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We are pleased to present our 1st Annual Conference: DOCs at the table: Promoting Diversity and Transforming Nursing Practice
featuring Keynote Speaker: Dr. Kenya Beard.
The conference includes:
- An all-star plenary lineup with presentations from preeminent leaders in research, clinical practice, academia, community, and advocacy!
- Cross-cutting, interdisciplinary sessions, featuring work from nursing professionals are advancing the way in promoting diversity and transforming nursing practice!
- A virtual poster hall featuring poster presentations from abstracts submitted on a broad range of topics.
- Affordable registration fees priced to ensure the conference is widely accessible to all including conference registration scholarship
- DOCs 2021 has something for everyone bringing together the best of the best of advocates, educators, health care, and nursing professionals to share ideas and practice.
- Chances to network with a diverse audience
- Convenient, virtual access
- Conference Giveaways & Conference Scholarships
- Conference swag-limited quantities!
- This continuing education activity is approved for 6.0 contact hours sponsored by ONE Accord Health
- Don't forget to use the copy and use conference hashtags! #DNPsofColor #DOCDNPs #DOCDNPCON2021 #CallMeDOC #DOCsAtTheTable #WhatsUpDOCs
Oct 23, 2021
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM (EDT)
Agenda
- Main Conference Track
- 9:15 AM - 9:30 AMWelcome and Presidential Address
Danielle McCamey, DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC, FCCP
President at DNPs of Color, Inc.
Lolita Melhado, Ph.D., APRN, FNP-BC, ACHPN
Programming & Conference Co-Chair
Angel Daniels, DNP, MSN.ed, RN, CCM
Conference Co-chair
- 9:30 AM - 10:05 AMTransformational Leadership in Diversity, Equity, and InclusionIn this session you will learn the core pillars of diversity, equity and inclusion. You will understand key ways in which you can influence and transform a work environment to be more inclusive and equitable. You will leave with key tips in which you can implement in any work environment.
Joy Fitzgerald
Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer
- 10:05 AM - 11:05 AMFrom 80 Pages to 12: An Introduction to Writing a Journal Manuscript about Your DNP Project-Explain the purpose of journal manuscripts
-Detail how to identify the right journal
-Describe methods for beginning the writing process
-Address DNPs’ obstacles to writing
-Answer common questions about writing for publication
Sara Hauber, MA
Publication Matters, LLC
Sharese T. Willis, PhD
Doc's Editing Shop
- 11:05 AM - 11:35 AMBIPOC in Academia: Elevating BIPOC issues for Health Equity through Faculty DiversityDr. Julian Gallegos
Julian Gallegos, PhD, MBA, FNP-BC, CNL, FAUNA
Clinical Associate Professor, Director, DNP program of Purdue University
- 11:35 AM - 12:05 PMVirtual Lounge & Poster ViewingPlease join us in the virtual loung and check out the posters: www.dnpsofcolor.org/posters
- 12:05 PM - 12:55 PMLunch BreakNetwork
View Posters & Vote on top posters for a prize
View Nurses You Should Know Video Highlights - 12:55 PM - 1:45 PMImpact 360: DNPs Flexing Diversity Muscle
Kenya Beard, EdD, AGACNP-BC, CNE, ANEF, FAAN
Keynote Speaker at Chamberlain University
- 1:45 PM - 2:45 PMPanel Discussion: DOCs at the Table-Promoting Diversity & Transforming PracticeInteractive panel discussion regarding the following objectives:
To discuss DOCs influence in promoting diversity in nursing practice
To discuss the impact of DOCs transforming nursing practice
To explore how DOCs can reduce health disparities and promote health equityDanielle McCamey, DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC, FCCP
President at DNPs of Color, Inc.
Kellie Bryant, DNP, WHNP, CHSE
Assistant Dean of Clinical Affairs and Simulation and Associate Professor at Columbia University
Vivienne Pierce McDaniel, DNP, MSN, RN
Professor of Nursing at Aspen University
Stephen Ferrara, DNP, RN, FNP-BC, FAAN, FAANP
Columbia University
Charles P. Buscemi, PhD, APRN
Interim Director, Doctor of Nursing Practice Program at Florida International University Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing & Health Sciences
- 2:45 PM - 2:55 PMBreakNetwork
View Posters
View Nurses You Should Know Video Clips - 2:55 PM - 3:25 PMHealing the Healer: Cultivating Self-Care Through MindfulnessAt the end of this presentation the learner will be able to:
Discuss the impact of self-care on one’s overall health and wellbeing.
