2021 Keynote Campus Address
Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, PhD, APRN-CNP, FAANP, FNAP, FAAN
Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk is Vice President for Health Promotion, University Chief Wellness Officer, Dean and Helene Fuld Health Trust Professor of Evidence-based Practice, the College of Nursing, Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry at the College of Medicine and Executive Director of the Helene Fuld Health Trust National Institute for Evidence-based Practice at The Ohio State University. Dr. Melnyk is recognized nationally and globally for her clinical knowledge, expertise in evidence-based practice, mental health, and intervention research as well as her innovative approaches to health and wellness. Dr. Melnyk was the first Chief Wellness Officer appointed at a University in the U.S. She founded and is the current president of the National Consortium for Building Healthy Academic Communities.
Dr. Melnyk is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine, the American Academy of Nursing, the National Academies of Practice, and the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. She is a member of the board of directors for the National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention. Dr. Melnyk has over $33 million dollars of sponsored funding from federal agencies and foundations as a PI, is an editor of seven books, and has authored over 450 publications. As a member of the National Academy of Medicine’s Action Collaborative on Clinician Well-being and Resilience, she is working to address the national crisis of healthcare provider burnout.
On Thursday, February 25, 2021 from 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m., Dean Bernadette Melnyk will present her Keynote Campus Address. The title of her talk is "Narrowing the research-practice time gap to improve population health and well-being outcomes: Evidence-based translation strategies that work!" This presentation will describe barriers to scaling research-based interventions into practice settings. Evidence-based strategies for speeding the translation of evidence into practice will be highlighted with successful real world examples, including an emphasis on "so what" outcomes. This event is open to the public at no-cost. Interested in attending Dean Melnyk's Community Keynote Address on Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at 2:00 p.m.? If so, clicker here to register.