Advanced Practice Institute: Promoting Adoption of Evidence-Based Practice

Wednesday, February 10, 2021, 8:00 AM - Wednesday, February 24, 2021, 4:00 PM, Zoom

This Institute is designed to develop the advanced skills necessary for nursing and interprofessional
leaders to promote and lead teams in adoption and integration of evidence-based practices.
Developing a scientific base for practice is important for nursing and is a requirement for Magnet
Recognition Program® designation and accreditation by regulatory agencies such as The Joint
Commission (TJC).
Topics discussed in the Institute include:
? Selecting clinical issues to address through the evidence-based practice process
? Finding and evaluating the evidence
? Implementing and sustaining practice changes
? Evaluating evidence-based changes in practice to demonstrate an impact
? Integrating evidence-based practices into the organizational system or setting

Iowa Board of Nursing, Provider #34 (23.50 hours)

1. Identify strategies for using a Precision Implementation ApproachTM for promotion of evidence-based practice changes in complex health care systems.
2. Describe the organizational infrastructure necessary for evidence-based practice.
3. Use an evidence-based practice implementation book with strategies, tools, and resources to promote evidence-based health care.
4. Discuss methods to sustain evidence-based changes in practice.
5. Develop a plan for demonstrating an impact from use of evidence in practice.
6. Describe the evidence-based practice process for use in nursing and health care.
7. Develop a specific evidence-based practice topic.

The $1200 registration may be paid online, or by check payable to University of Iowa Health Care,
Department of Nursing. Please note for this virtual institute, five participants from the same institution
may attend for the price of four participants. Requests to cancel must be received in writing,
postmarked on or before January 15, 2021. A processing fee of $100 will be deducted from your
refund.

In support of improving patient care, the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.