The USF College of Nursing is pleased to host Ellen M. Lavoie Smith, PhD, APRN, AOCN^®, FAAN, who will present “Bedside to Bench to Bedside: Managing Painful Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy” at noon on Tuesday, March 5, in MDN 2005. 

Dr. Smith is an associate professor and director of the PhD program at the University of Michigan School of Nursing. Her program of research is focused on improving the assessment and treatment of chronic, cancer-related neuropathic pain, with a specialty focus in painful chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy. 

She has received independent research funding from the National Institutes of Health, the Oncology Nursing Society, the American Cancer Society, Dartmouth, and the University of Michigan. Dr. Smith conducted a cross-sectional study evaluating the clinimetric properties of peripheral neuropathy and neuropathic pain measurement approaches. She also completed an Oncology Nursing Society-funded study focused on utilizing quality improvement methodology to improve neuropathic pain management in cancer patients. 

Dr. Smith recently completed a national multisite research trial through the Cancer and Leukemia Group B (CALGB 170601). This was the first large randomized, placebo-controlled trial to reveal an effective intervention (duloxetine) for painful chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy.

Her findings on the “Effect of duloxetine on pain, function, and quality of life among patients with chemotherapy-induced painful peripheral neuropathy” were featured in the JAMA Report (April 3, 2013). In addition, a television clip highlighting this study was aired on 183 television stations throughout the United States and was viewed by more than 17 million viewers, with another 82 million viewing the video clip online. It was also covered in a video segment by Sanjay Gupta, MD.

The USF College of Nursing Dean’s Office and the USF Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program is pleased to host Ellen Flaherty, PhD, APRN, AGSF, who will present “Embedding Evidence-Based Geriatric Practices into Primary Care: The Geriatric Interprofessional Team Transformation in Primary Care (GITT-PC) Model” at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, April 3, in MDN 2005.

Dr. Flaherty is the Director of the Dartmouth Centers for Health and Aging at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth and a past president of the American Geriatrics Society.

Coffee will be served at this event.

For more information, please contact Anne Maynard Wenders at amaynard@health.usf.edu.

> Tickets Required

> Student Attire Required (Lab coats and business attire)

> For guest accommodations contact Julia Myers.

This event will be a showcase of our Doctor of Nursing Practice program student posters.

Awards will be given for outstanding poster presentation. Light refreshments will be served.

The public is welcome to attend!

Please join faculty members and senior leadership of the USF College of Nursing in celebrating our graduating doctoral students!

Note: Ceremony will be preceded by the Summer 2019 Doctoral Presentations, taking place from 1 – 2:30 p.m. in the atrium.

Join the College of Nursing Diversity Committee as we kickoff Hispanic Heritage Month by showcasing the Latinx culture. We will have music, dancing and a variety of salsas.

The USF College of Nursing Diversity Committee invites you to attend the first USF Health Showcase of Latinx Scholarly works as we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. The focus will be on the Latinx community, with prizes awarded to the top three submissions by USF Health faculty, staff, and students.