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  • Tau Members Join GUSON at our Webinars, to Celebrate NP Week!

    Nov 12 - 14, (ET)
    Celebrate Nurse Practitioner Week! Register for 2 CE Presentations on 11/12 and 11/14 Georgetown University School of Nursing invites you to: Celebrate Nurse Practitioner Week 2024 Tuesday, November 12, 2024 6:30 – 7:45 p.m. ET register via Zoom “Impact of Education for Evidence-Based Screening Mammography in Black Women Aged 40-49” Featuring: Evelyn Addo-Wallace, DNP, MPH, WHNP-BC Adjunct Faculty, Nurse-Midwifery/Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner (WHNP) and WHNP Programs While the incidence of breast cancer is similar among Black and White women, Black women have a 41% higher mortality rate. They are often diagnosed at younger ages, with more advanced stages, and more aggressive cancer types, resulting in a 10% lower five-year survival rate at every stage of the disease. This presentation outlines a quality improvement (Q.I.) project conducted at a federally qualified health center (FQHC) in the northeastern U.S., aimed at addressing disparities through enhanced screening mammography. Following the presentation, the speaker, Dr. Evelyn Addo-Wallace, will be joined by a moderated panel discussion among GUSON APRN specialties featuring Drs. Abbye Solis (AG-ACNP), Lois Wessel (FNP), and Karan Kverno (PMHNP) . Attendees are eligible for 1.25 CE through the ANCC. Thursday, November 14, 2024 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. ET via Zoom “Cultural Humility: From Awareness to Action” Featuring: Edilma Yearwood, PhD, RN, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN Professor, Interim Program Director of PhD Program This presentation will unpack the concept of cultural humility and describe the utility of embracing this perspective and practice when promoting patient/consumer/worker centered care. A review of the Tervalon & Murray-Garcia framework and the research conducted by Foronda and colleagues will be presented. Participants will engage in small group work. Attendees are eligible for 1.50 CE through the ANCC. Accommodation requests related to a disability should be sent to China Butler-Stith at cb1842@georgetown.edu and Emma Benson-Xu at ejb166@georgetown.edu by November 7, 2024. A good-faith effort will be made to fulfill requests.

  • Cultural Humility: From Awareness to Action

    Nov 14, 01:00 PM - 02:30 PM (ET)
    Edilma Yearwood, PhD, RN, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN Professor, Interim Program Director of PhD Program This presentation will unpack the concept of cultural humility and describe the utility of embracing this perspective and practice when promoting patient/consumer/worker centered care. A review of the Tervalon & Murray-Garcia framework and the research conducted by Foronda and colleagues will be presented. Participants will engage in small group work. Attendees are eligible for 1.50 CE through the ANCC. Accommodation requests related to a disability should be sent to China Butler-Stith at cb1842@georgetown.edu and Emma Benson-Xu at ejb166@georgetown.edu by November 7, 2024. A good-faith effort will be made to fulfill requests.