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A Time to Build Bridges
From the President The mission of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), a full-service national professional membership organization for NPs of all specialties, is to lead NPs in transforming patient-centered health care.
A Time to Build Bridges
AANP is governed by an elected board of directors composed of an executive committee, 11 regional directors, and four members at large. AANP Administrative Office PO Box 12846 Austin, TX 78711 2600 Via Fortuna, Suite 100 Austin, TX 78746 Phone: (512) 442-4262 Fax: (512) 442-6469 [email protected] www.aanp.org
AANP Office of Health Policy 225 Reinekers Lane, Suite 525 Alexandria, VA 22314 Phone: (703) 740-2529 Fax: (703) 740-2533 [email protected] www.aanp.org
Executive Committee Co-President Angela K. Golden, DNP, FNP-C, FAANP Co-President Kenneth P. Miller, PhD, RN, CFNP, FAAN Treasurer Joyce M. Knestrick, PhD, FNP, FAANP Recording Secretary Cindy Cooke, DNP, FNP-C, FAANP Member at Large Rosalinda Morales, PhD, FNP-BC, FAANP Member at Large Cynthia J. Edwards-Tuttle, MSN, FNP,BC
Regional Directors Region 1 e CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT Nancy C. O'Rourke, MSN, ACNP, ANP, FAANP Region 2 e NJ, NY, Puerto Rico Joy S. Elwell, DNP, FNP-BC, FAANP Region 3 e DC, DE, MD, PA, VA, WV Lorraine M. Reiser, PhD, NP-C, FAANP Region 4 e KY, NC, SC, TN Deborah C. Varnam, MSN, FNP-BC, FAANP Region 5 e IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI Kevin Ballard, DNP, FNP Region 6 e AR, LA, NM, OK, TX Rosalinda Morales, PhD, FNP-BC, FAANP Region 7 e IA, KS, MO, NE Nancy Zaner, MSN, FNP-BC, MBA, FAANP Region 8 e CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY Gwen R. Witzel, MSN, APRN, FNP, FAANP Region 9 e AZ, CA, HI, NV, Pacific US Territories Lenora Lorenzo, DNP, APRN, BC-FNP/GNP/ADM, CDE, FAANP Region 10 e AK, ID, OR, WA Cathy Arvidson, PhD, FNP-BC, FAANP Region 11 e AL, FL, GA, Caribbean U. S. Territories Jean Aertker, DNP, ARNP-BC, COHN-S, FAANP
Members at Large Susan Apold, PhD, RN, ANP-BC, FAAN Donald Gardenier, DNP, FNP-BC
Executive Staff David E. Hebert, JD Chief Executive Officer Scott Smith, CPA Sr. Vice President, Operations Diane Bohman, MBA, PHR VP, Human Resources Jac Greene, BA VP, Information Technology
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he past year saw many changes and challenges for all health care providers. We now need to focus on strengthening our position and partnership with our colleagues. AANP has increased its membership to over 48,000, and we have hired an expert team of lobbyists to work on behalf of nurse practitioners. While this success is monumental in itself, it is not the end of our work, only the beginning. As we move farther into 2014, we need to focus on building bridges with other health care providers, especially physician colleagues. Changes of the magnitude that we saw in the health care system and model last year bring with them anxiety and uncertainty about the future. Rather than allow this to overwhelm us, we need to address the uncertainty head-on through extensive and repeated communication with those who are affected by the changes. The challenge is analogous to government responsibilities regarding bridge upkeep. Inspectors may document their findings, but unless the government funds repairs, the bridges will fall into disrepair and potentially collapse. So it is with health care. If we are willing to address the issues as they arise and work collaboratively with our physician colleagues to overcome the difficulties that confront us as a whole, we will all be successful. If we choose to be confrontative rather than collaborative, we are doomed to failure. Failure equates to poor outcomes for our patients—something no health care provider wants. So as bridge builders, let us continue to work harmoniously with all health care providers to improve patient outcomes through collaboration. It is time for all of us, regardless of which profession we espouse, to build bridges that will result in improved outcomes for our patients. Welcome to 2014!
