2025 Statewide Nursing Workforce Summit
Below please find a summary of the event, Sponsorship Opportunities, and Call for Posters.
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The Connecticut Center for Nursing Workforce (CCNW) invites students, educators, healthcare professionals, and researchers to submit poster proposals for presentation at the CCNW Statewide Nursing Workforce Summit on Wednesday, April 30, 2025 from 8:00 am to 12:00 noon at the Aqua Turf Club, Plantsville, CT. This event brings together key stakeholders to explore innovative strategies, best practices, and cutting-edge research that strengthen and sustain Connecticut’s nursing workforce.
Keynote Speaker Katie Boston-Leary, PhD, MBA, MHA, RN, NEA-BC, FADLN Senior Vice President of Equity and Engagement American Nurses Enterprise Audience:
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This event brings together key stakeholders to explore innovative strategies, best practices, and cutting-edge research that strengthen and sustain Connecticut’s nursing workforce.
INVEST & BECOME A SUMMIT SPONSOR Deadline, Monday, April 14, 2025 |
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KEYNOTE SPEAKERKatie Boston-Leary, PhD, MBA, MHA, RN, NEA-BC, FADLN, FAONLSenior Vice President of Equity and Engagement
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Katie Boston-Leary, PhD, MBA, MHA, RN, NEA-BC, FADLN, FAONL
Dr. Katie Boston-Leary is the Senior Vice President of Equity and Engagement at the American Nurses Association addressing DEIAB and workforce challenges within the profession. Katie is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Maryland School of Nursing and the School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University. She is a board member for St. John’s University Health Programs, Hippocratic AI and Ingenovis Health and an editorial advisory board member with Nursing Management, Nursing 2025 and ACHE. Katie leads the National Commission to Address Racism in Nursing and served on the National Academy of Science and Medicine’s National Plan to Address Clinician Well-Being supported by the previous U.S. Surgeon General.
Katie authored two chapters in The Sage Encyclopedia of Multicultural Counseling, Social Justice, and Advocacy, the first encyclopedia focused on racism and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging. Katie was also featured in the award-winning documentary film, Everybody’s Work funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
She was identified in August 2019 Health Leaders Media Journal as “One of Five Chief Nursing Officers Changing Healthcare”. She also won the ICABA TD Bank 2023 Woman of Impact award and the 2024 Spectrum Circle Award for Innovation in Health. She was recently inducted as a Distinguished Fellow at the Academy of Diversity Leaders in Nursing with the National Black Nurses Association and will be inducted this year as a Fellow with American Organization of Nursing Leadership (AONL).
he has conducted research on care delivery models, time allocation, racism and civilized oppression in nursing with Quint Studer, Joslin Insight and McKinsey. She is a well-known speaker internationally with many publications, podcasts and national outlets namely CNBC, NY Times, Cheddar TV, Axios, Beckers, Forbes, Bloomberg News and on NBC’s Today Show. She completed her PhD at Walden University in Health Services, obtained a dual degree MBA and MHA from the University of Maryland Global Campus and her bachelor’s degree in nursing from Bowie State University in Maryland. She is a board-certified Nurse Executive and obtained a nurse executive leadership certificate from Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.
Dr. Katie Boston-Leary is the Senior Vice President of Equity and Engagement at the American Nurses Association addressing DEIAB and workforce challenges within the profession. Katie is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Maryland School of Nursing and the School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University. She is a board member for St. John’s University Health Programs, Hippocratic AI and Ingenovis Health and an editorial advisory board member with Nursing Management, Nursing 2025 and ACHE. Katie leads the National Commission to Address Racism in Nursing and served on the National Academy of Science and Medicine’s National Plan to Address Clinician Well-Being supported by the previous U.S. Surgeon General.
Katie authored two chapters in The Sage Encyclopedia of Multicultural Counseling, Social Justice, and Advocacy, the first encyclopedia focused on racism and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging. Katie was also featured in the award-winning documentary film, Everybody’s Work funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
She was identified in August 2019 Health Leaders Media Journal as “One of Five Chief Nursing Officers Changing Healthcare”. She also won the ICABA TD Bank 2023 Woman of Impact award and the 2024 Spectrum Circle Award for Innovation in Health. She was recently inducted as a Distinguished Fellow at the Academy of Diversity Leaders in Nursing with the National Black Nurses Association and will be inducted this year as a Fellow with American Organization of Nursing Leadership (AONL).
he has conducted research on care delivery models, time allocation, racism and civilized oppression in nursing with Quint Studer, Joslin Insight and McKinsey. She is a well-known speaker internationally with many publications, podcasts and national outlets namely CNBC, NY Times, Cheddar TV, Axios, Beckers, Forbes, Bloomberg News and on NBC’s Today Show. She completed her PhD at Walden University in Health Services, obtained a dual degree MBA and MHA from the University of Maryland Global Campus and her bachelor’s degree in nursing from Bowie State University in Maryland. She is a board-certified Nurse Executive and obtained a nurse executive leadership certificate from Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.
CCNW Statewide Nursing Workforce Summit 2025
Submissions Closed
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Submission Categories
Posters should align with one or more of the following focus areas:
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Submission Guidelines
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Presentation Details
Posters will be displayed throughout the Summit, with dedicated presentation times for authors to engage with attendees.
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We encourage submissions that showcase innovative approaches and research that can positively influence Connecticut’s nursing workforce.
Submission Acceptance Closed
For questions, please contact [email protected].
We look forward to your contributions to this important dialogue!
Submission Acceptance Closed
For questions, please contact [email protected].
We look forward to your contributions to this important dialogue!
