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Bridging the Gap: Intersecting Practice and Academia

Faculty Practice Pre-Conference
January 15, 2025

This 1-day pre-event, hosted by AACN’s Practice Leadership Network (PLN) prior to the Doctoral Education Conference, is designed for individuals involved in promoting, administering, and engaging in faculty practice. Emphasis is being placed on the need for practice-savvy educators who can translate current healthcare environment scenarios to the classroom at every level.

Program Agenda

Outcomes

At the end of the pre-conference, the participant will be able to:

  1. Articulate implementation of innovative faculty practice partnerships and initiatives.
  2. Identify financial sustainability to support faculty practice.
  3. Describe the impact on communities through innovation and evaluation strategies.
  4. Describe exemplars of scholarship in faculty practice.
  5. Articulate the value of outcomes evaluation and dissemination to faculty practice.
  6. Discuss the role of technology and artificial intelligence in bridging the gap between practice and academia.
7:00-8:00 a.m. Registration & Continental Breakfast
   
8:00-8:30 a.m. Poster Presentations
   
8:30-8:45 a.m. Opening & Leadership Network Membership Forum
Speaker: Brenda Douglass, DNP, Associate Director of the DNP-AP Program-Project Focus, Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; Chair, AACN Practice Leadership Network
   
8:45-9:45 a.m. Moving Nursing Forward Through Practice and Academic Collaborative Innovations
Speaker: Sheila Melander, PhD, Associate Dean of MSN & DNP Faculty & Practice Affairs, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY  
   
9:45-10:00 a.m. Break
   
10:00-10:45 a.m.
Fostering Innovation Through Emergency Medical Service Academic-Practice Partnerships 
Speakers: Aaron Sebach, PhD, Dean, University of Wilmington; and Charles Dolan, DHSc, Vice President, Clinical Operations, Tidal Health
 
   
10:45-11:00 a.m. Break & Poster Presentations
   
11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

Outcome Evaluation Strategies   

  • College of Nursing-Practice Partnership in the Juvenile Justice System
    Speaker: Jennifer Clifton, DNP, University of Utah
     
  • Student Outcomes as a Result of Faculty Practice in a Nurse-Led Clinic
    Speaker: Emily Horvath, DNP; and Tina Gustin, DNP, Old Dominion University
   
12:00-1:15 p.m. Lunch Break
   
1:15-2:30 p.m.

Interactive Panel Presentation
Show Me the Money: Funding Sources Supporting Faculty Practice
Join us as we discuss funding sources including billing, philanthropy, community service contracts, grants, policy and legislation, student tuition/fees, and braided models.
Panelists: Carolyn Rutledge, PhD, Executive Director of Faculty Development, Innovation, and Research, Ellmer School of Nursing, Old Dominion University; Ann Sheehan, DNP, Assistant Dean for Practice, Michigan State University College of Nursing and Angela Moss, PhD, Associate Dean, Faculty Practice, Rush University
   
2:30-2:45 p.m. Break & Poster Presentations
   
2:45-3:45 p.m.

Artificial Intelligence in Nursing: Bridging, Intersecting, and Transforming Practice and Academia
Speaker: Grace H. Sun, DNP, Associate Professor, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center            
   
3:45-4:00 p.m. Closing Presentation

About Practice Leadership Network

Stay connected all year long by joining the Practice Leadership Network! PLN members benefit from year-round networking and opportunities to foster professional growth and development and participate in information sharing, communication, and discussion of key issues among fellow nursing faculty who administer faculty practice programs at AACN member institutions and those actively engaged in faculty practice. Program fees for PLN Network members are discounted.

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Who Should Attend

Individuals who promote, administer, and engage in faculty practice.

Conference Venue

Hotel Del Coronado
1500 Orange Ave.
Coronado, CA 92118

Registration Fees

Faculty Practice Pre-Conference Early
Ends Dec. 16		 Standard
Starts Dec. 17
PLN Network Member $329 $429
AACN Member $349 $449
AACN Non-Member $449 $549

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Pre-Conferences

  • You may substitute your registration to another individual within your organization. This must be done by contacting the AACN Conference Department via email at conferences@aacnnursing.org.
  • If a substitution is not possible, your cancellation request must be received in writing and confirmed by AACN; otherwise, it cannot be honored. The following refund arrangements will then apply:
    1. Cancellation requests received by January 2, 2025, will be refunded minus a non-refundable administrative fee of $90.
    2. No refunds will be given after January 2, 2025, nor will refunds be given for no-shows.
    3. No-show registrations with an open balance will be charged the non-refundable administrative fee as outlined above after the event.
  • Your cancellation request must be submitted in writing to conferences@aacnnursing.org and confirmed by AACN.

Please note: AACN will issue refunds within a 2-week time period of receipt of written cancellation notice.

Event Cancellation by AACN

AACN reserves the right to modify, postpone/reschedule or cancel this conference and any related group activity for any circumstance beyond AACN's control, including but not limited to emergency, acts of God, government regulations, disaster, strike, and non-fulfilment of minimum group requirements. If AACN cancels an event, every attempt will be made to reschedule or provide a modified virtual offering, and registration fees will be applied to the rescheduled/virtual event. If a cancelled event cannot be rescheduled, AACN will issue a full refund of the registration fee(s). Any travel, lodging, or incidental expenses incurred related to a cancelled/postponed event cannot be refunded under any circumstances as AACN resumes no responsibility for such expenses.

For questions, contact the AACN Membership Coordinator, Peri Beckerman.

Phone: 202-463-6930 ext. 308   |  Email: pbeckerman@aacnnursing.org | Website: www.aacnnursing.org/conferences