Describe how mindfulness practices can improve emotional, physical, and spiritual wellbeing.
Identify mindfulness self-care practices that can be incorporated into one’s daily life.
Marica Derby-Davis Ph.D., RN
ZahariYAH: Healing Body Mind Spirit
- 3:25 PM - 3:55 PMGraduate Educational and Clinical Trends: History to Horizon•Provide a brief overview of historical evolution of graduate nursing education for minority nurses.
•Discuss the relevance of theory in the development of contemporary nursing practice.
•Identify programmatic and professional challenges related to nurse practitioner education at the graduate and post- graduate level.
Lisa Young, DNP, APN, FNP-BC
Chief Executive Officer at Alex & Assoc. Health and Higher Ed Educational Consultants
- 3:55 PM - 4:10 PMA Summer Immersion Program to Improve Advanced Practice Nursing Workforce DiversityRagan Johnson & Marquita Lyons-Smith
Ragan Johnson
Marquita Lyons-Smith, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC,
- 4:10 PM - 4:25 PMBarberED Then Screened
Wilhelmina Sizer, MSN, APRN, ACNP-BC, FNP-BC
- 4:25 PM - 4:40 PMPiloting Narrative Exposure Therapy for Racism Induced Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms
Noelene Moonsamy, DNP, APRN, FNP-C
- 4:40 PM - 4:55 PMPromoting Resilience in Staff affected by COVID-19 within an Inpatient SettingJordia Batchelor
Jordia Batchelor graduated with a Doctorate of Nursing Practice degree in Family Nursing
Practice from Bradley University (2021). She is a current colleague at Holy Cross Hospital
(Silver Spring, Maryland) where she aids in the development, implementation, and the
promotion of staff wellbeing through resilience and self-compassion techniques and tools. Dr.
Batchelor has over eleven years of nursing experience where majority of her background was
spent serving in float pool departments across multiple health care facilities within Virginia and
Maryland. Her expertise encompasses delivering nursing care in various specialties and patient
populations including medical-surgical care, intermediate care, orthopedics care, cardiac care,
telemetry care, ambulatory care, and neurology care. Dr. Batchelor received an Associate in
Applied Science degree from J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College (2010) and a Bachelor of
Science degree in Nursing from Virginia Commonwealth University (2014). She is currently a
member of the Maryland Nurses Association and the American Nurses Association.
Jordia Batchelor, DNP, RN
- 4:55 PM - 5:05 PMPodium Presentation Q&AQ&A with Podium presenters
Ragan Johnson
Marquita Lyons-Smith, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC,
Wilhelmina Sizer, MSN, APRN, ACNP-BC, FNP-BC
Noelene Moonsamy, DNP, APRN, FNP-C
Jordia Batchelor, DNP, RN
- 5:05 PM - 5:25 PMClosing RemarksAnnouncement of Poster Winners
Save the Date for DOCs Conference 10/22/22
Complete evaluation for CE credit
- Virtual Poster Track
- 11:30 AM - 11:35 AMImproving Health Equity and Outcomes in Diverse Populations by Looking Upstream
Angel Daniels, DNP, MSN.ed, RN, CCM
Conference Co-chair
- 11:35 AM - 11:40 AMImpact of COVID-19 on Stress and Burnout Rates in Nursing Students
Janine Inez, BFA, MSN, RN
Registered Nurse
Pascal Stirnimann, MSN, RN
- 11:40 AM - 11:45 AMPromoting DEI in Nursing Begins with a Diverse Nurse Educator Workforce
Angel Daniels, DNP, MSN.ed, RN, CCM
Conference Co-chair
- 11:45 AM - 11:50 AMMicroaggressions: A Weight on the Success of Graduate Nursing Students of Color
Aron King, MS, RN
Assistant Nurse Manager at UC Davis Health
- 11:50 AM - 11:55 AMProject B.L.A.C.K. Barriers Lifted After Cultivating KnowledgeJasmine A. Berry DNP, APRN, FNP-C
Jasmine Berry, DNP, APRN, FNP-C
Atlanta ID Group
- 11:55 AM - 12:00 PMUsing the CLAS Standards to Transform Nursing at the Bedside and BeyondYvette Conyers
Yvette Conyers, DNP, MS, RN, FNP-C, CTN-B
Assisant Professor of Nursing/Family Nurse Practitioner at St. John Fisher College
