Wed • Apr
20

Wednesday, April 20, 2016

6:30PM-7:30PM

Venue

The New York Academy of Medicine, 1216 Fifth Avenue at 103rd Street, New York, NY 10029

Cost

Free, but advance registration is required

teaching-cultural-book-cover.jpgJoin us at an Author’s Night featuring Academy Fellow Marianne R. Jeffreys, EdD, RN, presenting her book, Teaching Cultural Competence in Nursing and Health Care: Inquiry, Action, and Innovation, Third Edition. Based on proven research, this unique how-to book on teaching cultural competence is a must-read for those working in academic settings, health care institutions, employee education, and nursing and health care organizations and associations. Updated with new evidence-based strategies, interactive book features, and expanded ready-to-apply strategies and exemplars, this new edition offers a systematic, comprehensive approach for planning, implementing, and evaluating cultural competence education strategies and programs.

The book includes educational activities for academic, health care agency, and professional association settings, as well as an accompanying digital toolkit. An appendix lists over 60 studies from around the world utilizing Jeffreys’ Cultural Competence and Confidence (CCC) model and its corresponding questionnaires (contained in the toolkit). The text provides valuable information and resources to assist academic programs and health care institutions meet accreditation requirements and for institutions trying to obtain Magnet® status.

Read more about the Third Edition here. Read more about the Cultural Competence Education Resource toolkit here.

marianne-jeffreys.jpgMarianne R. Jeffreys, EdD, RN, is Professor of Nursing, City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate College and CUNY College of Staten Island. Her grant-funded research, consultations, publications, and professional presentations encompass the topics of cultural competence, nontraditional students, student retention and achievement, self-efficacy, teaching, curriculum, and psychometrics. Her career includes over 25 years of teaching in associate, baccalaureate, masters, and doctorate programs, with consultations on all types of degree programs nationwide, and as a registered nurse in various clinical settings for nine years. The first edition of her book Teaching Cultural Competence in Nursing and Health Care: Inquiry, Action, and Innovation received the AJN Book of the Year Award. She is also author of Nursing Student Retention: Understanding the Process and Making a Difference, and numerous articles, book chapters, and videos. Her conceptual models and questionnaires have been requested worldwide and in various disciplines. Dr. Jeffreys’ awards include the international Leininger Award for Excellence in Transcultural Nursing and Columbia University’s Teachers College NEAA Award for Scholarship and Research.

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