What: UTEP School of Nursing celebrates National Nurses Week, May 6-12
When: May 6 – 12. Proclamation of National Nurses Week by the City Council, 8 a.m. Tuesday, May 5, at City Hall, 300 N. Campbell; Leadership Conference on Managing Diversity to Improve Population Health, 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. Friday, May 8, in the Health Sciences and Nursing Building.
Where: Health Sciences and Nursing Building, Wiggins Road, across from the UTEP Library
Health care professionals from across the Paso del Norte Region will converge at The University of Texas at El Paso to talk about diversity in the nursing workforce as part of National Nurses Week 2015 at the UTEP School of Nursing.
The Nursing and Health Care Leadership Institute (NHCLI) in the School of Nursing will host its second annual Leadership Conference on “Managing Diversity to Improve Population Health,” from 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. Friday, May 8, in the Health Sciences and Nursing Building.
Participants will interact with nationally and internationally recognized health care leaders and attend seminars designed to enhance their understanding of leadership concepts applicable to real-world situations.
Presenters include Josepha Campinha-Bacote, Ph.D., president and founder of Transcultural C.A.R.E. Associates, a private consultation service that focuses on clinical, administrative, research and educational issues in transcultural health care and mental health; and Javier Hernández-Lichtl, CEO of West Kendall Baptist Hospital in Miami, Florida.
“One of the most significant challenges in health care is the diversification of the workforce,” said Hector Olvera, Ph.D., senior research advisor to the dean of the School of Nursing and NHCLI director. “This challenge is particularly relevant in our region where a highly diverse workforce serves a primarily Hispanic community. The challenges we face today in the border region, are the same ones the rest of the country will face in a few years. By addressing these challenges we will help our local health care leaders be at the forefront of the national health care agenda.”
Established in 2014, the NHCLI administers an interprofessional leadership development academy that provides the next generation of health care leaders with effective leadership development approaches that are necessary to sustain health care organizations, enhance patient care and improve health outcomes.
The NHCLI offers seminars, conferences and workshops to support emerging leaders within health care organizations in the development of effective leadership skills to navigate their organizations within today’s ever-changing environment.
“The NHCLI was formed in response to the urgent need for evidence-based leadership development in health care at global and national scales,” Olvera said. “The institute is developing a portfolio of formative alternatives for the emerging leaders within our local healthcare community and the annual NHCLI conference is one of these events.”
The cost to participate in the conference is $120. Participants may earn up to 3.0 Nurse Contact Hours.
To register for the conference, visit http://nursing.utep.edu/ce-information/
Other Nurses Week activities include:
- The UTEP School of Nursing will kick off its annual celebration on Tuesday, May 5, when the El Paso City Council will proclaim the week of May 6 – 12, 2015, as National Nurses Week in the City of El Paso during its regular public meeting at 8 a.m. at City Hall, 300 N. Campbell.
National Nurses Week is celebrated annually from May 6 through May 12, the birthday of Florence Nightingale, who is considered the founder of modern nursing.