2018 Nursing Knowledge: Big Data Science Conference (Minneapolis)
Pre‐Conference: Track 2: Social Media Analytics and Mobile Technology, June 13, 2018
Presented by: Karen Drenkard, PhD, RN, NEA‐BC, FAAN, Senior Vice President /Chief Clinical Officer and Chief Nurse of the O’Neil Center at GetWellNetwork ® Inc. in Bethesda MD.
Dr. Karen Drenkard is the SVP/ Chief Clinical Officer and Chief Nurse of the O’Neil Center at GetWellNetwork ® Inc. in Bethesda MD. She is responsible for the clinical direction and brings the voice of nursing to patient engagement and the innovation of technology for nursing practice. Dr. Drenkard is the past Executive Director at the American Nurses Credentialing Center and the Magnet Recognition Program. Prior to that, Drenkard served for 10 years as the SVP of nursing/chief nurse executive of Inova Health System. She is currently the President of the Friends of the National Institute for Nursing Research (FNINR); she serves as an editorial advisor to Journal of Nursing Administration (JONA) and Nursing Administration Quarterly (NAQ). She is a member of the Board of Visitors for the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, Indiana University School of Nursing, GWU School of Nursing Advisory Council, and is a Board of Trustee member for Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis, Maryland. She is also an Advisory board member of the Watson Caring Science Institute. She is a fellow in the American Academy of Nursing and the National Academies of Practice. Drenkard received her doctorate in nursing administration from George Mason University, a Wharton Nurse Executive Fellow, and a Robert Wood Johnson Executive Nurse Fellow.
Dr. Drenkard will discuss the benefits of online precision engagement in connecting with patients at the right time, in the right place and with the right information based on their personal readiness to engage.
Objectives:
1. Define patient and family engagement and understand the state of the science
2. Describe how the Person Engagement Index ® is applied to practice to impact a persons capacity to be engaged in their care
3. Explore how technology can be leveraged to improve outcomes and impact a persons ability to be engaged in their care