Creighton’s College of Nursing, in partnership with CHI Health, will host its annual Distinguished Scholar lectures this spring. The lectures will be presented in person and virtually via Zoom.
Peter Buerhaus, PhD, RN, FAAN, FAANP(h), is being honored as the 2022 Distinguished Scholar.
We hope you'll be able to join us!
College of Nursing Distinguished Scholar Lectures
Creating the 21st Century Nursing Workforce Needed by Society: Building on Our Strengths to Address Post-Pandemic Health Needs of Society
Date: Thursday, March 31, 2022
Time: 5-7:30 p.m. CDT
Where: Creighton University Mike and Josie Harper Center Ballroom, 602 N. 20th St., Omaha, NE 68178
Continuing Education credit: 1.0 CE hour
More info: At the conclusion of this activity, the learner should be able to describe five key strengths of the nursing profession and discuss the potential longer-term impact of negative messaging about nurses on the supply of the nursing workforce.
Studies on the Nursing Workforce and their Impact on Public and Private Policymaking: An Unconventional Journey
Date: Friday, April 1, 2022
Time: 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. CDT
Where: CHI Health McAuley Fogelstrom Center, 12809 W. Dodge Rd., Omaha, NE 68154
Continuing Education credit: 1.0 CE hour
More info: At the conclusion of this activity, the learner should be able to describe how research outcomes have influenced Congressional legislation and discuss the role of the private sector in influencing both public and private sector policy making.
Please register for the lectures by March 25.
More About Our Distinguished Scholar
Dr. Buerhaus is a nurse and a healthcare economist who is well known for his studies and publications focused on the nursing and physician workforces in the United States.
As a professor of nursing and the director of the Center for Interdisciplinary Health Workforce Studies at Montana State University College of Nursing, Dr. Buerhaus maintains an active research program involving studies on many subject areas including employment, education, demographic trends in the nursing workforce, and forecasting nurse and physician supply.
