Professor Robin Christian and Associate Professor Michelle Palokas, Director and Deputy Director of the Mississippi Centre for Evidence Based Practice: A JBI Centre of Excellence, are pioneering the integration of implementation methodology within a Doctorate of Nursing Program (DNP).
Students complete the clinical component of their program using theories, models, and frameworks to guide implementation planning, conduct, and reporting. This approach is complemented by online software that assists with project design, data collection, and reporting, including a specialist module to support and assist with the crucial aspects of implementation planning, impact evaluation, and sustainability of outcomes for best practice. Students are then supported to draft and submit an implementation report for publication in a high-impact factor, peer-reviewed journal.
In this webinar, our speakers Robin and Michelle highlighted valuable strategies for universities offering DNPs that are seeking evidence-based approaches to improving student experiences and opportunities. This JBI LIVE free webinar is hosted by Wolters Kluwer Health and facilitated by Associate Professor Craig Lockwood, Director of Implementation Science at JBI.
Panelists
Dr. Robin Christian is an accredited, trainer-certified reviewer for the JBI Comprehensive Systematic Review Training Program and the JBI Evidence Implementation Training Program. She has over 28 years of experience as a Registered Nurse and 25 years as a Family Nurse Practitioner. In addition to her academic work, she is a certified functional medicine practitioner and owns Restore Health and Wellness in Natchez, Mississippi. She has received several awards, including Mississippi Nursing Association’s Nightingale’s Nurse Innovator/Researcher of the Year in 2019, Rising Stars of Scholarship and Research, Sigma Theta Tau in 2009, and the Daisy Faculty Award from the Daisy Organization in 2021.
With 22 years of experience as a nurse and healthcare leader, Dr. Michelle Palokas brings a wealth of knowledge to her roles. Dr. Palokas also serves as the deputy director of the Mississippi Centre of Evidence-Based Practice: A JBI Centre of Excellence and holds accreditation as a trainer-certified reviewer for both the JBI Comprehensive Systematic Review Training Program and the JBI Evidence Implementation Training Program.
Moderator
Associate Professor Craig Lockwood has worked across each of JBI's core programs. His interests lie in implementation fidelity and supporting practicing professionals in leading local evidence-based practice initiatives. Craig also holds the position of Adjunct Associate Professor at Queens University School of Nursing in Canada, serves as Co-Chair of the JBI Implementation Science Methods Group, and holds the role of Editor in Chief of the journals' JBI Evidence Implementation and BMC Systematic Reviews.
