Dr. Ann Marie McCarthy will present "Distraction in Action: Helping Children Cope with Painful Procedures," on September 25, 2018 from 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. in Lipsett Amphitheater in the Clinical Center (Bldg. 10) on the NIH Campus in Bethesda, Maryland.
In her presentation, Dr. McCarthy will describe her research trajectory and current program of research, which focuses on children with chronic health conditions. The lecture will be followed by an opportunity for questions and discussion.
About the Speaker:
Ann Marie McCarthy PhD, RN, PNP, FNASN, FAAN is a professor and Associate Dean for Research at the University of Iowa College of Nursing with secondary appointments in the colleges of Medicine and Public Health. For over 20 years, Dr. McCarthy’s primary program of research has focused on cognitive-behavioral interventions to assist children in coping with painful procedures, with an emphasis on the use of distraction. Data from over 1,000 families, and the use of data mining techniques, contributed to the development of a predictive model of child level of distress and parental distraction coaching ability. The Distraction in Action Tool includes the predictive model along with individualized coaching information and educational materials. Dr. McCarthy has been on the research committees for the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners and the National Association of School Nurses and was a Board Member of the Midwest Nursing Research Society. She is the founding president of the Institute of Pediatric Nursing and is the Co-Chair of the Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science 2018 State of the Science Congress Planning Committee.
About the Event:
This event is free and open to the public. The event will not be webcast, but it will be available on YouTube a few weeks following the lecture.
To request reasonable accommodations, including sign language interpretation, please contact Nathan Brown at 301-594-9262 / nathan.brown2@nih.gov or the Federal Relay at 1-800-877-8339 at least five days before the event.
The NINR Director’s Lecture series is designed to bring the nation’s top nurse scientists to the NIH campus to share their work and interests with a transdisciplinary audience.