
Lisa D. Slade, DNP
Assistant Professor
Department:
SON-Instruction School Nursing
Email:
lslade@umc.edu
Work Phone:
(601) 815-4920
Biography
Dr. Slade is an advanced practice nurse with 3 decades of healthcare experience caring for the people living and working in Mississippi. As an APRN she is driven to promote the best possible health outcomes by incorporating health education. As a nurse scientist, she is focused on determining avenues of health promotion in ways to increase the overall health outcomes for Mississippians and those working to care for them.
She is also actively involved with state and national professional organizations. Her motivation for this service is to contribute to policies that ultimately impact Mississippians and those healthcare providers living and working in this state.
Education
University of Mississippi Medical Center, DNP, Nursing | 2018 |
University of Southern Mississippi, MSN, Nursing | 2006 |
University of Southern Mississippi, BSN, Nursing | 1991 |
Specialty Certification Licensure
NPI, NPDB registration | |
DEA, CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE PRESCRIPTIVE AUTHORITY | |
Licensure, RN/APRN | 12/1991 - 12/2024 |
Certification, Family Nurse Practitioner | 08/2006 - 08/2026 |
Current Positions
Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, Department of Instruction School Of Nursing | 07/2023 - Present |
The University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi 39216 |
Sponsored Program Funding
Intramural, The Effectiveness of Mobile Health Application on Patient Activation to Self-Care in Diabetic Kidney Disease Patients, UMMC School of Nursing | 04/2023 - 12/2024 |
Publications
Journal Article | |
Slade, D. The LNP is the real MVP! Mississippi RN 83(4):13 | 2021 |
Slade, D., Carr, K., Karimi, M., and Stewart, M.W. Improving care practices of the patient with type 2 diabetes in community health centers Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, publish ahead of print | 2023 |
Presentations
Invited National Panel Participation, From Pressure to Problems: Navigating the Impact of Hypertension on Cardiovascular Disease, American College of Cardiology, Virtual | 05/2024 |
Poster Presentation, Mobile Health Application, Self-Care, and Diabetic Kidney Disease: A Preliminary Feasibility and Effectiveness Trial, Southern Nurses Research Society, Charlotte, North Carolina | 03/2024 |
Poster Presentation, Improving Care Practices of the Patient with Type 2 Diabetes in Community Health Centers, Southern Nurses Research Society, Orlando FL | 02/2023 |
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Nephrotic Syndrome: Early Recognition and Management, Mississippi Nurses Association, Virtual | 04/2021 |
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, HIV: Why Should I Care? Pharmacology for Primary Care, Mississippi Nurses Association, Ruleville, MS | 01/2020 |
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Improving Pain Management in an Opioid Crisis, Mississippi Nurses Association, Madison MS | 07/2019 |
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Diabetes Guideline Implementation in the Community Health Center, Mississippi Nurses Association, Biloxi, MS | 10/2018 |
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Hepatitis C: Pharmacology for an Epidemic, Mississippi Nurses Association, Tupelo MS | 04/2018 |
Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, The Mood is the Matter: Pharmacology of Anxiety, Depression, and Insomnnia, North Carolina Nurses Association, Asheville, North Carolina | 03/2017 |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
Elsevier Doctoral Book Award, UMMC School of Nursing | 2023 |
Top PhD Student Poster, UMMC School of Nursing | 2023 |
Top Ten Student Research Poster, Southern Nurses Research Society | 2023 |
Nurse Practitioner of the Year, Southeast MS Rural Health Initiative, LLC | 2016 |
Nurse Practitioner of the Year, Southeast MS Rural Health Initiative, Inc | 2009 |
Honor Society Induction, Sigma Theta Tau | 2006 |
Professional Membership and Service
Mississippi Nurses Association, Board of Directors of a Company | 2018 - Present |
Southern Nurses Research Society, Member | |
American Association of Nurse Practitioners, Member | |
Sigma Theta Tau, Member | |
American Nurses Association, Member |