Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Meeting with Surgeon General


Thought I'd pass along one of the pics I got back from the meeting I had with Dr. Regina Benjamin on April 16th. I met with her at the CGI U event and was able to have her come to UM to discuss the role of the nursing in reducing costs and increasing efficiencies and quality patient outcomes for the "recent health care bill changes." We recommended that primary care be handled by the Advanced Practice Nurses and Doctors of Nursing Practice as independent practitioners. I outlined cost/benefit ratios for her based on EVIDENCE! I have asked the Dean of Nursing for another meeting with her for the fall in DC. UM is sending me a CD of more photos from that meeting...better photos.. ....I'm not bragging much, here. Ha.


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Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Anne meets President Clinton



The University of Miami was the site for the 3rd Annual Clinton Global Initiative University Meeting (CGI U) held on April 16-18, 2010. As a graduate student Anne was selected by the University to represent nursing as a facilitator for a panel discussion on health care.







Of course she got to meet President Clinton, and during her private conference, asked him to autograph her program for her dad. It says, "To Bill, Thank you, Bill Clinton. She had told the President that her father had been a Physical Training Instructor for pilots during WWII. She also mentioned that he had voted for him twice. The President laughed and said he would be honored to say thanks to her dad.