Dr. Randy Moore, DNP, RN is a dedicated health care leader specializing in Veteran health and well-being. A Veteran himself, he is an Assistant Professor at the UAB School of Nursing and in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, he focuses on bridging gaps in health care knowledge related to the unique needs of America’s Veteran population.
Dr. Carla Turner graduated from Birmingham-Southern College in 1988 with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, and also received a Masters in Nursing and a Doctorate of Nursing Practice both for the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). She is a Nurse Practitioner and Supervisor in the Heart Failure Transitional Care Services for Adults (HRTSA) Clinic, a nurse led clinic, at UAB in Birmingham, Alabama. She functions as a heart failure certified nurse practitioner in an underserved clinic for ad...
Dr. Rita Jablonski blends clinical research with clinical practice, offering persons with dementia and their caregivers the best of both worlds. She is a tenured Professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing, a Scientist in UAB's Alzheimer's Disease Center, a Scientist in UAB's Comprehensive Center for Healthy Aging, and has a faculty practice at the UAB Memory Disorders Clinic. Resources: Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration: https://www.theaftd.org UAB Brain Agi...
Dr. Timiya S. Nolan is the Associate Director for Community Outreach & Engagement at the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center. In this role, she will be responsible for overseeing the Office of Community Outreach & Engagement, which fosters transdisciplinary cancer research along with bi-directional communication and collaboration with communities statewide. Marcus Glover is a program manager in the Office Community Outreach & Engagement with Dr. Nolan at the O’Neal Comprehensive Cance...
Chris Hickman has over 18 years of data and analytics experience. For the past 18 years, he has worked as a data analytics consultant, for multiple companies across various Industries, including oil, and gas Finance, Insurance, and health care. Most recently, he's taking on the role of founding member of his own company, Blueline Insights, which furthers his work and passions in data and analytics. Most recently, he has branched out into the area of artificial intelligence fueled by his love of ...
Dr. Andrea Boohaker is the Associate Vice President of Ambulatory Services at UAB. She was recently in the role of Director of Advanced Practice Providers overseeing approximately 200 APPs within the departments of Orthopedic Surgery, Neurosurgery, Neurology, PM&R, OMFS, Urology, Plastic Surgery, Interventional Radiology, Trauma and Anesthesia Critical Care. She has over 17 years of experience in Orthopedic Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery. She holds a DNP degree from the University of Alabama ...
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Dr. Jeremy Jordan has over 12 years of experience caring for children, training the next generation of PNPs, and conducting research in pediatric injury. He is an Assistant Professor and Coordinator of the Acute Care PNP Track at the UAB School of Nursing and a practicing PNP in the Pediatric ICU at Children's of Alabama. Alexandra Armstrong is an Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner with over 10 years of experience working at Children’s of Alabama in the inpatient and outpatient setting. She...
Dr. Penni Watts is an Associate Professor, Assistant Dean for Clinical Simulation & Training, and Interim Associate Dean for The Office of Technology and Innovation. Her contributions to simulation and nursing education excellence have focused on the development, implementation, and evaluation of evidence-based standards to guide practice and growing leaders in using simulation as a learning modality. She is a Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator and has spent her career using simulation...
Prior to joining the faculty at UAB, Dr. Eagerton was a nurse and Chief Nursing Officer for 31 years in the Veterans Health Administration before retiring in October 2017. As Chief Nursing Officer and Interim Chief Executive Officer in VHA hospitals, he led over 3,000 employees and the operations providing care for over 70,000 Veterans.
The UAB Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) works by having specially trained nurses regularly visit moms-to-be, starting early in the pregnancy and continuing after the baby is born. The goals of this program include improving pregnancy outcomes by helping women engage in good preventive health practices, improving child health and development by helping parents provide responsible and competent care, and improving the economic self-sufficiency of the family by helping parents develop a vision for t...
Perhaps one of the most frequently expressed concerns about the widespread use of artificial intelligence applications is the potential impact on academic integrity. We are talking today about the use of artificial intelligence in the university classroom including the benefits and challenges. We are going to discuss innovative ways to integrate AI tools into teaching practice while addressing ethical considerations. Dr. Amy Chatham is the Director, Center for Teaching and Learning at UAB. She h...
Low blood pressure during surgery is common in patients having non-cardiac surgery under general anesthesia. This can be secondary to many factors but has been linked to major postoperative complications such as renal failure to myocardial injury and even death. On today’s episode of Clinical Pearls, we have an expert in this field. Amy Yerdon, DNP, MNA, CRNA, CNE, is an Assistant Professor in the UAB School of Nursing and the BSN-DNP Nurse Anesthesia Assistant Program Director.
Dr. Edwin Aroke is an Associate Professor and the Director of the Ph.D. Program at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing. He is a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) and a Nurse Scientist whose program of research focuses on racial pain disparities. His program of research, which is funded by the NIH, examines the role of epigenomic changes on chronic pain and pain disparities.
