Orlando Southwest - Issue #1 (March 2022)

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322 Health Care Feature - FINAL_Pages 2 / 22 / 22 4 : 40 PM Page 3 P A Y I N G T R I B U T E Nemours Children’s Hospital , Florida’s clinical nurse educator team : Back row left to right : Kim Zalewski , Kelly Carlson Eberbach , Anna Cox and Laura McKenzie Front row left to right : Karen Pierce , Lisa Tumini - Halpin and Aynalem Amare ings consisting of blood glucose and cholesterol west Family Health Center . “ Through so many changes levels , and we not only provide general information The patient care team also stepped up to col - and challenges , their [ the about good health and preventative medicine but laboratewith its medical clinic in other events spe - Nemours nursing professional also link the patients to care , ” Garcia - Rolon says . cific to COVID - 19 vaccines . Garcia - Rolon says “ In addition , we also offer free HIV / STI testing the team participated in four separate events excellence team ] resilience , and prevention during our testing events . … Our throughoutOrlando . their grace and their internal services include an emergency food pantry , wherewithal is inspiring . ” aclothing bank , insurance coverage assistance and The First Line of Defense resources for other community services at no cost — Sophy Rodriguez , Dr . Naveed Sami , a board - certified dermatologist Nemours director of nursing to our clients . ” at UCF Health and full - time professor of derma - The team recently created a new partnership tologyat the UCF College of Medicine , has focused with The Ventanilla de Salud at the Mexican Con - his life on making skin healthy . After all , skin is Among its most important goals as an organi - sulate in Orlando and The Farmworkers Associa - thebody’s largest organ and the first line of defense zation is outreach , says Maria Garcia - Rolon , asso - tion in Apopka . Outreach events will be held at in our immune system . ciate director of the patient care coordination team , differentlocations on a weekly basis : the first Mon - A general medical dermatologist , his specialty which is committed to establishing new partner - day of each month for the Farmworkers Associa - focus is on the diagnosis and treatment of psoriasis , ships in the community . tion , and the second and fourth Friday of each eczema and autoimmune skin conditions such as “ Our goal is to break through any barriers that month for the Mexican Consulate . There is also those arising from diseases like lupus . He is a rec - the community faces by providing wellness screen - an outreach weekly on Wednesdays at the North - ognized international expert in the treatment of 2 8 | O R L A N D O F A M I L Y | M A R C H 2 0 2 2 | O R L A N D O F A M I L Y M A G A Z I N E . C O M

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322 Health Care Feature - FINAL_Pages 2 / 22 / 22 12 : 37 PM Page 4 Dr . Naveed Sami , UCF Health autoimmune skin diseases and a nationally recog - perienceof care delivered . The unprecedented chal - and inpatient rehab ) , Anna Cox ( pediatric ICU ) , nized scientific researcher who leads clinical trials lenges of the pandemic have forced adaptation LisaTumini - Halpin ( perianesthesia ) , and Aynalem of new skin disease treatments at UCF Health . In within health organizations greatly , and nursing is Amare ( hematology / oncology ) . The clinical nurse addition to caring for patients , he also helps train no exception . In recognition of the continuing educatorswork in collaboration with both the clin - the doctors of tomorrow . support of nurses everywhere , The National League ical nurse specialists ; Lori Brittingham , Roberta “ I went into medicine because it combines my for Nursing ( NLN ) has designated 2022 as the Schofield and Krissy Jiang , and program coordi - passions for science and caring for the sick , ” says Year of the Nurse Educator . nators ; Susan Soderberg and Christine Lauretano , Sami . “ I believe in shared decision - making with all forming part of the nursing professional excel - my patients so together we can individualize their lence team . treatment and manage their skin conditions . ” “ Each member of the nursing professional ex - Since skin diseases can be connected to internal cellence team contributes to the successful educa - organ disorders , Sami enjoys working closely with tion of our nurses , taking ownership of all training I went into medicine because other specialists to provide the most optimal care . and onboarding so that everyone we hire has the it combines my passions for He works in close partnership with the other out - core competencies we require to provide excellent science and caring for the sick . standing clinicians at UCF Health in areas such as care for our patients at Nemours Children’s Hos - I believe in shared decision - primary care , rheumatology , endocrinology , oph - pital , ” explains Sophy Rodriguez , director of nurs - thalmology and lifestyle medicine , and with physi - ing . While some members of the team have been making with my patients . cians across the Central Florida community . withNemours for many years , others are new . To - — Dr . Naveed Sami , UCF Health Sami’s diverse training includes a medical de - gether the team is adjusting to work during the gree from the Aga Khan University in Karachi , pandemic . Nemours is recruiting differently , she Pakistan , dermatology residency training at the says , adapting continuously . “ We are onboarding University of Alabama , and a fellowship at Harvard at unprecedented rates and candidates now come University in the department of oral medicine . with different needs , ” says Rodriguez . At Nemours Children’s Hospital , Florida , the “ Through so many changes and challenges , The Year of the Nurse Educator clinical nurse educators comprised a team of seven their resilience , their grace and their wherewithal Nurse educators are responsible for preparing a di - expert - to - noviceprofessionals ( listed with their ser - is inspiring , ” she continues , adding that this verse and culturally competent nursing workforce . vice line specialty ) : Kelly Carlson Eberbach ( emer - team has excelled at remaining flexible and em - Their roles are somewhat less visible than bedside gencydepartment ) , Karen Pierce ( Neonatal ICU ) , bracing innovation and virtual learning methods nurses , but they are responsible for leading educa - Laura McKenzie ( cardiac ICU , resource pool and to meet the education needs of a dynamic nurs - tion to improve the quality , safety and patient ex - transport ) , Kim Zalewski ( medical / surgical unit ing workforce . O R L A N D O F A M I L Y | M A R C H 2 0 2 2 | O R L A N D O F A M I L Y M A G A Z I N E . C O M | 2 9

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