- 12:00 PM - 12:05 PMDeveloping a Mobile Application to Increase Postpartum Depression Screening and Awareness with the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale
Shardell Fairfax, DNP CRNP FNP-C
- 12:05 PM - 12:10 PMTelehealth Primary Care Management Program in the African American Community: A Quality Improvement Project
Eunice Cromwell, DNP, MSN, APRN, FNP-C
- 12:10 PM - 12:15 PMThe Effects of DSME on African American Adults with Type II Diabetes
Nkeiruka Muonagolu, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC
- 12:15 PM - 12:20 PMMaximizing an Academic-Clinical Partnership to Facilitate Transition for Black Nursing Students
Mary Starks, BS, RN, CNOR
- 12:20 PM - 12:25 PMInter-hospital Transfer Timelines
Renee Maeweather-Reed, DNP, RN, NEA-BC
- 12:25 PM - 12:30 PMMinority Faculty Recruitment and Retention Through Mentorship and Departmental Support
Bim Akintade, PhD, MBA, MHA, ACNP-BC, NEA-BC, FAANP
Associate Dean of the Masters Program at University of Maryland
- Nurses You Should Know Video Story Track
- 9:00 AM - 9:05 AMKellie Bryant, DNP, WHNP, CHSE, FAANDr. Bryant's grandmother, who was a nurse, inspired her to pursue nursing. After serving as a women's health nurse practitioner and teaching as an adjunct professor, she decided to pivot her career to academic leadership.
- 9:05 AM - 9:10 AMIrene Bean DNP, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC, CME, FAANP, FAANDr. Irene Bean is a nurse CEO who is transforming the nursing arena through health policy, advancing APRN laws, and providing care to underserved populations.
- 9:10 AM - 9:15 AMVivienne Pierce McDaniel, DNP, MSN, RNDr. McDaniel entered nursing after 15 years in the healthcare field. In over a decade of nursing leadership she has worked in outpatient, inpatient, assisted living, occupational health, behavioral health, and with medical devices before entering academia.
- 9:15 AM - 9:20 AMPritma Dhillon-Chattha, DNP, MHA, RNDr. Dhillon-Chattha started her healthcare career as a nursing assistant in high school and ended up managing occupational health and working with health information technology. She is also the co-founder of health start-ups, including one launched during Covid to address mental health using nurse practitioners.
- 9:20 AM - 9:25 AMRhoda Redulla DNP, RN, NPD-BCDr. Redulla continues to teach, serving as an assistant professor of clinical nursing for Columbia University’s DNP program and contributing faculty for Walden University’s PhD/DNP programs. She has spoken nationally and globally including the Nursing Times Directors’ Congress and WHO-Public Health England Collaborating Conference. She the author of two books, Fast Facts for Making the Most of Your Career in Nursing and The Nurse Journal, and the recipient of numerous awards during her career, including Outstanding Alumni Award by the Johns Hopkins University and three times as Nurse of the Year (for research and innovation) from the Philippines Nurses Association of America and Philippine Nurses Association of New Jersey over the last decade.
- 9:25 AM - 9:30 AMRosanna Hui, DNP, APRN, ANP-BC, CCRN-CMC, NASM-CPTLearn how taking care of her father and grandmother inspired Rosanna to become a nurse and how advice from a close friend has guided her on the path to the position she holds today.
- 9:30 AM - 9:35 AMKwuan Paruchabutr, DNP, FNP-BC, WHNP-BC, CNM, FACNMAs an Army Nurse Corps Veteran, listen to how Dr. Paruchabutr developed her passion for women's health and health policy
- 9:35 AM - 9:40 AMAnumol Thomas, DNP, FNP-C, CCRWith dreams of working as a nurse in the U.S. at the early age of 10, Dr. Thomas' journey in nursing has spanned three different countries and touched the lives of many in her community
- 9:40 AM - 9:45 AMFidelindo Lim, DNP, CCRNNurse educator and leader transforming nursing education by incorporating the arts and humanities into standard curriculum.
