Press release. June 2020.
The Macy Faculty Scholars Program is designed to identify and nurture the careers of promising educational innovators in medicine and nursing. We select up to five faculty leaders each year. Macy Faculty Scholars receive salary support up to $100,000 per year over two years to implement an educational change project in their institution. Scholars also receive mentoring and career advice from our National Advisory Committee.
Tatiana Sadak, PhD, PMHNP, ARNP, RN
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF NURSING
Tatiana Sadak is an associate professor, director of undergraduate nursing education, and an experienced geropsychiatric nurse practitioner at the University of Washington (UW) School of Nursing. She is a pivotal member of the Dementia Action Collaborative, which is charged with developing and implementing a plan to address Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias in the state of Washington, and a Fellow of the Gerontological Society of America. She has been named a Distinguished Educator in Gerontological Nursing by the National Hartford Center of Gerontological Nursing Excellence. Her mission is transforming nursing profession by teaching dementia-specific competencies across the full arc of professional development.
As a Macy Faculty Scholar, Dr. Sadak will create and implement an innovative interprofessional educational program for undergraduate nursing students that focuses on cultivating dementia expertise and preparing students to assume leadership roles in team-based outpatient dementia care.
Brenda K. Zierler, PhD, RN, FAAN, Professor of Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Informatics at the UW School of Nursing and Director of Research and Training at the Center for Health Sciences Interprofessional Education, Research and Practice (CHSIE) at UW, serves as Dr. Sadak's mentor.
Press release. May, 2020.
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2020, WA State TV Interview.
Teach With TVW (this page includes links to resources):
http://www.teachwithtvw.org/teach-with-tvw-connects-dealing-with-isolation-during-coronavirus/
YouTube: https://youtu.be/NSsC_vi6bZo
2020, NPR KUOW Interviews
What isolation can do to our brains — and our lifespans
- https://kuow.org/stories/what-isolation-can-do-to-our-brains-and-our-lifespan
- https://www.kuow.org/stories/hunkered-down-at-85-this-poet-writes-for-love-and-survival
- https://www.kuow.org/stories/as-the-pandemic-grinds-on-we-could-all-learn-a-thing-or-two-from-this-seattle-actor
2019, Dr. Sadak received Rasmussen, Marilee Endowed Professorship, University of Washington School of Nursing, Seattle
https://nursing.uw.edu/article/faculty-fellowships-announced/
June 21, 2019 Seattle— The UW School of Nursing has selected a number of faculty for fellowship awards that seek to advance research and teaching. Several faculty submitted proposals to compete for these fellowships. “I was so pleased with the quality of the proposals we received. The many significant, innovative, and meaningful ideas reflected in the applications clearly demonstrate the diversity and richness of the expertise we have among our faculty,” stated Executive Dean Azita Emami, PhD, MSN, RNT, RN, FAAN and Robert G. and Jean A. Reid Endowed Dean. The inaugural Dean’s Fellowships for Priority Initiatives (supported by the Marilee Rasmussen Endowed Fund for Nursing) support work that advances one of the many initiatives of the school. Fellowships was awarded to:
- Tatiana Sadak, PhD, PMHNP, RN, will develop Global Baccalaureate student exchange opportunities, expand nursing training in ambulatory and geriatrics care, and create a nurse-run dementia clinic.
2019, Dr. Sadak was named Distinguished Educator in Gerontological Nursing Excellence
https://www.nhcgne.org/leadership-development/distinguished-educator-in-gerontological-nursing-program
Given the rapidly growing older adult population and the urgent need to prepare the future nurse workforce to care for an aging population, it is imperative to have well-prepared nurse educators not only with knowledge and skills in care of older adults, but also with teaching competence so that they can foster positive attitudes toward older adults and actively engage learners at all levels. The Distinguished Educator in Gerontological Nursing Program (the Program) is a Hartford initiative that aims to recognize the leadership of nurse educators working with students, faculty, providers, and older people in diverse settings.
2019, Dr. Sadak was selected to participate in the Global Dementia Forum that sets world-wide dementia priorities.
