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AHVAP Announces February Accredited Clinical Education Webinar: Applying Basic Principles of Clinical Research to Healthcare Value Analysis in Today's Dynamic Environment

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The Association of Healthcare Value Analysis Professionals (AHVAP) is pleased to announce a new accredited, educational webinar program on incorporating basic clinical research into the overall healthcare value analysis process.

The webinar will take place on February 13 from 2-3:30 p.m. EST. Pre-registration is required and seats are limited. To reserve your registration now, please visit:

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6386598380475828313

Webinar Objectives:

  • Review the basic terminology associated with healthcare clinical research
  • Discuss how to address product-related clinical research questions and study designs
  • Discuss how to critically evaluate clinical research results and apply findings across the healthcare continuum of care

Webinar Faculty:

Dr. Ruth Carrico, DNP, PhD, APRN, FNP- C, CIC, FSHEA, FNAP, FAAN
Scientific Officer
Norton Infectious Diseases Institute
Adjunct Professor of Medicine
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine
University of Louisville School of Medicine 

About Dr. Carrico:

Dr. Carrico is the Scientific Officer of the Norton Infectious Diseases Institute, a large health system headquartered in Louisville, KY. She is also a Professor and Family Nurse Practitioner, gratis faculty, with the University of Louisville School Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases.

Dr. Carrico served as editor for the APIC Text of Infection Control and Epidemiology from 2005-2012. In 2008, Dr. Carrico was appointed to the National Biosurveillance Subcommittee (NBS) Advisory Committee to the Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and in 2010 became a SHEA Fellow. In 2011, Dr. Carrico was appointed by Secretary Sebelius (Health and Human Services), to the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC). In 2012, she was presented with the Carole DeMille Achievement Award by APIC, an honor for an Infection Preventionist. In 2013, Dr. Carrico began serving the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases as the Board’s Nurse Planner and in 2014 became a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Executive Nurse Fellow alumna. Dr. Carrico served as the 2016 president of the Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. (CBIC). In 2018, Dr. Carrico assumed the position of president of the Kentucky Nurses Association and in 2020 was recognized as a Distinguished Fellow in the National Academies of Practice. In October 2021, Dr. Carrico was inducted as a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing, the highest honor in the nursing profession.

Throughout her practice and academic career, Dr. Carrico and her team have received more than $30 million in funding from federal agencies such as the CDC, HRSA, DHS, and NIH as well as from industry partners all focused on infectious diseases, infection prevention, and immunization.

Accreditation Information:

This webinar is accredited for 1.5 hours of continuing nursing education credit by the California Board of Registered Nurses. This webinar is accredited for 1.5 hours of continuing education credit for those individuals holding the Certified Value Analysis Healthcare Professional (CVAHP) designation. A General Certificate of Attendance will be provided to all attendees for their professional records. This webinar is complimentary to AHVAP members and $99 to non-members.

 

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