Harville, E.W., Giarratano, G.P., Buekens, P., Lang, E., and Wagman, J. (2021). Congenital syphilis in East Baton Rouge parish, Louisiana: providers' and women's perspectives. BMC Infectious Disease 21, 64 - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-020-05753-6

Helen Neil's article on COVID-19: Legal Nursing Issues was published in the July/August 2020 issue of MedSurg Matters.

Giarratano, G., Bernard, ML, & Orlando, S. (2019) Psychological First Aid: A model for disaster psychosocial support for the perinatal population. Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing, 33 (3), 219-228.

Dr. Laura Bonanno was elected president of the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs at the May 2019 meeting.

Giarratano G, Barcelona-de-Mendoza V, Savage, J, Harville EW. (2019). Mental health and worries of pregnant women living through urban post-disaster recovery. Health Care for Women International. E-Pub April 2019: https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/GJA3tSvTTSTif5pHxZ6S/full?target=10.1080/07399332.2018.1535600

Dr. Barrier received an award on May 11th from the New Orleans District Nurses Association (NODNA) during the Nursing Excellence Brunch: "Beyond the Bedside for Academic School of Nursing Award"

Randy Rosamond presented a podium presentation on Mindfulness and Self-Care for American Holistic Nurses Association AHNA Regional Conference

At the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) Annual Conference, LSU Health - School of Nursing Faculty received the following awards:

Melissa Nunn - eChapter Pediatric Nurse Practitioner of the Year
Laurie Finger - eChapter Preceptor of the Year

Helen Neil received the certificate of Merit from the NOCC for activities with Faith Community Nursing in the Greater New Orleans Metro Area.

Helen Neil's article on Electronic Health Records was published in the January/February 2019 issue of MedSurg Matters.

Dr. Kendra M. Barrier was recently certified by the National League of Nursing as a Certified Nurse Educator.

Dr. Benita Chatmon was recently certified by the National League for Nurses as a Certified Nurse Educator.

Dr. Cathy Maher-Griffiths was recently certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center as a Nurse Executive, Advanced. Dr. Maher-Griffiths also completed certification as a Six Sigma Black Belt.

Randy Rosamond co-presenter with Stacey Melling RN, CHTP and Mary Frost RN MSN CHTP accepted poster presentation American Holistic Nurses Association June 2018

“Disseminating Holistic Nursing Self-Care Practices to Healthcare Staff”

Pitre, L, Garbee, D., Tipton, J., Schiavo, J., & Pitt, A. (2018). Effects of preoperative intrathecal morphine on postoperative intravenous morphine dosage: A systematic review protocol. JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports. 16(4), 867-870.

Dr. Sherry Rivera received the 2017 Nephrology Nursing Journal Education Writing Award for the following article.

Rivera, S. (2017). Identifying and Eliminating the Barriers to Patient Education for Patients in the Early Stages of Chronic Kidney Disease. Nephrology Nursing Journal. 44(3):211-216.

Randy Rosamond accepted for a Podium Presentation “Mindfulness in Practice” Sigma theta Tau International Epsilon Nu Chapter: Dr. Linda Corson Jones Scholarship Day

Judith A. Gentry MSN OCN CNE
Selected as : 2018 ONS Publishing Award Reviewer

Neil, H. (2018). Legal Nursing: Fall documentation and injury prevention. MedSurg Matters, 27(1), 14.

Adorno, M. (2017). Delegation: Legal aspects. MEDSURG Nursing: Journal of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses. 26(5): 12-13.

Randy Rosamond, APHA Conference, poster presentation “Student Nurse Perspectives Learning Complementary and Alternative Therapies  (CATs) in an Elective Nursing Course”
with co-presenter Gloria Giarratano.

Shelly Dolan, Randy Rosamond, and Jennifer Lemoine had a poster presentation at the SREB conference in Atlanta last week. The title is "Incorporating Health Care Policy in Nursing Curriculum to Educate and Promote Nursing Advocacy".

Dr. Stephanie Pierce presented the Cornerstone of Cultural Competency During the Disaster Cycle (C3DC) Program at the annual meeting of the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB). The C3DC Program was recognized by SREB as a 2017 Pacesetter Program.

Dr. Gloria Giarratano presented at the American Public Health Association in Atlanta, November 2017 as member of a panel on: Feminization of Poverty: The impact of climate change and natural disasters on women's lives in the U.S. and internationally: Psychosocial and Health Stressor of Pregnant Women Living through Disaster Recovery.

Dr. Stephanie Pierce was recognized by the LSU Health Sciences Center as a 2017 Innovator for her work to enhance the marketability of the Cornerstone of Cultural Competency during the Disaster Cycle Program that was funding by a LiFT2 grant 2016 - 2017.

