VIRTUAL POLICY CONFERENCE SESSIONS
OPENING KEYNOTE: LEADING WITH PURPOSE
Thursday, October 29: 11:15AM ET / 8:15AM PT
In leadership positions, we must work collectively to purposefully improve health in our local communities, nationally, and globally. As leaders, we must not only manage the daily operations and oversight, but offer powerful motivation to instill hope and healing during times of crisis and calm. Hear from an accomplished healthcare and nursing leader who has driven change, elevated the voice of the profession, while remaining committed to the purpose. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to be a dire challenge to navigate and further presents the need to embrace our ingenuity and passion to advance the public’s health while caring for ourselves and each other. Now is the opportune time to consider how to act with empowerment and engage thoughtfully as we look past the pandemic and what lies ahead on the horizon for health, social justice, systemic racism, and health equity.
SPEAKER
Kevin W. Sowers, MSN, RN, FAAN
President and Executive Vice President
Johns Hopkins Health System and Johns Hopkins Medicine
MODERATOR
Mary Magee Gullatte, PhD, RN, ANP-BC, AOCN, LSSYB, FAAN
Corporate Director of Nursing Evidence Based Practice and Research
Emory Healthcare
Academy Board of Directors Member
PANEL: LEADING IN A DIGITAL WORLD: INNOVATION, CARE, AND EQUITY
Friday, October 30: 11:15AM ET / 8:15AM PT
Technology continues to increase the interconnectedness of our world, yet the disruption of traditional methods of connecting such as face-to-face interactions can leave people feeling disconnected or at a disadvantage, especially as the pandemic propels all aspects of life to an online environment, from teleworking to telehealth services. Virtual and mobile technology allows providers to institute creative approaches to treating patients and seemingly facilitates greater access to services, especially within rural areas. During this session, health technology leaders will explore the advancements and challenges technology presents while encouraging attendees to consider how to use their leadership capability to advance innovative, equitable care in this increasingly digital world.
SPEAKERS
Kelly Aldrich, DNP, MS, RN-BC, FHIMSS
Chief Clinical Digital Officer
Center for Medical Interoperability
Executive Director
HHS Office of the National Coordinator
Kristi Henderson, DNP, NP-C, FAAN, FAEN
Senior Vice President of Telehealth & Innovation
Optum Health at UnitedHealth Group
MODERATOR
Chief Nursing Officer
Vocera Communications
PANEL: NAVIGATING A PANDEMIC
SPEAKERS
Kimberly Glassman, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAONL, FAAN
Associate Dean for Partnership Innovation and Clinical Professor
NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing
Rear Admiral Aisha K. Mix, DNP, MPH, RN, NHDP-BC
Chief Nurse Officer
Commissioned Corps of the United States Public Health Service
Sharon Vanairsdale, DNP, APRN, ACNS-BC, NP-C, CEN, FAEN, FAAN
Program Director for the Serious Communicable Diseases Unit
Emory University Hospital
Thursday, October 29: 12:30PM / 9:30AM PT
There is no clear map to guide us through the coronavirus pandemic. In many ways, nurses are acting as the world’s compass. Through their expertise and guidance, nurses are leading the response to this devastating global health crisis in teams, formally and informally. Relying on past experience, knowledge, and disaster preparation are essential. But how do you institute an effective plan when the disaster is an escalating global pandemic with health and safety ramifications that far exceed anyone’s predictions? Learn from seasoned innovation experts as they discuss navigating unknowns and emerging fundamental shifts in disaster management planning to examine - from a policy perspective - strategies for reinvestment in public health infrastructure to establish comprehensive frameworks for responding to the current and future crises.
MODERATOR
Kathleen Chavanu Gorman, MSN, RN, FAAN
Executive Vice President for Patient Care Services and Chief Operating Officer
Children’s National Health System
Academy Board Treasurer
PANEL: CREATING INCLUSIVE HEALTH CARE ENVIRONMENTS
Friday, October 30: 12:30PM ET / 9:30AM PT
When envisioning the pathway to creating inclusive health care environments, it is apparent that the stark inequities and systemic racism that persist today impede progression towards attainment of better health. The current dynamic provides an opportunity for nurses to leverage the lens of health equity to usher in change locally and globally. The coronavirus pandemic has intensified the inequities
experienced by marginalized, underserved, and vulnerable communities, especially as people of color continue to be disproportionately impacted by the virus. Hear from influential public health experts about how assessment, policy development, and assurance – the core principles of public health – can steer thoughtful discourse and inform practical steps on how to transform the culture of care, guided by social justice, to be more inclusive of diverse populations.
SPEAKERS
Joseph Bertulfo, DNP, MPH, APRN
Director, Occupational Health and Safety Office
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Ukamaka M. Oruche, PhD, RN, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN
Associate Professor and Director of Global Programs
Indiana University
Anabell Castro Thompson, MSN, APRN, ANP-C, FAAN, FAAN
Senior Vice President of Health Equity
Equality Health
MODERATOR
Kupiri Ackerman-Barger, PhD, RN, FAAN
Associate Dean for Health Equity, Diversity and Associate Clinical Professor
University of California Davis Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing
CLOSING KEYNOTE: THE YEAR OF THE NURSE & MIDWIFE: COURAGE, CARE, AND COMMITMENT
Saturday, October 31: 12:45PM ET / 9:45 AM PT
The World Health Organization’s designation of 2020 as the International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife has taken on a whole new meaning. In the face of a global pandemic, nurses are using their compassion and creativity to lead in new ways from practice and academia, to research, and policy. The profession is courageously working in rapidly changing environments to protect the public’s health in teams, within communities, across sectors, and spanning generations. Nurses, through their diverse roles and aptitude, have the opportunity to shape the future of health care around the globe. Learn from a dynamic, inspiring group of panelists as they share their perspectives and engage participants in thoughtful dialogue around harnessing the profession’s potential and our outlook as we collectively work towards improving health and promoting wellness through leadership, innovation, and science.
SPEAKERS
Tommy Dickinson, PhD, RN, FEANS, FAAN
Head of the Department of Mental Health Nursing
King's College London
Diane Santa Maria, DrPH, MSN, RN, PHNA-BC, FSAHM, FAAN
Associate Professor and Interim Dean Cizik School of Nursing at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Paule V. Joseph, PhD, MS, FNP-BC, RN, CTN-B
Lasker Clinical Research Scholar and Tenure-Track Clinical Investigator
National Institute of Nursing Research
MODERATOR
Chief Executive Officer
National League of Nursing