NPD Forecast: Addressing Environmental Concerns Through an Equity Lens

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May 09, 2023 — Emily Read Sermersheim, DNP, MPH, RN, NPD-BC

NPD Forecast: Addressing Environmental Concerns Through an Equity Lens

In this episode of NPD Forecast, Emily Read Sermersheim, DNP, MPH, RN, NPD-BC, dives deep into her role as a nursing partner for innovation and improvement at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, IL.

She shares:

Her passion for environmentalism and her process for creating this unique position
The projects she is most excited about right now
Ways any NPD practitioner can address environmental concerns through an equity lens
The barriers she is experiencing as she moves forward in this space
and more!

For more information about this role, read Dr. Sermersheim’s recent article on NPD in Motion.

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Emily Read Sermersheim, DNP, MPH, RN, NPD-BC Nursing Partner for Innovation and Improvement, Rush University Medical Center

Emily Sermersheim is the Nursing Partner for Innovation and Improvement at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois with almost 20 years of experience as a registered nurse, 14 of which in nursing professional development. She received her Doctor of Nursing Practice from Rush University and her Master of Science in Nursing and Master of Public Health from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. During her tenure at RUSH, Emily has engaged in many initiatives to advance the nursing workforce, reduce patient falls and hospital-acquired infections, enhance technology for nursing, streamline patient throughput, and develop a standard approach to competency assessment. In her spare time, Dr. Sermersheim likes to spend time with her toddler and husband, garden, and try new restaurants.

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