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KATHY MALLOCH, PHD, MBA, RN, FAAN
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Kathy Malloch is president of KMLS, LLC, professor of practice at ASU College of Nursing and Health Innovation, clinical professor at The Ohio State University College of Nursing, and clinical consultant at API Healthcare, A GE Healthcare company. A recognized expert in leadership and the development of evidence-based systems for patient care, her uncanny focus on accountability and results is the hallmark of her practice. Her expertise has been useful to many organizations across the country. A nationally known writer and speaker, Malloch has been a registered nurse for more than 40 years. Malloch has published extensively in proctored health journals. She is a frequent presenter and author on leadership topics. Malloch served as the first program director for the Arizona State University, College of Nursing and Health Innovation, Master’s in Healthcare Innovation program. Most recently, she and Tim Porter-O’Grady created the Executive DNP Program at OSU-College of Nursing, Columbus, Ohio. Malloch is the designer of the Expert Nurse Estimation Patient Classification System (ENEPCS), an innovative model to integrate the role of the professional nurse in daily nurse-patient staffing to achieve the best outcomes.
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TIM PORTER-O’GRADY, DM, EDD, SCD(H), APRN, FAAN, FACCWS
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Tim Porter-O’Grady is senior partner with Tim Porter-O’Grady Associates, Inc., professor of practice at ASU College of Nursing and Health Innovation, clinical professor and leadership scholar at The Ohio State University College of Nursing, and adjunct professor at Emory University School of Nursing. Porter-O’Grady has been involved in healthcare for 44 years and has held roles from clinical provider to senior executive in a variety of American healthcare settings. Porter-O’Grady is currently senior partner of an international healthcare consulting firm in Atlanta, Georgia, USA (Tim Porter-O’Grady Associates Inc.). Since 1991 he has been specializing in health futures, organizational innovation, conflict and change, and complex health service delivery models. He has consulted nationally on health reform during both the Clinton and Obama administrations. He is noted for his work on shared governance models, clinical leadership, conflict, innovation, complex systems, and health futures. Porter-O’Grady holds academic scholar positions at two major universities (Arizona State University and The Ohio State University), and he is a registered mediator and arbitrator and an APRN wound specialist. He is a clinical volunteer wound specialist practicing at Mercy Care Clinics for the Homeless in Atlanta. He has published 23 books (8 have won AJN Book of the Year awards) and more than 200 proctored journal articles. Porter-O’Grady has been called an enthusiastic, energetic, and inspiring presenter and teacher and has made more than 500 appearances as a lecturer at both U.S. and international venues.