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33rd Summer Institute in Nursing Informatics:

Health Care Informatics IQ: Fostering the Human Connection

July 18 - 19, 2024

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Call for Abstracts Dates: Nov. 30, 2023 - Feb. 29, 2024

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Honoring the Legacy of Marisa Wilson

Marisa Wilson HeadshotIn remembrance of Marisa Wilson, DNSc, MHSc, RN-BC, CPHIMS, FAMIA, FIAHSI, FAAN, SINI 2024 will pay tribute to her profound impact and enduring legacy. Wilson's visionary leadership and unwavering dedication helped shape the landscape of nursing informatics, inspiring countless professionals to embrace innovation and technology in health care. Her groundbreaking work laid the foundation for the SINI U track, which she played a pivotal role in establishing.

Through this track, her commitment to education and mentorship will continue to empower the next generation of informaticists, ensuring that her legacy thrives for years to come. Join us as we honor Marisa Wilson's remarkable contributions at SINI 2024, celebrating her lasting influence on the field and beyond.

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Conference Overview and Objectives

The Summer Institute in Nursing Informatics (SINI) 2024 is the premier event for providing unique educational programming and networking opportunities with experts and leaders in health care informatics from around the globe. This virtual conference will feature keynote speakers, panel discussions, roundtable discussions, podium and poster presentations, and networking opportunities. SINI 2024 will focus on Health Care Informatics IQ: Fostering the Human Connection. We will explore how artificial intelligence (AI) and other technologies can enhance the quality, safety, and efficiency of health care delivery and outcomes while addressing the patient’s needs. You can also discover how AI and other technologies can reduce health disparities, improve access, and empower patients and communities. This conference will also discuss informatics competencies for the clinical nurse educator and faculty.  

SINI 2024 Objectives: 

  1. Evaluate the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning in health care to personalize patient care and support clinical decision making.
  2. Promote bias-free, inclusive, and equitable health care environments for vulnerable or marginalized populations by integrating automation and artificial intelligence.
  3. Explore the health information and communication technology needs of the patient.
  4. Develop educator competencies and capabilities in technology and informatics to effectively communicate, collaborate, and connect with students, colleagues, and the health care community.

Why attend SINI 2024? 

SINI 2024 provides an opportunity to explore informatics concepts, innovations in technology, and educational strategies to enhance your career. This year’s theme focuses on Health Care Informatics IQ: Fostering the Human Connection 

Looking for something NEW! Back by popular demand, attend SINI “U” created with YOU in mind. Learn how to teach other clinicians how to navigate evolving informatics competencies and capabilities in academic and practice settings. 

SINI 2024 is an intensive, knowledge packed two-day virtual event that features an interactive virtual environment with live streaming keynote, endnote, roundtable discussions and concurrent breakout sessions along with other learning and networking activities. The best part is you don’t have to leave your home or office to attend! 

Don’t miss the chance to explore how artificial intelligence (AI) and other technologies can enhance the quality, safety, and efficiency of health care delivery and outcomes while addressing the patient’s needs. Come and engage in scholarly discussions and debates with experts who are ready to share their knowledge to help you succeed! 

Highlights of what the SINI 2024 Virtual Conference has to offer: 

  • Distinguished keynote, endnote and session speakers
  • SINI “U” sessions that explore ways to incorporate recent changes in informatics competencies, capabilities and essentials
  • Networking roundtable discussions with experts, colleagues, and thought leaders
  • Breakout sessions with live Q&A on cutting edge topics in informatics
  • Online chat capabilities with informatics experts and leaders
  • Poster and podium presentations from informatics colleagues around the world
  • On-demand viewing of all sessions after the conference
  • Additional CEU’s available with on-demand access
  • Downloadable resources, learning materials, prizes and much more

SINI 2024 Tracks

Track A: AI's Behind-The-Scenes Role in Shaping Health Care and the Nursing Workforce

Artificial intelligence (AI) is playing a pivotal role in transforming health care in many ways; from diagnosis, treatment, and prevention as well as the overall experiences and processes within the workforce. However, not all health care professionals are aware of how AI is affecting their work and patients. In this track, we will explore how AI is being used in health care, shedding light on its implications in nursing practice, education, and research. Join us as we explore both the advantages and hurdles presented by AI, offering insights into the behind-the-scenes role it plays in health care delivery.  

  1. Evaluate the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning in health care to personalize patient care and support clinical decision making. 
  2. Promote bias-free, inclusive, and equitable health care environments for vulnerable or marginalized populations by integrating automation and artificial intelligence.

Track B: Innovative Health IT Tools to Enhance Patient Experience and Care Quality

Patients are important stakeholders and team members in value-based health care. Rapidly changing and emerging technologies empower nurses and other health care professionals to be innovative in elevating the patient experience and improving quality of care. In this track, experts in nursing, informatics, and health care IT will introduce how these innovations can enhance communication and collaboration among health care team members and patients. In addition, the track will explore the patient perspective on the impact of technology and health IT policies on care delivery.   

