SPEAKERS

FRIDAY - OCTOBER 6TH

12:00- 1:30 PM
Registration/ Visit Vendors

1:30- 1:45 PM
Welcome Message
Suja Thomas, NAINA President

1:45 - 2:30 PM
Keynote Speech: Professional Governance: Mobilizing Power Given to Transform Health and Value
Rachel E. Start, Associate Vice President, Rush University Medical Center

2:30 - 3:15 PM
Overcoming Fears and Dealing with Imposter Syndrome: Panel Discussion
Sam Merchant, Jackie Micheals, Sara Gabriel, Munira Wells, Sara Ipe

3:15 - 3:45 PM
The Foundation's Reimagining Nursing Initiative
Kate Judge, Executive Director, American Nurses Foundation

3:45 - 4:15 PM
Leadership for Quality and Equity in Nursing
Prakasamma, Visiting Professor, JNU, New Delhi, Advisor, Goverment of India, (AGCA, NHRC, NHM) Advisor, WHO

4:15 -4:45 PM
Break/ Visit Vendors

4:45 - 5:15 PM
Project First Line: Call for Action
Suja Thomas, Nisha Mathew, Lydia Albuquerque, Anne Lukose

5:15 - 6:00 PM
General Assembly

6:00 - 7:00 PM
Break/ Visit Vendors Networking Night and Dinner

7:00 - 9:00 PM
Networking Night and Dinner

SATURDAY - OCTOBER 7TH

7:00 - 7:45 AM
Breakfast/ Registration/ Visit Vendors

7:45 - 7:55 AM
Welcome Message
Uma Venugopal, NAINA Secretory & National Convener, Rani Kappen, IANAI President & Chapter Convener, Simi Joseph, NAINA APN Chair

7:55 - 8:00 AM
ANCC Statement
Sandra Emmanuel, NAINA Vice President

8:00 - 8:10 AM
Opening Remarks
Suja Thomas, NAINA President

8:10 - 9:00 AM
Keynote Speech: Post-pandemic Healthcare Delivery Innovation and Trajectory- Role of Nursing to Collaborate and Lead the Transformation
Beena Peters, Chief Nurse Executive, Nursing Administration, Cook County Health System

9:00 - 9:45 AM
The Power of Mentorship: Empowering Nurses to be Change Agents in Healthcare
Amy McCarthy, Director of Nursing, Texas Health HEB, President, Texas Nurses Association (TNA)

9:45 - 10:15 AM
Break/ Visit Vendors

9:45 - 10:15 AM
Leveraging Technology to Improve Patient Outcomes
Dr. Michael Walsh, Chief of Neurosurgery, Northwestern Medicine Professor Northwestern University

10:15 - 11:00 AM
Nursing Staffing: Rebuilding the Post Pandemic Team
Merri Lazenby, RN, MSN, MBA Director, Human Resources Northwestern Medicine

11:30 - 12:15 PM
Unconscious Bias- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: Panel Discussion
Sandra Emmanuel, Aney Abraham, Simi Joseph, Beaulah Shibu

12:15 - 12:45 PM
Nurse Graduate Residency Program-A Solution to Nursing Shortage
James Doelling, MS, BSN, RN, NEA-BC CEO/Medical Center Director at Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital

12:45 - 1:30 PM
Lunch/ Visit Vendors

1:30 - 4:30 PM
Breakout Sessions: Podium Presentations (see separate schedule)

4:30 - 5:00 PM
Closing
Uma Venugopal/ Mr. Missam Merchant

5:00 - 7:00 PM
Visit Vendors

7:00 - 10:00 PM
Gala Night and Dinner