Dr. Leah Curtin Joins American Nurse Today as Executive Editor, Professional Outreach
Doylestown, PA, April 22, 2009 --(PR.com)-- American Nurse Today, the official journal of the American Nurses Association (ANA), is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Leah Curtin, ScD (h), RN, FAAN, as Executive Editor, Professional Outreach. Dr. Curtin is an internationally recognized nurse leader, ethicist, speaker, and consultant in the nursing field. A strong advocate for the nursing profession as well as the quality of patient care, Dr. Curtin has long been known for her contributions to the nursing community and brings a wealth of experience and expertise to the journal.
“Dr. Curtin has always had the ability to trigger provocative debate on important issues,” says Pamela Cipriano, PhD, RN, FAAN, NEA-BC, Editor-in-Chief of American Nurse Today. “She stimulates our thinking on subjects that form the foundation of our beliefs as nurses. I look forward to her contributions to American Nurse Today.”
Dr. Curtin is currently Clinical Professor of Nursing at the University of Cincinnati College of Nursing and Health. For over 20 years, she was the Editor-in-Chief of Nursing Management. She was instrumental in the development of the annual Nursing Management Congress. In addition, Dr. Curtin assisted in the launch of the Journal of Wound Care Management. She also served as Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Clinical Systems Management from 1998 to 2006. She is included in Sigma Theta Tau’s Pivotal Moments in Nursing: Leaders Who Changed the Path of a Profession, Volume II and Nursing and Health Care Ethics: A Legacy and a Vision, edited by Winifred Pinch and Amy Haddad. In 2007, she was appointed to the Standards and Appeals Board of DNV Healthcare, recently deemed by Medicare to accredit U.S. hospitals, a radically new approach to accreditation.
"Since the journal’s launch in 2006, American Nurse Today has rapidly become the leading single source of practical, evidence-based information, and up-to-date commentary for America’s nurses. I am delighted to have an opportunity to work with the editor, publisher, and staff of American Nurse Today,” says Dr. Curtin. “This is a wonderful opportunity to participate in the momentous events of our day!"
A graduate of the Good Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing and the University of Cincinnati, Dr. Curtin earned a master's degree in health planning and health administration and a Master of Arts in philosophy with a dual major in ethics and linguistic analysis from the Athenaeum of Ohio. In 1982, she was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing in recognition of the national impact of her work, and in 1990 she was awarded an honorary doctorate from the State University of New York for the impact her editorial leadership had on the development of nursing and health care in the United States. In 2002, The Medical College of Ohio awarded her a second honorary doctorate for humanitarian services in connection with her work in war-torn Yugoslavia. Dr. Curtin has also been listed in Who’s Who in America since 1991 and Who’s Who in the World since 1992.
About the journal—American Nurse Today reaches 175,000 nurses, including 160,000 members of ANA. In addition to keeping nurses abreast of ANA’s advocacy for the profession, American Nurse Today provides valuable, peer-reviewed, evidence-based clinical, practical, and career information that nurses can immediately assimilate into their busy practices.
About the publisher—HealthCom Media is a specialty publishing company located in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. The company also publishes other professional healthcare journals, including Menopause Management, Assisted Living Consult, and Medicare Patient Management.
About the association—The American Nurses Association is the only full-service professional organization representing the nation's 2.9 million registered nurses through its 54 constituent member associations. The ANA advances the nursing profession by fostering high standards of nursing practice, promoting the economic and general welfare of nurses in the workplace, projecting a positive and realistic view of nursing, and lobbying Congress and the regulatory agencies on healthcare issues affecting nurses and the public.
For more information, please contact Tyra London, Associate Publisher, HealthCom Media, at (215) 489-7000, ext.117, or by e-mail: tlondon@healthcommedia.com or Eileen Gallen, Editorial Manager, ext. 131, or by e-mail: egallen@healthcommedia.com.
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“Dr. Curtin has always had the ability to trigger provocative debate on important issues,” says Pamela Cipriano, PhD, RN, FAAN, NEA-BC, Editor-in-Chief of American Nurse Today. “She stimulates our thinking on subjects that form the foundation of our beliefs as nurses. I look forward to her contributions to American Nurse Today.”
Dr. Curtin is currently Clinical Professor of Nursing at the University of Cincinnati College of Nursing and Health. For over 20 years, she was the Editor-in-Chief of Nursing Management. She was instrumental in the development of the annual Nursing Management Congress. In addition, Dr. Curtin assisted in the launch of the Journal of Wound Care Management. She also served as Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Clinical Systems Management from 1998 to 2006. She is included in Sigma Theta Tau’s Pivotal Moments in Nursing: Leaders Who Changed the Path of a Profession, Volume II and Nursing and Health Care Ethics: A Legacy and a Vision, edited by Winifred Pinch and Amy Haddad. In 2007, she was appointed to the Standards and Appeals Board of DNV Healthcare, recently deemed by Medicare to accredit U.S. hospitals, a radically new approach to accreditation.
"Since the journal’s launch in 2006, American Nurse Today has rapidly become the leading single source of practical, evidence-based information, and up-to-date commentary for America’s nurses. I am delighted to have an opportunity to work with the editor, publisher, and staff of American Nurse Today,” says Dr. Curtin. “This is a wonderful opportunity to participate in the momentous events of our day!"
A graduate of the Good Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing and the University of Cincinnati, Dr. Curtin earned a master's degree in health planning and health administration and a Master of Arts in philosophy with a dual major in ethics and linguistic analysis from the Athenaeum of Ohio. In 1982, she was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing in recognition of the national impact of her work, and in 1990 she was awarded an honorary doctorate from the State University of New York for the impact her editorial leadership had on the development of nursing and health care in the United States. In 2002, The Medical College of Ohio awarded her a second honorary doctorate for humanitarian services in connection with her work in war-torn Yugoslavia. Dr. Curtin has also been listed in Who’s Who in America since 1991 and Who’s Who in the World since 1992.
About the journal—American Nurse Today reaches 175,000 nurses, including 160,000 members of ANA. In addition to keeping nurses abreast of ANA’s advocacy for the profession, American Nurse Today provides valuable, peer-reviewed, evidence-based clinical, practical, and career information that nurses can immediately assimilate into their busy practices.
About the publisher—HealthCom Media is a specialty publishing company located in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. The company also publishes other professional healthcare journals, including Menopause Management, Assisted Living Consult, and Medicare Patient Management.
About the association—The American Nurses Association is the only full-service professional organization representing the nation's 2.9 million registered nurses through its 54 constituent member associations. The ANA advances the nursing profession by fostering high standards of nursing practice, promoting the economic and general welfare of nurses in the workplace, projecting a positive and realistic view of nursing, and lobbying Congress and the regulatory agencies on healthcare issues affecting nurses and the public.
For more information, please contact Tyra London, Associate Publisher, HealthCom Media, at (215) 489-7000, ext.117, or by e-mail: tlondon@healthcommedia.com or Eileen Gallen, Editorial Manager, ext. 131, or by e-mail: egallen@healthcommedia.com.
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