Highlights - Faculty

November 2007

PUBLICATIONS

Doherty, M.E. and Scannell-Desch, E.A. (in press) “The Lived Experience of Widowhood During Pregnancy.  Journal of Midwifery and Women'’s Health.  March-April 2008.

Simons, S. (in press) “Workplace Bullying Experienced by Massachusetts Registered Nurses and the Relationship to Intention to Leave the Organization”. Advances in Nursing Science. September 2008.

Morgan, B. & Rossi, A.  (2007).  Difficult to Manage HIV/AIDS Clients with psychiatric illness and substance abuse problems: A collaborative practice with psychiatric advanced practice nurses,”  Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, 18 (6), 77-84.

Chalupka, S., Markkanen, P., Galligan, C.J., Quinn, M. (2007). Sharps injuries and bloodborne pathogen exposures in home healthcare. Accepted for publication by AAOHN Journal, October 2007.

Markkanen, P., Chalupka, S., Galligan, C., Sama, S, Gore, R., Kim, H., Bello, A., Kriebel, D., Quinn, M. (2007).  Studying the health of home health care providers: research design challenges. Submitted for review to Journal of Research in Nursing, September 2007.

Markkanen, P. , Quinn, M.M., Galligan, C. Chalupka, S., Davis, L., Laramie, A.  (2007). There's No Place Like Home: A Qualitative Study of the Working Conditions of Home Healthcare Providers, Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 49, (3), 327-337.

Phillips McEnany, G. (2007). Advances in the management of psychotic disorders: Optimizing patient outcomes. Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, 13(S5), 5.

Phillips McEnany, G. (2007). Pharmacologic strategies and associated challenges in the long term treatment of schizophrenia. Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, 13(S5), 6-15.

PRESENTATIONS

Doherty, M.E. [Podium presentation] “The Lived Experience of Widowhood During Pregnancy.  Founder’s Day, Eta Omega Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau International, UML, October 16, 2007.

Dr. Lisa Abdallah was the Keynote Speaker for the Eta Omega Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau International, Induction, November 5, 2007.  Her presentation was entitled: "Making a Difference through Service"

Dr. Ainat Koren, Oral presentation titled: "Contextual Analysis of Unintended Pregnancy among Married Women: Policy Implications," at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, November 2007, Washington, DC

Dr. Betty Morgan, “Managing Pain in the Chemically Addicted Patient.”  Advocacy & Addictions Nursing: Influencing Policy and Practice:  31^st Annual Conference International Nurses Society on Addictions, Washington DC. October 13, 2007.

Dr. Betty Morgan, “Dilemmas in Care: Managing Difficult Patients with Co-morbid Psychiatric and Chemical Dependency Issues.”  Reflecting on Our Past, Envisioning our Future-20^th Anniversary, Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, Orlando, FL.  November 9, 2007.

Phillips McEnany G. No time to slumber: An online learning opportunity for psychiatric nurses in sleep and chronobiology. 39^th Biennium, Sigma Theta Tau International, Baltimore MD, 4 November 2007.

Refereed Presentations - Dr. Stephanie Chalupka

Children's Environmental Health: Toward Sustainable Understanding, Interventions,

and Policies Worldwide American Public Health Association 135th Annual Meeting

Washington, DC, November, 2007

Strengthening the Capacity Of Health Professionals Serving Minority And Low

Income Communities To Better Identify, Manage, And Prevent Environmental Health

Risks American Public Health Association 135th Annual Meeting Washington, DC,

November, 2007

Project SHARRP: Survey Methods and Recruitment of a Population of Home

Healthcare Providers Pia Markkanen & Stephanie Chalupka. American Public Health

Association 135th Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, November, 2007

Children’s Environmental Health Capacity Building Among Health Professionals

Serving Minority And Low-Income Communities United States Environmental

Protection Agency and National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences 2007

