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Executive Committee
2022-2023
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Chair
Allyson J. Fried, MSN, RN, CPNP
Buffalo, New York
Chair-Elect
Maryellen Kelly, DNP, CPNP
Durham, North Carolina
Immed. Past Chair
Melissa Young, MSN, RN, CPNP
Indianapolis, Indiana
Treasurer
Pamela Kelly, DNP MS RN CPNP
Boston, Massachusetts
Industry Advisor
Cheryl Baxter, MSN, RN, CPNP
Columbus, Ohio
Council Members
Kaitlin Scarpaci, MSN, FNP-BC, CPN
Washington, DC
Leigh T. Hamm, CPNP
Richmond, Virginia
Vivian W. Williams, MSN, RN, CPNP
Boston, Massachusetts
Advisors to the Board
Karla Giramonti, MSN, RN, FNP-BC
Albany, NY
Valre Welch, MSN, RN, CPNP
Richmond, Virginia
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Our Mission
The Pediatric Urology Nurses & Specialists and Associates is a professional organization dedicated to improving the care of pediatric urology patients across the lifespan through educational programs, research collaboration, and evidence based clinical practice.
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Palette Life Sciences – Proud Platinum Sponsor of PUNS
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MEMBERS IN THE NEWS
PUNS Member, Kaitlin Scarpaci, recently published an article in The Journal of Nursing Education and Practice. The article "Creating an Evidence-Based Pediatric Urology Advanced Practice Provider Orientation Program" used data collected from a survey of PUNS members with that hope that their experience can serve as a guideline for institutions across the country to train pediatric urology APPs.
The American Academy of Nursing (Academy) has selected eleven innovative models of care to be named Academy Edge Runners. And PUNS' Vivian Williams, is one of the innovative nurses who will be recognized with this award for her work.
Transforming Post-Hospitalization, Newborn Circumcision Care Through a Nurse Practitioner Led Care Delivery Model – Vivian W. Williams, MSN, RN, CPN
Edge Runners are evidence-based, nurse-designed, innovative models of care or interventions with significant, demonstrated outcomes to improve health, impact cost, and influence policy. Each of these programs highlights nurses' ingenuity and collaboration in developing new methods to provide care and promote health equity.
"The Academy is proud to designate these unique and timely programs as Edge Runners. The diverse focus of these models highlights the wide range of services, vital support, and team-based approaches that the nursing profession provides," said Academy President Kenneth White, PhD, AGACNP, ACHPN, FACHE, FAAN. "In particular, these models highlight nurses as innovative change agents who improve care and equity in our health systems."
Ms. Williams will be honored at the 2022 Health Policy Conference, taking place October 27-29, 2022 in Washington, DC.
Have some exciting news to share? Please send to the PUNS Administrative office and we will share with PUNS members.
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Special Interest Groups
PUNS is pleased to have several Special Interest Groups available to members. The SIGS focus on various aspects of our specialty and can be viewed by logging in to the Members Only Area.
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ESPUN Webinars
The ESPU Nurses are pleased to share several recent webinars with PUNS members.
Effectiveness of Urotherapy and specific interventions. Where are we standing right now?
Hanny Cobussen-Boekhorst, PhD, MANP Continence Care/ Urotherapist, Radboudumc, Amalia Children's Hospital, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Urotherapy: A critical evaluation. The Complex Role of the Nurse/Therapist
Anka Nieuwhof- Leppink, PhD, Coordinator Urotherapy of University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands
The World between Men and Women: About Gender Spectrum and Gender Fluidum
Prof. Dr. Piet Hoebeke, Dean Faculty of Medicine & HealthSciences, Paediatric Urologist Ghent University Belgium
To view:
https://vimeo.com/showcase/8191268
Password: Kmz863!
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Comprehensive, one-of-a-kind resource that sets the new standard for urologic nursing clinical practice and the development of the urology APRN.