title: Can summits lead to curricula change? An evaluation of emergency preparedness summits for schools of nursing in Georgia.
abstract: The Emory University Center for Public Health Preparedness held two summits for nurses that were evaluated by survey. Participants cited multiple deficiencies and challenges with integrating emergency preparedness into nursing curricula. The summits and the related materials were reported as highly useful by survey respondents. More than three fourths of respondents reported incorporating emergency preparedness education into their curricula after summit attendance. Nursing professionals could use summits to encourage active practitioners to pursue continuing education and to initiate efforts to incorporate emergency preparedness and related health care issues into the curricula of schools of nursing.
authors.affiliation: Division of Public Health, Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands Department of Public Health, Saipan.
authors.forename: Arielle
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Buyum
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Dubruiel
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Torghele
authors.forename: Melissa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alperin
authors.forename: Kathleen R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Miner
mesh_terms: D002959:Civil Defense / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003479:Curriculum; D003625:Data Collection; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004507:Education, Nursing, Associate / Q000458:organization & administration; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate / Q000458:organization & administration; D005845:Georgia; D006801:Humans; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D011634:Public Health; D012579:Schools, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*