Contact: Rosanne Fohn, (210) 567-3079

Kathleen R. Stevens, Ed.D., RN, FAAN, professor in the Department of Acute Nursing Care, is director of the Academic Center for Evidence-Based Practice, which is sponsoring the Summer Institute on Evidence-Based Practice.
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SAN ANTONIO (April 20, 2009) — Health care providers and educators are invited to attend the 2009 Summer Institute on Evidence-Based Practice July 9-11 at the Crowne Plaza Riverwalk Hotel & Conference Center in San Antonio. The institute is sponsored by the Academic Center for Evidence-Based Practice (ACE), part of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.

Conference geared to clinicians, researchers, educators and administrators
The event, with the theme “Achieving Excellence with Evidence,” will be of particular interest to clinicians, researchers, educators and administrators, as it prepares health care providers from multiple disciplines for an increasing role in evidence-based practice, with the ultimate goal of improving health care.

Translational research focus of conference
“Given the UT Health Science Center’s growing interest in translational research, we are fortunate to have this excellent group of speakers here in San Antonio,” said Kathleen R. Stevens, Ed.D., RN, FAAN, professor in the School of Nursing’s Department of Acute Nursing Care and director of ACE. “Our conference will be attended by almost 450 participants from all over the world.”

Conference highlights
Highlights of this year’s conference include:

• “Cultivating Respectful Environments: Managing Disruptive Clinician Behavior,” presented by Jana B. Deen, RN, J.D., vice president and patient safety officer at Catholic Healthcare Partners
  
• “Creating the Critical Core for Safe Care: Culture of Patient Safety,” presented by Veronica Nieva, Ph.D., vice president of Westat Inc., project director and editor-in-chief of the AHRQ Health Care Innovations Exchange
  
• “The Clinical Microsystem: Nucleus of Transformation,” presented by Carol M. Smith, M.B.A., RN, CNAA-BC, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Cooley Dickinson Hospital
  
• “Evaluating Impact of Innovation: How Do I Know If It Works? Whom Can I Tell?” presented by Robin Newhouse, Ph.D., RN, CNAA, BC, CNOR, assistant dean of the Doctor of Nursing Practice Program and associate professor at the University of Maryland
  
• “Transforming Care at the Bedside (TCAB): Evidence that it Works,” presented Mary Viney, RN, M.S.N., NEA-BC, vice president of Seton Family of Hospitals
  
• “Bringing the Improvement Collage Together at the Point of Care,” presented by Daniel O’Neal III, GCNS-BC, CNL, evidence-based practice specialist at James A. Haley Veterans Hospital and adjunct faculty member in the College of Nursing at the University of Florida
  
• Interactive breakout sessions will provide opportunities for participants to integrate evidence-based practice into specific roles in practice, research, education or health care quality improvement areas.

Preconference workshops
On Wednesday, July 8, the institute will offer three pre-conference workshops:

• 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. — The Educators’ EBP Workshop® and the TeamSTEPPS Workshop
  
• 3 – 6 p.m. — Basics of EBP

Continuing education credit is available for both conferences. For more information about the conferences or to register, visit the Academic Center for Evidence-Based Practice Web site or call (210) 567-1480.

Evidence-based practice (EBP) is an approach in which world literature is scanned for research findings, which are synthesized and packaged for clinical use. The School of Nursing established the ACE in 2000. It was the first such center in nursing.

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