribution that Sandra is making on a national level to address a significant health problem."
Vanya Hamrin publishes three articlesAssistant Professor Vanya Hamrin has recently published two articles in the publication "Minerva Pediatrica" and one in the "Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing." More +/- The articles published included "Psychopharmacological treatment of non-comorbid and comorbid pervasive development disorder and pediatric biopolar disorder" ("Minerva Pediatrica"), "Timely diagnosis of comorbid pervasive development disorder and bipolar disorder" ("Minerva Pediatrica"), and "Clinical Interventions for Children with Attachment Problems" ("Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing").
Nancy Redeker elected as President-Elect of ENRSAssociate Dean Nancy Redeker was recently elected as President-Elect of the Eastern Nursing Research Society (ENRS). Her term will run from 2008 - 2010. More +/- The Eastern Nursing Research Society (ENRS) was established in 1988 as a forum for nurse researchers to promote and support regional nursing research in the Northeastern United States. Its goals include:
- Providing a forum for dissemination and critique of nursing research
- Stimulating interest in the scientific study of nursing phenomena
- Linking nurses with similar research interests
- Promoting recognition of nursing as a scientific discipline
- Promoting evidence-based nursing practice
- Fostering ethical standards in research.
"American Journal of Critical Care" publishes Redeker articleYSN Associate Dean Nancy Redeker was recently published in the "American Journal of Critical Care." More +/- The article was titled "Comparison of sleep and mood in patients after on-pump and off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery." This was also the Continuing Education feature for the journal.
YSN students awarded Downs FellowshipsYSN students Rosha Forman, Eden Garber, Gina Longinotti, Erin Loskutoff, Marina McIver and Jessica Pettigrew on being awarded Downs Fellowships for summer 2008. More +/- These students developed strong proposals for international research projects with the help of YSN faculty mentors. They will be doing their research in Haiti, South Africa, China, Guyana, Dominican Republic and Zambia.
The Committee on International Health gave kudos to the students and to YSN for the quality and range of proposals and the support given by faculty mentors for these projects.
Leslie Neal-Boylan to present paper at conferenceAssociate Professor Leslie Neal-Boylan will present the paper "RNs with Physical Disabilities" at the 16th annual research day sponsored by the CT Chapters of Sigma Theta Tau International in April. More +/- The paper is titled "Work experiences of RNs with physical disabilities" and was published in "Rehabilitation Nursing."
Frank Grosso awarded PhD in Education AdministrationFrank Grosso, YSN's Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, was recently awarded a Doctor of Philosophy in Education Administration from The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC. More +/- Dr. Grosso's dissertation title was "Motivating Faculty Through Transformational Leadership: A Study of the Relationship Between Presidential Leadership Behaviors and Faculty Behaviors."
YSN Faculty Published in PeriodicalsDena Schulman-Green, PhD, a Research Scientist at Yale University School of Nursing, Elizabeth Ercolano, a post-doctoral fellow, and doctoral student Anna-Leila Williams, joined Professor Ruth McCorkle in publishing several recent articles. More +/- These journal entries came out of McCorkle's recently completed NINR-funded clinical trial, "Interventions to Enhance Quality of Life Outcomes in Ovarian Cancer."
Below are the citations:
Schulman-Green, D., McCorkle, R., Ercolano, E., Dowd, M., Schwartz, P. (2008). Quality of life outcomes among women after surgery for ovarian cancer. Palliative and Supportive Care, 6(3).
McCorkle, R., Ercolano, E., Dowd, M., Schulman-Green, D., Williams, A.L., Siefert, M., Steiner, J., Schwartz, P. Effects of a specialized nursing intervention on quality of life outcomes in post-surgical women with gynecological cancers. Psycho-Oncology. (in press)
Clair Kaplan Gives Numerous PresentationsClair Kaplan, MSN, RN, APRN (WHNP), MHS, MT(ASCP), Assistant Professor at YSN, has several presentations and programs coming up this Spring. They include: More +/- Grand Rounds on Feb 27, 2008 (invited talk):
Update on Women's Health Issues with a Focus on Enhancing Recovery Family and Children's Agency Norwalk, CT.
A conference presentation on February 29th:
HIV Prevention Developments that Enhance Women's Empowerment – Microbicides on the Horizon [peer-reviewed abstract accepted]. This conference is the Transnational Feminism, Community Activism, and the Politics of Empowerment, 20th Annual Conference on Women and Gender, held at the University of Connecticut.
Two conference presentations:
Addressing Prevention/Reducing Risk: Gay Men and Rectal Health, [peer-reviewed abstract accepted], March 13, 2008, Professional Best Practices Workshop, True Colors XV Conference, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT.
Invisible Barriers, Underserved Populations: Providing Accessible Healthcare for GLBT Clients, [peer-reviewed abstract accepted], March 13, 2008, Professional Best Practices Workshop, True Colors XV Conference, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT.
