Title: GS2 - Nurses and the Affordable Care Act

Disciplines: Professional Issues (PI)

Learning Objectives:
  1. Discuss the current status of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and healthcare reform.
  2. Summarize provisions and influences of the ACA currently in effect.
  3. Describe the importance of nursing's continued involvement in healthcare reform, especially as related to ongoing and future workplace challenges.
Submission Description:
Dr. Mary Wakefield, administrator of the US Health Resources and Services Administration, will discuss what happens next with the Affordable Care Act, focusing on implications for nursing and healthcare of women and newborns.
Monday, June 25, 2012: 8:30 AM-9:45 AM
Prince George's Exhibit Hall D (Gaylord National Harbor)
Moderator:
Catherine Ivory, PhD, RNC-OB
Presenting Author:
Mary Wakefield, PhD, RN