Wednesday, December 11, 2013

A Look Ahead at the Future of Nursing - Catch the Webcast Today at 5pm Eastern

This year marks the third anniversary of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) report, The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health.  A live webcast this afternoon as part of the IOM's 2013 Richard and Hinda Rosenthal Lecture series, will discuss the impact of the report, progress in implementing the report's recommendations at the national and local levels, and what's on the horizon.

The discussion will be moderated by Harvey Fineberg, president of the IOM and Donna Shalala, president of the University of Miami and chair of the Committee on the RWJF Initiative on the Future of Nursing will deliver the keynote address.

Panelists will be:  

Carmen Alvarez, Julio Bellber Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Health Policy, The George Washington University

Linda Burnes Bolton, vice president and chief nursing officer, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center; vice-chair, Committee on the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Initiative on the Future of Nursing

Susan Hassmiller, senior adviser for nursing, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; study director, Committee on the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Initiative on the Future of Nursing

Darrell Kirch, president and chief executive officer, Association of American Medical Colleges

David Vlahov, dean and endowed professor of nursing education, School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco


Watch the webcast at 5pm EST today.

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