Health Policy Events
Creating a dialogue is critical to developing effective policy options to address public welfare concerns in health care. We engage in a variety of initiatives to increase civil dialogue related to different policy perspectives.
Upcoming Events
Advancing Science on Social Determinants of Health and Health Inequities as a Nurse Researcher
Date: Wed, October 20, 2021 - 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Presenter: Melissa Batchelor, GW Nursing
Past Events: Recordings and Catalogue
Presentations by national leaders in health policy
Advancing Science on Social Determinants of Health and Health Inequities as a Nurse Researcher
Date: Wednesday, November 18, 2020 - 12:00-1:00 PM ET
Presenter: Shannon Zenk - Director of the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
Maternal Health and Disparities: Legislative Policy and Issues
Date: Thursday, December 5, 2019 - 8:00-9:30 AM
Presenter: Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-IL 14th District
Location: Milken Institute School of Public Health - 950 New Hampshire Ave. NW
Age-Friendly Health Systems
Date: Tuesday, March 26, 2019 - 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Presenter: Dr. Terry Fulmer, President of the John A. Hartford Foundation
Location: Continental Ballroom - Marvin Center, 800 21st NW, Washington, DC 20052
Medical and Technological Breakthroughs Shaping Health, Policy and Society
Date: Monday, December 10, 2018
Presenter: Dr. Victor J. Dzau, President of the National Academy of Medicine
Location: Betts Theatre at Marvin Center
U.S. Surgeon General's Talk On Opioid Epidemic
Date: Monday, October 1, 2018
Presenter: U.S. Surgeon General Vice Admiral Jerome M. Adams, MD, MPH
Location: Betts Theatre at Marvin Center
State Executive Actions that Changed Healthcare Workforce Flexibility in Response to COVID-19
Date: Wed, September 22, 2021 - 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Presenter: Polly Pittman & Mullan Inst. associates, Julia Strasser and Meg Ziemann
Health Reform from a Libertarian Perspective
Date: Tuesday, April 27, 2021 - 3:00-4:00 PM ET
Presenters: Michael Cannon, JM, MA
Crisis Standards of Care
Date: Thursday, April 22, 2021 - 4:00-5:00 PM ET
Presenters: Dan Hanfling, MD
Ethical Challenges for Nurses During COVID-19
Date: Tuesday, March 30, 2021 - 3:00-4:00 PM ET
Presenters: Georgina Morley, Ph.D., MSc, RN and Connie Ulrich, Ph.D., MSN, RN
#SocialMedia101: Your @InfluenceRx_
Date: Tuesday, March 23, 2021 - 3:00-4:00 PM ET
Presenters: Melissa Batchelor, Ph.D., RN, FNP, FAAN, Becca Darmoc, MS, and Mona Shattell, Ph.D., RN, FAAN
The Policy-Academia-Nursing Nexus: Lessons from a Year on Capitol Hill
Date: Tuesday, October 13, 2020 - 1:00-2:00 PM ET
Presenter: Ellen Kurtzman - GW Nursing Professor and RWFJ Policy Fellow
Global Advanced Practice Nursing Leadership in the Era of COVID-19
Date: Tuesday, May 26, 2020 - 4:00-5:00 PM ET
Presenters: Susan Hassmiller (RWJF), Joyce Pulcini (GW Nursing), Silvia Cassiani, (PAHO/WHO), David Stewart (ICN), and Joyce Knestrick (GW Nursing and AANP)
Masks and PPE: COVID-19 and the Next Pandemic
Date: Friday, April 10, 2020 - 1:30 - 2:30 PM
Presenter: Diana Mason and Christopher Friese, leaders in nursing, health policy, public health, and media
Discussion with policy heads from nursing organizations
Advocacy in the Age of Adversity: The Need for Nurses to be Engaged in Public Policy
Date: Tuesday, January 21, 2020 - 12:00 - 1:00 PM
Presenter: Alec Stone, Public Affairs Director with Oncology Nursing Society
Location: Foggy Bottom Large Conference Room and Webex
Healthcare Advocacy through the Nursing Lens: Lesson Learned and Future Directions
Date: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 - 12:00 - 1:00 PM
Presenter: Dave Mason, president of Mason Consulting and a government affairs consultant for nursing organizations
Location: Foggy Bottom Large Conference Room and Webex
Policies and Research to Optimize Student Health
Date: Tuesday, September 24, 2019 - 12:00 - 1:00 PM
Presenter: National Association of School Nurses: Donna Mazyck - Executive Director, and Erin Maughan - Director of Research
Location: Foggy Bottom Large Conference Room and Webex
Leading NP Education – NONPF's 2019 Strategic Direction
Date: Tuesday, April 30, 2019 - 12:00 - 1:00 PM
Presenter: Mary Beth Bigley, CEO of the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties
Location: Foggy Bottom Large Conference Room
Creating Policy with a Purpose
Date: Tuesday, February 26, 2019
Presenter: Suzanne Miyamoto, CEO of the American Academy of Nursing
Location: Foggy Bottom Large Conference Room
New Year, New Congress: How Your Voice Helps Shape Policy
Date: Tuesday, January 22, 2019
Presenter: Rachel L. Stevenson, MA, Director of Government Affairs at the American Association of Colleges of Nursing
Location: Foggy Bottom Large Conference Room
Nurses Leading Change Through Policy Advocacy
Date: Tuesday, November 27, 2018
Presenter: Andrea Brassard, Senior Strategic Policy Advisor at the Center to Champion Nursing in America
Location: Foggy Bottom Large Conference Room
