The Second Annual Rita M. McGinley Symposium

PROGRAM AGENDA

Thursday, September 29, 2011
The Power Center Ballroom

8:00 am

Registration

8:30 – 9:15 am

Welcome

Sr. Rosemary Donley, S.C., PhD, APRN, FAAN
Professor, Jacques Laval Chair for Justice for Vulnerable Populations
Duquesne University School of Nursing

Eileen Zungolo, EdD, RN, FAAN, CNE, ANEF
Professor and Dean
Duquesne University School of Nursing

Charles Dougherty, PhD
President
Duquesne University

Rev. James McCloskey, C.S.Sp.
Vice President for Mission and Identity
Duquesne University

9:15 – 10:15 am

Keynote Address

Reverend Dan Groody, C.S.C., PhD
Associate Professor of Theology and Director of the Center for Latino Spirituality and Culture,
University of Notre Dame

10:15 – 10:30 am

Break

10:30 – 11:30 am

Keynote Address - The Face of the Immigrant in the United States

Reverend Tim Godfrey, S.J., DNP, MSW, RN
The Catholic University of America School of Nursing

Adriana Dobrzycka, MID, MPH
Community Outreach & Inclusion Manager, Vibrant Pittsburgh

MODERATOR:
Mary Esther Van Shura, EdD
Director of Community Affairs, Office of Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato

11:30 am – 12:30 pm

Break and Poster Presentations

Posters by:

Amy Szajna, MSN, RN
Thomas Jefferson University School of Nursing

Sydnee Hope Lucas, BSN
Duquesne University School of Nursing

Helen Mahoney-West, MSN, CPNP
Regis College School of Nursing

Brent Rondon, MPA, CGBP
Global Business Program, Duquesne University
Pittsburgh Immigrant Entrepreneurs (PIE), Duquesne University

12:30 – 1:45 pm

Lunch

Posters will be available for viewing during this time

1:45 – 2:45 pm

Panel Discussion 1: Health Care for Vulnerable Immigrants

Ruth Schaffner, MN, CRNP
Clinical Manager, Squirrel Hill Health Center

Sr. Carole Marie Blazina, MSN, CRNP, FNP-BC
Clinical Director, Catholic Charities, Free Health Clinic

Dr. Diego Chaves-Gnecco, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, UPMC, Director, Salud Para Ninos

MODERATOR:
Karen Paraska, PhD, MSN, CRNP
Assistant Professor, Duquesne School of Nursing

2:50 – 3:50 pm

Breakout Session 1

*Please choose one of the sessions below*

Session 1a – The Face of the Hispanic Immigrant

Rick Zoucha, PhD, APRN-BC, CTN
Duquesne University School of Nursing

Patricia Documet, MD, DrPH
University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health

Karen D’Alonzo, PhD, RN, APNC
Rutgers University College of Nursing

Shanda Johnson, MS, APN-C, FNP
Rutgers University College of Nursing

Yolanda Hernández-Albújar, MD
University of Pittsburgh Sociology Department

MODERATOR:
Rebecca Kronk, PhD, CRNP, MSN
Assistant Professor, Duquesne University School of Nursing

Session 1b – The Face of the Eastern European Immigrant

Lenore Resick, PhD, CRNP, FNP-BC, FAANP
Duquesne University School of Nursing

Michelle Bender, BSN, RN
Summa Health System, Family Medicine Center

Marco Gemignani, PhD
Duquesne University Psychology Department

MODERATOR:
Yvonne Weideman, DNP, MBA
Assistant Professor, Duquesne University School of Nursing

4:00 – 5:00 pm

Breakout Session 2

*Please choose one of the sessions below*

Session 2a – Linking Literacy to Health Status

Janet Raber, RN, BSN, CDE
Summa Health System, Family Medicine Center

Mary-Rose Mueller, PhD, RN
Stergios Roussos, PhD, MPH
Linda Hill, MD, MPH
Nadia Salas, MPH
Melbourne Hovell, PhD
University of San Diego School of Nursing

