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Letha Joseph

Consulting Associate in the School of Nursing
School of Nursing

Selected Presentations & Appearances


Healthy Aging: Nurse Practitioner’s Role in Compression of Morbidity and Squaring the Curve. - American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) 2024 National Conference · June 24, 2024 National Scientific Meeting Nashville, Tennessee
Thriving Through Time: Resilience in Aging Population · April 23, 2024 Instructional Course, Workshop, or Symposium Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center ,
Patient Priorities Care in Post Acute and Long-Term Care. - American Medical Directors Association (AMDA)- The Society for Post –Acute and Long-Term Care (PALTC) Medicine 2024 Annual conference · March 11, 2024 International Meeting or Conference San Antonio, TX
Medical Misinformation and Vaccine Hesitancy: Practical Approaches to Promote Vaccine Confidence · May 17, 2022 - May 19, 2022 Invited Talk Oregon Nurses Association Annual Convention and House of Delegates, Portland. Oregon
Evidence-Based Communication Strategies and Practical Tips to Address Medical Misinformation. - The Society for Post –Acute and Long Term Care Medicine 2022 Annual conference · March 10, 2022 - March 12, 2022 National Scientific Meeting American Medical Directors Association,
Non-Pharmacologic Approaches to Managing Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia · November 19, 2021 Instructional Course, Workshop, or Symposium Tymon North Community Unit, Tallaght, Dublin, Ireland , Dublin, Ireland
Promoting Health Equity and Wellness in the Pandemic: Experience of a Minority Nursing Organization · November 6, 2021 - November 10, 2021 International Meeting or Conference Sigma Theta tau International: The Honor Society of Nursing, 46th Biennial Convention,
Healthy Ageing: Empowering Family Caregivers. · November 2, 2021 - November 4, 2021 International Meeting or Conference International Council of Nursing (ICN) Congress 2021,
Creating Resilient Teams by Promoting Joy and Meaning of Caring. - Panel discussion-Leadership · November 2, 2021 - November 4, 2021 International Meeting or Conference International Council of Nursing (ICN) Congress 2021,
Promoting Diabetes Self-management - Lessons from the Pandemic. - International Council of Nursing (ICN) Congress 2021 · November 2, 2021 - November 4, 2021 International Meeting or Conference International Council of Nursing ,
Do not Treat Others as You Want to be Treated; Treat Them as They Want to be Treated: Managing Generational Diversity at Workplace. - International Council of Nursing (ICN) Congress 2021 · November 2, 2021 - November 4, 2021 International Meeting or Conference International Council of Nursing (ICN),
Transformational Models of Nursing across Care Settings and the Future of Nursing Education. - The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health. · April 21, 2021 International Meeting or Conference Teerthanker Mahaveer College of Nursing, Utter Pradesh, India,
Lived Experience as a Nurse Practitioner - “Shaping the future of the Nurse Practitioner program in India-the way forward" · April 15, 2021 Instructional Course, Workshop, or Symposium Nursing Division, The Directorate General of Health Services, Government of India. ,
Client Centered Diabetes Care during COVID-19. - Stemming the Tide of Chronic Illness during COVID-19 by Nurse Clinicians · April 12, 2021 International Meeting or Conference RAK Medical and Health Sciences University, Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates,
“What Matters to You?” A Team-Based Approach to Finding Joy and Meaning in Healthcare. - AMDA-PALTC 2021 Virtual Annual Conference · March 11, 2021 Lecture AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine ,
Interprofessional Approach to Caregiver Capacity Building and Better Outcomes in Older Adults Care. - Healthy Ageing Webinar Series funded by National Institute of Social Defense, Delhi. · February 4, 2021 International Meeting or Conference Gerontological Nurses Association of India,
Don't Treat Everyone Equal: Addressing Patient Care Outcomes in the context of Cultural Diversity and Implicit Bias - 2020 Annual Convention · September 19, 2020 Lecture North Carolina Nurses Association ,

Service to the Profession


Geriatric Subject Matter Expert · December 5, 2021 - April 30, 2022 Consulting Office of Academic Affiliations , Dept of Veterans Affairs,
Advisory Council Vaccine Confidence Advisory Committee · 2021 - 2022 Consulting National Nurse Led Care Consortium,
Program Director - Nuring Professional Development Unit · 2019 - December 31, 2020 Professional Development National Association of Indian Nurses of America,

Led the development of the Nursing Professional Development (NPD) Unit. Led the initial accreditation by ANCC. Served as the director for the NPD unit that conducted professional development activities for participants from in and out of the USA. Trained nurse planners from various state chapters of the organization and mentored them while conducting education programs in their state chapters.

Secretary · January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2020 Event/Organization Administration National Association of Indian Nurses of America,

Served as the secretary for the organization for two consecutive terms 2017-2018 and 2019-2020

Academic & Administrative Activities


Director, Geriatric and Extended Care NP Residency, Durham VA Healthcare System

Clinical Activities


Nurse Practitioner, Perioperative Optimization of Senior Health (POSH) Program Manager and Geriatric Surgery Verification (GSV) Program coordinator,  Durham VA Healthcare System