Children’s Environmental Health Workshop: Discover, Treat, Prevent, Prepare,

Washington, DC, October, 2007

Sharps Injuries and Blood Exposures among Home Healthcare Workers

Margaret Quinn & Stephanie Chalupka.  The 19th International Conference on

Epidemiology in Occupational Health: Frontiers of Occupational Epidemiology, Banff,

Alberta, Canada, October, 2007

Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Massachusetts Association of Occupational Health Nurses Annual Conference, October, 2007

Preventing Injuries to Nurses in Home Care Settings Massachusetts Nurses Association Workplace Hazards to Nurses and Other Healthcare Workers: Promising Practices for Prevention, June, 2007

Appointments - Dr. Stephanie Chalupka

Oct, 2007      Reappointed as a Visiting Scientist in Occupational and Environmental Health at the Harvard School of Public health

Oct, 2007      Re-appointed Expert Nurse Consultant (Bank of Experts) in Environmental Health: International Council of Nurses

Oct, 2007      Peer Reviewer International Nursing Review

Oct, 2007      Peer Reviewer: Public Health Nursing

Oct, 2007      American Nurses Association Speakers Bureau

Professional Service - Dr. Stephanie Chalupka

Oct., 2007     Why Are Children at Greater Risk from Toxic Chemicals?

                    Parker Lecture Series

Fall 2007       Faculty Member and Facilitator: Community Health Worker Outreach

                   Worker Training Institute (45 hour training course)  Sponsor: Area

                   Health Education Center and Massachusetts Department of Public

                   Health

Oct., 2007     United States Environmental Protection Agency and National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences 2007 Children’s Environmental Health Workshop: Discover, Treat, Prevent, Prepare, Planning Committee Member; Session Chair, Early Life Exposures to metals and Neurotoxic Outcomes, Conference Planning Committee Member

Oct., 2007     United States Environmental Protection Agency 2007 Children’s Environmental Health Grantees Conference, Planning Committee Member

Oct., 2007     United States Environmental Protection Agency Office of Children's  Health Protection and Environmental Education  Health Professional Capacity Building Grantee Meeting, Organizing Committee Member

Oct., 2007     Site Facilitator for: Occupational Dermatitis Greater New Bedford Community Health Center, Inc

                   Sponsor: NIOSH Cooperative Agreement Award Number U60/OH008490 "Expanded Occupational Health Surveillance in MA"

Oct. 2007      Co-author: Pandemic Influenza Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP)

                   VNA Care Network Foundation & Subsidiaries, Inc

Oct., 2007     Site Facilitator for: Occupational Asthma Lowell Community Health

                   Center Sponsor: NIOSH Cooperative Agreement Award Number

                   U60/OH008490 "Expanded Occupational Health Surveillance in MA"

Oct., 2007     Site Facilitator for: Occupational Asthma Greater New Bedford 

                   Community Health Center, Inc Sponsor: NIOSH Cooperative

                   Agreement Award Number U60/OH008490 "Expanded Occupational

                   Health Surveillance in MA"

Oct., 2007     Site Facilitator for: Overview of Occupational Health Lowell 

                   Community Health Center Sponsor: NIOSH Cooperative Agreement

                   Award Number U60/OH008490 "Expanded Occupational Health

                   Surveillance in MA"

Guest Speaker at Other Colleges - Dr. Stephanie Chalupka

Harvard College - Topic: Municipal Pesticide and Herbicide Use: To Spray or Not to Spray, November 2007

Media Interviews in the Fall Semester - Dr. Stephanie Chalupka

• Occupational Hazards in Home Healthcare Nursing - Hospital Employee Health
• Plastic: Handle with Care - Lowell Sun
• The Costs of Caregiving - Lowell Sun
• Stash the Dustpan, Stop the Allergies - Lowell Sun

RESEARCH GRANT

Melillo, K.D. (PI), Dowling, J. (Co-PI), and Drs. L. Abdallah, M. Findeisen, M. Knight (Co-Investigators) and Dr. L. Zhan (Consultant), have received notice of funding from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Reduction in Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities:  Workforce Development grant for the project entitled, "Bring Diversity to Nursing (BDN):  Educational Opportunities for Minority Students," November 12, 2007 to June 30, 2010, in the amount of $183,024.

