The MNRS 49th Annual Research Conference will take place at the Indiana Convention Center and this year will focus on The Intersection of Nursing Research and AI: Data, Education, and Outcomes.
The MNRS Program Planning Committee is diligently crafting a dynamic and impactful conference program to ensure it is both robust and highly relevant!
MEETING OBJECTIVES:
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- Evaluate the influence of artificial intelligence on health outcomes related to social determinants of health.
- Assess innovative approaches that aim to strengthen the connections between research, education, and health outcomes.
- Identify policy implications of AI in nursing research.
2025 Conference Schedule
(Subject to Change)
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
- Pre-Conference Workshop: Pre-Registration Required.
- RIIG Chair 101
- Newer Member and 1st Time Conference Attendee Orientation
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
- Pre-Conference Workshop: Pre-Registration Required.
- RIIG Chair 101
- Newer Member and 1st Time Conference Attendee Orientation
Thursday, March 27, 2025
- Exhibitor Hours
- Continental Breakfast
- Welcome and Opening Keynote
- Special Sessions
- ESN Lunch
- Concurrent Symposia and Special Sessions
- Poster Session
- Concurrent Symposia and Special Sessions
- Welcome Reception
Friday, March 28, 2025
- Exhibitor Hours
- Mid-Career Member Group Breakfast
- Continental Breakfast
- Deans, Associate Deans, and Directors Member Group- Breakfast and Meet and Greet
- Concurrent Symposia and Special Sessions
- Concurrent Symposia, Special Sessions, & Poster Discussion
- Lunch on Own
- Poster Session
- MNRS Distinguished Contribution Presentation
- MNRS Annual Business Meeting
- MNRS Awards Ceremony
- MNRS Foundation Champagne Reception
Saturday, March 29, 2025
- ESN/MNRS Board Meet and Greet(Invitation Only)
- Continental Breakfast
- Concurrent Symposia and Special Sessions
- Concurrent Symposia and Special Sessions
- Closing Keynote
- Adjournment
Registration is Open!
Registration Cancellation Policy
A partial refund will be honored before February 26, 2025, less a $50 service fee. No refunds after February 26, 2025. Transfers to MNRS colleagues are allowed at any time. To cancel a registration or make a substitution, email the Executive Office at info@mnrs.org or call (615) 432-0098.
Our 2025 Hosts Invite You to Indianapolis!
Meet the 2025 Keynote Speakers
Karen Dunn Lopez, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN
Karen Dunn Lopez, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN
Iowa College of Nursing
Dr. Dunn Lopez, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN is a nationally and internationally known expert nursing informatics at The University of Iowa College of Nursing where she is a Professor and Director for the Center for Nursing Classification and Clinical effectiveness. Her vision is to improve health outcomes, by making it easy (and even enjoyable) for patients, nurses and other members of the healthcare team to apply the highest evidence in their health decision making.
Dr. Dunn Lopez’s scientific contributions are in 3 primary areas:
- Design and testing of useable and useful nurse-centric decision support technologies,
- Demonstrating the value of nurses’ contributions to care outcomes using data generated by nurses in the electronic health record,
- Establishing a link between computerized decision support for nurse decision making and patient outcomes.
Dr. Dunn Lopez is a consummate Team Scientists collaborating with a large variety of clinical and engineering disciplines including Medicine, Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapy, as well as Data Science to make her impact. She uses a wide variety of innovative methodological approaches in her research and has authored over 65 peer reviewed publications that have been cited over 2,000 times. She has a sustained pattern of external funding that includes the National Institute of Nursing Research, The National Cancer Institute and The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
In addition to Dr. Dunn Lopez’s scholarly impact, she is a well-established nurse leader who blends her scholarly expertise with her professional service. Her leadership journey began as the Chair of MNRS’s Health Systems Policy and Informatics Research Group and progressed to be Chair of the Nursing Informatics Working Group of the American Medical Informatics Association, Incoming Chair of Alliance for Nursing Informatics, and the first North American Board Member for Association for Common European Nursing Diagnosis, Interventions and Outcomes.