Taynin Kopanos, DNP, NP VP, Health Policy/State Government Affairs Nancy McMurrey, BA VP, Communications
Kenneth P. Miller, PhD, RN, CFNP, FAAN
Diane L. Padden, PhD, CRNP, FAANP VP, Research, Education, and Professional Practice MaryAnne Sapio, BS VP, Health Policy/Federal Government Affairs Debbie Smithey, BBA VP, Finance and Membership
1555-4155/13/$ see front matter © 2014 Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2014.01.001
Jan Towers, PhD, NP-C, CRNP, FAAN, FAANP Senior Policy Advisor Joann Washington VP, Conferences and Meetings
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A Time to Build Bridges
AANP is governed by an elected board of directors composed of an executive committee, 11 regional directors, and four members at large. AANP Administrative Office PO Box 12846 Austin, TX 78711 2600 Via Fortuna, Suite 100 Austin, TX 78746 Phone: (512) 442-4262 Fax: (512) 442-6469 [email protected] www.aanp.org
AANP Office of Health Policy 225 Reinekers Lane, Suite 525 Alexandria, VA 22314 Phone: (703) 740-2529 Fax: (703) 740-2533 [email protected] www.aanp.org
Executive Committee Co-President Angela K. Golden, DNP, FNP-C, FAANP Co-President Kenneth P. Miller, PhD, RN, CFNP, FAAN Treasurer Joyce M. Knestrick, PhD, FNP, FAANP Recording Secretary Cindy Cooke, DNP, FNP-C, FAANP Member at Large Rosalinda Morales, PhD, FNP-BC, FAANP Member at Large Cynthia J. Edwards-Tuttle, MSN, FNP,BC
Regional Directors Region 1 e CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT Nancy C. O'Rourke, MSN, ACNP, ANP, FAANP Region 2 e NJ, NY, Puerto Rico Joy S. Elwell, DNP, FNP-BC, FAANP Region 3 e DC, DE, MD, PA, VA, WV Lorraine M. Reiser, PhD, NP-C, FAANP Region 4 e KY, NC, SC, TN Deborah C. Varnam, MSN, FNP-BC, FAANP Region 5 e IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI Kevin Ballard, DNP, FNP Region 6 e AR, LA, NM, OK, TX Rosalinda Morales, PhD, FNP-BC, FAANP Region 7 e IA, KS, MO, NE Nancy Zaner, MSN, FNP-BC, MBA, FAANP Region 8 e CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY Gwen R. Witzel, MSN, APRN, FNP, FAANP Region 9 e AZ, CA, HI, NV, Pacific US Territories Lenora Lorenzo, DNP, APRN, BC-FNP/GNP/ADM, CDE, FAANP Region 10 e AK, ID, OR, WA Cathy Arvidson, PhD, FNP-BC, FAANP Region 11 e AL, FL, GA, Caribbean U. S. Territories Jean Aertker, DNP, ARNP-BC, COHN-S, FAANP
Members at Large Susan Apold, PhD, RN, ANP-BC, FAAN Donald Gardenier, DNP, FNP-BC
Executive Staff David E. Hebert, JD Chief Executive Officer Scott Smith, CPA Sr. Vice President, Operations Diane Bohman, MBA, PHR VP, Human Resources Jac Greene, BA VP, Information Technology
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he past year saw many changes and challenges for all health care providers. We now need to focus on strengthening our position and partnership with our colleagues. AANP has increased its membership to over 48,000, and we have hired an expert team of lobbyists to work on behalf of nurse practitioners. While this success is monumental in itself, it is not the end of our work, only the beginning. As we move farther into 2014, we need to focus on building bridges with other health care providers, especially physician colleagues. Changes of the magnitude that we saw in the health care system and model last year bring with them anxiety and uncertainty about the future. Rather than allow this to overwhelm us, we need to address the uncertainty head-on through extensive and repeated communication with those who are affected by the changes. The challenge is analogous to government responsibilities regarding bridge upkeep. Inspectors may document their findings, but unless the government funds repairs, the bridges will fall into disrepair and potentially collapse. So it is with health care. If we are willing to address the issues as they arise and work collaboratively with our physician colleagues to overcome the difficulties that confront us as a whole, we will all be successful. If we choose to be confrontative rather than collaborative, we are doomed to failure. Failure equates to poor outcomes for our patients—something no health care provider wants. So as bridge builders, let us continue to work harmoniously with all health care providers to improve patient outcomes through collaboration. It is time for all of us, regardless of which profession we espouse, to build bridges that will result in improved outcomes for our patients. Welcome to 2014!
Taynin Kopanos, DNP, NP VP, Health Policy/State Government Affairs Nancy McMurrey, BA VP, Communications
Kenneth P. Miller, PhD, RN, CFNP, FAAN
Diane L. Padden, PhD, CRNP, FAANP VP, Research, Education, and Professional Practice MaryAnne Sapio, BS VP, Health Policy/Federal Government Affairs Debbie Smithey, BBA VP, Finance and Membership
1555-4155/13/$ see front matter © 2014 Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2014.01.001
Jan Towers, PhD, NP-C, CRNP, FAAN, FAANP Senior Policy Advisor Joann Washington VP, Conferences and Meetings
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