As the healthcare landscape continues to evolve, the nursing profession is positioned at the nexus of innovation, driven by a critical need to provide optimal care and enhance workforce well-being. This conference will explore transformative strategies that integrate systems thinking, interdisciplinary collaboration, and human-centered design to strengthen relational dynamics within healthcare environments. By emphasizing collaborative care models, emotional intelligence, and interprofessional communication, leaders can cultivate a resilient, adaptable workforce capable of navigating complex healthcare challenges.
Sessions will explore a range of innovative strategies, including the integration of technology in clinical settings, evidence-based practices that foster holistic patient approaches, and initiatives that support mental health and resilience among nurses. Through these discussions, we aim to empower healthcare teams with the tools and frameworks necessary to optimize patient outcomes, cultivate a healthy work environment, and contribute to a more sustainable and effective healthcare system. Join us as we explore how these interdisciplinary innovations can foster a more connected, empowered, and dynamic nursing workforce, ensuring the future of healthcare is both compassionate and high-performing.
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Julie Kennedy Oehlert, DNP RN, has over four decades of expertise and wisdom gathered from a life working in healthcare. She started her career as a nurse aide at age 14 and has served in a variety of clinical, operational, consultative, and strategic roles across the healthcare continuum. Her clinical practice is Emergency Trauma nursing, and she achieved her Doctor of Nursing Practice in Health Innovation and Leadership from University of Minnesota. She is a perpetual student of design thinking and culture disruption and serves as the Chief Experience and Brand Officer for ECU Health.
In her role, Dr. Oehlert, strategically drives the human experience at ECU Health. This includes patient experience, patient education, patient and family advisor programs, and team member and provider experiences, including oversight of orientation and onboarding of new team members, recognition, and workforce well-being. She is a champion for mitigating workplace aggression, including prevention, patient and team member education, and responses and resources for those affected. She leads internal and external communications, marketing, and digital, social, and public relations for the health system. Dr. Oehlert has operational responsibility for Environmental Services, Food Services, Language Access Services, and Hospitality. She has a deep love of learning and precepts many students from many disciplines, encouraging the next generation of healthcare disruptors! She was recognized in 2020 with the Healthcare Professional Innovation Award from the Beryl Institute and published her first book System Innovation: A Holistic Approach to Disrupting with Love and Human Caring in 2024.
We are planning an exciting new program, please check back!
Registration rates:
Regular $145
Student $60
Late Registration – April 11 or after
Regular $195
Student $85
Cancellation policy: If you need to cancel your registration, a refund, minus a $25 administrative fee, will be issued if you cancel in writing by April 15, 2025. If you cancel after this date, you will not be eligible for a refund. You must send an email to densford@umn.edu to request a cancellation.