April 4 – April 8, 2024

 

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Application Deadline: January 19, 2024

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Sickle Cell Nursing Boot Camp

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The Sickle Cell Boot Camp to Promote Nursing Excellence Nationally and Globally Utilizing a Train the Trainer Model addresses the critical need for specialized education and training for nurses who care for sickle cell patients.

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Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) affects 100,000 people in the U.S., but education about the disease in nursing schools is limited. This effort is a collaboration of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) College of Nursing, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (SJCRH), and the International Association of Sickle Cell Nurses and Professional Associates (IASCNAPA). It is funded by UTHSC, SJCRH, and a Delta Health Care Services grant. 

The SCD nursing bootcamp was developed using an evidenced-based SCD curriculum developed by nursing experts from throughout the US. Curriculum developers and instructors include Drs. Dominique Bulgin, Elisabeth Chismark, Sara Day, Artangela Henry, Cheedy Jaja, Stephanie Ibemere, Cheryl Brewer, Dora Clayton-Jones, Keesha Roach, Selorm Ansah, Lori Vick, Christina Wills and  Kathy Burns, Yvonne Carroll, Pat Corley, Rae Blaylark, Brooke Clemons, Jackie Carter, and Charlene Sylvestre.

 

Program Overview and Goals

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The Sickle Cell Boot Camp to Promote Nursing Excellence Nationally and Globally Utilizing a Train the Trainer Model will be held April 4 – April 8, 2024, at the UTHSC College of Nursing. This program will include the Train the Trainer Model to empower nurses to become SCD nurse educators at their institutions.

 

Application and Eligibility

 

Who: This program is geared toward nurses and nurse practitioners who provide care and develop nursing policies for patients with SCD, including bedside and clinic nurses, nurse managers and administrators, and nurses in academia with a focus on SCD. Applicants must be registered nurses or nurse practitioners actively involved with the SCD patient community.
 

What:   This is a five-day, in-person, interactive event. Space is limited.
 

When:  Boot Camp is scheduled for April 4 – April 8, 2024.
 

Where: UTHSC College of Nursing in Memphis, TN.
 

Cost: This is free to participants. Funding is provided by a Delta Health Care Services Grant, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, and the University of TN Health Science Center School of Nursing. Transportation and lodging is provided for out-of-town participants and lunch is provided daily for all participants. Out-of-town participants will be reimbursed for food not provided at the US Federal Government GSA per diem rate for Memphis, TN. 
 

To Register go to https://form.jotform.com/232975541981164

 

Please direct any questions to admin@iascnapa.org