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 are Cathy Haut and Susan VanCleve.

Tune in to the episode of TeamPedsTalks to hear two National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Past-Presidents discuss Developing the Next Generation of Nurse Practitioner Leaders. This conversation explores opportunities for pediatric-focused nurse practitioners to become involved, prepared and successful in leadership opportunities.

Dr. Haut is a s a pediatric nurse practitioner, director of research and Evidence-Based Practice at Nemours Children’s Hospital in Delaware and currently serves as the NAPNAP Foundation President.

Dr. Van Cleve is a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner and Pediatric Mental Health Specialist who is a Professor at the University of Iowa College of Nursing. She also works part time in a primary care practice where she provides behavioral and mental health care to children and adolescents in an integrated practice.