Meredith Goff Awarded La Leche Healthcare AwardYSN Lecturer Meredith Goff has been selected to receive the La Leche League of Connecticut's "Healthcare Provider Award" for 2008. More +/- The award was presented to Goff for " outstanding support, understanding, and acceptance of breastfeeding." This award will be presented on April 4th at the La Leche League of Connecticut's annual meeting in Southbury, CT.
Leslie Neal-Boylan presents at conferenceAssistant Professor Leslie Neal Boylan recently presented at the Association of Rehabilitation Nurses Conference in Washington, DC, in October 2007. More +/- The topic of her presentation was "RNs with Physical disabilities: The lived experience."
Lois Sadler Selected for NAPNAP Excellence AwardLois has been selected for the Excellence in Nursing Research Award from the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners NAPNAP for 2008. More +/- The award will be given to her at the annual NAPNAP meeting this April in Nashville, TN.
The mission of NAPNAP is "promoting optimal health for children through leadership, practice, advocacy, education and research."
YSN researchers published in "Nursing Outlook"Three YSN researchers, collaborating with colleagues from Howard University, were recently published in "Nursing Outlook." More +/- Dean Margaret Grey, Professor Marge Funk, and Professor Ruth McCorkle were joined in authoring the article by Coretta M. Jenerette, Coralease Ruff, and Beatrice Adderley-Kelly. The title of the article was "Inter-institutional Collaboration to Build Besearch Capacity for Reducing Health Disparities."
The purpose of the article is to describe the
models of research collaboration that have emerged
from the Yale-Howard Partnership Center on Reducing
Health Disparities by Self and Family Management.
Health disparities are inequities in the health of different groups of people that may lead to needless pain,
suffering, and premature death. The Yale-Howard Partnership Center on Reducing Health Disparities by Self and Family Management is part of a federally-funded initiative to foster the development of partnerships among researchers, faculty, and students at minority-serving institutions and research-intensive institutions. The goal of the initiative is to maximize the resources available to each of the partnering institutions.
Ruth McCorkle Honored with Distinguished Researcher AwardProfessor Ruth McCorkle was recently awarded the "Distinguished Researcher Award" by the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) at their annual conference in New Orleans. More +/- The NHPCO Distinguished Researcher Award recognizes an outstanding body of research that has contributed to the enhancement of hospice and palliative care. The award is given to an individual who has made substantial and sustained contributions to his or her field of hospice and palliative care through a body of research investigation. It is expected that the recipient will have made multiple contributions to the published literature over his or her career. Given that this is NHPCO's highest research award, it is expected that individuals who are nominated will be senior in rank and well-established researchers.
Ivy Alexander presents book discussions and signingsYSN Associate Professor Ivy Alexander recently presented a book discussion and signing at the Deep River Public Library. More +/- In addition, Professor Alexander will be signing books at the YMCA at their annual women's weekend in May. Her book, "100 Questions and Answers About Menopause" has been translated into Spanish and "100 Questions and Answers About Osteoporosis and Osteopenia" is currently being translated into Italian.
Third-year PhD student awarded Dr. Lorraine G. Spranzo ScholarshipNick Nicholson, a third-year PhD student at YSN, was recently awarded $3,000 by the Dr. Lorraine G. Spranzo Scholarship through the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain. More +/- Criteria for the Spranzo Memorial Scholarship includes being a registered nurse who is a Connecticut resident or student at an accredited graduate school of nursing in Connecticut. The scholarship also focuses on registered nurses seeking an advanced degree in nursing, someone who is accepted into a National League of Nursing accredited graduate program leading to an advanced degree in nursing, a minimum GPA of 3.0 on a four-point scale for higher education schooling, a record of distinguished professional service, and an intent to pursue a career in community health nursing or nursing informatics.
Associate Dean appointed editor of pediatric journalMartha Swartz, PhD, APRN, CPNP, YSN Professor and Associate Dean for Clinical and Community Affairs, was recently appointed Editor-in-Chief" for the "Journal of Pediatric Health Care." More +/- Published by Elsevier, this is the official journal of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners.
Students Awarded Funding in Support of Their ResearchFive students at Yale University School of Nursing were recently awarded $1,000 in support of their research projects. More +/- The awards come from the Evelyn Anderson Research Fund, and cover a wide spectrum of nursing research topics.
The students who received these $1,000 awards include:
- Christine Ceccarelli, for her project "Factors Affecting State Policies for Home-Based Long Term Caregivers.
- Terry Deshefy-Longhi, for her project "Assessing Nonverbal Communication in Couples Living with Parkinson Disease."
- Gina Novick, for her project "Women's Experience of Group Prenatal Care."
- Jessica Pettigrew, for her project "Pica, Pregnancy, and Prevention in Haiti."
- Anna-leila Williams, for her project "Determinants of Meditation Practice Use Among Family Caregivers to Adults with Cancer."
