Preparing for the Future of HIV/AIDS Nursing: A Road Map to Success Jason E. Farley, PhD, MPH, CRNP Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing Adult NP, JHU School of Medicine Clinical Consultant, Pennsylvania-MidAtlantic AETC at JHU Clinical Core Co-Director, JHU Center for AIDS Research
It’s A Great Time to Be A Nurse!
Global Changes to Nursing, Midwifery and Medical Education Extending scope of practice to meet population health needs Quality, not quantity Not task shifting, task sharing and/or ownership Focus on inter-professional education Students need “enough of the right kind of teacher”
Expanded Scope of Practice Prescriptive authority Male medical circumcision Greater patient-centered care approaches TB/HIV Integration Global Changes to Nursing and Midwifery Practice
There is Still Work To Do Training ≠ Education Funding parity is essential Nurses must come from the shadows M&E programs should identify provider type Nursing must have a seat at the table IAS – where are your nurses?
There is Still Work To Do - 2 Research on patient outcomes must continue Draft, House Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Subcommittee: Freezes funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH) Eliminates AHRQ Prohibits patient-centered outcomes research Cuts CDC by 10% and SAMHSA by 9% Pro-Nurse Policy Reform is a MUST We move remove barriers to practice if we are to realize an AIDS Free Generation!
Our Call to Action Where are the Nurses? Let us be resolved: There will be NO END to the AIDS Epidemic without Nursing
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