ADVANCED PRACTICE NEWSLETTER
January 2021
Ivette Becerra-Ortiz, DNP, NEA-BC, CPNP-PC Associate Chief of Advanced Practice &
Shelley Gierat, CRNA Chair of APP Advisory Board Communications Committee
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CELEBRATING
NURSE PRACTITIONERS
NURSE ANESTHETISTS
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS
NURSE MIDWIVES
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IN THIS ISSUE
Highlighting APP Practice
at UCSF Health
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Sarah Jingying Zhang, PhD, CRNA
Sarah has made a significant contribution to the practice of anesthesia through clinical research. In 2020, she was recognized as the Researcher of the Year by the American Association of Nurse Anesthetist. In addition, she has been awarded her first clinical trial grant in pain management from Orthopedic Research Education Foundation and AANA for an amount of $55,000. The grant is entitled "The Use of Venlafaxine in Reducing Surgical Pain in Total Knee Arthroplasty."
Sarah completed her Master and PhD degree in Biomedical Engineering at Duke University and then went back to school for her MSN in nurse anesthesia.
Sarah is an Adjunct Assistant Professor for Samuel Merritt University CRNA program. One of her hopes as an educator is to instill a love of learning in her students, as she shares her own passion for learning with students.
In her free time, she loves working on 3D computer modeling and spending time outdoors.
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Join us in Celebrating
NATIONAL
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
WEEK
January 24, 2021- January 30, 2021
"Experts you trust.
Care you count on."
National CRNA Week has been our annual celebration of the nation’s nearly 57,000 nurse anesthetists. In 2021, as we continue to navigate through the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ll reflect on the heroic work of CRNAs and SRNAs, recognize the power of our community, and look forward to a future of providing safe and effective anesthesia care to all patients.
American Association of Nurse Anesthetists
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UCSF HEALTH ADVANCED PRACTICE PROVIDER ONBOARDING SERIES |
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The APP Advisory Board in conjunction with the APP Onboarding Committee has created an onboarding experience in order for new hires to have the resources, tools, provider community, and professional opportunities needed to thrive in your career at UCSF Health. This onboarding experience consists of four two-hour sessions with guest speakers, opportunities to socialize with fellow APPs, and a forum for questions. In January 2021 we will be opening our zoom session to all of the APPs at UCSF.
Session 1: Professional Responsibilities
Session 2: Risk Management, Ethics, Informed Consent, and Unexpected Outcome Disclosure
Session 3: Thriving as a Provider
Session 4: Professional Development, Committee Opportunities & Onboarding Evaluation
You can choose as many sessions as you like! We will enjoy meeting everyone of you!
The APP Advisory Board and the Office of Advanced Practice would like you to explore the new Advanced Practice Website where you can find more information on each session.
For more information, contact Diana Dukhovny, NP and Aletta Gamulo
Aletta has made an onboarding page on the website in which she included all of the info:
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San Francisco Bay Area Chapter of CANP (California Association for Nurse Practitioners) has recognized the achievements and efforts of UCSF APPs |
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Alisa M. Yee, NP for GI Surgery Oncology-The spirit of community and volunteering award.
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APP's Disseminating Information |
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Claudia Praglin NP-III and Eliana Agudelo PA-C had two posters accepted to the American Society of Transplant Surgeons Winter Symposium 1/14 -16/2021. Ana M. Torres NP also was part of the UCSF APPs working on these transplant projects.
The Long-Term Post Liver Transplant Patient: Mycophenolate monotherapy in the Octogenarian
Claudia Praglin, RN, MS, NP; Eliana Agudelo, PA-C; Ana Torres RN, MS, NP. University of California, San Francisco
Development of Successful Clinical Onboarding of the New Graduate Advance Practice Provider in Outpatient Post Liver Transplant Service Eliana Agudelo, PA-C; Claudia Praglin, RN, MS, NP. University of California, San Francisco
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Virtual Visitor Experience (VVE) and Inpatient Telehealth
Help patients stay connected!!
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In the wake of the new visitor restrictions coming on 1/8/21, this is a reminder that we are able to offer our patients to stay connected with their families and keep their loved ones in touch with the care team with the Virtual Visitor Experience (VVE) and Inpatient Telehealth.
Utilizing the Inpatient Video Navigator (IVN) is key to this workflow.
Providing patients and families extra assistance with technology, as well as a consistent touch point for families to reach out to, has shown it impacts them positively, as evidenced by the overwhelming positive feedback that has been received since this program started.
The Inpatient Video Navigator (IVN) is a UCSF staff member or qualified volunteer who provides direct assistance in setting up the Zoom conference calls for patients and their friends/family members.
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Simply search Orders for “video” or “IVN”, sign (w/defaulted order mode)
- This triggers the IVN and Zoom set up
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Zoom information placed in the chart by the IVN lasts for the entire hospital encounter
Then when it is time to meet:
- Find an iPad on your unit
- Place at the patient’s bedside
- Connect using the Zoom info provided 😊
For any questions, please feel free to contact me, Amy Kuwata, in Voalte, or Linda Branagan, Director of Telehealth.
