Evidence-Based Practice
September 3, 2014
UT Tyler Office of Marketing and Communications
UT Tyler to Hold Interprofessional Evidence-Based Practice Conference Sept. 25
September 3, 2014
Media Contact: Hannah Buchanan
Editor/Writer–Strategic Communications & Media Relations
Marketing and Communications
The University of Texas at Tyler
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September 3, 2014
The University of Texas at Tyler College of Nursing and Health Sciences, in conjunction with Trinity Mother Frances Hospitals, will present the first Interprofessional Evidence-Based Practice Conference, Dr. Tai Wang, college dean, announced.
The public event will be 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 25 in the UT Tyler R. Don Cowan Fine and Performing Arts Center and features keynote speakers Dr. Ellen Fineout-Overholt, UT Tyler Mary Coulter Dowdy Distinguished Nursing Professor, along with Dr. Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, associate vice president for health promotion at Ohio State University. They are co-authors of the best-selling book, EBP in Nursing & Healthcare: A Guide to Best Practice.
“These nationally recognized nursing leaders, educators and promoters of EBP frequently speak at conferences and share the knowledge of establishing an EBP culture,” said Shannon Kemp, UT Tyler clinical instructor who serves as conference planning committee chair. “We look forward to having nearly 900 nursing students, educators and healthcare professionals attend to learn more about evidence-based practice and why it’s the foundation for clinical decision-making to improve healthcare outcomes.”
Dr. Lane Brunner, UT Tyler Sam A. Lindsey Professor and Ben and Maytee Fisch College of Pharmacy founding dean, will present endnotes.
Lunch will be provided. For more information or to register, visit the conference webpage.
Fineout-Overholt is a nationally recognized nursing leader, educator and promoter of EBP, innovation and leadership across the United States and world. She joins the UT Tyler College of Nursing and Health Sciences faculty this academic year. Before coming to UT Tyler, she served as dean of professional studies and chair of nursing at East Texas Baptist University. As director of EBP at Arizona State University, she led a team of EBP experts in writing the widely acclaimed “EBP Step-by-Step Series” in the American Journal of Nursing.
As associate vice president, Melnyk also serves as professor, university chief wellness officer and dean of the Ohio State University College of Nursing. She has consulted with hundreds of healthcare systems and colleges throughout the nation and world on how to improve quality of care and patient outcomes through implementing and sustaining evidence-based practice.
Her record includes more than 19 million of sponsored funding from federal agencies as principal investigator and more than 250 publications.
Event co-sponsors include Good Shepherd Medical Center, Tyler Junior College and ATI Nursing Education.
For additional information or sponsorship opportunities, call 903.566.7139.
One of the 15 campuses of the UT System, UT Tyler features excellence in teaching, research, artistic performance and community service. More than 80 undergraduate and graduate degrees are available at UT Tyler, which has an enrollment of more than 7,500 high-ability students. UT Tyler offers courses at its campuses in Tyler, Longview and Palestine as well as a location in Houston.