INACSL Announces 2016-17 Board of Directors

MORRISVILLE, N.C. - March 1, 2016 - PRLog -- The International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation & Learning (INACSL) is pleased to announce the 2016-17 Board of Directors. The board will assume their positions on June 18, 2016, at the conclusion of the INACSL Annual Conference in Grapevine, Texas.

INACSL welcomes Kristina Dreifuerst, PhD, RN, CNE, ANEF, as President-Elect (2016-2017). Dreifuerst is Assistant Professor and Fellow in the Center for Research in Nursing Education at Indiana University School of Nursing, Indianapolis. Mary Fey, PhD, Rn, CHSE, joins the Board as Vice President for Outreach.  Fey is a Research Fellow at the Center for Medical Simulation with Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School as well as an Assistant Professor at University of Maryland. Kate Morse, RN, MSN, PhD, CNE was elected as Vice President for Membership. Morse is the Assistant Director for Education Leadership and International Programs at the Center for Medical Simulation.  She is also a Lecturer in the Department of Anesthesia at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital. Michelle Aebersold, PhD, RN, CHSE, FAAN, was elected as Vice President for Operations.  Aebersold is a Clinical Associate Professor and Director of the Clinical Learning Center at the University Of Michigan School Of Nursing. Also newly elected to the INACSL Board of Directors is Leslie Graham, RN, MN, CNCC, CHSE, as Vice President for International Affairs. Graham is a RPN-to-BScN Coordinator and Professor at Durham College as well as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Ontario, Institute of Technology.

Continuing to serve on the INACSL Board of Directors are: Teresa Gore, DNP, FNP-BC, NP-C, CHSE,  President; Nicole Harder, RN, PhD, CHSE, Vice President for Finance; Laura Gonzalez, PhD, ARNP, CNE, CHSE, Vice President for Programs; and Suzie Kardong-Edgren, PhD, Rn, ANEF, CHSE, Vice President for Research.

“As INACSL continues to advance the science of healthcare simulation I am thrilled to welcome such a distinguished group of colleagues to the board of directors.  I know they will work to fulfill INACSL’s vision of transforming practice to improve patient safety through excellence in healthcare simulation,” said INACSL 2015-17 President Teresa Gore, PhD, DNP, NP-BC, NP-C, CHSE-A.

About the International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation & Learning (INACSL)

The International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning (INACSL) is the global leader in transforming practice to improve patient safety through excellence in healthcare simulation. INACSL is a community of practice for simulation where members can network with simulation leaders, educators, researchers, and industry partners. INACSL also provides the INACSL Standards of Best Practice: Simulation^SM, an evidence-based framework to guide simulation design, implementation, debriefing, evaluation and research. INACSL represents over 1,500 members from 13 countries. Follow us on the web at INACSL.org (http://www.inacsl.org), LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/grp/home?gid=5080273) or on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXiEkht_PZIzIbjYTg0i_8w).