Barbara Trehearne PhD, RN
Barbara Trehearne, PhD, RN is VP of Clinical Excellence, Quality, and Nursing Practice and of Primary Care at Group Health Cooperative in Washington State. She is responsible for supporting clinical excellence and quality throughout the care delivery system, providing leadership for the development and support of nursing professionals at Group Health, and for Infection Control and Employee Health.
An active participant in local, regional and national nursing issues, Dr. Trehearne has long advocated for the continued development of nursing leaders. She has been instrumental in the development and design of multiple educational programs for nurses. Through her membership in the Northwest Organization of Nurse Executives, she founded and developed with other colleagues the Northwest Nursing Leadership Institute to prepare future leaders in nursing. She also coordinates an off-campus baccalaureate completion program for Group Health RNs and lectures in undergraduate and graduate programs in the Seattle area. She teaches extensively in the area of leadership, clinical delegation, scope of practice and professional nursing practice. Her doctoral dissertation examined the role of the nurse executive and perceptions others have about the role.
Dr. Trehearne has worked for Group Health for more than 30 years in roles that include nursing education, staff development, nursing administration, and quality. She is also an Associate Dean of Clinical Practice at the University of Washington School of Nursing and an Adjunct Faculty member at Seattle Pacific University.
Dr. Trehearne is a graduate of Riverside White Cross School of Nursing, and holds Bachelor and Master of Science degrees from Ohio State University and her PhD from the Union Institute in Ohio.
Dr. Trehearne is a past chair and current member of the Washington Center for Nursing’s board of directors, a fellow in the Western Academy of Nursing and the Center for Nursing Leadership, and a member of numerous nursing associations. Honors she has received include the Distinguished Career Award from the Northwest Organization of Nursing Executives, the Mountain West Region NurseWeek Nursing Excellence Award for Advancing and Leading the Profession and Outstanding Health Care Executive from the Seattle Business magazine.
An active participant in local, regional and national nursing issues, Dr. Trehearne has long advocated for the continued development of nursing leaders. She has been instrumental in the development and design of multiple educational programs for nurses. Through her membership in the Northwest Organization of Nurse Executives, she founded and developed with other colleagues the Northwest Nursing Leadership Institute to prepare future leaders in nursing. She also coordinates an off-campus baccalaureate completion program for Group Health RNs and lectures in undergraduate and graduate programs in the Seattle area. She teaches extensively in the area of leadership, clinical delegation, scope of practice and professional nursing practice. Her doctoral dissertation examined the role of the nurse executive and perceptions others have about the role.
Dr. Trehearne has worked for Group Health for more than 30 years in roles that include nursing education, staff development, nursing administration, and quality. She is also an Associate Dean of Clinical Practice at the University of Washington School of Nursing and an Adjunct Faculty member at Seattle Pacific University.
Dr. Trehearne is a graduate of Riverside White Cross School of Nursing, and holds Bachelor and Master of Science degrees from Ohio State University and her PhD from the Union Institute in Ohio.
Dr. Trehearne is a past chair and current member of the Washington Center for Nursing’s board of directors, a fellow in the Western Academy of Nursing and the Center for Nursing Leadership, and a member of numerous nursing associations. Honors she has received include the Distinguished Career Award from the Northwest Organization of Nursing Executives, the Mountain West Region NurseWeek Nursing Excellence Award for Advancing and Leading the Profession and Outstanding Health Care Executive from the Seattle Business magazine.
Appearances
IdentificationCCTM01DateJuly 11, 2022Credits2.4 CH | Expired July 1, 2024The need for care coordination and management of transitions between Patient-Centered Medical Home providers, outpatient and community settings, including the Accountable Care Organization is often overlooked, episodic, and accountability for coordinating care and managing transitions between provi…Speakers
Sheila A. Haas, PhD, RN, FAANMarcella Niehoff School of Nursing at Loyola UniversityTraci Haynes, MSN, RN, CEN, CCCTMKathy Mertens, DNP, MN, MPH, RNAssociate Chief Nurse for Ambulatory Care and Population Health, University of Washington Medicine - Harborview Medical CenterMary Sue Dailey, MSN, APN-CNSClinical Nurse Specialist/Adult Acute Medical- Surgical, Advocate Good Samaritan HospitalJamie Bland, MSN, RNBarbara Trehearne, PhD, RNGeneralSession Categories$0Standard Price
Identification241DateApril 7, 2011What impact will health care reform have on ambulatory care nursing? This session provides an overview of concepts and a framework for health care reform in ambulatory care delivery systems…Speakers
Sheila A. Haas, PhD, RN, FAANMarcella Niehoff School of Nursing at Loyola UniversityBarbara Trehearne, PhD, RNBeth A. Swan, PhD, CRNP, FAANJefferson School of Nursing Thomas Jefferson University$25Standard Price
IdentificationCCTM10DateJune 29, 2022Credits2 CH | Expired July 1, 2024NOTE: SLIDES FOR THIS SESSION ARE CONTAINED AT THE BACK OF THE PDF HANDOUT WHICH IS AVAILABLE AFTER MODULE IS PURCHASED…Speakers
Anne T. Jessie, DNP, RNSenior Director for Population Health Management and Clinical Innovations, Gorman HealthBarbara Trehearne, PhD, RNSheila Johnson, RN, MBAGeneralSession Categories$50Standard Price
IdentificationCCTM10Credits2 CH | Expired December 31, 2021Population health management goes beyond traditional disease management and incorporates both preventive, wellness, and chronic care needs. The goal of population health management is to keep a patient population as healthy as possible…Speakers
Anne T. Jessie, DNP, RNSenior Director for Population Health Management and Clinical Innovations, Gorman HealthBarbara Trehearne, PhD, RNSheila Johnson, RN, MBASession Categories
IdentificationCCTM01Credits2.4 CH | Expired December 31, 2021The need for care coordination and management of transitions between Patient-Centered Medical Home providers, outpatient and community settings, including the Accountable Care Organization is often overlooked, episodic, and accountability for coordinating care and managing transitions between provi…Speakers
Sheila A. Haas, PhD, RN, FAANMarcella Niehoff School of Nursing at Loyola UniversityTraci Haynes, MSN, RN, CEN, CCCTMKathy Mertens, DNP, MN, MPH, RNAssociate Chief Nurse for Ambulatory Care and Population Health, University of Washington Medicine - Harborview Medical CenterJamie Bland, MSN, RNMary Sue Dailey, MSN, APN-CNSClinical Nurse Specialist/Adult Acute Medical- Surgical, Advocate Good Samaritan HospitalBarbara Trehearne, PhD, RNSession Categories
IdentificationAMBP021v2019c10Credits1.5 CH | Expired July 1, 2024CONTINUING EDUCATION INSTRUCTIONS AND DISCLOSURE INFORMATION:Authors
Eileen M. Esposito, DNP, RN, AMB-BC, DipACLM, CPHQSenior Healthcare ExecutiveSheila Johnson, RN, MBABarbara Trehearne, PhD, RNJayme Speight, MSN, RN-BCAnne T. Jessie, DNP, RNSenior Director for Population Health Management and Clinical Innovations, Gorman Health$10Standard Price
