Key Topics
Nursing leadership in action: catalyzing global health solutions
This session delves into the essential dynamic roles nurses play as advocates and innovators in addressing global health challenges. Nurses, who are often making critical decisions and bringing bold ideas to health care delivery, are pivotal in the process of reshaping health care systems, improving access to quality care, and influencing health policies to reflect the needs and rights of all individuals. This session highlights the importance of nurse leaders in different sectors, their contributions, and their profound impact on the future of health care. Join us to understand how nursing leadership goes beyond management, inspiring change, fostering strategic planning, and ensuring healthier communities worldwide.
Strategies for quality and safety in people-centred care
Highlighting the growing challenge of improving and ensuring patient safety in health service delivery globally, the focus areas of this session include physical safety, the psychological wellbeing of health workers, safe working environments, and safety culture. Drawing from the latest research evidence and unique country experiences, this session offers diverse perspectives from the two speakers on minimizing health care risks. The session will examine global developments in patient safety and nursing, including the implementation of the Global Patient Safety Action Plan 2021-2030. Emphasizing a holistic approach to healthcare, this session underscores the importance of quality and safety in people-centred care, aiming to elevate health care standards worldwide and ensure every patient receives the best possible care.
Advanced practice nursing: seize the moment
This session underscores the critical opportunity we have to transform health care by empowering and optimizing the nursing profession. The speakers suggest this is a pivotal moment in time to redefine and enhance nurses' roles in meeting the urgent and evolving health needs worldwide to achieve universal health coverage. They advocate for a strategic overhaul of nurse-led care models, supported by conducive legislation, regulations, and innovative funding models that acknowledge the value of nursing practice. The speakers will explore how to strategically plan for and invest in the future nursing workforce, ensuring it can meet global health challenges with agility and comprehensive care.
Optimizing health systems through value-based care
Health systems worldwide face the challenge of delivering optimal outcomes cost-effectively. This session focuses on the strategic restructuring of services to create value-based care to achieve this goal. Key to this transformation is the empowerment of nurses through supportive work environments, adequate staffing, and access to necessary resources that will enable them to deliver high-quality, evidence-based care, and reduce the long-term costs associated with poor patient outcomes. By using countries’ existing health databases, the speakers will explore how optimal use of nursing resources and autonomous practice can lead to significant improvements in health outcomes and health system sustainability.
Educating nurses of tomorrow
Nursing education is crucial in equipping nurses to understand the social determinants of health, develop skills to meet changing demographic needs, and adapt to evolving technologies. This session will explore cutting-edge educational models that integrate advanced technology, simulation-based learning, and interprofessional education to enhance clinical skills and cultural awareness. The discussion will focus on fostering leadership qualities in nurses, enabling them to drive change and improve health outcomes. The speakers will address the importance of inclusivity in nursing education, ensuring that all future nurses are prepared to meet the diverse needs of the populations they serve. The speakers will discuss and describe how forward-thinking educational practices can shape the next generation of nurses, empowering them to lead and innovate in a rapidly evolving health care landscape.
Building a sustainable health workforce for all
As health services confront increasing demands amid constrained resources, retaining the health workforce, strengthening interdisciplinary teamwork, and evolving health professions are crucial strategies. This session will highlight the importance of comprehensive workforce development, aiming not only to address immediate shortages in the health workforce but to create an environment where nurses and other health personnel can thrive and sustain fulfilling careers. Discussions will focus on innovative strategies to develop remote and rural multidisciplinary health care, promote the wellbeing of the health workforce, and ensure long-term sustainability in health care delivery. The speakers will demonstrate how investing in the health workforce, with a particular emphasis in nursing, can contribute to achieving universal health care goals and meeting the evolving needs of diverse populations worldwide.
Nursing on the frontlines: delivering essential care in crisis and conflict
Nurses have a pivotal role in providing essential health care services in crises and challenging environments. This session explores humanitarian action and the delivery of emergency health care in changing situations and highlights how nurses demonstrate adaptability and compassion while delivering life-saving care, and addressing urgent medical needs. In addition, nurses play an essential part in fostering health system resilience in fragile and conflict-affected countries by supporting access to health care for vulnerable populations and fostering societal security through education, preventive measures, and preparedness initiatives. The speakers will discuss the unique challenges health personnel face in such environments and the innovative strategies they employ to ensure continuity of care and promote health in adverse situations.
Revolutionizing health care with connectivity, analytics and automation
This session explores how connectivity, advanced analytics, and automation are revolutionizing health care delivery. From robotic-assisted surgery to AI-driven patient monitoring, this session explores how these technologies are reshaping nursing responsibilities and enhancing care delivery. The discussion will delve into how data-driven care is optimizing clinical decisions and improving health outcomes through precision medicine and personalized treatments. It will also highlight the critical role of nurses in managing information accuracy, confidentiality, and accessibility in digital health settings. The speakers will demonstrate the potential of machine learning to predict patient outcomes and guide nursing interventions, and the impact of technology on patient monitoring and outcomes.
Nurses navigating future health challenges
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a universal call to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity by 2030. However, achieving these goals remains out of reach, even though we are at the midway point of the intended timeline. This session explores the multifaceted health challenges faced worldwide and seeks innovative solutions to achieve health for all. Nursing plays a crucial role in navigating the complex landscape of future health challenges, advocating for health equity, advancing preventive care, and confronting emerging health threats at both local and global levels. The speakers in this session will highlight the adaptability and broad reach of the nursing profession, and will delve into interdisciplinary collaboration and nurse-led initiatives that address the needs of diverse populations.
Upholding professional standards for quality nursing care
Nursing ethics and regulation are foundational elements for the professional conduct and practices of nurses worldwide, ensuring the provision of high-quality and safe care. This session will focus on the principles of professional standards, regulations, and ethical guidelines that underpin nursing practice. The discussion will address how these standards contribute to ensuring patient safety, promoting high-quality care, and advancing the nursing profession. Speakers will explore the role of regulatory bodies, continuing education, and ethical frameworks in maintaining professional competence and integrity in nursing practice. This session aims to highlight the importance of upholding rigorous standards in nursing to enhance patient outcomes and ensure excellence in health care delivery.
Advancing nursing research and innovation
Nursing research and innovation are vital for advancing the science of nursing and improving patient care. This session focuses on the latest research findings and innovative practices that are shaping the future of nursing. Topics will include the integration of research into clinical practice, the development of new nursing interventions, and the role of nurses in leading research initiatives. The session will highlight successful research projects, emerging trends in nursing science, and strategies for fostering a culture of innovation within the nursing profession. Attendees will gain insights into how evidence-based practice and innovative approaches are transforming patient care and enhancing the overall effectiveness of nursing interventions.