Associate Dean Redeker Presents at AHA Scientific SessionsNancy Redeker, YSN Professor and Associate Dean for Scholarly Affairs, recently presented two sessions at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions in Orlando, Florida. More +/- Her presentations were titled, "Psychosocial and Quality of Life Concerns Related to Sleep Problems in Cardiac Patients," and "Promoting Sleep in the Hospitalized Cardiac Patient."
YSN's Ruth McCorkle Helps Author "Cancer Care for the Whole Patient: Meeting Psychosocial Health Needs,"The Institute of Medicine has released its report, "Cancer Care for the Whole Patient: Meeting Psychosocial Health Needs," which was requested by the Congress and the National Institutes of Health and provides recommendations for next steps in increasing the quality of and access to psychosocial services.
YSN Florence S. Wald Professor of Nursing and APOS President, Ruth McCorkle PhD, RN, and Founding President, Jimmie Holland MD, served on the authoring panel. The upcoming APOS 5th Annual Conference will feature several panel members who will present the report's results and recommendations. More +/- This project, released in October of 2007, reports on cancer care today and how it often provides state-of-the-science biomedical treatment, but fails to address the psychological and social (psychosocial) problems associated with the illness. These problems - including patients’ lack of information or skills needed to manage the illness; anxiety, depression or other emotional problems; lack of transportation or other resources; and disruptions in work, school, and family life - cause additional suffering, weaken adherence to prescribed treatments, and threaten patients’ return to health.
Today, it is not possible to deliver good-quality cancer care without addressing patients’ psychosocial health needs. All patients with cancer and their families should expect and receive cancer care that ensures the provision of appropriate psychosocial health services. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) asked the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to study the delivery of psychosocial services to cancer patients and their families and identify ways to improve it. This report recommends ten actions that oncology providers, health policy makers, educators, health insurers, health plans, quality oversight organizations, researchers and research sponsors, and consumer advocates should undertake to ensure that this standard is met.
Faculty Posters Presented at American Diabetic Association Convention Two YSN faculty members presented posters at the American Diebetic Association National Convention in Philadelphia on October 1st. More +/- Marita G. Holl, PhD., RD., presented "Multidisciplinary Telephone Coaching for Type 2 Diabetes Prevention in At-Risk Youth" and Vanessa Jefferson, MSN, C-ANP, CDE, presented "Web-Designed Documentation for Telephone Health Coaching for Type 2 Diabetes Prevention in At-Risk Youth."
Both relate to Dean Margaret Grey's study, "Preventing Type 2 Diabetes in At-Risk Youth." The telephone health coaching method of intervention was of interest to many and both posters were very well received.
Other authors on the abstracts were Pamela Galasso, Evie Lindemann, Sarah Jaser, Michael Flynt and Margaret Grey.
GEPN Student Presents Poster and Authors ArticlesFirst year GEPN student, Vic Tolentino recently co-authored a poster that was presented at the American College of Emergency Physicians 38th Annual Scientific Assembly in Seattle, WA, on October 9, 2007. More +/- He also co-authored two articles - "Trends and challenges in international pediatric emergency medicine," which appeared in the publication "Current Opinion in Pediatrics," and "White Coat Versus No White Coat: The Pediatrician's Dilemma," published in "Ambulatory Pediatrics."
Ivy Alexander Helps Recognize Mission Pharmacal's Exemplary Women's Health Researchers YSN Assistant Professor Ivy Alexander, chair of the research committee of the National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health, saluted four winners of the National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health (NPWH) Women's Health Research Awards which were presented at NPWH's Annual Conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. More +/- "We are so pleased to honor these outstanding award winners whose research and clinical work embodies the true spirit of the field of nurse practitioners, and we are grateful to Mission Pharmacal for sponsoring this award and recognizing this remarkable group," stated Alexander.
Alison Moriarty Daley Serves on Program Faculty for the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners National ConferenceYSN Associate Professor Alison Moriarty Daley served as a program faculty member and presenter at the 22nd Annual American Academy of Nurse Practitioners National Conference this past June at the Indiana Convention Center& RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana. More +/- The title of the conference was "Preventing HPV-Associated Cervical Cancer and Genital Warts." This program focused on the types of HPV that cause cervical cancer and genital warts and the treatment strategies and advances to prevent them. The role of the nurse practitioner as an educator is particularly sensitive when the knowledge to be imparted is about sexually transmitted-disease prevention. It may necessitate surmounting ethical issues regarding the provision of vaccines to sexually inexperienced preadolescents, adolescents and adults. The relative “silence” of HPV and the potential devastation of its sequelae make education and vaccination important factors in reducing the incidence of HPV and cervical cancer.
Professor Moriarty Daley presented a session titled, "Educating and Counseling Patients and Their Families: Discerning Fact from Fiction."
