Susan Hassmiller, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N., is the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Senior Adviser for Nursing and Director of Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action.
Previously, Hassmiller was with the Health Resources and Services Administration, where she was the executive director of the U.S. Public Health Service Primary Care Policy Fellowship and worked on other national and international primary care initiatives. She also has worked in public health settings at the local and state level, and taught public health nursing at the University of Nebraska and George Mason University in Virginia. Hassmiller is a member and fellow in the American Academy of Nursing and a member of The Joint Commission Nursing Advisory Council and the New York Academy of Medicine. She is also the recipient of numerous awards, including the 2009 Florence Nightingale Medal, the highest international honor given to a nurse by the International Committee of the Red Cross.
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Session Overview:
Participants will identify implementation efforts currently in progress and determine how they may contribute to implementation of IOM recommendations within their geographic regions.
Session Objective:
1. Describe major initiatives for implementation of IOM Future of Nursing recommendations.
2. State actions that may be taken by individuals and schools of nursing that will contribute to implementation of described initiatives.
