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National experts Deliver Lectures College hosts series of Free lectures for Nursing community
UCF College of Nursing continues to bring in leading experts to address cutting-edge topics in nursing research and other health care topics. These annual lectures provide an opportunity for local nurses to fulfill their continuing education requirements, while also providing them access to some of the nation’s mostpublished and thought-provoking experts in their field. In 2013, the college held three guest lectureship events on campus, as well as four continuing education dinners across Central Florida. Attendees earned continuing education contact hours for their participation.
oncology nurse delivers lecture on creative Practice >>> UCF College of Nursing hosted its third annual Orlando Health Nursing Lecture on Tuesday, Oct. 8. Kathi Mooney, PhD, a nationally known cancer nursing leader, educator and researcher, and a former president of the Oncology Nursing Society, led a discussion on how developing a creative mind can help nurses improve their clinical practice and research.
outcomes during chemotherapy that significantly reduces symptom severity. This breakthrough work has now been adapted and extended to family caregivers in home hospice settings.
Peach also recognized and thanked UCF for putting nursing on the map. “UCF has made Orlando Health a better nursing institution. Their alumni challenge us to be better on a daily basis,” she said.
The lecture, presented by UCF, was supported by the Orlando Health Nursing Endowed Fund.
In 2014, the college will host its fourth annual Orlando Health Nursing lecture during the fall semester. •
“Thanks to Orlando Health’s endowment, we are able to provide this annual continuing education lecture,” said During her presentation, Dr. Mooney Dr. Mary Lou Sole, interim dean of the reviewed five elements of the creative UCF College of Nursing process that lead to new and the Orlando Health insights, and identified Distinguished Professor in creative practices that “UCF has made Nursing. “Students, as well as can enhance innovative Orlando Health nurses from the community, thinking about clinical are able to learn from, and problems. a better nursing interact with, internationally “I’ve always believed institution. Their recognized nurse scientists it’s extremely important and researchers.” alumni challenge for nurses to develop Anne Peach, chief nursing new and innovative us to be better on officer at Orlando Health, approaches to the a daily basis!” said the endowment allows problems they encounter Orlando Health to give back in their field,” said Mooney, —Anne Peach, to nursing by providing a distinguished professor access to national nursing and the presidential Orlando Health leaders and their evidenceendowed chair in nursing based research. at the University of Utah. “Nurses’ problem-solving “It’s an honor to have such a skills can be greatly enhanced if they are distinguished oncology nurse here with us able to think creatively.” today. The endowed fund was created in 2009 to support local nurses and student A fellow of the American Academy of nurses who are dedicated to achieving Nursing and a co-leader of the Huntsman excellence in nursing,” Peach said. “We Cancer Institute’s Cancer Control and are very pleased with the impact this Population Science program in Salt Lake partnership has had since establishing the City, Mooney is an innovator in her own endowment, and we are excited to see how right, having developed a novel home it will grow in the coming years.” telemonitoring system for patient-reported
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Orla n do Hea lth En dow ment >>> In addition to the annual continuing education lecture, the Orlando Health Nursing Endowed Fund supports the Orlando Health Distinguished Professor in Nursing, a position held by Dr. Mary Lou Sole. Her research focuses on improving patient outcomes through airway management and infection control. The fund also provides scholarships for undergraduate nursing students who are pursuing research projects through the university’s Honors in the Major program. Recent recipients include: 2013: Ivan Castro, Lisa Dagoostino, Samuel Foarde and Stephanie Suarez 2012: Maria Ballen-Sanchez and Amanda D’Ambra