Multiple YSN Faculty Present at "Pediatric Nursing: Changing Culture and Practice"A number of YSN Faculty were presenters at the conference "Pediatric Nursing: Changing Culture and Practice", held at the Connecticut Children's Hospital in Hartford, CT. More +/- YSN presenters included:
"Employment Characteristics and Role Functions of Recent PNP Graduates: A Multi-Site Survey" - Pat Jackson Allen; "Maternal Depression: Implications for Pediatric Care" - Pat Jackson Allen; "Memories: Addressing the Needs of Teens Who Have experienced a Loss" - Alison Moriarty Daley; "Active or Hyperactive? ADHD in the Preschooler" - Patricia Ryan-Krause;"Accuracy of Health Information Regarding Asthma: When to use the Web" - Mikki Meadows-Oliver and Nancy Banasiak; "Keeping Kids Healthy in a Polluted World" - Pat Jackson-Allen.
"Pediatric Nursing: Changing Culture and Practice" served as the theme of this conference in order to highlight that pediatric nursing is a dynamic, ever-evolving profession. As pediatric nursing continues to flourish, it is vital that we provide evidence-based care in all arenas and that nurses chart the course for our profession.
The conference attracted a diverse group of topics and healthcare professionals.
Doctoral students scaling new heights Three of the doctoral students from YSN took part in a "class trip" this summer. More +/- Moira O'Neill '12, Kirsten Asmus '12 and Ulli Muench '12 hiked to the summit of Mount Washington in New Hampshire. Congratulations!
Susan Caplan Publishes in "Policy, Practices, & Nursing Practice"Susan Caplan, MSN, RN, FNP-BC, a third year PhD student at YSN, recently published "Latinos, Acculturation, and Acculturative Stress: A Dimensional Concept Analysis" in "Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice." More +/- Caplan's dissertation research will be on the
self-recognition and perceptions of mental health disorders and congruence with PHQ-9 Diagnoses in Latino Immigrants in Primary Care. The subject of the dissertation evolved from her work as a Family Nurse Practitioner with Latino Immigrant populations. My course of study has included primary care mental health, psychology of culture, history of Mexican Americans in the United States and nursing
research. She will be presenting at the Sigma Theta Tau 39th Biennial Convention with her presentation "Methodological Issues in the Measurement of Psychosocial Variables in Latino Populations."
The chair of Caplan's dissertation is Dr. Larry Scahill, and she is also working with Dr. Margaret Grey.
Pellico Chosen as UConn's "Beverly Koerner Outstanding Alumni Award for Education in Nursing"YSN Assistant Professor, Linda Pellico, has been chosen as the 2007 recipient of the University of Connecticut School of Nursing's "Beverly Koerner Outstanding Alumni Award for Education in Nursing." More +/- This award, given annually to a UConn Nursing alumni serving as an outstanding nurse educator, was awarded to Dr. Pellico after the selection committee received a letter of nomination and 17 letters of endorsement from her students.
Hamrin Gives Keynote Address in Japan Vanya Hamrin, Assistant Professor at Yale University School of Nursing, was the Keynote Speaker at the International Conference on Mental Health Issues in Children and Adolescents, held at the Department of Health Sciences, University of Kumamoto, Japan. More +/- The conference was held on August 11 and 12, 2007.
Dr. Hamrin's topic was mental health problems for children and adolescents in the United States. She discussed the prevalence of childhood psychiatric disorders in the US and assessment and treatment strategies. Parent management training, cognitive behavioral treatments, group, family and medication treatments were all discussed.
Papers Presented at Annual Scientific Sessions of The American Diabetes AssociationYSN Alumnae Kelly Newlin, DNS, MSN '06 and Allison
Amend Vorderstrasse DNS, MSN '06 presented papers at the annual Scientific Sessions of The American Diabetes Association. in Chicago June 25 and 26, 2007. More +/- Allison presented as oral paper in the Behavioral Medicine Session: Melkus, G. D., Chyun, D. A., Jefferson, A., Amend-Vorderstrasse, A.,Galasso, P., Langerman, S., Insabella, G., Spollett, G. (2007).
The effect of a diabetes education, coping skills training, and care intervention for urban black women with T2DM in primary care. Diabetes, 56(Suppl. 1), 2521.
Kelly presented her paper as a poster session:
Newlin, K., Melkus, G. D., & Chyun, D. (2007). The relationship of spirituality to blood glucose control in Black women with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes, 56(Suppl. 1), 1968.
Apricot color for nursing gownsDonna Diers, the Annie W. Goodrich Professor Emeritus of Nursing at YSN, recently circulated a memo that features the story behind the selection of the color apricot to represent the nursing degree by faculty at YSN. More +/- Dr. Diers reports that Robyn Hoffman, RN, MSN, found during research that the Yale University School of Nursing faculty meeting minutes reflect that they had chosen apricot as the color for nursing. The exact minutes, from a faculty meeting on April 25, 1927 (the first YSN class graduated in 1926) read as follows:
Nursing Color
After considerable correspondence, apricot color has been decided upon as the best suiting the Nursing degree.
