In the Media

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• Hospitals and Health Networks considers Mary Naylor's transitional care model for patients with Alzheimer's disease (11 November 2009)
• Penn Nursing student, G.J. Melendez-Torres, works towards docent appointment after internship at the National Museum of American Jewish History (11 November 2009)
• Penn Nursing student and recent alumni talk to The DP after trip to Memphis, TN, where they educated young mothers on infant mortality as part of "A Healthy Baby Begins With You" campaign (11 November 2009)
• ADVANCE for Nurse Practitioners features an article on group visits with health care providers which was authored by Penn Nursing student, Kathryn King (November 2009)
• Penn Nursing students learn to help peers in need as part of the Healthy Living Task Force on campus, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer (9 November 2009)
• Marjorie Muecke discusses promising ways to improve global health care on Morningstar.com (09 November 09)
• The New York Times quotes Linda Aiken about the first-rate care provided by nurse practitioners in the face of a physician shortage (6 November 2009)
• The transitional care model developed by Mary Naylor is considered a Top Enforcement Priority for 2010, according to AISHealth.com (6 November 2009)
• Barbara Riegel urges policies and prevention to reduce deaths from venous thromboembolism in an article for Lippincott Williams & Wilkins News, the publisher of the related supplement for the Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing (6 November 2009)
• The World Health Organization recognizes a Penn Nursing student-run clinic in rural West Virginia whose stories of cancer education were picked up by The Daily Pennsylvanian (29 October 2009)
• The Almanac honors Julie Fairman, Mary Naylor, Jacqueline Margo Brooks Carthon, and Barbra Mann Wall from the School of Nursing for recently receiving nationally recognized awards (27 October 2009)
• Bill McCool sits down with BBC News to discuss maternal mortality and why it is more prevelant in the U.S. than in most other developed countries (26 October 2009)
• Professor Terri Lipman is among contestants participating in Dancing With the Stars-esque competition to be held at Penn, according to Penn Current (15 October 2009)
• Clinician Reviews reveals why Penn Nurse Practioners are at the forefront of transitional care (15 October 2009)
• Stella Volpe tells Chattanooga Times Free Press why "as seen on TV" diets don't work (12 October 2009)
• The DP highlights the ceremony at the new rooftop garden atop Claire Fagin Hall which celebrated 125 years of Nursing at Penn and dedicated the space to HUP Nursing Diploma Program alumni  (11 October 1009)
• RNs receive Continuing Education credit for reading article by Penn Nursing Professor Joseph Boullata which is published in the October issue of the American Journal of Nursing (October 2009)
• Barbara Riegel shares the results of her research on heart attack education in U.S. News & World Report (7 October 2009)
• Forbes.com announces Mary Naylor as the recipient of The Baxter International Foundation's 2009 Episteme Award (1 October 2009)
• Stella Volpe rates an assortment of popular diet plans in The News Journal (29 September 2009)
• The Daily Pennsylvanian highlights the efforts of Penn Nursing professors to inform the health care reform debate in Washington, D.C. (21 September 2009)
• Kathleen McCauley is quoted in Metro on the recession and its influence on nursing school admissions (20 September 2009)
• Norma Cuellar shares her expertise on RLS with Natural Solutions magazine (16 September 2009)
• Reuters.com covers nurse-led care model developed by Mary Naylor which was showcased at a briefing sponsored by the American Academy of Nursing (16 September 2009)
• Karen Glanz discusses colorectal cancer screening disparities in US News & World Report (8 September 2009)
• Penn Hillman Family scholars honored in Nursing Spectrum for internships at Lenox Hill Hospital (7 September 2009)
• Jane Barnsteiner weighs in with The New York Times on a controversial health care debate (4 September 2009)
• The Daily Pennsylvanian announces Karen Glanz as the ninth Penn Integrates Knowledge professor, the first for the School of Nursing (3 September 2009)
