Deb Winters
About Deb Winters
It does not seem possible that I have been a nurse for 38yrs! My background includes hospital, homecare and rehabilitation nursing which have all provided a solid foundation for my current work in HIV. I started as a Research Nurse with the original AZT clinical trials and have been providing HIV clinical care, training and mentoring to nurses, physicians and members of the multidisiciplinary team for the last 24years.
Seven years ago, I joined I-TECH (.5FTE) providing training, mentoring and technical assistance to nurses in Ethiopia, South Africa, Malawi and Namibia as Nurse Advisor for I-TECH. I am also the Clinical Training Specialist at ID Care. We are a Local Performance Site for the NY/NJ AIDS Education and Training Centers (AETC. I provide training and mentoring to low and mid-level providers in Central New Jersey.
Currently, my work in Ethiopia is focused on providing TA to the Clinical team as we begin to transition our mentoring program to local sites and assisting the FMOH with evaluation of the National Nurse Standards implementation. Work will also continue providing TA to the Ethiopian Nurses Association for organizational capacity building and increasing membership in the regions.
Work in Malawi includes TA to the HIV Team as they develop a National Mentoring program and providing training and mentoring to pre-service faculty.
Role(s) / Profession(s)
- Nurse Practitioner
Organization
- International Training & Education Center on Health - I-TECH
Work Location(s)
- Ethiopia
Population(s) Served
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Recent Contributions
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Deb Winters replied to "Circumcision: 'My experience'" in the [ARCHIVED] HIV Prevention community.
Thank you! I was concerned with the direction this discussion was taking. Deb M. Winters, APRN-BC,AACRN Clinical Training Specialist - NY/NJ AETC Senior Nurse Advisor - I-TECH (908)788-6045 Skype: dwinters1 or momethiopia
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Deb Winters replied to "Building Nurse Mentoring Programs focused on Quality Improvement GHDonline Virtual Panel Discussion Sept 19-23" in the Global Health Nursing & Midwifery community.
Hello everyone and thank you for another great day of sharing your mentoring experiences and posting important questions for further thought. Sue, you pointed out an area that is on the radar for many of us; buy-in and ownership. The FMOH/Prevention and Control Office in Ethiopia developed National Guidelines for ...
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Deb Winters replied to "Building Nurse Mentoring Programs focused on Quality Improvement GHDonline Virtual Panel Discussion Sept 19-23" in the Global Health Nursing & Midwifery community.
Good evening everyone and thank you all for quickly beginning the discussion about this important topic. The information shared so far and interesting questions have been very thought provoking even after a long day! Our Nurse Mentors have been providing mentoring in 3 regions of ET for the past 6yrs. ...
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Deb Winters replied to "Building Nurse Mentoring Programs focused on Quality Improvement GHDonline Virtual Panel Discussion Sept 19-23" in the Global Health Nursing & Midwifery community.
As Nurse Advisor for I-TECH, my initial work included development and implementation of basic, advanced and TOT trainings for physicians, nurses and pharmacists in Ethiopia. Recognizing that the role and expectation of nurses greatly exceeded their clinical expertise, an intensive clinical mentoring component was built into the advanced training provided ...
Recent Recommendations
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