Let's Talk: Smart Practice is a call-in show hosted by Windy Carson-Smith, CEO of Carson Company and a long-time lawyer and nursing advocate. This episode will discuss the new report "Reforming America's Healthcare System Through Choice and Competition." One of the recommendations addresses state policies that restrict provider entry into markets. How can/does this report and recommendations address barriers to practice? Are there other market concerns that are better addressed by the government? Can you foresee other options to opening up the market to unrestricted nursing care?

Let's Talk: Smart Practice

Suite of podcasts focused on clinical, legal, and regulatory topics in nursing. Let’s Talk is a product of Carson Company, a nursing consultancy. Both "Smart Practice" and "Conversations About APNs" are hosted by Carson Company CEO Windy Carson-Smith, an attorney widely recognized for her expertise in nursing regulation.

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Stephen Ferrara is an actively practicing Nurse Practitioner, executive, and faculty member. He combines years of clinical experience along with health policy development to increase access to nurse practitioner-partnered care in New York State by serving as the executive director of the Nurse Practitioner Association New York State. Columbia's Nurse Practitioner Group offers comprehensive integrated primary care services including everything from annual exams, travel health/vaccinations and flu shots to illness diagnosis and treatment. Through our personalized primary care approach, we are committed to becoming familiar with you and your medical history to plan the best treatment plan for you. For more information about the practitioner group, please visit the website. If you would like to know more about Dr. Ferrara, please visit him on Twitter or on LinkedIn.

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Columbia University's Nurse Practitioner Group with Dr. Stephen Ferrara

Dr. Adele Mueller joins Let's Talk to discuss the role nurses play in protecting the public from adverse reactions due to prescription drugs. Dr. Mueller has over 30 years of clinical experience as a Professional Nurse and Nurse Leader and 18 years of Pharmacovigilance and Drug Safety experience. In her current role at C3i Solutions, she provides oversight of Pharmacovigilance and Drug Safety Programs and Client relationships driving regulatory compliance. For more informationon C3i, please visit their Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter pages.

Let's Talk is a product of Carson Company, a nursing consultancy. To subscribe, please visit us on Apple Podcasts, BlogTalk Radio or the Carson Company website. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter as well.

Drug Safety w/ Dr. Adele Mueller

Let's Talk: Smart Practice is a call-in show hosted by Windy Carson-Smith, CEO of Carson Company and a long-time lawyer and nursing advocate. In this episode, Windy will discuss the case of William George Davis, a nurse accused of killing patients at a hospital in Tyler, Texas.

Host Windy Carson-Smith talks with Cathy Borris-Hale, Nurse Specialist for Discipline and Practice for the DC Board of Nursing. Ms. Borris-Hale talks about the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) where she is a Director-at-Large on the Board of Directors. The discussion touches on the NCSBN, state boards of nursing, medical marijuana, the Nurse Licensure Compact, international regulation, and what nurses should know about the NCSBN. Mentioned in this episode are the NCSBN website, the American Cannabis Nurses Association, and Nursys.

Ms. Borris-Hale recieved a master's degree in Healthcare Administration from Bellevue University. She began her nursing career as a staff nurse at Provdence Hospital in Washington, DC in 1981. Since then she has served as Director for Nursing at MedStar Manor, Clinical Director for Sub-Acute Services, Director of Nursing for Medical Geriatrics, Stroke, and the Express Admissions Unit, as well as Vice President and CEO of a District of Columbia Hospital. In 2018-18 Ms. Borris-Hale was appointed to the first NCSBN Medical Marijuana Regulatory Guidelines Committee.

The Let's Talk Podcast covers clinical, legal and regulatory topics of interest to both the employed and the entrepreneurial APNs. Let's Talk is a product of Carson Company, a nursing consulting firm. Please visit carsonco.net for more information, or visit our Facebook page.

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