24th Annual
COLLABORATIVE
NURSING
RESEARCH DAY
Friday, February 13, 2015
Registration 8:00AM
Program time 8:30AM - 12:30 PM
East Carolina Heart Institute at East Carolina University
Greenville, North Carolina 27834
Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk,
PhD, RN, CPNP/PMHNP, FAANP, FNAP, FAAN
Associate Vice President for Health Promotion,
University Chief Wellness Officer,
and Professor and Dean of the College of Nursing
The Ohio State University
Jointly Provided by
East Carolina University College of Nursing
Vidant Health System
Sigma Theta Tau, Beta Nu Chapter
Eastern Area Health Education Center, Department of Nursing Education
SPECIAL GUEST FACULTY
Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk is currently the Associate Vice President for Health Promotion, University Chief
Wellness Officer, and Professor and Dean of the College of Nursing at The Ohio State University. She also is a
professor of pediatrics and psychiatry at Ohio State’s College of Medicine. Dr. Melnyk has consulted with
hundreds of healthcare systems and colleges throughout the nation and globe on how to improve quality of care
and patient outcomes through implementing and sustaining evidence-based practice. Her record includes over
19 million dollars of sponsored funding from federal agencies as principal investigator and over 250
publications. Dr. Melnyk is co-editor of four books, including Evidence-based Practice in Nursing &
Healthcare: A Guide to Best Practice, Implementing EBP: Real World Success Stories, A Practical Guide to
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Screening, Early Intervention and Health Promotion, and Intervention
Research: Designing, Conducting, Analyzing and Funding. A Practical Guide for Success.
DESCRIPTION
This program will enable nurses to increase their knowledge of evidence based practice and to identify
strategies to implement the ARCC Evidence-based Practice model. Additionally, nurses will learn how to build
a program of research and measures to speed translation of research into practice.
OBJECTIVES
• Describe the current state of Evidence-based practice
• Discuss key strategies for implementing and sustaining Evidence-based practice in clinical settings
• Describe outcome of implementing the ARCC Evidence-based practice model in healthcare systems
• Describe the “So What” factor in research and EBP
• Discuss how to build an impactful program of research
• Describe two evidence based COPE programs that have produced positive outcomes for vulnerable
children, teens and parents
• Discuss strategies to rapidly translate research findings into real world practice settings
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Registered nurses in any practice setting, faculty in schools of nursing, as well as graduate and undergraduate
nursing students.
CREDIT
CNE: 3.0 contact hours.
Eastern AHEC Department of Nursing Education is an Approved Provider of continuing nursing education by
the North Carolina Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s
Commission on Accreditation.
Participants must attend the entire program in order to earn contact hour credit. Verification of
participation will be noted by check-in at the start of the program and an initial-out at the conclusion of
the program. Certificates will be awarded after the participant completes the evaluation.
AGENDA
8:00
Registration, Light Refreshments, View Posters
8:30
Welcome
Patricia B. Crane, PhD, RN, FAHA, FNAP, ECU College of Nursing
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
8:40
Improving Quality of Care, Patient Outcomes and Costs with Evidence-based
Practice and the ARCC Model
Bernadette M. Melnyk, PhD, RN
Professor and Dean of the College of Nursing, Ohio State University.
9:55
Break, View Posters
10:10
Improving Quality of Care (Continued)
10:45
Speeding the Translation of Research into Real World Healthcare Settings to
Enhance Best Practices: The “So What” Outcome Factors
Bernadette M. Melnyk, PhD, RN
12:10
Vidant Medical Center and ECU College of Nursing Collaborative Research
Grant Award Presentation
Dianne Marshburn, PhD, RN, NE-BC, Vidant Medical Center
12:20
Closing Remarks
Donna Roberson, PhD, FNP-BC, President, Sigma Theta Tau, Beta Nu Chapter
12:30
Adjourn
PARTICIPANTS REQUIRING SPECIAL ASSISTANCE
Individuals requesting accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Should contact the Department for Disability Support Services at least 48 hours prior to
the event at (252) 737-1016 (V or TTY)
REGISTRATION
There is no charge for this program, however Registration is required. Registrations will be accepted until
Friday, February 6, 2015.
PARKING
All Vidant Medical Center and ECU Faculty, Staff, and Students should park in your normal designated parking area.
Onsite parking will be available for all others.
24th Annual Collaborative Nursing Research Day
Friday, February 13, 2015
N43577
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