Dowling, J. S. (2007). Children talking about humor: Data from focus groups. Funded by the Teaching and Learning Grant Task Force of the Faculty Teaching Center ($1898) and Eta Omega Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International ($1000).

October, 2007

PRESENTATIONS

Phillips McEnany, G. [Endnote] Trends in Excellence in Gerontological Nursing. Kennybunkport, ME. 13^th Annual Conference for Gerontological Nurses, 21 September 2007.

Phillips McEnany, G. [Chair, Pre-conference workshop] "Sleep Dysregulation in Psychiatric Patients: Critical Concepts for Nursing." 21^st Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association. Kissimmee, Florida, 3 October 2007.

Phillips McEnany, G. [Podium presentation] "Sleep & Chronobiology for Psychiatric Nurses: Launching the Online Course for Psychiatric Nurses." 21^st Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association. Kissimmee, Florida, 5 October 2007.

Phillips McEnany, G. [Podium presentation] "Sleep & Women’s Health: Critical Review of Recent Research Findings." Annual meeting of the Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health. Philadelphia, PA, 10 October 2007.

Phillips McEnany, G. [Podium presentation] "Sleep & Psychiatric Illness: Nursing at the Interface." Eastern Massachusetts Nursing Collaborative Nursing Symposium. Braintree, MA, 16 October 2007.

RESEARCH

Dowling, J. S. (2007). Children talking about humor: Data from focus groups. Funded by the Teaching and Learning Grant Task Force of the Faculty Teaching Center ($1898) and Eta Omega Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International ($1000).

HONORS/AWARDS

Accepted invitation to join the editorial review board of the Journal of Psychiatric Research, September 2007.

September 2007

PUBLICATIONS

Article accepted for publication in Issues in Mental Health Nursing: Psychogerontologic Nursing Special Issue. "A collaborative model for the treatment of depression in homebound elders".

Zhan, L. (2007). Faculty Matter, Nursing Education Perspectives, 28(3): 118-119.

Zhan, L. (In press). Writing scholarly paper. PLA Journal of Nursing, P.R. China.

Fisher, K. & Koren, A. (2007). Palm Perspectives: The Use of Personal Digital Assistants in Nursing Clinical Education. A Qualitative Study. Online Journal of Nursing Informatics (OJNI), 11, (2) [Online].

Available at: http://ojni.org/11_2/fisher.htm

PRESENTATIONS

Dr. Margaret Knight has had the following accepted for presentation:

Two papers accepted for presentation at the 21st American psychiatric Nurses Association Convention October 3-6, 2007 in Kisamee, Florida

"Identifying Patterns of Escalation: A Novel Approach to care"

"Sensory Stimulation Interventions: Managing Psychiatric Symptoms"

Zhan, L. Doctoral Education in Nursing: Purpose, Program, and Pedagogy. The 2^nd Military Medical University School of Nursing, Shanghai, PRC, 7/30/07.

Zhan, L. Evolving knowledge: preparing 21^st century nursing graduates. Keynote @ Bai Hau University, Jilin, PRC, 7/9/07.

Zhan, L. US Nursing Education: Challenges and Opportunities, Guilin Medical University, P.R. China, 6/18/07.

Drs. Lisa Abdallah, Susan Houde, Karen Devereaux Melillo, Ruth Remington and Lin Zhan have had the following abstract accepted for poster presentation at the Gerontological Society of America’s 60^th Annual Scientific Meeting, San Francisco, CA, for November 17-20^th, 2007, “Dehydration Reduction in the Community Dwelling Older Adult.”

HONORS

Zhan, L. was appointed as honorary professor by BaiHua University, P.R. China

Zhan, L. was presented a certificate of appreciation by US People to People Ambassador Programs for the excellent leadership for leading the US Nursing Education and Leadership Delegation to China 6/10-6/22

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