Obesity is a chronic disease that affects approximately two out of five adult Americans. Among children and adolescents aged 2-19, approximately 16% are overweight and 19% are obese. By 2030, it is estimated that half of adults in the United States will be obese. On this episode of Clinical Pearls, we are joined by Brittany Nguyen, a women’s health nurse practitioner who is a graduate of the UAB School of Nursing and currently works in a women’s health clinic that also specializes in weight loss...
Today we are joined by Emily Boydston, the only dedicated uterus transplant coordinator in the country. Emily is a graduate of the UAB School of Nursing and currently serves as the uterus transplant coordinator at UAB Medicine. Emily joins us to discuss advancements in uterine transplantation and also provides a unique perspective as the only transplant coordinator dedicated to uterine transplantation. Show links: UAB medicine uterine transplant: https://www.uabmedicine.org/specialties/uterus-tr...
The American College of Emergency Physicians, Emergency Nurses Association and the National Alliance on Mental Illness all agree that work needs to be done to reduce overcrowding in our emergency departments. In this episode, we discuss reasons for and possible solutions to this crisis with Dr. Melanie Hallman. She has been a leader in emergency services for over four decades and championed development of the Emergency Nurse Practitioner subspecialty at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Sc...
The goal of the STOP THE BLEED® campaign is to better prepare the public to save lives by raising awareness of basic actions that can stop life threatening bleeding following everyday emergencies and man-made and natural disasters. In this episode, we talk with Dr. Allison Jones about this campaign and learn how we can all be more prepared. Allison is an Assistant Professor in the UAB School of Nursing. She has been a certified Stop the Bleed instructor since 2017 and has an active program of re...
This episode explores a specific kind of dementia. Behavioral Variant Frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD) describes a range of progressive dementia syndromes associated with atrophy of the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain. This atrophy affects younger people and results in uncharacteristic and sometimes reckless behavior. Studies suggest that bvFTD is the second most common cause of young onset dementia after Alzheimer's disease. Today, we welcome Dr. Rita Jablonski. She is a visionary leader...
According to the Joint Commission, poor communication accounts for two thirds of sentinel incidents in health care. Inadequate communication between nurses and doctors leads to dissatisfaction at work and poor patient outcomes. On this episode, Dr. Brian Flanagan, a pulmonologist and critical care physician, and Adam Weekley, an ICU nurse and nurse practitioner student, discuss ways they have achieved optimal communication techniques. Links: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6626231/ ...
Nursing is the nation's largest health care profession, with nearly 5.2 million registered nurses and more than 355,000 nurse practitioners in the United States. With this many members, nurses have the potential to profoundly influence policy on a global scale. When nurses influence the politics that improve the delivery of health care, they are ultimately advocating for their patients. On this episode of clinical pearls, we are joined by Dr. Eileen Meyer. She is a nurse practitioner and the Ass...
On this episode of Clinical Pearls, we are joined by UABSON Assistant Professor Dr. Lauren Mays, a Family Nurse Practitioner who maintains a clinic practice at the Well House. Lauren was recently awarded a 2023 Padma Award . The Padma Awards, sponsored by the UAB Commission on the Status of Women , shine a light on those who go above and beyond to persevere in support of underrepresented populations. In 2022, several international organizations worked together to highlight the impact of human tr...
The future is here! Today’s guest is Paul Malito, Nurse Manager for UAB’s TeleICU. Malito says the lack of bedside experience among nurses is a problem nationally. On average, nurses have fewer than six months of bedside experience, and that has been further limited by the COVID-19 pandemic over the past three years. An operations center for the Tele-ICU and Tele-Acute Nursing units connects less experienced bedside nurses with those who have more experience. According to Malito, telehealth help...
Access to health care has for a long time been used as an indicator on the health status of communities. Healthy people 2030 defines access to health care as the timely use of personal health services to achieve the best health outcomes. Providing avenues that improve access to health care services improves the overall health status of a community. In this episode, Dr. Elizabeth Munoz, a certified Nurse-Midwife and Co-Director of the UABSON Nurse-Midwifery Pathway, talks to us about the critical...
Join hosts Dr. Tracie White and Dr. BJ Haamankuli as they preview the new season of Clinical Pearls.
Learn more about the laws for governing nurse practice. Panelists include Natalie Baker, DNP, CRNP, ANP-BC, GNP-BC, CNE, GS-C, FAANP, FAAN and Elizabeth Crooks, DNP, RN, CNE
Translate knowledge for improvements in clinical practice. Panelists include Curry Bordelon, DNP, MBA, CRNP and Terri Poe, DNP, RN, NE-BC
Become an Adult-Gero Acute or Primary Care Nurse Practitioner. Panelists include Cori Johnson, DNP, CRNP, AGNP-C and Rebecca Suttle, DNP, CRNP, AGACNP-BC
Hone your skills for management and executive leadership in healthcare organizations. Panelists include Greg Eagerton, DNP, RN, NEA-BC and Marisa Wilson, DNSc, MHSc, RN, CPHIMS, RN-BC, FAMIA, FAAN
Expand your horizons in nursing fields. Panelists include Curry Bordelon, DNP, MBA, CRNP and Tedra Smith, DNP, CRNP, CPNP-PC, CNE, CHSE