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First, Happy New Year! I want to wish all of you a successful and great new year as we try to leave the pandemic behind and move into what some people are calling the “next normal”. As we all get through this pandemic together and continuing to see a climb of numbers of COVID + patients being admitted into our system it is great that the vaccination is here and many of you have gotten vaccinated. When I looked at the vaccination dashboard https://covidvaccinedash.ucsf.edu I noted that as of 01/07/2021 morning we had over 11,000 staff and faculty vaccinated! Our Vaccination Team has done an amazing job of standing this process up for us and getting many of you vaccinated to date. All of our staff and faculty in groups 1A – a and 1A – b have been invited to get your vaccine. The majority of you have gotten it and signed up or declined the vaccine. We know that there are some, for whatever reason, have not gotten the invite, don’t have an active MyChart account or somehow just didn’t get to the invite quickly enough and it fell off your MyChart account. Whatever the reason, we are here to make sure you get vaccinated as quickly as possible.
My ask of you is to let your [Manager/]Director know if you have not received your invite as of yet so they can check on your status. If you don’t have an active MyChart account, please create one and look for your invite and get scheduled to get your vaccine as soon as possible and finally if you have questions, please don’t hesitate to ask your [Manager/] Director, [your Associate Chief] or me. We are here to support you.
Thank you for all you do every day in taking care of our patients!! Your courage and dedication to our profession is amazing! Thank you!!
Please let me know if there is anything we can do for you.
Pat Patton, MSN, RN (he,him,his)
Chief Nurse Executive – UCSF Health
Chief Nursing Officer – UCSF Medical Center Adult Services
VP, Patient Care Services – UCSF Medical Center
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HEALING OUR HEALERS:
SELF-CARE FOR HEALTHCARE WORKERS
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Led by: PJ Church , Certified Yoga Therapist and Registered Yoga Teacher &
Rachel Goudey , Certified Yoga Therapist and Psychologist
Meets virtually 7-8pm Mondays (Rachel): Jan 11, 18, 25 & Feb 1
Wednesdays (PJ): Jan 13, 20, 27 and Feb 3
We see you, our friends and family working in healthcare during the time of Covid, and we deeply appreciate you. We also see the additional layers of complexity and stress, and how for many of you this is bringing anxiety and depression into your lives. Repeated immersion in stressful environments and
experiencing the trauma of your patients is in itself traumatizing, and can lead to exhaustion, compassion fatigue and burnout.
As healthcare professionals ourselves, we know that those who work in service to others have a harder time remembering to tend to and take care of themselves, but we all know “you can’t pour from an empty cup.” We offer this four-week Holistic Self-Care Course to help you fill your cup. During this online
journey we will guide the exploration of a variety of deeply healing self-care and relaxation techniques drawing on both new and ancient modalities in a safe, supportive group setting with your peers.
You’ll learn how to build resilience in the nervous system -balancing physical, mental & emotional states
through:
● Mindfulness practices
● Self-massage techniques
● Breathing practices
● Embodied movement and awareness.
● Reflection and social engagement with peers
It is astonishing what a difference just a few minutes of self-care and mindful connection can bring to your quality of life. No matter your role or type of healthcare you work in this workshop is for you. We
have heard you describe the experience of “running on empty” and want you to know: this is your Personal Wellness Charging Station!
Attend one or both days for the same price. Investment: $100.
Email rjgoudey@gmail.com or valis2317@gmail.com directly to register
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Hearing Difficulty in the COVID-19 Era – Survey (UCSF) |
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Dear Colleagues:
We are concerned about hearing and communication difficulties among patients during this time of the coronavirus pandemic and increased use of personal protective equipment (PPE).
We created a survey to begin to understand the issues that you are facing. With this information, we intend to advocate for better policies and resources to overcome barriers and obstacles for those with hearing difficulty in healthcare settings.
We invite you to take our Qualtrics® survey which will take about 8-10 minutes to complete. You will also help our geriatrics fellow advance in research!
Qualtrics survey link:
Sincerely,
UCSF Hearing Loss Awareness Workgroup
Sasha S. Binford, RN, MS, PhD, AGCNS-BC, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing
Irene Cole, RN, PhD, COS-C, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing
James Deardorff, MD, Geriatrics Fellow
Todd James, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine
Megan Rathfon, RN, MA, MSN, AGNP-BC, Geriatrics ACE Coordinator
Stephanie Rennke, MD, Professor of Medicine
Margaret Wallhagen, PhD, GNP-BC, Professor, Department of Physiological Nursing
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Advanced Practice Provider Advisory Board
Organizational Chart
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UCSF HEALTH ADVANCED PRACTICE WEBSITE |
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The UCSF Health Office of Advanced Practice Academic Stipend
15 Academic stipends are offered each fiscal year to offset the cost of APPs presenting at a conference in their specialty. Podium/poster/panel presentations will be eligible. Other requirements listed in link below.
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SOME ARTICLES ARE RELEVANT TO ADVANCED PRACTICE. YOU CAN SUBSCRIBE IF YOU WISH. |
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For more information, contact
Ivette Becerra-Ortiz, DNP, NEA-BC, CPNP-PC
Associate Chief of Advanced Practice
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ALL APP STUDENTS AT UCSF HEALTH FACILITIES |
All preceptors are required to ensure all students from ALL educational institutions have been vetted by UCSF prior to any educational activities, including employees. UCSF has many parts of the organization involved in this process. Their school needs an affiliation agreement with UCSF, they need health screening to be completed, they require online training for Health and Safety and APEX, and sign a HIPPA form. |
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WANT TO SHARE YOUR EXPERTISE WITH APP COLLEAGUES ACROSS THE STATE, THE NATION, OR THE WORLD? |
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I am here to support and advocate for APP's
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Senior Operations Analyst |
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Associate Chief of Advanced Practice Providers |
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