Guthrie gives expression to situational complexities that contribute to poor healthBarbara Guthrie, YSN Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, was recently featured in "Advance for Nurses" as part of the "Essence of Nursing" piece. Dr. Guthrie was interviewed to discuss her research into what makes people sick or leads to poor health?" Is it their environment, their socio-economic status, their lack of access to care? More +/- The piece relates how Dr. Guthrie believes it is time to use more than the end result of a person's health to determine care. Her feeling is that it is time to better use these intersectional factors to inform, educate, prevent and care.
Carolyn Montoya '81 Named President of NAPNAPThe National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) recently announce that Carolyn Jaramillo de Montoya, a 1981 graduate of the Yale University School of Nursing, will serve as president of their Executive Board for 2007-2008. More +/- In addition, Mikki Meadows Oliver, Assistant Professor at YSN, has been named the Communications Chair for NAPNAP.
Jane Fall-Dickson Receives Hasselmeyer Award Jane M. Fall-Dickson, RN, PhD,'81, was awarded the 2007 Hasselmeyer Award for Research Initiatives. This USPHS award is presented for exemplary leadership resulting in noteworthy accomplishments in conducting nursing research and clinical investigation which stimulates the development of new knowledge and practice in nursing and/or health professions. More +/- This is one of the Minnegerode Awards for Nursing Excellence (MANE) that will be presented by the Chief Nurse Officer (CNO) of the United States Public Health Service at the 16th Annual PHS Nursing Recognition Day.
Jane is also going to be the keynote speaker at the first annual Research Day, Building Collaborative & Community Focused Evidenced Based Approaches, sponsored by the Research Consortium for Health Care Professionals of South Florida and Sigma Theta Tau. This event will be held at the University of Miami on October 19, 2007. The title of her speech is going to be "Bridging the Gap Between Research and Practice" and focuses on translational research models.
Sheila Molony Received Post-Doctoral Fellowship AwardThe nation’s premier nursing education and research initiative, Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity (BAGNC), dedicated to ensuring high-quality, specialized care for older Americans, recently named YSN Assistant Professor Sheila Molony as one of 24 scholars and fellows to its successful program. More +/- Molony was named a Claire M. Fagin Fellow by BAGNC.
“Older adults will be the primary focus of our health care system for decades to come, and therefore geriatric nursing will play a crucial role in ensuring that the elderly receive high quality, specialized care,” said Patricia Archbold, program director of Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity (BAGNC). “The candidates announced today collectively represent another important step forward in our long-term investment in cutting-edge research, education and leadership.”
The scholarship honor is accompanied by funding up to $100,000 and the fellowship honor is accompanied by a $120,000 award. The funding enables awardees to focus on full time study and honing their skills in research, education and leadership.
The BAGNC program was conceived seven years ago in response to evidence that the nation’s nursing shortage stems at least in part from an under capacity of educational programs and faculty. The program is administered by the American Academy of Nursing and funded by the John A. Hartford Foundation, which to date has committed $63 million to prepare gerontology nurses, educators, researchers, practitioners and curriculum. BAGNC’s excellence has attracted additional partners in the Atlantic Philanthropies and the Mayday Fund.
The BAGNC program’s focus is on better research, education and practice as keys to better nursing care. Leadership development is a component of the program since nursing leadership is critically important for the quality of care for elders in all settings. The program is enhanced by five Centers of Geriatric Nursing Excellence distributed throughout the United States.
Sally Cohen Featured on Cover of "News-Line for Nurses" MagazineYSN Associate Professor Sally Cohen was recently featured on the cover of the periodical "News-Line for Nurses." More +/- The lead story on Professor Cohen is titled "Shaping Policy and Young Nurses' at Yale." She discusses at length how important it is for nurses to be key health policy players.
Read the full article online - http://www.news-line.com/commander.lasso?-Search=Action&-Table=webinfo&-Database=press&-KeyValue=33710&-token.profession=NS&-token.target=featureone
YSN Students Honored at Yale Club of New Haven Four Yale University School of Nursing Students were recently honored with scholarships by the Yale Club of New Haven. Congratulations to YSN winners of this award - Michelle Coutts '09, Everol Ennis, Jr. '09, Kelley Delaney '09 and Farrell D. Godbout '08.
YSN Post-Doc featured in "USA Today" Marie Bakitas, DNSc, ARNP, FAAN, Post Doctoral Fellow and Assistant Professor at YSN, was featured in an article and photograph on palliative care in the "USA Today" edition on April 26, 2007. To view the full article, please download (.pdf).
Mikki Meadows-Oliver Receives Mahoney Award Mikki Meadows-Oliver recently received the Mary Mahoney Award from the Southern Connecticut Black Nurses Association (SCBNA) on April 29, 2007. More +/- The Mahoney Award is given in honor of Mary Eliza Mahoney (1845-1926), the first African-American registered nurse in the United States. Mahoney was also deeply concerned with women's equality and a strong supporter of the movement to gain women the right to vote.
