PRESENTER:

Loren O. Dempsey, DNP, RN, PPCNP-BC, AE-C Assistant Professor, Barbara H. Hagan School of Nursing and Health Sciences

DETAIL:

The "Molloy Lung Force Team" was founded two years ago, and it is comprised of student leaders and faculty. We partner with the American Lung Association to train students and then go into the community to provide asthma education, screening, and outreach. We do this through Molloy's Mother Cabrini Community Health Van and public health community rotations (Head Start & Public Schools). In addition, team members participate in advocacy projects such as legislator education days at the state capitol in NY and the Lung Force Walk. Join us for this lunch and learn session to learn how to duplicate our program in your community!

Learning Objectives

 Objective 1:  Describe the impact of an academic-community partnership in delivering asthma education to undergraduate nursing and respiratory care students, with a focus on enhancing clinical skills and public health awareness.

 Objective 2: Analyze the program's framework, including key steps for implementation, strategies for engagement, and methods for evaluating knowledge retention, learner confidence, and the impact of community health outreach.

 Objective 3: Develop an action plan for attendees to replicate the asthma education initiative in their communities by identifying essential resources, stakeholder partnerships, and strategies for implementation.  

The Team:

• Molloy University Lung Force Leadership Team: Loren Dempsey, DNP, PPCNP-BC, AE-C; Geraldine A. Moore, EdD, RN, BC, AE-C; Heather Reens, Ph.D., RN; Megan A. Ventrello, Ph.D. RNC- NIC

• Molloy Nursing Student Association (MNSA): Jiana Babu, SN’25; Lily Gosin, SN’25; Victoria LoGiudice, SN’25; Catherine Reilly, SN’26 ‘26 Lindsey Stevenson, SN’25

• American Lung Association Leadership Team: Victoria Adegbite, MPH; Melesha Brissett, MPA; Farah Chatila, MHS, AE-C; Alexandra Kranidis, MPH, CPH, CHES, AE-C

• Loren O. Dempsey, DNP, RN, PPCNP-BC, AE-C Assistant Professor, Barbara H. Hagan School of Nursing and Health Sciences

  
  

Course Goal: The program is designed to  prepare  entry-level community health workers (CHW) to effectively provide basic asthma management education.  This course is not only for community health workers! The content and objectives are also targeted for Athletic Trainers, School Nurses, LPN's, RN's, CRT's, RT's, insurance providers, and students and any professional that has any interest of involvement with patients or families living with asthma. Certified asthma educators (AE-Cs) may find value in this course as professional development to better serve their patient/parent/advocate knowledge. This course will certainly provide useful tools to meeting open communications, adherence, and positive outcomes. *If you are an Asthma Educator, program director, or provider, please contact us for more information on our more advanced education courses. 

Schedule of Events:  Attendance at all sessions is a required to receive accreditation. 

• MONDAY SEPTEMBER 22, 2025. 1:00pm-4:00pm ET Complete Module 1 & 2
  
• WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 24, 2025  1:00pm-4:00pm ET Complete Module 3 & 4
• WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 1, 2025 1:00pm-4:00pm ET Complete Module 5 and FAQs
• FRIDAY OCTOBER 3, 2025 8:00am -5:00pm-Schedule a one hour individual assessment 

Accreditation Statements:

NURSING:  This program has been planned and implemented in accordance with the requirements of the California Board of Registered Nursing. The Association of Asthma Educators is an approved provider (#13605) of continuing education in nursing. This activity meets criteria for mandatory continuing education requirements, and the participant is awarded 10.0 contact hours.