Nursing Reports Webinar | Nursing Innovation and Quality Improvement
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As the largest profession in healthcare, nurses are fundamental to high-quality care. There is hardly a patient treatment or intervention that has not been handled at some point by a nurse. The Nursing and Midwifery Council Strategy (2020–2025) and the Future of Nursing (2020–2030) highlight the importance of improvement and innovation, with nurses being advocated as innovators and leaders in healthcare being called upon to support nurses in this role. There has never been a more crucial time to give nurses the skills and opportunities to embrace innovation and make improvements to enhance productivity, improve wellbeing, and positively impact on healthcare quality and patient safety. However, creating a culture for innovation and quality improvement (QI) in nursing is not easy; it takes time to build and requires vision, strategy, support, and resources. Innovators need the space and opportunity to connect with others, brainstorm, discuss, and take risks. Greater engagement of front-line nurses in QI initiatives improves nurse-sensitive indicators; however, the number of nurses involved in QI is still worryingly low. Innovations and Improvements led by nurses can make significant contributions to patient care, but the speed of these actions needs to improve if we are to address some of the global health challenges that face us today.
Date: 5 September 2024
Time: 16:00 CEST
Webinar ID: 843 8723 9503
Webinar Secretariat: journal.webinar@mdpi.com
Meet Our Speakers
Dr. Marion Leary
University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing, USA;
Marion Leary, PhD, MPH, RN, is the Director of Innovation at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Nursing. Dr. Leary is an expert in innovation methodology, studying human-centered design and design thinking in healthcare and nursing. As the Director of Innovation at Penn Nursing she works to amplify and educate nurses as leaders in health and healthcare innovation. Dr. Leary leads the national Nurse Innovation Fellowship program supported by Johnson & Johnson and powered by Penn Nursing and the Wharton School. Dr. Leary is a member of the American Nurses Association’s Innovation Advisory Committee, a member of the University Science Center’s Healthcare Innovation Advisory Committee, The Nursing Beat Advisory Board member, and a Founding member of the Society of Nurse Scientists, Innovators, Entrepreneurs and Leaders (SONSIEL). Dr. Leary is also on the NextGen Council for Natural Lands, The Nursing Leadership Council for the Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau and the United Nations and Research councils as a part of SONSIEL. She is a host of the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing podcast, Amplify Nursing, and the Love n’ Leary podcast and is a contributor to the American Nurses Association’s official journal and the American Nurse as part of the My Nurse Influencer’s column. In the past Dr. Leary has contributed to the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Huffington Post, Generocity, and other publications.
Dr. Dylan Powell
Faculty of Health Sciences and Sport, University of Stirling, Stirling, Scotland, UK;
Dylan Powell is a Lecturer in Public Health & Innovation at the University of Stirling within the faculty of Health Sciences & Sport.
Excited by the value of technology, data and innovation in health care and life sciences to optimise care and wellbeing for patients and society. Prior to joining the University, Dylan worked for Deloitte Healthcare and Life Sciences practice and Knowledge Sharing lead for the UK Deloitte Clinical Network. Dylan’s professional background as a clinician (Physiotherapist) and researcher has spanned the NHS, academia, professional sport, and within industry. His PhD explored the use of wearables and digital biomarkers in neurological conditions including Sports-Related Concussion.
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Nursing Innovation and Quality Improvement
Edited by Ashley Shepherd
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2024