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FACULTY HIGHLIGHTS
Promoting
Patient-Centered Care Leadership and Men’s Health
Emotional intelligence – the ability
to identify and manage one’s own emotions and the emotions of others – is essential for e ective practice and patient-centered care. That’s why Demetrius J. Porche, DNS, PhD, ANEF, FACHE, FAANP, FAAN, Professor and Dean of LSU Health New Orleans School of Nursing, is working to integrate emotional intelligence into the school’s culture.
Under his guidance, faculty and sta have completed emotional intelligence (EI) assessments, which the school is using to develop more e ective teams. With Denise Danna, RN, DNS, NEA,
BC, CNE, FACHE, Chief Nursing O icer at University Medical Center New Orleans, Dean Porche also developed an Emergent Nurse Leader leadership program based on the principles of EI. During the program, students engage in leadership discussions, complete a
battery of EI and related assessments and work on a leadership change project within their institution.
Beyond EI, Dean Porche has long helped develop men’s health as a specialty area in health care. He has guided men’s health course development on a national level, serves as chief editor of the American Journal of Men’s Health, and provides expert consultation
as needed to the national nonprofit organization Men’s Health Network.
Currently, Dean Porche is also working to develop a system-level nurse research role with academic partner LCMC Health as well as collaborating in scholarly studies of hierarchical leadership with Jamie Wiggins, MS, RN, Chief Nursing O icer at Children’s Hospital New Orleans and adjunct instructor in the School of Nursing.
Like his work with EI, these initiatives promote a more patient-centered nursing practice through self-reflection, regular assessment and improvement, as well as developing strategies for expanding care to underserved populations and overlooked health issues.
Demetrius J. Porche, DNS, PhD, ANEF, FACHE, FAANP, FAAN Professor and Dean of LSU Health New Orleans School of Nursing
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