On March 2, 2004, Betsy Weiner, Ph.D., R.N., B.C., FAAN, made a presentation in a Web conference entitled Education and Training for a Qualified Workforce in the series Surge Capacity and Health System Preparedness.
This is the text version of Dr. Weiner's slide presentation. Select to access the PowerPoint® slides (572 KB).
Betsy Weiner, Ph.D., R.N., B.C., FAAN
Senior Associate Dean for Educational Informatics
Professor in Nursing and Biomedical Informatics
School of Nursing
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Slide contains a screen shot that shows the "How People Learn Cycle." The cycle is depicted in a circular format. On the circle are steps 1-6 and each is labeled with a one-word description. The stages and their names are as follow: Step 1, Challenge; Step 2, Initial Thoughts; Step 3, Resources; Step 4, Virtual Discussion; Step 5, Final Thoughts; and Step 6, Wrap Up.
Slide Contains a screen shot of a Web page showing the Nursing curriculum. This page lists each of the seven module topics. They are: Module 1: The Tipping Point; Module 2: Incident Management System; Module 3: Your Role in Emergency Response; Module 4: Chemical; Module 5: Biological; Module 6: Radiation; and Module 7: Nuclear.
Slide contains a screen shot of the INCMCE home page.
Current as of May 2004
Internet Citation:
Preparing Volunteer Nurses for Public Health Emergencies. Text version of a slide presentation at a Web conference—Education and Training for a Qualified Workforce. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/news/ulp/btsurgeau/weinertxt.htm
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