Title: Technology Augmented Decision Making, Team Science and Shaping the Future of Nursing Informatics Research
Learning Objectives:
Objective #1: Attendees will identify key methods used in contemporary nursing informatics research.
Objective #2: Attendees will be able to articulate the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration in advancing research.
Objective #3: Attendees will develop a forward-thinking perspective on future directions in nursing research including AI.
Sarah Rossetti, RN, PhD, FAMIA, FACMI, FAAN, FIAHSI
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Sarah Rossetti, RN, PhD, FAMIA, FACMI, FAAN, FIAHSI
Dr. Sarah Rossetti, RN, PhD is an Associate Professor of Biomedical Informatics and Nursing at Columbia University. Her research has been funded by NIH and AHRQ and is focused on identifying and intervening on patient risk for harm by applying computational tools to mine and extract value from EHR data and leveraging user-centered design for patient-centered technologies.
She co-leads the CONCERN Early Warning System study which uses AI methods to predict patient deterioration based on nursing surveillance patterns and has been shown to significantly decrease patient mortality, sepsis, and length of stay. She is chair of AMIA’s 25x5 Task Force to Reduce Documentation Burden.
Dr. Rossetti is an experienced critical care nurse, received her PhD from Columbia University School of Nursing, and completed a Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship at Columbia University’s Department of Biomedical Informatics. She was selected as a 2019 recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE).
Title: Opportunities for Human-centered, Nurse Driven AI Solutions to Improve Patient Outcomes and Decrease Clinician Burden
Learning Objectives:
Objective #1: To state challenges related to excessive documentation burden that are ripe for AI solutions.
Objective #2: To provide an example of nurse-driven AI research with an impact on patient outcomes.
Objective #3: To identify policy and advocacy work related to nurse-centered AI to reduce documentation burden.
PAST CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS:
Each year, MNRS hosts a state-of-the-art conference that draws attendees from all over the United States. This annual event is where members and non-members can come and showcase their work and network with leaders in the field, colleagues, and friends. From current students to seasoned veterans, MNRS can be home to anyone with a passion for nursing research!
Hotel Information
MNRS has reserved a discounted group rate of $209 (plus applicable taxes and fees) per night at the JW Marriott. Please note that the hotel room reservation link will be available in your paid registration confirmation email! You must be registered and paid for the conference to make a room reservation. The deadline to reserve a room at the MNRS rate (pending availability) is February 28, 2025.
Hotel Location:
JW Marriott Indianapolis
10 S West Street
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46204, USA
317-860-5800
*Attendees will receive the room block information after registration is paid.
Thank you to our
2025 PROGRAM PLANNING COMMITTEE
Mopelola Adeola, PhD,OCN, RN
Chair
Purdue University
Barbara St. Marie, PhD, AGPCNP-BC, FAAN, FAANP
University of Iowa
Windy Alonso, PhD, RN
University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing
Wilma J. Calvert, PhD, MPE, MS, BSN
University of Missouri - St. Louis
Dawn Denny, PhD, RN, ONC
University of North Dakota
Karlie Hamilton, MSN, RN
Saint Louis University
Jennifer Heck, PhD, RNC-NIC, CNE, PMH-C
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Barbara Polivka, PhD, MSN, BSN, FAAN
University of Kansas School of Nursing
Brandi Pravecek, CNP, DNP, FNP, RN
South Dakota State University
Clarissa Shaw, PhD, RN
University of Iowa
AkkeNeel Talsma, PhD, RN, FAAN
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Sheria Robinson-Lane, PhD, RN, MSN, MHA
University of Michigan
Lovey Reynolds, PhD
Malcolm X College
Jiying Ling, PhD
Michigan State University
Kara De La Fosse, EdD
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Janet Reed, PhD
Kent State University
Wendy Trueblood Miller, CCRN, PhD, RN
Indiana University
Vicki Simpson, PhD
Purdue University
Karen Allen, PhD, RN, FAAN
Valpo University