General SessionsMonday, April 271:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. About Speaker: Renee is the CEO & Founder of the Healthy Workforce Institute and works with healthcare organizations to cultivate a professional workforce by addressing bullying and incivility. Renee is one of only 30 nurses worldwide to have achieved the prestigious Certified Speaking Professional designation. She was invited by the Joint Commission to join their Workplace Violence Technical Advisory Panel and the Joint Commission International Task Force. In 2018, Renee was recognized as one of LinkedIn’s Top Ten Voices in Healthcare for her contributions to their global online healthcare community. In 2022, she was identified as one of the top 5 nurse influencers. Tuesday, April 289:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. About Speaker: Renee is the CEO & Founder of the Healthy Workforce Institute and works with healthcare organizations to cultivate a professional workforce by addressing bullying and incivility. Renee is one of only 30 nurses worldwide to have achieved the prestigious Certified Speaking Professional designation. She was invited by the Joint Commission to join their Workplace Violence Technical Advisory Panel and the Joint Commission International Task Force. In 2018, Renee was recognized as one of LinkedIn’s Top Ten Voices in Healthcare for her contributions to their global online healthcare community. In 2022, she was identified as one of the top 5 nurse influencers. Wednesday, April 293:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. In this thought-provoking keynote, Dan Weberg, PhD, MHI, RN, FAAN — ER nurse turned executive, innovation expert, and nationally recognized thought leader — will explore how nurse leaders are driving innovation across care settings to create scalable change. From disrupting traditional staffing models to launching ventures backed by venture capital, nurses are no longer just adapting to the future — they are building it. Attendees will gain insight into the science of innovation, real-world examples of nurse-led transformation, and practical strategies for influencing healthcare at every level About Speaker:
Dr. Dan Weberg, PhD, MHI, RN, FAAN, is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing as well as an expert in healthcare innovation, leadership, and human-centered design. He has extensive clinical experience in emergency departments, acute inpatient hospital settings, and academia. Dan has also consulted across several organizations to support strategy and innovation ecosystems to improve healthcare. Previously, he was Head of Clinical Innovation for Trusted Health, the staffing platform for the healthcare industry, where he helped drive product strategy and worked to change the conversation around innovation in the healthcare workforce. Dan spent seven years at Kaiser Permanente, where he held executive roles in nursing innovation, research, and technology strategy across eight markets and 40 hospitals. He was also part of the founding faculty for the new Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine. Dan is on the faculty at The Ohio State University College of Nursing and multiple innovation fellowship programs. He previously taught on nursing innovation and leadership at Arizona State University. He is on the editorial board for Nursing Administration Quarterly and has authored two dozen peer-reviewed articles and two textbooks, including Evidence-Based Innovation Leadership for Health Professions and Leadership in Nursing Practice. Dan earned his Bachelor's in Nursing and was in the first cohort to graduate from the Master's in Healthcare Innovation program at ASU, as well as the first-ever graduate of the PhD in Healthcare Innovation Leadership program at ASU. Dan serves on several advisory boards, including the American Nurses Association Innovation Advisory Board. His clinical background is in Emergency and Trauma nursing at level 1 trauma centers in California and Arizona. |
Dr. Renee Thompson, DNP, RN, FAAN, CSP