NEWS BRIEFS
Emory names new nursing school dean
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Emory University has appointed Linda A. McCauley, a renowned environmental health researcher and member of the Institute of Medicine, as dean of the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing. McCauley will begin her tenure on May 1, 2009.
McCauley, Ph.D., FAAN, RN, is associate dean for research and the Nightingale Professor in Nursing at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing in Philadelphia. McCauley is a national leader in the study of pesticide exposure and its impact on vulnerable populations.
McCauley holds a BSN degree from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, an MSN degree from Emory University and a doctorate degree in environmental health and epidemiology from the University of Cincinnati.
At Emory, she will lead a team of nursing faculty that ranks in the top 20 of more than 700 U.S. collegiate schools of nursing and the top 10 among private institutions.
CAPITOL IDEA: Registered nurses and nursing students in Georgia will have an opportunity to meet and lobby state legislators on Jan. 27 at the Georgia Nurses Association’s annual Legislative Day Event.
Nursing students will meet for a morning workshop to learn about the nuts and bolts of political action at the Georgia State University Student Center from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Then they’ll walk to the Capitol building to meet with GNA members, visit the Senate and House chambers, and meet with elected officials.
GNA members are encouraged to gather at 10 a.m. on the Capitol’s second floor to meet with GNA leaders and lobby their legislators.
There’s a 400-seat limit for the morning workshop. Faculty members must register their students by group before Jan. 16.
For information and registration forms, go to Georgia Nurses Association.
OT AWARDS: The Georgia Occupational Therapy Association has selected Susan Schriber Orloff as the Barbara Grant Award recipient for 2008 for her contribution to the continuing education and professional development of association members.
Other honors awarded include: Outstanding Occupational Therapist of the Year, Debi Hinerfeld; Outstanding Occupational Therapy Assistant, Susan Wise; Outstanding Occupational Therapy Student, Kate Baley; and Outstanding Occupational Therapy Assistant Student, Charlene Hardy.
Honoring an non-OT who has helped promote the field, the association awarded a certificate of appreciation to Clay White.
HEARTS ONLINE: You can learn your risk for heart disease with a simple, seven-minute risk evaluation available free at the Piedmont Heart Institute’s Web site. The HEARTaware cardiovascular evaluation enables visitors to assess and identify their potential risk of heart disease and learn about other health concerns.
Statistics from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute show that 50 percent of men and 64 percent of women who died suddenly from coronary heart disease had no previous symptoms of the disease. Those who participate in the evaluation will receive a customized confidential report that explains their risk factors, as well as recommendations for lifestyle modifications to reduce those risks.
The HEARTaware evaluation can be found at Piedmont Heart Institute by clicking on the “Be Aware. HEARTaware Risk Evaluation” link.
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