November American Academy of Nursing Inducts Accomplished Nurse Leader Prof Georgina Gethin during its Health Policy Conference
The American Academy of Nursing (Academy) has inducted a distinguished cohort of nurse leaders as its 2024 Fellows at their annual Health Policy Conference, themed “Courageous Transformations Towards an Equitable Future.”
Professor Georgina Gethin, CÚRAM FI and Personal Professor at the School of Nursing and Midwifery at University of Galway is one of the inductees recognized for their substantial and sustained impact on health and health care. The Fellows represent 37 US states, the District of Columbia, Guam, and 14 countries. Their expansive body of knowledge will soon bolster the collective impact of over 3,000 Academy Fellows who together, leverage their expertise to advance the Academy’s vision of healthy lives for all people.
Professor Gethin has a particular interest in palliative wound care and specifically in the development of devices and interventions to alleviate distressing symptoms like wound odour. Georgina’s research aims to improve clinical decision making and ultimately patient outcomes through identification of objective biomarkers of wound status and interventions to improve healing. She is the Director of the Alliance for Research and Innovation in Wounds, established in 2017, which brings together the expertise in research, education and clinical practice that exists in University of Galway, Saolta and among private healthcare partners into one unit that works to further develop and expand wound care in Ireland and Internationally.
“With exceptional subject matter expertise, each new Fellow will be vital to achieve the Academy’s mission of improving health and achieving health equity by impacting policy through nursing leadership, innovation, and science,” said Academy President Linda D. Scott, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FNAP, FAAN.
Commenting on her award, Prof Gethin said “I am honoured to be inducted as a fellow into the American Academy of Nursing. I’d like to express my thanks to my sponsors for their support as well as to my colleagues at University of Galway and the European Wound Management Association, as we try to promote best practice in wound care and improve the lives of those impacted by wounds.”
Induction into the Academy represents the highest honour in nursing. Earning the FAAN (Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing) credential is a significant recognition of one’s accomplishments and signifies the future impact they will make in collaboration with their colleagues in the Academy.
Congratulating Prof Gethin on her award. Prof Abhay Pandit, Scientific Director of CÚRAM said “I’d like to congratulate Georgina on this well-deserved acknowledgement of her commitment to patients and the recognition of the impact she is having in the area of wound care and wish her continued success.”
The Induction Ceremony, which was hosted by the Academy this month, is a special tribute to showcase nursing leadership, science, and innovation where colleagues, family, friends, and sponsors can gather together in Washington, DC to celebrate the power of nursing to transform health.
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