As frontline healthcare professionals, nurses play a vital role in patient care. However, alarming incidents of workplace violence, from verbal abuse and harassment to physical assault, jeopardize not only nurses' well-being but also patient safety and the caring environments of healthcare settings.
In this complimentary Town Hall, we will be joined by Jason Brooks, BAS, EMT-P, I/C and CEO of DT4EMS and Amy Campbell, INA Lobbyist, to discuss both everyday actions you can take to protect yourself and your coworkers and policy efforts for protection and response at a legislative level.
Featured Panelist: Jason Brooks, BAS, EMT-P, I/C
CEO of DT4EMS
Jason has been in the EMS profession for over 28 years serving in multiple roles including, Fire Fighter, Paramedic, Paramedic educator, as well as an EMS administrator. Jason has spent nearly a decade studying the issue of violence in Healthcare speaking at numerous local and State EMS conferences as a subject matter expert in the topic of violence in healthcare.
Featured Panelist: Amy Campbell, INA Lobbyist
Amy Campbell has 36 years of experience in public policy, government processes, and political campaigns, including 28 years a multi-client lobbyist. Amy received the US Government Services Agency's "Hammer Award" in 1996 (given to participants in a team effort that contributes dramatically to improving the way government works) and the Governor's Award for Outstanding Service and Leadership in 1998 (from Governor Terry Branstad).
As a testament to her reputation at the Iowa State Capitol, the Iowa Legislature inducted Amy into the 130-year-old Pioneer Lawmaker Association in 2015. Campbell is currently one of only a handful of lobbyists who currently hold this distinction. She is previously a committee chair for the Des Moines Arts Festival, served on the Mayor's Beaver Drive Trail Committee in Johnston, and is currently on the Ready to Run Board at the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women in Politics at Iowa State University.
