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Judy Davidson, DNP RN MCCM FAAN

UC San Diego School of Medicine


Davidson serves as a nurse scientist for the University of California San Diego, supporting nurses with project development, presentation, and publication. Her research focuses on workplace wellness and specifically mental health issues, suicide prevention, and suicide among health care professionals. Her team developed the first suicide prevention program for nurses, which has been awarded Edge Runner status by the American Academy of Nursing as a model for replication. During this lecture, she will talk about research results and evidence-based strategies for prevention.