April 10, 2024 (4:00-7:00 PM)
Hunter College Brookdale Campus
425 E. 25th Street, New York, NY 10010 View Map
Keynote Speaker, 4:00 PM, Auditorium
Poster Session, 5:30 PM, East Rotunda
Evidence-Based Practice Poster Day is an annual conference and spring forum hosted by the Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing in collaboration with the Hunter College School of Health Professions. Now in its 18th year, the conference brings together students, faculty, staff, and clinical partners in the community to showcase their work and developments in clinical practice and health-related research.
The 2024 conference was hosted in-person at the Hunter College Brookdale Campus on Wednesday, April 10, 2024.
Keynote Speaker
Donna A. Gaffney, DNSc, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN, is a psychiatric mental health clinical nurse specialist, a psychotherapist, educator, and author. She has long addressed stress and trauma in the lives of adults and children, communities, and professional nurses— providing clinical and educational interventions in the aftermath of personal trauma and crisis as well as national disasters such as the Challenger explosion, 9/11, the Sandy Hook school shooting, Hurricane Katrina, and the Coronavirus pandemic.
Donna consistently focuses on enhancing the mental health and well-being of all nurses, particularly those in potentially traumatic environments, including forensic, disaster, critical care, and school settings. Additionally, she assists nurses in navigating the challenges posed by the ever-changing post-pandemic landscape of the healthcare system. Donna provides pro-bono psychotherapy through the Emotional PPE Project and facilitates Virtual Schwartz Rounds for the New Jersey Nursing Emotional Well-Being Institute (NJ-NEW). In September 2023, Johns Hopkins University Press published her evidence-based book Courageous Well-Being for Nurses: Strategies for Renewal. It provides nurses with vital concepts and strategies for safeguarding their mental health and improving overall well-being. Presently, she is designing a curriculum that explores the intersection of meaningful work, mattering and well-being among healthcare professionals.
In addition to academic papers, Donna is the author of The Seasons of Grief, Helping Children Grow Through Loss, one of the first books written for families of bereaved children, and Adolescent Sexuality: A Guide for Clinicians. With extensive experience in classroom, experiential, and online education, Donna designs and offers workshops, presentations, and webinars nationally and internationally. She has directed graduate programs at the International Trauma Studies Program and Columbia and Seton Hall Universities. Donna holds master’s degrees from Teachers College at Columbia University and Rutgers University and earned her doctorate at the University of Pennsylvania. She was a Fellow at Columbia University Journalism School and received a post-graduate certificate from the International Trauma Studies Program in New York City. Donna is a member of the American Academy of Nursing. In 2021, she received the American Psychiatric Nurses Association Award for Excellence in Practice – APRN. Visit Donna’s website at www.donnagaffney.com.
Abstract Book (2024)
View FlipBook
Loading...
Reload document 
Open in new tab
Thank you to everyone who attended this year’s conference!
This entry is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license.