Professor Meadows-Oliver has held the pediatric nurse practitioner position at the Yale Lead Program at Yale-New Haven Hospital since 2001 where she coordinates care for children in the community with lead poisoning. Her scholarship includes the study of adolescent mothers and their children that are experiencing homelessness.
Scahill Presentation Featured at U.S. Psychiatric and Mental Health Congress Lawrence Scahill, MSN, PhD, YSN Professor and Acting Associate Dean for Scholarly Affairs, was recently featured in the Psychiatric Times based on his presentation at the U.S. Psychiatric and Mental Health Congress in San Francisco. More +/- While the behavioral symptoms of autism have been treated with a wide spectrum of medications, atypical antipsychotics may be the most effective drug class.
So said Lawrence D. Scahill, Ph.D., of Yale University, in a presentation here at the U.S. Psychiatric and Mental Health Congress regional extension.
Serious behavioral problems accompany autism in 20% to 30% of cases and include aggression, tantrums and self-injury.
To treat these and as well as the repetitive behaviors intrinsic to autism spectrum disorders, clinicians have tried a laundry list of medications ranging from stimulants to anticonvulsants to the substance abuse drug naltrexone (Vivitrol).
"Apparently we've been quite willing to try almost anything," Dr. Scahill said.
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YSN Professor Gail Melkus gathers diabetes expertsAs guest editor of the December issue of Nursing Clinics of North America, Dr. Melkus brought together the country's leading experts in diabetes to contribute material. YSN faculty members writing for this issue were Deborah Chyun '82, Geri Spollett, Andrea Urban, Robin Whittemore and Margaret Grey '76. In addition, the list of contributors includes former YSN faculty members James Fain and Diane Berry, and Yale School of Medicine's Larry Young. Read more at the journal website.
Clair Kaplan on contraception for women with disabilitiesClair Kaplan has authored an article entitled, "Special Issues in Contraception: Caring for Women With Disabilities" in the November-December 2006 edition of the Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health. This article describes special techniques for a modified gynecologic examination and suggestions for ways disabled women can work in partnership with providers to promote comfort, respect, and safety. Professor Kaplan says, "There are specific considerations for the use of different contraceptive methods in women with movement limitations, sensory impairments, seizure disorders, developmental disability, and emotional and psychiatric disorders. A climate of welcoming respect as well as clinical expertise in issues specific to this population can enhance the ability to provide contraception to these women." This publication is available online (Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health).
Meg Bourbonniere awarded a grant from Commonwealth FundYSN Assistant Professor Meg Bourbonniere has been awarded a grant from the Commonwealth Fund to support her work on the use of voice mail to improve transfer information from hospital to nursing home. This study builds on her pilot grant from the Center for Self and Family Management of Vulnerable Populations. This new funding of Dr. Bourbonniere's research will hopefully lead to a larger trial. Congratulations!
Clair Kaplan on informed consent with mentally challenged patientsClair Kaplan has co-authored with the School of Medicine's Susan Richman, MD an article entitled, "Informed consent and the mentally challenged patient," in the October issue of Contemporary OB/GYN. This article will help clinicians address issues of informed consent in women with developmental disabilities and serious and persistent mental illness. Professor Kaplan says, "With sensitivity, it's possible to respect a patient's autonomy while acknowledging limitations in her mental state." The publication is available in its entirety on the web (Contemporary OB/GYN).
Gail Melkus on culturally appropriate Diabetes educational interventionGail Melkus has co-authored with the Fair Haven Community Health Center's Maria Mauldon and Mayra Cagganello, an article in the current issue of The Diabetes Educator. Entitled, "Tomando Control: A Culturally Appropriate Diabetes Education Program for Spanish-Speaking Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus—Evaluation of a Pilot Project," the article describes the researchers work to test the feasibility, acceptability and efficacy of this self-care intervention. Dr. Melkus says, "The findings suggest that a culturally relevant type 2 diabetes mellitus educational program, particularly one that addresses different learning needs and styles of men and women, can have a positive impact on Hispanic Americans with diabetes." The article is available online at Diabetes Educator.
