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DNP ALUMNA PRESENTS AT UNITED
NATIONS GLOBAL LEARNING
CLASSROOM
Shortly after graduating from the DNP program in May, Anne Dabrow
Woods‘14 spoke on behalf of theWorldHealthOrganization at the 2014
Global Classrooms International Model United Nations Conference in
New York City. The Global Classroom is a project through the United
Nations Foundation that provides young people with the opportunity
to learn about the U.N. and the important issues confronting the world
today.Woods spoke on the topic of e-health and how to use technology
to improve public health across the globe.
“All persons have an inalienable right to access to vaccines, medications
and health care professionals,” said Woods. “Countries must learn to
bring healthcare to where people are, and not expect people to come
find it. We also must learn to translate knowledge and evidence into
health care practice by using technology such as smart phones, tablets
and other mobile devices.”
Woods has been a nurse for more than 30 years and a nurse practitioner
since 1998. Currently, she is the chief nurse at the Wolters Kluwer
Medical Research division and continues to practice every weekend as
a critical care nurse practitioner. She also serves as adjunct faculty and
a nurse preceptor for several universities around the Philadelphia area,
and she speaks nationally and internationally on how to use the best
available research and technology to improve health care.
“I’m thankful to TCU for giving me the education, tools and knowledge
through the DNP program to speak on behalf of global nurses on
this topic,” said Woods. “The education I received was superb and has
prepared me in ways I would never have imagined.”
INAUGURAL CRAWFISH BOIL DRAWS
200 ATTENDEES
The Academic Resources Center (ARC) held the first crawfish boil on
the patio of the Rickel Recreation Center, drawing more than 200
hungry attendees. Faculty, staff and students from all Harris College
departments and schools mingled and ate tasty crawdads. “Hosting
these events allows us to bring everyone together,” said Christina
Rector, an academic advisor with the ARC. “The departments within
Harris College are located on three different corners of campus, so
food is a great way to unite us.” Given its success, the crawfish boil will
become an annual event held each spring.
SOCIAL WORK GREEN CHAIR
Sometimes it can be easy to forget that caregivers need care, too.
Elizabeth Clark, Ph.D., immediate past CEO of the National Association
of Social Work, discussed the emotional impact of being a professional
helper in Februarywhen she came to theTCU campus as aGreenHonors
Chair. Her presentation, “The Hidden Grief of the Helping Professional,”
discussed the concept of “professional grief,” which is experienced by
many helping professionals who work in high-loss environments or
who witness suffering on a regular basis. Clark taught attendees how
to identify the symptoms of “bereavement overload” and how to apply
the principles of self-care to help prevent burnout.
RANKIN LECTURE
Brenda Zierler, Ph.D., RN, FAAN presented “Interprofessional
Education and Collaborative Practice” as the annual W.F. “Tex” and
Pauline Rankin Lectureship in Nursing in March. Hailing from the
University of Washington, Zierler is a professor in biobehavioral
nursing and health systems and co-director of the Center for Health
Sciences Interprofessional Education, Practice and Research. Her
research explores the relationship between the delivery of health
care and its outcomes at both the patient and system levels.
Through the creation of an interdisciplinary work group, Zierler
has developed specific health outcome measures to evaluate
the effectiveness of a coordinated approach in care delivery.
W.F. “Tex” Rankin addresses the crowd at the annual Rankin Lecture in April.
NEWS
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