H 02 SPECIAL SESSION: Changing the Course of Nurses' Under-Representation in Health News Media

Monday, 18 November 2019: 2:45 PM-3:30 PM
Summary
This symposium compares finding from the original Woodhull Study on Nurses and Media with a recent replication; examines the factors associated with nurses' under-representation in health news media; and presents strategies for nurses to move from "healthcare's invisible partners" to "media makers".
Organizers:  Diana J. Mason, PhD, RN, FAAN, Center for Health Policy and Media Engagement, George Washington University School of Nursing, New York, NY, USA, Carole R. Myers, PhD, RN, FAAN, College of Nursing and Department of Public Health, University of Tenenssee, Knoxville, TN, USA and Barbara Glickstein, RN, MPH, MS, HealthCetera, New York, NY, USA
Moderator:  A. M. R. Angyal, RN, Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands