Professional Development
Upcoming Events
Bernie Crook Distinguished Visiting Professorship
Date: Feb. 3
Topic: Understanding Compassion Fatigue and Burnout Among Nursing Professionals
Location: FedEx Event Center, 415 Great View Dr E Suite 103, Memphis, TN, 38018.
Agenda: Refreshments will be served at 4:45 pm, and the lecture will begin at 5:15 pm.
Speaker: Lori Ranallo, RN, MSN, APRN-BC, CBCN
Lori Ranallo is a board-certified, oncology nurse practitioner at the University of
Kansas Cancer Center, where she has cared for women with breast cancer for more than
30 years. She is certified in Clinical Breast Care, Genetic Risk Counseling, Lymphedema
Management, Tobacco Cessation Management and End of Life Care. She is a recipient
of the 2022 Magnet Nurse of the Year, 2015 Ingram's Heroes in Healthcare Award, 2011
Hematology/Oncology Nurse of the Year Excellence Award. Grant funding for this free
event is provided by West Cancer Foundation. Register here.
The Mary L. Morris Distinguished Visiting Professorship
Topic: Everyone Can and Needs to Lead: Improving Care to Save Lives
Date: March 25
Time: 5:30 pm
Location: FedEx Event Center, 415 Great View Dr E Suite 103, Memphis, TN, 38018.
Speaker: Debra Bingham, DrPH, RN, FAAN, is the founder and CEO of the Institute for Perinatal QI, which has the mission of expanding the use of improvement science in order to eliminate preventable maternal and infant (perinatal) morbidity and mortality and eliminate perinatal racial and ethnic disparities. She has developed and led several state and national quality improvement initiatives that have reduced maternal and infant mortality and morbidity. Dr. Bingham has more than 30 years of perinatal clinical experience. She was the first Executive Director of the California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative, a Vice President for the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses, and an Associate Professor of Healthcare Quality and Safety at the University of Maryland. Registration link coming soon.