Assistant Professor of Nursing Michelle Telfer DNP, MPH, CNM, FACNM recently spoke to NPR about post-partum care for the article “Efforts To Reduce COVID-19’s Spread Could Impact Health Outcomes For New Mothers And Infants.” Telfer is the current Vice President of the CT Affiliate of the American...
Womack, Redeker Publish Study on Serious Falls in Veterans
Mon, 09/14/2020
Associate Professor Julie Womack ’94 MSN, ’08 PhD, CNM, FNP-BC and Beatrice Renfield Term Professor of Nursing Nancy S. Redeker PhD, RN, FAHA, FAAN recently published the paper “Serious Falls in Middle‐Aged Veterans: Development and Validation of a Predictive Risk Model” in the Journal of the...
In the Media: Saad B. Omer on Vaccines, Herd Immunity
Thu, 09/10/2020
Dr. Saad B. Omer MBBS, MPH, PhD, FIDSA, director of the Yale Institute for Global Health, recently shared his expertise with multiple media outlets on topics related to COVID-19. Omer discussed the high expectations for a vaccine with The Washington Post, and advocated for a massive-scale...
YSN in the Media: Vlahov
Wed, 09/09/2020
YSN Professor David Vlahov PhD, RN, FAAN recently shared his expertise as a nurse, an epidemiologist, and an infectious disease authority with multiple media outlets. He discussed how winter will impact social distancing and the spread of COVID-19 with The Atlantic, and his comments were included...
Kurth, Davis Contribute to Report on Addressing Harmful Bias and Eliminating Discrimination
Wed, 09/02/2020
Dean Ann Kurth ’90 MSN, PhD, CNM, MPH, FAAN, and Stephan Davis ’16 DNP, MHSA, NEA-BC, CENP, CNE, FACHE contributed to a new report released today from the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation. The document issues a set of recommendations to guide health care leaders and professionals on how to address...
YSN Equips New Students for Fall Lab Courses
Mon, 08/31/2020
In socially distant groups of 12 people per hour, new students eagerly arrived on campus recently to check in, pick up supplies, and find the perfect fit for their N95 masks.
Among the materials for the incoming Graduate Entry Prespecialty in Nursing (GEPN) students is a handsome YSN duffel bag...
Back to School: Preparing the YSN Building for Occupants
Mon, 08/31/2020
Returning to campus in the COVID-19 era requires abiding by a novel set of social norms like wearing masks in public and maintaining six feet of distance between classmates. But when it comes to the physical spaces of the school itself, safety protocols are even more extensive.
Marcia Thomas,...
