Participants from 2024 CNI Summit seated at tables and listening to a speaker.

Breakout Sessions

2025 Nursing Innovation Summit

Thursday, November 6th Summit Agenda
(Gordon E. Inman College of Nursing)

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Summit Doors Open/Registration (Ayers Conference Room)
2:00 PM - 2:10 PM Welcome (Ayers Conference Room)
2:10 PM - 2:45 PM Flourishing Fireside Chat (Ayers Conference Room)
Dr. Julie Honey, Dr. Elizabeth Morse & Dr. Jennifer Hitt
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Flourishing Shark Tank Rapid Design Lab (Ayers Conference Room)
Led by: HCA Healthcare’s Digital Transformation & Innovation Team
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Welcome Reception (Frist Lecture Hall + Inman 4th floor Lobby)
Summit Spotlight: Innovation Posters (Innovation Posters were selected by peer review and are eligible for awards)

DNP Project Posters

Networking & Hors d'oeuvres

Friday, November 7th Summit Agenda
(Thomas F. Frist, Jr. College of Medicine)

7:15 AM - 8:00 AM Check-In & Coffee (Frist College of Medicine (FCoM) 1st Floor Lobby)
8:00 AM - 8:15 AM Day Two Welcome (FCoM 1100)
8:15 AM - 9:00 AM Opening Keynote- Digital Transformation & Innovation: Changing Healthcare for Good (FCoM 1100)
Dr. Whitney Staub-Juergens  
9:15 AM - 10:00 AM

Breakout Session 1
A. Innovation through Education: Serious Gaming for Serious Conditions: Cross-Cultural Innovation in Dementia & Delirium Education

  • Leaders: Dr. Shelby Garner & Dr. Christine Brown Wilson
  • Location: FCoM 2301

B. Innovation through Policy: Applying Adaptive Leadership to Innovation Roadblocks

  • Leaders: Dr. Morgan McDonald
  • Location: FCoM 2302

C. Innovation through Systems: Methods for Quantifying Nursing’s Economic Value Contributions.

  • Leaders: Dr. Olga Yakusheva & Dr. Kathryn Lee
  • Location: FCoM 2201
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM

Breakout Session 2
D. Innovation through DesignNurses Shaping the Future of Healthcare Through Design

  • Leaders: Dr. Debbie Gregory & Dr. Fernando Lima
  • Location: FCoM 2301

E. Innovation through PracticeDesign Thinking in Action: Innovating Practice through Empathy and Experimentation

  • Leaders: Dr. Whitney Staub-Juergens & Sarah Bryant
  • Location: FCoM 2302

F. Innovation through Technology & Data: From Ideation to Analysis: Using AI to enhance and evaluate innovation

  • Leaders: Dr. David Phillippi & Dr. Jeff Donahoo
  • Location: FCoM 2201

G. Innovation Expo Room: Explore innovative products and solutions, connect with partners, and engage in networking opportunities that spark collaboration and creativity. 

  • Location: FCoM 1200
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM Summit Spotlight: Innovation Pitches (FCoM 1100)
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM Lunch (FCoM 1st Floor Lobby + 1300)
**Lunch will be provided
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM

Breakout Session 3
A. Innovation through Education: Serious Gaming for Serious Conditions: Cross-Cultural Innovation in Dementia & Delirium Education

  • Leaders: Dr. Shelby Garner & Dr. Christine Brown Wilson
  • Location: FCoM 2301

B. Innovation through Policy: Applying Adaptive Leadership to Innovation Roadblocks

  • Leaders: Dr. Morgan McDonald
  • Location: FCoM 2302

C. Innovation through Systems: Methods for Quantifying Nursing’s Economic Value Contributions.

  • Leaders: Dr. Olga Yakusheva & Dr. Kathryn Lee
  • Location: FCoM 2201

G. Innovation Expo Room: Explore innovative products and solutions, connect with partners, and engage in networking opportunities that spark collaboration and creativity. 

  • Location: FCoM 1200
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM

Breakout Session 4
D. Innovation through DesignNurses Shaping the Future of Healthcare Through Design

  • Leaders: Dr. Debbie Gregory & Dr. Fernando Lima
  • Location: FCoM 2301

E. Innovation through PracticeDesign Thinking in Action: Innovating Practice through Empathy and Experimentation

  • Leaders: Dr. Whitney Staub-Juergens & Sarah Bryant
  • Location: FCoM 2302

F. Innovation through Technology & Data: From Ideation to Analysis: Using AI to enhance and evaluate innovation

  • Leaders: Dr. David Phillippi & Dr. Jeff Donahoo
  • Location: FCoM 2201
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM

Closing Keynote- A Human Capital Approach to Nursing Value & Payment (FCoM 1100)
Dr. Olga Yakusheva

4:00 PM - 4:15 PM

Summit Spotlight Awards (FCoM 1100)

Conference Registration

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