URI to host talk linking nursing service to academia

Program set for Friday, Aug. 13


WHO: Susan Shapiro, associate chief nursing officer for nursing research and evidence-based practice at Emory Healthcare and assistant dean for strategic clinical initiatives at the Neil Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University.


WHAT: The Rhode Island Center for Nursing Excellence, a University of Rhode Island Economic Development Center, and Lifespan Learning Institute, to host the lecture by Shapiro, “Building Bridges Between Nursing Service and Academia: The New Clinical Nurse Researcher.” There will be a question-and-answer session.


WHEN: Friday, Aug. 13, 2010, 2 to 4 p.m.


WHERE: URI Alumni Center, 73 Upper College Road, Kingston, R.I.


TO MAKE COVERAGE ARRANGEMENTS: Call Dave Lavallee, URI Department of Communications and Marketing, 401-874-2116.