Dr. Stephanie Pierce has been accepted for a podium presentation presenting the Cornerstone of Cultural Competency During the Disaster Cycle (C3DC) Program at the following conferences:

• SREB Council on Collegiate Education for Nursing November 12- 14, 2017

• AACN Masters of Nursing Educational Conference February 21- 25, 2018

• Global Health and Innovation Conference April 14 - 15, 2018

• Eighteenth International Conference on Diversity in Organizations, Communities & Nations June 6-8, 2018

Drs. Adorno and Chatmon poster presentation is accepted at the SREB Council on Collegiate Education for Nursing Annual 2017 conference.

Title of Poster: The Effect of Faculty to Student Mentoring on Role Socialization of Associate Degree RNs in RN-BSN Programs

Drs. Latanja Divens and Benita Chatmon poster presentation at Ochsner's Research/EBP Day.

Evidence Based Practice: Adding Practicality to Clinical Practice Guidelines

Dr. Stephanie Pierce has been selected to the Journal of Nursing Education (JNE) Review Panel.

Dr. Deborah St. Germain was elected 2018 President of the Louisiana Association of Forensic Nurses. Dr. St. Germain presented “Forensic Implications in Primary Care” at the Mississippi Association of Nurse Practitioners, Friday, July 15, 2017.

Dr. Gloria Giarratano and Randy Rosamon have an article titled:
Effective Use of Touch Therapies for Improving Health in Children with Cognitive Disabilities to be published in the August 2017 edition of the Green Journal Alternative and Complementary Therapies.

Dr. Stephanie Pierce has been appointed as a reviewer for the International Journal of Studies in Nursing.

Khaleelah Hasan had an article published in the Journal of Interprofessional Education & Practice.

Judith Gentry selected as a Peer Reviewer for Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing.

Helen Neil has an article in the May/June Med Surg Matters! Newsletter for AMSN.

McLaughlin, R. L., Schijven, D., van Rheenen, W., van Eijk, K. R., O'Brien, M., Project MInE GWAS Consortium, … Veldink, J. H. (March 21, 2017). Genetic correlation between amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and schizophrenia. Nature Communications, 1-12. http://dx.doi.org10.1038/ncomms14774

Dr. Leanne Fowler has been selected to receive a 2017 AACN Circle of Excellence Award, which recognizes and showcases excellent outcomes of individuals in caring for high acuity and critically ill patients and their families. Dr. Fowler will be honored at the 2017 AACN National Teaching Institute & Critical Care Exposition in Houston, May 22-25.

Judith A Gentry MSN OCN CNE
Selected: Reviewer for 2017 Oncology Nursing Society Publishing Awards

Judith A Gentry MSN OCN CNE
Selected: Editorial/Reviewer Board of Journal of Palliative Care and Nursing

Ellen Beyer and Katherine Carter had an article published in the Journal of Interprofessional Education & Practice

Interprofessional simulation education designed to teach occupational therapy and nursing students complex patient transfers

Rennie Jacobs, PhD, LOTR, CHT, Ellen Beyer, DNP, MBA, MN, RN, PHCNS-BC, APRN, Katherine Carter, DNP, MSN, PHCNS-BC

Alicia Dean, Ellen Beyer and Katherine Carter had an article accepted in the Journal of Emergency Nursing

Connecting a School of Nursing and a Professional Nurse Organization to Promote Concussion Awareness

Alicia R. Dean, MSN, CNS, APRN, Ellen Beyer, DNP, MBA, MN, RN, PHCNS-BC, APRN, Katherine Carter, DNP, MSN, PHCNS-BC

Dr. Leanne Fowler's abstract "Integrating Point-of-Care Ultrasound Competencies into Nurse Practitioner Curriculum to Enhance Diagnostic Skills" has been accepted as a poster presentation for the NONPF 43rd Annual Meeting in Washington, DC.

Nancy Buccola

CNV and Schizophrenia Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium (November 21, 2016). Contribution of copy number variants to schizophrenia from a genome-wide study of 41,321 subjects. Nature Genetics. http://dx.doi:10.108/ng.3725.

Nancy Buccola

Authorship as a member of the Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium

Johnson, E. C., Bjelland, D. W., Howrigan, D. P., Abellaoui, W., Breen, G., Borglum, A., . . . Keller, M. C. (October 28, 2016). No reliable association between runs of homozygosity and schizophrenia in a well-powered replication study. PLOS Genetics. http://dx.doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1006343

Dr. Gloria Giarratano and Randy Rosamond have been accepted to do a poster presentation at the Southern Regional Educational Board Conference November 13-15.

