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 guest is Kristin Gigli

This episode of TeamPeds Talks features a conversion with pediatric-focused nurse practitioner workforce expert, Dr. Kristin Hittle-GIgli. As experts in pediatrics and advocates for children, the supply of a diverse, prepared workforce is essential to the health and well-being of children across the country. Tune in to hear a discussion on current and projected trends in pediatric-focused nurse practitioner workforce and strategies to address upcoming challenges.

Kristin Hittle Gigli is an acute care pediatric nurse practitioner and health services researcher. She is an Assistant Professor in the College of Nursing at Health Innovation at the University of Texas at Arlington. Her research examines the role of hospital-based advanced practice provider workforce in providing care to and impacting health outcomes of hospitalized children. She earned her PhD in Nursing from Vanderbilt University and completed a post-doctoral fellowship in the Department of Critical Care Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh. In addition to her research, Kristin has more than15 years of experience working in pediatric critical care and holds a clinical appointment in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Children’s Health Dallas.