Dementia Forum X is a global initiative founded to take action on dementia. It is a day of reflection and discussion between a hundred of the world’s leading business executives, policy-makers and other stakeholders. Dementia Forum X paves the way for high-level dialogue on the challenges that age-related demographic changes and dementia pose to societies, individuals and healthcare systems alike to forge a more effective global response in meeting them. The 3rd Dementia Forum X will take place at the Royal Palace of Stockholm on May 15th 2019. Video
2019, Dr. Sadak was invited to deliver a Keynote Address at the opening of the forum of International Nursing Managment Summit in Beijin China.
2018, Dr. Sadak Inducted as a Fellow In The Gerontological Society of America
The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) — the nation’s largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to the field of aging — has named exemplary professionals as its newest fellows. The status of fellow — the highest class of membership within the Society — is an acknowledgment of outstanding and continuing work in gerontology. This recognition can come at varying points in an individual’s career and can acknowledge a broad scope of activity. This includes research, teaching, administration, public service, practice, and notable participation within the organization. Fellows are chosen from each of GSA’s four membership sections.
2019, Dr. Sadak Received Affiliation with The University of Washington Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC)
The UW ADRC, established in 1985, is in its 33rd year of continuous funding by the National Institute on Aging (NIA). Our researchers conduct genetic and clinical research in neurodegenerative disease, guided by the ultimate goal of precision medicine treatments and improved clinical care. Please visit the UW ADRC website: uwadrc.org
2017, Selected as Top Doctor, Nurse Practitioner in Geriatric Psychiatry
Seattle Met partnered with the Professional Research Services survey company to poll health care practitioners licensed by the Washington State Department of Health in King, Snohomish, Kitsap, and Pierce Counties, asking, “If you or a loved one needed care, whom would you choose?” Voters nominated their most esteemed peers based on years of experience, competency, rapport with patients, patient satisfaction and compliance with care recommendations, and ability to work effectively with colleagues across specialties to deliver the best patient care. The top vote recipients were vetted with the DOH to ensure good standing before inclusion on the list, which is excerpted here alphabetically by specialty. Suite numbers have been omitted and practice names have been abbreviated for space; suite numbers and full practice names can be found in our interactive database.This list of Top Doctors, Physician Assistants, and Nurse Practitioners should be viewed as just one of many resources to consult when seeking the best care.
2017, Dr. Sadak Selected as a Cambia Health Foundation Sojourn Leadership Scholar for Advancing Palliative Care
Elite group of physicians and nurses demonstrate strong leadership potential and commitment to expanding palliative care. The Cambia Health Foundation has announced the acceptance of 10 new physicians and nurses into the Sojourns Scholar Leadership Program, the Foundation’s signature program to develop emerging palliative care leaders. With this new cohort, Cambia has now committed $7.2 million to cultivate 40 Sojourns Scholars from across the country who are working to advance palliative care. The Sojourns Scholar program addresses a critical workforce development need and supports access to palliative care services. Addressing these issues requires leadership, and by creating the Sojourns program, the Foundation has taken an active role in shaping the future.
2016, Dr. Sadak Received Award for a Distinguished Single Research Manuscript
Dr. Sadak received a SPRINGER PUBLISHING COMPANY Geriatric/Gerontological Nursing Award for a Distinguished Single research manuscript addressing Geriatric/Gerontological Nursing. This award is made to a gerontological nurse researcher for a single published work which in the opinion of the reviewers reflects outstanding scholarship with the use of a comprehensive methodology to study a particular gerontological nursing problem, the results of which have the potential to improve the care of older adults. The award was presented at the Nursing Care of Older Adults Interest Group Meeting at the Gerontological Society of America meeting in New Orleans on November 18th by Sheri Sussman Editorial at Springer Publishing Company.
J Appl Gerontol. 2016 Jul 5. pii: 0733464816657472.
Managing Your Loved One's Health: Development of a New Care Management Measure for Dementia Family Caregivers.
Sadak T, Wright J, Borson S.