YSN team publishes on recruitment of Black women in Diabetes trialsResearchers Kelley Newlin, Gail Melkus, Vanessa Jefferson, Susan Langerman, Julie Womack and Deborah Chyun have published an article in the current issue of Ethnicity and Disease, the journal of the International Society on Hypertension in Blacks (ISHIB). The results of the study, entitled "Recruitment of Black Women with Type 2 Diabetes into a Self-Management Intervention Trial," confirm previous findings that indicate that Black Americans may be more successfully recruited into research studies when traditional recruitment methods are enhanced and integrated with more culturally sensitive methods. Dr. Melkus says, "The analysis of the data collected on recruitment methods to which the women responded demonstrates that enrollment outcomes varied significantly according to recruitment methods." An abstract is available at E&T Online
YSN well represented at the American Heart Association Scientific SessionsYSN was extremely well represented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2005 in Dallas, TX, on November 12-16:
Bernice Coleman (MSN '83)
- Inducted as a Fellow of the Council on Cardiovascular Nursing (Debbie, Janet, Debra, and Marge are already Fellows)
Debbie Chyun, Associate Professor (MSN '82)
- Oral abstract presentation: The Impact of Psychological Factors on Development of Heart Disease in Type 2 Diabetes
- Elected as Member-at-Large to the Leadership Committee of the Council on Cardiovascular Nursing
Jessica Coviello, Assistant Professor (MSN '82)
- Presented in a How-To Session on Managing Weight in Heart Failure: From Cachexia to Obesity
Marge Funk, Professor (MSN '84)
- Moderated a Sunday Morning Program on It's Not Just the Heart: The Impact of Co-Existing Conditions in Patients with Heart Failure
- Moderated a How-To Session o
Tish Knobf faculty representative for the ONS/ISNCC Introductory Research SymposiumTish Knobf has been selected by the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) and the International Society of Nurses in Cancer Care (ISNCC) as the 2006 faculty representative for the ONS/ISNCC Introductory Research Symposium at the 14th ISNCC Conference on Cancer Nursing! It is truly an honor to be selected for this appointment. Congratulations Dr. Knobf!
Lance Armstrong Network of Cancer Survivorship Centers selects Sheila Santacroce for leadership postSheila Santacroce, Assistant Professor in the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Specialty, has been selected to serve on the Advisory Board for The Lance Armstrong Network of Cancer Survivorship Centers beginning January 1, 2006. This national network has been funded by The Lance Armstrong Foundation and will be coordinated by Deborah Friedman MD and Karen Syrjala PhD, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington. Congratulations Dr. Santacroce!!
Sheila Santacroce to serve on the Advisory Board for The Lance Armstrong Network of Cancer Survivorship CentersSheila Santacroce has been selected to serve on the Advisory Board for The Lance Armstrong Network of Cancer Survivorship Centers beginning January 1, 2006. This national network has been funded by The Lance Armstrong Foundation and will be coordinated by Deborah Friedman MD and Karen Syrjala PhD, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington. Congratulations Dr. Santacroce!
YSN doctoral student Anna-Leila Williams is publishedYSN doctoral student Anna-Leila Williams has had an article published, entitled, A Randomized Controlled Trial of Meditation and Massage Effects on Quality of Life in People with Late-Stage Disease: A Pilot Study, (with Peter Selwyn, Laurent Liberti, Susan Molde, Valentine Yanchou Njike, Ruth McCorkle, Daniel Zelterman, and David Katz) in the Journal of Palliative Medicine, Vol. 8/ No. 5, 2005.
Certain meditation practices may effectively address spiritual needs near end-of-life, an often overlooked aspect of quality of life (QOL). Among people subject to physical isolation, meditation benefits may be blunted unless physical contact is also addressed. This study evaluated independent and interactive effects of Metta meditation and massage on QOL in people with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). The study concluded that a combination of meditation and massage has a significantly favorable influence on overall and spiritual QOL in late-stage disease relat
Paper Explores Effects of Meditation and Massage on Quality of LifeA paper by YSN doctoral student Anna-Leila Williams (co-authored by Peter Selwyn, Laurent Liberti, Susan Molde, Valentine Yanchou Njike, Ruth McCorkle, Daniel Zelterman, and David Katz) titled, A Randomized Controlled Trial of Meditation and Massage Effects on Quality of Life in People with Late-Stage Disease: A Pilot Study, was published in the Journal of Palliative Medicine, Vol. 8/ No. 5, 2005. More +/- YSN doctoral student Anna-Leila Williams and colleagues look at the effects of meditation and massage on quality of life in people with late stage disease
Saras Vedam appointed to leadership posts at ACNM and MANASaras Vedam was appointed by the ACNM Division of Standards and Practice to Chair of the Home Birth Section of DOSP, a section responsible for development of national clinical practice guidelines, ACNM official statements, and implementation of ACNM strategic priorities. This is a 3 year appointment. Saras was also appointed by the Midwives Alliance of North America (MANA) to Chair of the Research and Publications Section at the Division of Research. This is a newly established division and successor to the 15 year MANAStats project which resulted in publication of the CPM 2000 Study published in British Medical Journal in June 2005, a prospective observational study of 5418 planned home births in North America.
More +/- Saras Vedam appointed to Chair of the Home Birth Section of ACNM and Chair of the Research and Publications Section of MANA
Marita Holl's abstract accepted for Connecticut Dietetic AssociationAn abstract by Marita Holl, Julie Womack, Pamela Galasso, Vanessa Jefferson and Margaret Grey titled, “Insulin Resistance, Health Behaviors and Psychosocial Status in Minority Youth at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus,” was accepted for a poster presentation at the Fall Meeting of the Connecticut Dietetic Association to be held on November 1 in Meriden, CT. Marita Holl and Pamela Galasso will be presenting the poster in which they provide an analysis of baseline data from Margaret Grey’s study “Preventing Type 2 Diabetes in At-Risk Youth.” Congratulations all!
