See below for a roundup of the latest news articles featuring the Nurse Practitioner Group and its providers.
Columbia Nursing Newsletter: A Nurse Practitioner for Washington Heights: Yudelka Garcia Finds her Calling in her Community
November, 2017
Clinical Nursing Instructor and Nurse Practitioner Group Washington Heights provider Yudelka Garcia, FNP, shared how a personal event inspired her to change her career to become a nurse practitioner and why it’s important to her to bring quality primary care to the Washington Heights community.
Daily Nurse: Nurse of the Week
Wednesday, November 15, 2017
Daily Nurse selected Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing and Nurse Practitioner Group House Calls provider, Marie Carmel Garcon, DNP as the Nurse of the Week during National Nurse Practitioner Week.
Daily Nurse: What Nurse Practitioners Can Do in the Opioid Crisis
Monday, November 13, 2017
Daily Nurse shared an opinion editorial by Columbia Nursing’s Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs Stephen Ferrara, DNP, on what Nurse Practitioners can do to help alleviate the opioid crisis.
Columbia Nursing Press Release: Columbia Nursing’s Marie Carmel Garcon Named Nurse Practitioner of the Year by The Nurse Practitioner Association New York State
Monday, November 6, 2017
Columbia Nursing issued a press release announcing that Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing and Nurse Practitioner Group House Calls provider, Marie Carmel Garcon, DNP was named the 2017 Nurse Practitioner of the Year by the Nurse Practitioner Association New York State (NPA).
Medscape: On the Front Line of HIV Care at ANAC 2017
Tuesday, October 31, 2017
Jeffrey Kwong, DNP, Associate Professor and Nurse Practitioner Group Washington Heights provider, discussed the importance of helping HIV patients stay engaged with their healthcare at the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care annual conference.
Healthline: Most Consumers Unaware of Dangers in Mixing Alcohol and Common Drugs
Monday, October 16, 2017
Columbia Nursing’s Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs Stephen Ferrara, DNP, talked to Healthline about the negative effect that alcohol can have on medications, including the symptoms one can experience when mixing medication with alcohol.
Smooth: Why We’re Not Supposed to Drink on Antibiotics
Sunday, October 15, 2017
Columbia Nursing’s Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs Stephen Ferrara, DNP, talked to Smooth about why it’s important to avoid alcohol while on antibiotics.