• In collaboration with the AHA, Barbara Riegel discusses her recently published scientific statement regarding self-care and heart failure patients with HealthDay News (2 September 2009)
• On Emaxhealth.com, Barbara Riegel explains how self-care can improve the health of heart failure patients (1 September 2009)
• Mary Ersek reveals to The News Journal why the changing landscape of care has prompted Penn to offer a minor in palliative-care nursing (31 August 2009)
• Penn Nursing students in Botswana reflect upon rewarding experiences on the front page of The Philadelphia Inquirer (30 August 2009)
• Kathleen McCauley provides guidance for hospital job seekers in an article published by MedHunters, a job recruitment website (August 2009)
• Nursing Spectrum recognizes 10 years of success at LIFE, the Living Independently For Elders program in Philadelphia established by Penn Nursing professors (10 August 2009)
• Penn Nursing students studying in Botswana share positive thoughts with The Daily Pennsylvanian regarding the country's attitude towards healthcare (6 August 2009)
• A feature article in Advance for Nurses discusses a course for NICU staff developed by Diane Spatz which focuses on breastfeeding education and its benefits (3 August 2009)
• Eileen Lake's research on nurse staffing and patient outcomes is featured in The American Nurse, the official publication of The American Nurses Association (1 August 2009)
• Mary Naylor's model of transitional care (and Penn alumna Jessica MacLeod) are featured on NPR's Morning Edition
• The Philadelphia Daily News highlights Penn Nursing students who are providing clinical care in Botswana (24 July 2009)  
• Linda Aiken is quoted in the Philadelphia Inquirer on scholarships to stem the nursing shortage (21 July 2009) 
• Eileen Lake pens an op-ed in Modern Healthcare on nurse staffing in the NICU (20 July 2009)  
• Lisa Lewis discusses faith-based programs to reduce hypertension in the Philadelphia Inquirer (12 July 2009)
• Professor Stella Volpe offers exercise tips in The News Journal (9 June 2009)
• Breastfeeding expert Diane Spatz discusses cosleeping and infant bed deaths with the American Journal of Nursing (May 2009)
• Mary Naylor offers advice about coordinating the hospital discharge of a loved one in The New York Times (13 May 2009)
• Professor Linda Aiken discusses California's staffing ratio laws in the LA Times (27 April 2009)
• Anne Teitleman's HIV/AIDS advocacy work featured on womenshealth.gov website (2 March 2009)
• Mary Naylor is an example of "Successful Nurses," according to this Washington Times editorial (15 February 2009)
• Penn Nursing partners to improve rural health in India - Yahoo! Finance (16 January 2009)
• Penn Nursing-Eclypsis partnership reported at Forbes.com (14 January 2009)
• Editorial in the Philadelphia Inquirer features Marilyn Sommers' rape disparity research (2 December 2008) 
• Assistant Professor Deanna Gray-Miceli discusses falls in the ederly with the New York Times (7 November 2008)
• Mary Naylor discusses the nursing shortage on PBS (24 October 2008)
• Joseph Boullata reminds Shape readers to talk to their doctors about suppliments (20 October 2008)
• Professor Marilyn Sommers' research on skin color and rape injuries profiled in Scientific American (20 October 2008)
• Linda Aiken tells the Washington Post "What Nurses Want" (13 Septmeber 2008)
• Matthew McHugh sheds light on the nursing shortage in the Wilmington (DE) News Journal (19 May 2008)
• Professors Stella Volpe and Terri Lipman discuss the effects of rising food costs on obesity among the poor in the Philadelphia Inquirer (6 May 2008)
• Professor Eileen Sullivan-Marx and Penn Nursing's LIFE Center featured in the American Journal of Nursing (March 2008)
• Stella Volpe weighs in on the nutrition label debate in Philadelphia Citypaper (27 February 2008)
• Dean Meleis and the School’s Urban Women’s Thinktank on health issues affecting vulnerable women in cities is featured in USA Today (25 December 2007)
• Professor Mary Naylor's work on transitional care is featured in the Wall Street Journal (12 Decmber 2007)
• Assistant Professor Lisa Lewis's research on spirituality in African Americans is featured in the Washington Post (10 November 2007)