A Qualitative Study of Student Nurse Perceptions Learning Complementary and Alternative Therapies (CATs) in an Elective Nursing Course

Dr. Bonanno:

Nursing Anesthetist Traineeship
Awarded for 07/01/2016 to 06/30/2017
Amount: $58,514

Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students
Awarded for 07/01/2016 to 06/30/2020
Amount: $1,800,000

Drs. Leanne Fowler, Jessica Landry, and Jennifer Manning presented at the Louisiana Association of Nurse Practitioners 22nd Annual Primary Care Conference - The Force Awakens Nurse Practitioners @ the Hilton New Orleans Riverside

Podium Presentations:

1. Prescribing Contraception in the Primary Care Setting - Jessica Landry, DNP, APRN, FNP

2. Integrating Palliative Care into Primary Care for Patients with Life Limiting Conditions - Jennifer Manning, DNS, MSN, CNS Adult Health

3. Hiding Sepsis: Early Recognition of Geriatric Presentations - Leanne Fowler, DNP, MBA, AGACNP-BC, CCRN

4. Antibiotics: Making the Best Choices for 5 Common Infections - Leanne Fowler, DNP, MBA, AGACNP-BC, CCRN

Poster Presentation:

1. Preventing Oversedation in the Mechanically Ventilated Critically Ill Adult Patient Utilizing the RASS tool - Leanne Fowler, DNP, MBA, AGACNP-BC, CCRN

Nancy Buccola publication:

Buccola, N. G. (2016). Concurrent session abstracts. Schizophrenia genetics: Quest for the holy grail Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, 22(4), 325.
http://dx doi:10.1177/1078390316652855

Judith A. Gentry, MSN, OCN, CNE, has successfully completed the requirements for recertification as an Oncology Certified Nurse by the ANCC.

Congratulations Leanne Fowler, you have been nominated for an AACN Circle of Excellence award.

The AACN Circle of Excellence awards recognize and showcase excellent outcomes by individuals in the care of critically ill patients and their families. This prestigious awards program aligns with the AACN vision of a healthcare system driven by the needs of patients and families in which high acuity and critical-care nurses make their optimal contributions and recognizes achievements in promoting patient-driven excellence, modeling standards for healthy work environments, and contributing to the leadership of others.

The AACN Awards Review Panel will review nominations and select recipients; you will be notified of the results by December 31, 2016.

Circle of Excellence award recipients will be recognized at the 2017 National Teaching Institute & Critical Care Exposition in Texas, May 21-25, 2017, and in AACN publicity. Recipients become permanent members of the Circle of Excellence Society, which seeks to connect recipients to one another and create a network of experts who continually generate innovation and excellence.

Dr. Leanne Fowler presented “Geriatric Syndromes in the Acute Care Setting” at the regional conference hosted jointly by the Louisiana Geriatric Society & Louisiana-Mississippi Hospice & Palliative Care Organization July 28, 2016.

Dr. Todd Tartavoulle had a poster accepted at the Pulmonary Hypertension Association's PH Conference and Scientific Sessions. The title of the poster was “Multi-Dimensional Fatigue in PulmonaryHYpertension: Prevalence, Severity and Predictors”.

Adorno, Marie PhD, APRN, CNS, RNC; Garbee, Deborah PhD, APRN, ACNS-BC; Marix, Mary L. MLS, AHIP. (2016). Advanced Literature Searches. Clinical Nurse Specialist: The International Journal for Advanced Nursing Practice. 30(3):141-144. http://dx.doi:10.1097/NUR.0000000000000196

Authorship as a member of the Schizophrenia Working Group of the Psychiatric Genetics Consortium

Franke, B., Stein, J. L., Ripke, S., Anttila, V., Hibar, D., van Hulzen, K. J. E., . . . Sullivan, P. F. (2016). Genetic influences on schizophrenia and subcortical brain volumes: large-scale proof of concept. Nature Neuroscience, 19, 420-431. http://dx. doi:10.1038/nn.4228

Sekar, A., Bialas, A. R., de Rivera, H., Davis, A., Hammond, T. R., Kamitaki, N., . . . McCarroll, S. A. (2016). Schizophrenia risk complex variation of complement component 4. Nature 530, 177-183. http://dx.doi:10.1038/nature16549

Bidgell, T. B., Ripke, S., Bacanu, S., Lee, S., Wray, N. R. Gejman, P., . . . Fanous, A. H. (2015). Genome-wide association study reveals greater polygenic loading for schizophrenia in cases with a family history of illness. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics, 9999:1-14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajmg.b.32402

Adorno, Marie PhD, APRN, CNS, RNC; Garbee, Deborah PhD, APRN, ACNS-BC; Marix, Mary L. MLS, AHIP. (2016). Improving Literature Searches. Clinical Nurse Specialist: The International Journal for Advanced Nursing Practice. 30(2):74-80. doi: 10.1097/NUR.0000000000000187

Dr. Leanne Fowler publication:

Interprofessional Implementation of the Richmond Agitation Sedation Scale Tool Within a Nonacademic Setting to Prevent Oversedation in the Mechanically Ventilated Adult

Judith A. Gentry MSN, OCN, CNE has been selected as a Reviewer for the 2016 Oncology Nursing Society Publishing Awards.

Nancy Buccola

Authorship as part of the Schizophrenia Working Group of the Psychiatric Genetics Consortium
Bjarni, J., V., Jian, Y., Finucane, H. K., Gusev, A., Lidstrom, S., Ripke, S., . . . Price, A., L. (2015). Modeling Linkage Disequilibrium Increases Accuracy of Polygenic Risk Scores. The American Journal of Human Genetics, 97, 576-592. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajhg.2015.09.001.