2nd ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL FORUM
“Collaboration: Key to Advancing Healthcare”

August 3 & 4, 2018 • New Jersey, USA

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2018 Educational Program

Saturday, August 4, 2018 / 6:30 AM – 1:00 PM EST

“Collaboration: Key to Advancing Healthcare”

Program Description:  Collaboration among various stakeholders in healthcare is critical in addressing social determinants of health that are largely responsible for longstanding disparities in health across population groups.  This program focuses on population health promotion through collaborative leadership strategies in education, research, practice and policy development.  Experts provide exemplars of collaborative approaches to advance health of populations.

Educational Program is awarded 4.8 Contact Hours by the California State Board of Registered Nursing.

This educational activity is provided by the University of the Philippines International Nursing and Healthcare Forum (UPINHF), an accredited provider of Continuing Education by the California Board of Registered Nursing CE Provider Number 16871.

Learning Objectives:
1. Discuss the significance of collaborative leadership in the current context of nursing and health care.
2. Describe effective collaborative practices in different sectors of nursing and health care.
3. Advocate for the development and implementation of collaborative leadership practices among the diverse nursing workforce through interprofessional education.

Program Schedule

6:30 AM - 7:30 AM	Registration, Networking Continental Breakfast
7:30 AM - 7:45 AM	Welcome and Announcements Maria Theresa Liboro Abad, MSN, RN UPINHF President and Founding Member Marlene Cataylo Chance, PhD, MSN, EJD, FNP-BC, FAANP Moderator, Founding Member, and Chairman, Committee on Education and Research
7:45 AM - 8:30 AM	Keynote: Health Promotion in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Sheila Bonito, PhD, RN Professor and Dean University of the Philippines Manila College of Nursing Read more >
8:30 AM - 9:15 AM	Collaborative Leadership for Health Equity Dula F. Pacquiao, EdD, RN, CTN-A, TNS Consultant, Transcultural Nursing Education, Research and Practice Read more >
9:15 AM - 9:30 AM	Open Forum with Break Panel on Collaborative Practices
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM	Interprofessional Education and Health Outcomes Minerva Guttman, EdD, RN Director of Nursing, School of Nursing and Allied Health Fairleigh Dickinson University, New Jersey Read more >
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Interprofessional Collaboration: Towards Improvement of Healthcare Outcomes Cecilia Deanon Alvarez, DNP, RN Senior Director of Nursing-Informatics and Clinical Services Kimmel Education Lead Orientation Program New York University Langone Medical Center Read more >
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Collaborative Nursing and Healthcare Research: We've come a long way! Erlinda C. Wheeler DNS, RN Professor Emeritus University of Delaware Read more >
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM	Interprofessional Practice in Translational Medicine Lourdes Marie S. Tejero, PhD, MA, RN Master in Translational Medicine Candidate University of California Berkeley and UC San Francisco Associate Professor & Dean (2013-2017) University of the Philippines Manila College of Nursing Read more >
11:30 AM - 11:45 PM	Open Forum with Break
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM	Presentation of the 2018 International Nurse Award to Dr. Marlon G. Saria Maria Theresa L. Abad, MSN, RN UPINHF President and Founding Member Sheila Bonito, Phd, RN Dean, UP Manila College of Nursing Lourdes Marie Sequerra Tejero, PhD, MA, RN Recipient, 2017 International Nurse Award UPINHF Founding Advisor Associate Professor and Dean, UP Manila College of Nursing (2013-2017) Josefina Angeles Tuazon, DrPH, MN UPINHF Founding Advisor Professor and Dean, UP Manila College of Nursing (2004-2010) Jesusa Santa Barbara Czach, BSN Chairman, Committee on Awards, Citations, and Scholarships Correspondence Secretary and Founding Member
12:00 PM - 12:40 PM	Feature Presentation: "The Curse of Collaboration" Marlon Garzo Saria, PhD, RN, FAAN Recipient, UPINHF's 2018 International Nurse Award Assistant Professor and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Department of Translational Neurosciences and Neurotherapeutics, Director of the Center for Quality Outcomes and Research, John Wayne Cancer Institute and Pacific Neuroscience Institute Faculty-In-Charge, University of the Philippines Open University Flight Commander, Nursing Profiles and Operations and Clinical Nurse 452d Aerospace Medicine Squadron, US Air Force Reserve, March Air Reserve Base, California Read more >
12:40 PM - 12:50 PM	Open Forum
12:50 PM - 1:00 PM	Conclusion, Evaluation, & Continuing Education Contact Hours Certificates Marlene Cataylo Chance, PhD, MSN, EJD, FNP-BC, FAANP Moderator, Founding Member, & Chairman, Committee on Education and Research Read more >