Do you ever wake up and wonder what city you are in? Let alone country!?
The past several weeks have been filled with non-stop travel for conferences, speaking engagements, meetings and connections that have been nothing short of timely and sometimes amazing. Seemed like a great idea to blog about some of my “road-warrior experiences” as Elsevier CPM’s chief professional practice officer (CPPO) since I have seemed to be “blog-challenged” with the back-to-back travel.
My travel journeys began back in July with Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI)’s 22nd International Nursing Research Congress: Leading the Global-Research Interface in the New Millennium held in Cancun, Mexico. As always at the Research Congress there was great presentations and networking. There was a strong focus on Simulation this year in the tracks and concurrent sessions throughout the conference. I was pleased to present “Innovative Strategies to Incorporate Evidence-Based Practice and Health Information Technology” as well as be present with Elsevier colleagues to exhibit and share updates on the leadership development program sponsored and managed through a partnership between STTI and The Elsevier Foundation designed for aspiring nursing education leaders who are currently within the first four years of their academic career. Also exciting was the new book being featured, THE POWER OF TEN 2011-2013: NURSE LEADERS ADDRESS THE PROFESSIONS TEN MOST PRESSING ISSUES, in which me, Bonnie Wesorick, and several other colleagues are quoted for sharing perspectives on the top ten issues impacting nursing and healthcare today (great gift idea for colleagues!). Lastly, it was announced that the 23rd International Nursing Research Congress will be in Australia in 2012!
A flight from Cancun, Mexico found my next stop in San Diego, CA to attend and present at the Health Forum and American Hospital Association Leadership Summit. There were several clients and speakers that were so good to connect with as well as present with Kaiser Permanente. Valerie Fong, MSN, RN from Kaiser and me presented a poster on
“Shifting the Focus of Technology from Transactional to Transformational at the Point of Care.” Valerie and I presented the journey between Kaiser and CPM emphasizing the importance on partnerships to achieve sustainable transformation at the point of care.
Next stop Baltimore, MD for the University of Maryland’s School of Nursing Summer Institute for Nursing Informatics 21st (SINI) Annual Conference: Real Meaningful Use – Evolution or Revolution? Highlights included friend and colleague Nancy Staggers announcing a $1 Million Dollar bequest for an endowed professorship in nursing informatics. There were several other highlights at SINI including a TIGER gathering at Dr Marion Ball’s home; CPM Consortium presentations by North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System, Baylor Health System, Blessing Hospital; my presentation on “Integrating Clinical Decision Support a the Point of Care: A Look into the Future”, and an Oriole’s baseball game.
My last trip as CPPO was to QuadraMed’s User Group Conference in San Antonio, TX. I had the privilege of opening QuadraMed’s Clinical Practice Council as a guest speaker and stay engaged with clinical leaders for the next several days. Elsevier CPM is an exclusive partner of QuadraMed’s in providing evidence-based interdisciplinary clinical documentation to diverse client settings. The Elsevier CPM exhibit was very busy with many opportunities to partner with hospitals around the country and world. In September I will be introducing the CPM Framework™ and Models to the QuadraMed Physician Advisory Board thanks to QuadraMed’s chief medical officer Joe Bormel, MD, MPH. Check out Joe’s blog on Healthcare Informatics blog site.
Later this week I will be sharing the recent visit of a legislative workgroup to a CPM hospital in Texas – stay tuned for more travel stories!
Cheers,
Michelle
