Linking to Improve Nursing Knowledge
Webinar Description
LINK, which stands for is Columbia Nursing’s response to AACN’s call for more deep-rooted relationships between clinical practice, research and academic nursing schools. This webinar will be the fourth in a series designed to highlight outstanding examples of interprofessional engagement happening across the nation in response to recommendations contained in the groundbreaking report on .
If you are interested in viewing the first in the series as well, please navigate to the webinar page.
Objectives:
- Explain the interprofessional LINK project
- Identify the key recommendations from the New Era report
- Share recommendations for others considering a similar program
Speakers

Assistant Professor of Nursing, Columbia University School of Nursing
Nurse Researcher, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
Dr. Eileen J. Carter holds a joint position as Nurse Researcher at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and Assistant Professor of Nursing at Columbia University Medical Center. In this role, she advances formal collaborations between service and academia and mentors professional nurses in activities of clinical scholarship. She is an emergency department nurse by background and her clinical experiences inform her research, which examines and explores the nurses' role in optimizing patient care. Her research has been featured in leading peer-reviewed medical and nursing journals.

New York Presbyterian Hospital
Director of Nursing Research and Innovation, NYPH
Magnet Program Director, NYP/LM
Dr. Reynaldo R. Rivera is Director of Research and Innovation at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and has a wide range of range of publications on research and practice innovations. He is past president of the Philippine Nurses Association of America and established the PNAA Leadership Institute as well as the PNAA Nurse Leadership Fellowship Program. He is past board member of the American Organization of Nurse Executives. He is currently advisory board member of Duke/Johnson & Johnson Nurse Leadership Program, and board member of American Association for Men in Nursing Foundation. He has received numerous awards, such as the Columbia University Outstanding Alumni Award, UERMMMC Outstanding Alumni Award, AACN Flame of Excellence Award, and AAMN Lee Cohen Award. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing.
Pricing and CE Credit
This webinar is free and open to everyone including non-members, communities of interest, practice representatives, and AACN member schools including deans, faculty, staff, and students.
Continuing Education Credits:

Eligible attendees may receive one continuing nursing education (CNE) contact hour for participating in this webinar. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) is an accredited CNE-provider by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.