August 27, 2018
Penn State University Welcomes New Dean, NAP Member Laurie A. Badzek, for the College of Nursing
Laurie A. Badzek, LLM, JD, MS, RN, FNAP, FAAN, began her new role as dean of the Penn State College of Nursing on July 1. She comes to Penn State from the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW), where she served as professor of nursing and director of the School of Nursing in the College of Health and Human Services.

Badzek served for nearly 20 years as director of the American Nurses Association (ANA) Center for Ethics and Human Rights. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, National Academies of Practice, and American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Wharton
Leadership Program.
Submit Your Nominations for the NAP Class of 2019 by September 14!
Do you have a colleague that would be a great fit for membership in NAP? Be sure to nominate them! The nomination deadline to be considered for the Class of 2019 is September 14 .

Please refer to the nomination process and the rolling schedule for key dates and information.

Not sure which membership category to nominate an individual to? Review our member categories graphic or read more about each category on our website .

Already submitted your nominations? Remind your nominee to submit their application! The application deadline to be considered for the Class of 2019 is September 28 .

Questions? Please contact Ashley Peter .
11th Annual Midwest Interprofessional Practice, Education and Research (MIPERC) Conference
Date: September 20 - 21, 2018

Location: Grand Rapids, MI

"Developing Healthy Populations, Communities, and Systems through Interprofessional Collaboration"


Keynote presenters include:
Barbara Brandt, PhD
Director, National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education; Associate Vice President for Education, Academic Health Center - University of Minnesota 
Shelly Virva, LCSW
Associate Clinical Director, Behavioral Health Integration, National Center for Complex Health and Social Needs/Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers.
Corey Waller, MD, MS, DFASAM
Principal, Health Management Associates; Managing Partner, Taproot Health Strategies
Mark Meijer
President, Life EMS Ambulance
Upon completion of the conference participants will be able to: 

  • Consider the relevance of interprofessional collaborative practice and interprofessional education approaches to design community, population, and system interventions.
  • Propose the application of interprofessional collaborative practice, knowledge, and skills commonly used in individual client situations, to communities, populations, and systems.
  • Discuss how social, economic, educational, and cultural characteristics affect population and community health.
  • Develop an appreciation for the role of advocacy in improving population and community health.
  • Discuss the selection of approaches to evaluate the impact of interprofessional collaborative practice and interprofessional education on populations, community and system health.
The Alliance Annual Dinner
When: October 2, 2018 at 6:00 pm

Where: Eastern Market's North Hall
222 7th St, SE
Washington, DC 20003

In the complicated and ever-changing field of health policy, we know that the work is never easy – and never done alone. That’s why we want to celebrate the policymakers, dedicated professionals, and emerging leaders who have kept and continue to keep the conversation going.
 
NAP members are invited to support the Alliance for Health Policy for an evening of reconnecting with friends and colleagues and acknowledging people like you who recommit every day to supporting and shaping a better future for health and health care solutions.