Jesica Pagano-Therrien and Sheila S. Santacroce's article published in Journal of Pediatric Oncology NursingCongratulations to Jesica Pagano-Therrien and Sheila S. Santacroce on the publication of their article, “Bone Mineral Density Decrements and Children Diagnosed with Cancer.” This investigative literature review is featured in the Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing (Vol. 22, No. 6, November/December 2005: pp. 328-338). Copies are available in Ilya Sverdlov’s office (267). Congratulations!
Cassandra Schiller and Pat Jackson Allen's article published in Pediatric NursingCongratulations to Cassandra Schiller and Pat Jackson Allen on the publication of their article, “Follow-up of Infants Prenatally Exposed to Cocaine” in the Primary Care Approaches section of Pediatric Nursing (September/October 2005, Vol. 31, No. 5, pp. 427-436).
Maternal cocaine use during pregnancy continues to be a great concern for health care professionals. Research in this area has increased as investigators examine the effects of prenatal cocaine exposure in the infant/young child. This paper critically reviews the literature, identifies the primary care needs of infants and young children with a known history of prenatal cocaine exposure, and presents guidelines for the primary care practitioner to monitor the infant’s physiologic and developmental sequelae during the first 3 years of life.
Copies are available in Ilya Sverdlov’s office. Congratulations!
Donna Diers's writing featured in AJNCongratulations to Donna Diers whose “Reflections” piece titled “Am I a Nurse?: I'm old but never former,” is featured in the October 2005 issue of AJN (Vol 105 (10), p 39). Donna will also be traveling to Australia this week to deliver the very first keynote address to the first convocation of the Australia Nurse Practitioners Association in Canberra. This conference will be a defining event, which will bring together nurse practitioners from all over Australia and New Zealand to celebrate their progress and to share their vision. It will provide an opportunity for delegates to update their knowledge on current issues with Nurse Practitioners and hear from expert nurses and academics on many topics of interest to the nursing profession. More information about the conference in available here: http://www.dcconferences.com.au/anpa/brochure.php Congratulations Donna Diers!
Institute of Medicine taps Dean Margaret GreyThe Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academies has elected Dean Margaret Grey, along with 63 additional scholars to membership, raising the Institute's total active membership to 1,461. Dean Grey is one of only 24 nurses nationwide ever elected to IOM membership. More +/- The Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academies has elected Dean Margaret Grey, along with 63 additional scholars to membership, raising the Institute's total active membership to 1,461.
Meg Bourbonniere and colleagues' article published in Journal of the American Geriatrics SocietyCongratulations to Meg Bourbonniere and colleagues on the publication of their article, “Experts Recommend Strategies for Strengthening the Use of Advanced Practice Nurses in Nursing Homes." The article was written as part of an expert panel in which Dr. Bourbonniere participated. It appears in the October 2005 issue of The Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.
In 2003, The John A. Hartford Foundation Institute for Geriatric Nursing, NYU Division of Nursing, convened an expert panel to explore the potential for developing recommendations for the caseloads of advanced practice nurses (APNs) in nursing homes and to provide substantive and detailed strategies to strengthen the use of APNs in nursing homes. The panel, consisting of nationally recognized experts in geriatric practice, education, research, public policy, and long-term care, developed six recommendations related to caseloads for APNs in nursing homes. The recom
Pamela Galasso and colleagues' article published in Diabetes EducatorCongratulations to Pamela Galasso, Allison Amend, Gail D. Melkus and Genice T. Nelson on the publication of their article, “Barriers to Medical Nutrition Therapy in Black Women With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus,” in Diabetes Educator (Vol. 31, No. 5, Sept./Oct. 2005, pp. 719-726).The purpose of this study was to explore food purchasing, preparation, and consumption among black women with type 2 diabetes mellitus in an urban setting to assess barriers to medical nutrition therapy recommendations. Black women identified ways in which their participation in a culturally competent intervention of diabetes care and education helped them to change dietary behaviors. Copies of this article are available in Ilya Sverdlov’s office (267).Congratulations all!
Doug Olsen's article published in Nurse MagazineCongratulations to Doug Olsen, whose article, “Nursing Education at Yale University,” was published in a recent issue of Nurse Magazine, a publication of the Moscow Medical Academy Graduate School of Nursing (MMA). As some of you may recall, Dr. Olsen was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to spend the Fall ’04 semester in Moscow, where he provided direct education to advanced practice nursing students at MMA, enhanced the ability of the graduate nursing faculty in teaching mental health nursing and health care ethics, and served as an initial connection for ongoing collaboration between Yale University and MMA.
The original article was published in Russian. The English translation (and the original Russian version for those of you who want to brush up on your Russian language skills) are available in Ilya Sverdlov’s office. Congratulations Dr. Olsen!
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