Sister Janice Vanderneck, CSJ
Residential Counselor, Girls Hope of Pittsburgh

MODERATOR:
Alison Colbert, PhD, APRN, BC
Assistant Professor, Duquesne University School of Nursing

Session 2b – Navigating the Health System In America

Laura Macia-Vergara, MA
University of Pittsburgh Department of Anthropology

Khlood Salman, DrPH, RN 
Lenore Resick, PhD, CRNP, FNP-BC, FAANP
Duquesne University School of Nursing

Andrea Kamouyerou, MPH
University of Pittsburgh

Joan Such Lockhart, PhD, RN, CORLN, AOCN, CNE, FAAN
Professor & Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Duquesne University School of Nursing

MODERATOR:
Bonnie Dean, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor, Duquesne University School of Nursing

5:00 pm

Reception

Fides Shepperson Suite, The Power Center, Duquesne University

Friday, September 30, 2011
The Power Center Ballroom

8:00 am

Registration

8:30 – 8:40 am

Remarks

Sr. Rosemary Donley, S.C., PhD, APRN-BC, FAAN
Professor, Jacques Laval Chair for Justice for Vulnerable Populations
Duquesne University School of Nursing

Eileen Zungolo, EdD, RN, FAAN, CNE, ANEF
Professor and Dean
Duquesne University School of Nursing

Ralph Pearson, PhD
Academic Vice President and Provost
Duquesne University

8:45 – 9:45 am

Breakout Session 3

*Please choose one of the sessions below*

Session 3a – The Face of the African Immigrant

Yinka Aganga-Williams, PhD
Acculturation for Justice, Access & Peace Outreach (AJAPO)

Tamara M. Kear, PhD, RN
Villanova University College of Nursing

Kafuli Agbemenu, MPH, MSN, RN
University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing

MODERATOR:
Kathy M. Towns, MNEd, MBA, RN
Instructor & Director of the Center for Healthy Diversity, Duquesne University School of Nursing

Session 3b – Education to Improve Immigrant Health

Rosemarie O’Rourke, RN, MSN
Mary Boylston, RN, MSN, EdD
Eastern University

Julie Nadeau, EdD, RN, CNE
The University of the Incarnate Word

Susan Fair, DNP, CRNP
West Penn Allegheny Health System

MODERATOR:
Alicia Culleiton, DNP, RN, CNE
Clinical Assistant Professor, Duquesne University School of Nursing

9:50 – 10:15 am

Break and Poster Presentations

Posters by:

Amy Szajna, MSN, RN
Thomas Jefferson University School of Nursing

Sydnee Hope Lucas, BSN
Duquesne University School of Nursing

Patricia Moyle Wright, PhD, RN
The University of Scranton School of Nursing

Helen Mahoney-West, MSN, CPNP
Regis College School of Nursing

Brent Rondon, MPA, CGBP
Global Business Program, Duquesne University SBDC
Pittsburgh Immigrant Entrepreneurs (PIE), Duquesne University SBDC

10:20 – 11:20 am

Panel Discussion 2: Delivery of Health and Human Services for Immigrant Populations

Susan Friedberg Kalson, JD
CEO, Squirrel Hill Health Center

Annette Fetchko, RN, MPH, CMSRN
Administrator,  Catholic Charities Free Health Care Clinic

James Guffey
Executive Director, South Hillls Interfaith Ministry

Leslie Aizenman
Director, Refugee Services at the Jewish Family & Children’s Services of Pittsburgh

MODERATOR:
Barbara Murock, MSPP
Health Policy Specialist, Allegheny County Department of Human Services

11:20 am – 12:20 pm

Keynote Address – Perspectives on Globalization

Barbara Nichols, DHL, MS, RN, FAAN
Chief Executive Officer, Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools International (CGFNS)

12:30 – 1:15 pm

Lunch

1:15 – 1:45 pm

Closing Remarks and Evaluations

Sr. Rosemary Donley, S.C., PhD, APRN-BC, FAAN
Professor, Jacques Laval Chair for Justice for Vulnerable Populations
Duquesne University School of Nursing

1:45 pm

Benediction

Rev. Raymond French, C.S.Sp.
Director of Campus Ministry
Duquesne  University Chaplain