The 2nd Annual Nursing Informatics Symposium sponsored by Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and Thomas Jefferson University School of Nursing was held this week at the university. This year’s attendance set a record at over 130 attendees. Patricia Hinton Walker, a nationally recognized leader in the area of Nursing Informatics, was the keynote speaker. Additionally, Rosemary Kennedy, widely known in the informatics world presented on Quality Measurement, Technology & the National Agenda. Other topics covered included The Technology Informatics Guiding Educational Reform (TIGER) Initiative, Teaching with Simulation, and a session on HIPAA, Privacy & Security. The symposium closed with a panel discussion whose members included several nurses working in informatics from regional hospitals along with MLA-Phil member Mary McCann, Director, Informatics, Library, & Privacy at Pennsylvania Hospital.
Slides are available.
Submitted by
Patricia Wynne, BSN, MS
Associate University Librarian for Information and Clinical Support Services
Scott Memorial Library
Thomas Jefferson University
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