Mary D. Naylor, PH.D., RN, FAAN, is the Marian S. Ware Professor in Gerontology and Director of the New Courtland Center for Transitions and Health at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. For more than two decades, Dr. Naylor has led a multidisciplinary team of clinical scholars and health services researchers in generating and disseminating research findings designed to enhance the care and outcomes of chronically ill older adults and their caregivers. She is the architect of the Transitional Care Model, a care management approach proven in multiple National Institutes of Health clinical trials and foundation sponsored translational efforts to improve older adults’ experience with care and health outcomes, while decreasing use of costly health services.

In recognition of her significant and sustained contributions to science and health care, Dr. Naylor has received multiple honours including election to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), Academy Health’s Distinguished Career Award, and the NAM’s Gustav O. Lienhard Award for Advancement of Health Care. She completed six-year terms as a commissioner on the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), board member of the National Quality Forum, and member of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s National Advisory Council. In addition, Dr. Naylor is a member of the NAM’s Leadership Consortium: Collaboration for a Learning Health System and co-chairs the Consortium’s Culture Inclusion & Equity Action Collaborative. She is a founding convening member of the Coalition for Trust in Health & Science.

Specific topic to be addressed by Professor Naylor in the masterclass are:

• Nurse/Midwife-led services – what does the evidence support, what are the criteria

• Nurse Practitioner and Advanced Practice Nurse/Midwife - key differences and where the roles are most effective

• Multidisciplinary teams and services - what does the evidence support, what are the criteria

• What is the Transitional Care Model (TCM©), and where is it appropriate.

Morning tea will be provided
CPD: 2.5 hours

We would love you to join us for this wonderful opportunity so please register your attendance by 5pm Friday 9 February 2024.

For any queries please email Mary-Anne Field at [email protected] or telephone 8334 1937.