School of nursing news
UMSN Professor Develops Program for Family Communication about Breast Cancer and Decisions about Genetic Testing
Jul 26, 2013“Our goal is to help families have open communication, cope, and make better decisions when someone learns they are a carrier of a cancer gene mutation.”
Actress Angelina Jolie made headlines when she announced in the New York Times that she had genetic testing and is a carrier of a mutation of the BRCA1 gene. “Women who carry this mutation have a 50-80% chance of getting breast cancer compared to 12% for someone who doesn’t carry the mutation,” says University of Michigan School of Nursing (UMSN) Associate Professor Maria C. Katapodi, Ph.D., RN, FAAN. “These women are about five... Read more
UMSN Hillman Scholars Attend AcademyHealth’s 2013 Annual Research Meeting
Jul 25, 2013Event highlights the impact that can be made in health care through research. “Our Hillman Scholars were engaged and energized at AcademyHealth’s 2013 Annual Research Meeting (ARM), says University of Michigan School of Nursing (UMSN) Associate Dean Susan J. Pressler, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, FAHA. “I believe it was a very good immersion experience for the scholars.” More than 2,400 researchers, clinicians, students, and analysts recently attended the ARM in Baltimore, Maryland. It was an opportunity for Kristen Choi, Jordan Harrison, Joslyn Jackson, Emily Neff, and Daphne Sy, part... Read more
“We weren't in the field taking blood pressures; there is so much more to nursing than that.” (Video)
Jul 22, 2013UMSN students join water purification effort to help residents in high flood-risk areas of Mexico.
“This project was appealing because of the opportunity to work with a multidisciplinary team on a project that would have concrete deliverables,” says 2013 University of Michigan School of Nursing (UMSN) graduate Denise Soulliere. “To see policy change from your effort, on top of helping individuals, is extremely rewarding." Soulliere and fellow recent UMSN graduate Angela Wan were part of the 2013 Clean Water Project Team that included three U-M medical students and three... Read moreUMSN Doctoral Student Completes Prestigious NIH Summer Genetics Institute
Jul 15, 2013"It really opened my eyes to the extent of work being done at the many levels and aspects of genetics and genomics. It makes me hopeful about the possibilities of future discoveries, especially nursing’s role."
University of Michigan School of Nursing (UMSN) Ph.D. student Cheryl Lee has completed the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) Summer Genetics Institute (SGI) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Held in Bethesda, Maryland, on the NIH campus, the highly competitive and intensive program includes both classroom and laboratory components.... Read more
“It’s about transformative change, especially for women and children” in Democratic Republic of Congo.
Jul 08, 2013Joint U-M–Congolese team is at work on a research and training center to shift focus from violence and conflict to hope and innovation.
“The eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has endured one of the most intractable scenarios of war and post-conflict violence; it is time to start focusing on long-term solutions and capacity building,” says University of Michigan School of Nursing (UMSN) Associate Professor Janis Miller, Ph.D., RN, APRN, FAAN. “There are a lot of people doing good work in the region, but humanitarian and non-governmental organizations are limited... Read more
Decreasing Maternal Mortality in Africa Is the Objective for UMSN Professor
Jul 02, 2013Dr. Jody Lori is building on previous success in Liberia for an endeavor in Zambia aimed at providing mothers with a safe place to give birth.
“Zambia has one of the highest rates of maternal deaths in the world,” says University of Michigan School of Nursing (UMSN) Clinical Associate Professor Jody Lori, Ph.D., CNM, FACNM, FAAN. “Many women choose to have home births, but if there is a complication they usually can’t get help in time. Maternal Waiting Homes (MWHs) provide a safe place for pregnant women to stay before labor begins to ensure proper care leading up to, during, and... Read more
June Headlines: UMSN Faculty Expand Global Partnerships, Advocate for Nursing Practitioners, Take on High-Profile Positions
Jun 24, 2013UMSN is working to inform policy and advance nursing science.
“The Latest Data on Primary Care Nurse Practitioners and Physicians: Can We Afford to Waste Our Workforce?” was co-authored by UMSN Professor Joanne Pohl, Ph.D., ANP-BC, FAAN, FAANP, alumna Debra Barksdale of University of North Carolina, and Kitty Werener of the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties. The HealthAffairs blog highlights the striking difference in the number of nurse practitioners (NP) who choose primary care specialties compared to the lower percentage of medical students... Read more
IOM: Amplifying the Voice of the Underserved
Jun 20, 2013Dr. Antonia Villarruel co-authors report advocating for greater efforts to inform underserved patients about their health care options as the ACA moves forward.
“Access to care will be greatly expanded through the Affordable Care Act (ACA),” says Antonia M. Villarruel, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, Associate Dean and Professor at the University of Michigan School of Nursing (UMSN). “We need to ensure that those eligible for coverage have information presented in a mode and format to help them make decisions about their health care – which can be very complex.”
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Dean Potempa Joins Wall Street Journal's Prestigious Health Experts Panel (November Update: New Commentaries)
Jun 17, 2013You can read commentaries on a range of topics, from healthier behaviors to access to care.
On June 17, 2013, commentaries by University of Michigan School of Nursing (UMSN) Dean and Professor Kathleen Potempa, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, appear for the first time as part of the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) national online roundtable The Experts: Health Care. The in-depth public forum, which is convened and published approximately four times a year, features very short essays on assigned topics from an exclusive group of industry and thought leaders. Readers are invited to engage in the... Read more
Nursing at Michigan: Our Journey to Excellence
Jun 03, 2013The 13th annual UMHS Nursing Grand Rounds celebrates achievements and outlines goals for the future.
Bright images and photos rotated on a large display screen on the stage of the Dow Auditorium at Towsley Center as audience members filed in to hear Margaret (Marge) Calarco, Ph.D., RN, Chief of Nursing Services, University of Michigan Health System (UMHS) and University of Michigan School of Nursing (UMSN) Adjunct Professor, deliver her annual address. The slides listed awards, publications, and accomplishments by members of the UMHS and UMSN communities.
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