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Ohio Action Coalition Update. Greater Cincinnati Nurse Executives Meeting June 28, 2012. OAC Timeline. IOM Report: Fall 2010 Champion Nursing in America (CCNA), an initiative of AARP, the AARP Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) began to recognize ACs. Action Coalitions
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Ohio Action Coalition Update Greater Cincinnati Nurse Executives Meeting June 28, 2012
OAC Timeline • IOM Report: Fall 2010 • Champion Nursing in America (CCNA), an initiative of AARP, the AARP Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) began to recognize ACs. • Action Coalitions • Charged with implementing IOM recomms. • Only 1 per state • Must be co-led by 1 nursing and 1 non-nursing representative GCNE
OAC Timeline; Application • Nursing 2015—OHA, OONE, ONA, OLN; formed 2005 • ONNW—Nursing 2015 partners, plus: AARP, NEONI, GCHC, Nursing Institute of W. Central Ohio, OBN, OCADNEA, OCDD, Board of Regents, ODA • Nursing 2015 and ONNW held joint meeting in July 2011 to discuss applying for AC status GCNE
OAC Timeline; Approval • July 2011: Groups decide to apply • Aug. 2011: Application submitted • End Sept. 2011: Ohio AC approved • What does OAC status mean? • Technical support from CCNA/RWJF • Educational resources (webinars, white papers, sharing of successes/best practices, etc.) from CCNA/RWJF • No funding. However, some funding opportunities are becoming available. GCNE
OAC Timeline; 1st Meeting • Nov. 2011: First OAC meeting • Introductory; IOM report, process to date, “on-boarding” • Began to identify areas of focus • Began discussion of structure • “Vision Team” created to make recommendations GCNE
OAC Timeline; Focus Areas • January 2012: Vision Team Met • Vision Team • Created Mission Statement • To revolutionize the delivery of health care for Ohio consumers through collaborative engagement and implementation of the recommendations of the IOM report. • 5 Areas for OAC Focus: • Nursing Education • Interprofessional Collaboration • Leadership and Communication • Remove Scope of Practice Barriers • Nursing Workforce Data/Research GCNE
OAC Timeline; 2nd Meeting • February 2012: 2nd OAC Meeting • Adopted Mission Statement • Adopted 5 areas for OAC focus • Small group discussion re: 5 focus areas • Structure still undetermined—Vision Team to reconvene to create Structure GCNE
OAC Timeline; Structure • April 2012: Vision Team met to develop Structure for AC • Steering Committee made up of 2 reps from each of following orgs: OHA, OONE, ONA, OLN, OBN, OCADNEA, OCDD, GCHC, NEONI, Nursing Institute of West Central Ohio, AARP (note: all groups from Nursing 2015, ONNW) • Steering Committee will: select work group co-chairs; provide general guidance/direction for OAC GCNE
OAC Timeline; 3rd Meeting • June 21, 2012: 3rd OAC Meeting • Education Focused; 135 participants • Pat Farmer (education expert w/ CCNA) presented 4 Models used in other states to promote BSN attainment: • BSN awarded by Community Colleges • Options for acceleration of RN to MSN • Competency or Outcomes based curriculum • Shared statewide or regional curriculum GCNE
OAC Timeline; Next Steps • June 21 OAC meeting (cont’d) • Group discussion of 4 models and what may/may not work in Ohio • Still compiling info re breakout discussions • Next Steps—Steering Comm; Work Group co-chairs; Work Group meetings; outreach; compile 6/21 meeting info • Get Involved! Important for nursing practice leaders to be involved. GCNE
OAC: How to Get Involved • Email OAC Co-chairs to get on mailing list • Jane Mahowald, Executive Director, Ohio League for Nursing; jfmahowald@aol.com; 440-331-2721 • Sean McGlone, Associate General Counsel and Sr. Director of Health Policy; seanm@ohanet.org; 614-384-9139 • Participate in a work group • Just show up at meetings GCNE