Our Duke Nursing Informatics Advisory Board consists of practicing Informatics Nurse Specialists who have their "finger on the pulse" of contemporary issues and innovations in Health Information Technology (HIT).    Duke's Nursing Informatics Advisory Board reviews curriculum and content,  and considers needed competencies for the work place.  The Advisory Board was first  convened in 2002 and met in 2003 on Duke's campus; they have worked as a "virtual" Advisory Board  since that time, using web-based technologies that students also use to complete their program

Duke NI Advisory Board 2005-2007

	Emily Barey, RN, MSN - As Director of Nursing Informatics for Epic Sytems(Madison, WI), Emily is responsible for the development and implementation of an electronic health record system in hospitals across the country. She is also a member of ANA and HIMSS.
	Curtis Dikes, RN, MSN, PMC - Informatics Director, Patient Care Services Kaiser Permanente, Pasadena, CA. Curtis is a 2002 Duke NI alum and currently oversees clinical [inpatient] systems operations for 11 medical centers involved with the development and implementation of KP HealthConnect, one of the largest implementations in the nation, He plays an instrumental role in technology innovation and integration in the inpatient setting. He is also President of the American Nursing Informatics Association (ANIA).
	Tom Kane RN, BC, MSN - Senior Clinical Analyst, Moore Regional Hospital - Pinehurst, NC   Tom is a 2000 Duke NI alum and an appointed clinical faculty associate. He provides numerous lectures for the Duke NI program. And in 2005, he became lead faculty for the fall infrastructure course (413)
	Becky Kitzmiller, RN, BC, MSN - Director, Nursing Informatics, Duke Health Technology Solutions, Durham, NC   Becky is an appointed clinical faculty associate and provides lectures on managing multiple projects and quality improvement aspects associated with health information technologies.
	Laura Linn, RN, MSN, PMC - Project Director, Center for Health Care Transformation, Gingrich Group, Atlanta, GA.   Laura is a 2002 Duke NI alum and an appointed clinical faculty associate who provides lectures that include managing change, managing risk, and one of the current favorites, "the Perfect Storm" (patient safety context).   She is currently Project Director for the Georgia Project.

Duke NI Advisory Board 2002-2004

	Maria Feaster, RN, MSN  - Clinical Applications Coordinator - Veterans Administration, Hampton, VA  (currently in Japan)
	Tracy Gosselin RN, MSN - Director, Oncology Services, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
	Tom Kane RN, BC, MSN - Senior Clinical Analyst, Moore Regional Hospital - Pinehurst, NC .  Tom is an appointed clinical faculty associate and also provides numerous lectures for the Duke program and serves as faculty for the fall infrastructure course (413).
	Becky Kitzmiller, RN, BC, MSN - Director, Nursing Informatics, Duke University Health System, Durham, NC    Becky is an appointed clinical faculty associate and provides lectures on managing multiple projects and quality improvement aspects associated with  health information technologies.
	Laura Linn, RN, MSN - Project Director, Center for Health Care Transformation, Gingrich Group, Atlanta, GA   Laurais an appointed clinical faculty associate and provides lectures that include managing change, managing risk, and one of the current favorites, "the Perfect Storm" (patient safety context).
	Val Tarte, RN, MSN - Systems Analyst II - Surgical Services  WakeMed, Raleigh, NC