TeamPeds Talks newest series, focused on Nurse Practitioner Leadership and Career Development, is brought to you by the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners. This series of podcasts includes inspiring and thought-provoking conversations with expert leaders in pediatric health care with a focus on advancing career development and leading change. This series is hosted by Dr. Andrea Kline-Tilford, NAPNAP’s Executive Board President.

Andrea Kline-Tilford, PhD, CPNP-AC is an Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner with significant clinical experience in pediatric critical care and pediatric cardiac surgery. She is the NAPNAP Executive Board President and the Professional Issues Department Editor of the Journal of Pediatric Health Care. She is the co-editor of two books: Lippincott Certification Review: Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner and Cases in Pediatric Acute Care: Strengthening Clinical Decision Making. She has presented internationally on topics of pediatric acute care and pediatric advanced practice nursing, with many publications in these areas. She is an advocate for children and proud mother of two.

This episode's guests is Dr. Ric Riciardi.

Join us for this episode of TeamPeds Talks Podcasts for a conversation with NAPNAP Past-President and media expert, Dr. Ric Ricciardi. As experts in pediatrics and advocates for children, this episode will explore strategies for pediatric-focused nurse practitioners to use their trusted voice in health care to engage in the media. Tune in to hear tips on how to get started an how to prepare for media opportunities.

Dr. Ric Riciardi s a  Professor and Director of Strategic Partnerships for the Center for Health Policy and Media Engagement at The George Washington School of Nursing. Prior to joining George Washington, Dr. Ricciardi served as the Director, Division of Practice Improvement and Senior Advisor for Nursing at  the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Dr. Ricciardi served on active duty in the US Army for 31 years. He is a past president of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing and a past president of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners. Dr. Ricciardi maintains a part-time clinical practice at Mercy Health Clinic serving underserved populations.