- 9:45 AM - 9:50 AMTavell L. Kindall, PhD, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, AACRN, AAHIVSWith a breadth of nursing experiences from medical-surgical to flight nursing he has pushed forward with every opportunity available. Watch and listen to Dr. Kindall's inspiring journey in nursing, where he now leads the profession in the state of Louisiana.
- 9:50 AM - 9:55 AMFleeta B. Okolie, DNP, MSN, APN-BCWhat began as a volunteer role as a candy striper in high school turned into a 25-year nursing career that has spanned med-surg, telemetry, occupational health, and telehealth.
- 9:55 AM - 10:00 AMNicole Thomas, DNP, RN, CCMDr. Thomas is a nurse entrepreneur, educator, mentor, and author.
- 10:00 AM - 10:05 AMDamaris Grossmann DNP APRN FNP-C HNB-BC CYNDr. Grossmann is a post-9/11 U.S. Navy Veteran who pivoted to a career in nursing.
- 10:05 AM - 10:10 AMRhonda Sullivan, DNP, PhD, MSN, MBA, CWON, LNCC, NE-BC, and CSPHANurse Pioneer in Wound & Ostomy Care from Jacksonville, Florida.
- 10:10 AM - 10:15 AMDanielle McCamey, DNP, CRNP, ACNP-BC, FCCPhttps://vimeo.com/635759982
Danielle McCamey, DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC, FCCP
President at DNPs of Color, Inc.
Speakers
Kenya Beard, EdD, AGACNP-BC, CNE, ANEF, FAAN
Keynote Speaker at Chamberlain University
Read BioDanielle McCamey, DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC, FCCP
President at DNPs of Color, Inc.
Read BioLolita Melhado, Ph.D., APRN, FNP-BC, ACHPN
Programming & Conference Co-Chair
Read BioAngel Daniels, DNP, MSN.ed, RN, CCM
Conference Co-chair
Read BioJoy Fitzgerald
Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer
Read BioSara Hauber, MA
Publication Matters, LLC
Read BioSharese T. Willis, PhD
Doc's Editing Shop
Read BioJulian Gallegos, PhD, MBA, FNP-BC, CNL, FAUNA
Clinical Associate Professor, Director, DNP program of Purdue University
Read BioKellie Bryant, DNP, WHNP, CHSE
Assistant Dean of Clinical Affairs and Simulation and Associate Professor at Columbia University
Read BioVivienne Pierce McDaniel, DNP, MSN, RN
Professor of Nursing at Aspen University
Read BioStephen Ferrara, DNP, RN, FNP-BC, FAAN, FAANP
Columbia University
Read BioMarica Derby-Davis Ph.D., RN
ZahariYAH: Healing Body Mind Spirit
Read BioLisa Young, DNP, APN, FNP-BC
Chief Executive Officer at Alex & Assoc. Health and Higher Ed Educational Consultants
Read BioRagan Johnson
Read BioMarquita Lyons-Smith, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC,
Read BioWilhelmina Sizer, MSN, APRN, ACNP-BC, FNP-BC
Read BioNoelene Moonsamy, DNP, APRN, FNP-C
Read BioJordia Batchelor, DNP, RN
Read BioJanine Inez, BFA, MSN, RN
Registered Nurse
Read BioPascal Stirnimann, MSN, RN
Read BioAron King, MS, RN
Assistant Nurse Manager at UC Davis Health
Read BioJasmine Berry, DNP, APRN, FNP-C
Atlanta ID Group
Read BioYvette Conyers, DNP, MS, RN, FNP-C, CTN-B
Assisant Professor of Nursing/Family Nurse Practitioner at St. John Fisher College
Read BioShardell Fairfax, DNP CRNP FNP-C
Read BioEunice Cromwell, DNP, MSN, APRN, FNP-C
Read BioNkeiruka Muonagolu, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC
Read BioBim Akintade, PhD, MBA, MHA, ACNP-BC, NEA-BC, FAANP
Associate Dean of the Masters Program at University of Maryland
Read BioCharles P. Buscemi, PhD, APRN
Interim Director, Doctor of Nursing Practice Program at Florida International University Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing & Health Sciences
Read BioRenee Maeweather-Reed, DNP, RN, NEA-BC
Read BioMary Starks, BS, RN, CNOR
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