C 22 Million Hearts®: The Bridge between Academia, Practice, and Community

Sunday, 8 November 2015: 4:00 PM-5:15 PM
Description/Overview: This symposium will provide an overview of the Million Hearts® initiative and describe the National Interprofessional Education and Practice Consortium to Advance Million Hearts (NIEPCAMH). As part of NIEPCAMH, an interprofessional, online education program has been developed to encourage participation in the Million Hearts initiative by academic, practice, and community organizations. The educational program has had over 4,000 users and has attributed to over 30,000 cardiovascular screenings nationwide. The 10 step screening process will be reviewed. De-identified data collected from screenings over the first 2 years will be described in addition to a population needs assessment. The pedagogy that led to the success of the educational program will also be detailed. Integration into health sciences’ curricula and community outreach initiatives will be discussed. The educational program is in alignment with the American Association of Colleges of Nursing’s undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral Essentials in addition to three sets of national initiatives and goals. Examples of community outreach includes: partnering with local businesses, designing and offering cardiovascular patient educational classes, and participating in the Wellness On Wheels (WOW) tours.
Symposium Organizer:  Kate E. Gawlik, MS, RN, ANP, College of Nursing, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
Million Hearts; An Evidence-Based Method for Improving Population Health

Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, PhD, RN, CPNP/PMHNP, FAANP, FNAP, FAAN
College of Nursing, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA



30,000 People: What We Have Learned about Population Health

Kate E. Gawlik, MS, RN, ANP
College of Nursing, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA



Advancing Million Hearts through Community Partnerships and Outreach

Margaret C. Graham, PhD, FNP, PNP, FAANP, FAAN
College of Nursing, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA