Sharon McLane, chief nursing informatics officer and director of clinical transformation at Lakeland Regional Medical Center, shared her knowledge and expertise on the subject, and discussed the impact of electronic records on nursing workflow and how to manage all the information available. McLane earned her Ph.D. in Healthcare Informatics at the 海角直播 of Texas, Houston, and previously was director of nursing informatics at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.

The free lecture 鈥� Beyond Implementation: Informaticians & Meaningful Use 鈥� was open to the public and attended by healthcare administrators, clinical nurse leaders, community partners, prospective and current students, and nursing faculty. One attendee even traveled two hours from Tampa to attend the event. Nurses had the opportunity to earn one contact hour of continuing education credit.

McLane said, 鈥淲e are just beginning to become aware of the possibilities in using information to improve quality in healthcare,鈥� adding that managing the increasing amount of information will be needed even more in the future.

The Aug. 23 event supported by Florida Blue, formerly Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, was part of the college鈥檚 semiannual Distinguished Lecture Series where a national leader is invited to discuss current nursing leadership topics. The series spans two days, including the evening community lecture, followed by a day-long intensive seminar with the visiting professor and faculty and students in the Executive Doctor of Nursing Practice program.

Launched this past January, the Executive D.N.P. is an online program, but the college brings faculty and students together at the beginning of the spring and fall semesters to discuss thought-provoking leadership topics with a national nursing leader.

The next Distinguished Lecture for the community will be held Jan. 10 to kick off the spring semester, and to welcome the second cohort of Executive D.N.P. students.

To learn more about the Executive D.N.P. program, visit nursing.ucf.edu or contact Dr. Diane Andrews at diane.andrews@ucf.edu.

Sharon McLane, chief nursing informatics officer and director of clinical transformation at Lakeland Regional Medical Center, will discuss the impact of electronic records on nursing workflow and how to manage all the information available. Her presentation is part of the college鈥檚 Distinguished Lecture Series.

鈥淲e are just beginning to become aware of the possibilities in using information to improve quality in healthcare,鈥� McLane said, adding that managing the increasing amount of information will be needed even more in the future.

The free lecture is open to the public and will kick off the fall semester for the Executive Doctor of Nursing Practice students. Nurses have the opportunity to earn one contact hour of continuing education credit.

The lecture 鈥� Beyond Implementation: Informaticians & Meaningful Use 鈥� will be at 6 p.m. in 海角直播 Tower in Central Florida Research Park adjacent to the university campus. Registration for the program is required at www.nursing.ucf.edu.

McLane earned her Ph.D. in Healthcare Informatics at the 海角直播 of Texas, Houston, and previously was director of nursing informatics at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.

Donna Herrin-Griffith, senior vice president/administrator and chief nursing officer for Martin Memorial Health Systems in Stuart and聽a former president of the American Organization of Nurse Executives, will discuss 鈥淟eading for the Future: Planning for the New Healthcare Environment.鈥�

The lecture will be held at UCF College of Nursing from 6 to 8 p.m. in Room 602 of 海角直播 Tower. The college is in Research Park adjacent to UCF鈥檚 main campus. The free lecture is open to the public. Nurses will have the opportunity to earn one contact hour of continuing-education credit. Limited seating is available.

Funded by the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida Endowed Visiting Distinguished Professorship, the lecture series will be hosted twice a year by the College of Nursing.

For more information, contact Diane Andrews at the College of Nursing, 407-823-3084 or Diane.Andrews@ucf.edu.