  1. Explore the health information and communication technology needs of the patient.

SINI U:  Enhancing Teaching in Nursing and Health Professions with Informatics and Technological Competencies

Education in health care does not end after graduation from nursing school regardless of the level of degree attained. Academic and practice educators need to be aware of changes in technologies and how to integrate them into multi-level curricula and daily practice. Academic educators are working towards inclusion of new essentials in education. Practice educators are looking for ways to include technology that nurses are using at the patient's bedside into orientation and annual competencies. SINI U will focus on enhancing nursing and health profession educators’ knowledge of and ability to teach up-to-date informatics and technological competencies. 

  1. Develop educator competencies and capabilities in technology and informatics to effectively communicate, collaborate, and connect with students, colleagues, and the health care community.

Distinguished Keynote Speakers

Opening Keynote Speaker

Tom Lawry HeadshotArtificial Intelligence: The Future of Nursing is Not What It Used to Be

Tom Lawry, MS
Managing Director
Second Century Technology, LLC

Tom Lawry, MS: One of Medika’s Top 20 AI Voices to Watch, author, and health care innovator Tom Lawry will share his insights into the transformative potential of artificial intelligence in nursing and health care informatics. Tom is also offering an exclusive workshop that you can add on to your registration. Space is limited.

 

Closing Keynote Speaker

Alvin Jeffery HeadshotArtificial Intelligence: Hope, Hype, and How We Help Our Patients

Alvin Jeffery, PhD, RN, CCRN, FNP-BC
Assistant Professor
Vanderbilt University

Alvin Jeffery: Esteemed nurse scientist Alvin Jeffery, a.k.a. the Quantitative Nurse, will present on the critical role of AI in user-centered design, emphasizing its impact on patient outcomes and care delivery.

Planning Committee

Executive Officers

Cheryl A. Fisher, EdD, MSN, RN
Co-Chair

Director and Associate Professor

Nursing Informatics Program
University of Maryland School of Nursing

 

Cory Stephens, DNP, MSN, RN-BC, CPHIMS, FHIMSS

Co-Chair

Assistant Professor, Informatics Nursing
Department of Organizational Systems & Adult Health 

University of Maryland School of Nursing

 

Leadership Committee Members

 

Lynn Marie Elizabeth Bullock, DNP, RN, NEA-BC
Director, Office of Professional Education
University of Maryland School of Nursing


Arpad G. Kelemen, PhD
Professor, Nursing Informatics Program
University of Maryland School of Nursing

Eun-Shim Nahm, PhD, RN, FAAN
Associate Dean of PhD Program and Professor
Co-Director, Biology and Behavior Across the Life Span Organized Research Center
University of Maryland School of Nursing

Ernest Opoku-Agyemang, PhD, MA, RN
Assistant Professor, Nursing Informatics Program
University of Maryland School of Nursing

Charlotte Seckman, PhD, RN-BC, FAAN
Associate Professor, Nursing Informatics Program
Nurse Planner
University of Maryland School of Nursing

Sonia Smith, BS
Manager, Professional Development & Education
University of Maryland School of Nursing

Barbara Van de Castle, DNP, APRN-CNS, RN-BC, OCN
Assistant Professor, Nursing Informatics Program
University of Maryland School of Nursing 

Advisory Committee

Marion Ball, EdD, FLHIMSS, FCHIME, FAAN, FACMI
Executive Director, Multi-Interprofessional Center for Health Informatics
University of Texas at Arlington

Sayonara Barbosa, PhD, RN
Associate Professor, Nursing Informatics and Critical Care Nursing Program
Sub-Coordinator, Graduate Program in Health Informatics
Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil

Diane Constantine, MSN, RN-BC, NEA-BC
Director, Clinical Informatics
University of Maryland Medical System
Adjunct Faculty, University of Maryland School of Nursing

Theofanis Fotis PhD, MSc, BSc, FHEA
Reader in Digital Nursing, School of Sport and Health Sciences
University of Brighton

Rebecca Freeman, PhD, RN, FAAN, FNAP
Vice President for Health Informatics
University of Vermont Health Network

Margie Kennedy, PhD, RN, FCAN
Director, Transformation and Adoption/Education and Learning
One Person One Record
Nova Scotia Health

Kathleen McGrow, DNP, MS, RN, PMP
Chief Nursing Information Officer
Microsoft Health and Life Science Industry Team

Mary Etta Mills, ScD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN
University of Maryland School of Nursing

Cynthia Russell, DNP, RN-BC, EBP-C 
Informatics Nurse Specialist 
Frederick Memorial Hospital 
Adjunct Professor, University of Maryland 

Claribel Sawyerr, DNP, MPH, RN-BC
Supervisor Nurse Consultant – Informatics
Department of Clinical Research Informatics
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center

Toria Shaw Morawski, MSW, IICDP
CEO, Workforce Developer, Certified Diversity Practitioner
Globally Empowered

Kim Stevens DNP, MSN, RN
Clinical Informatics Associate Manager 
Cerner Corporation

Teri Young, MSB, RN-BC
Vice President, Clinical Systems & Chief of Clinical Informatics
University of Maryland Medical System

About SINI

Overview

The Summer Institute in Nursing Informatics (SINI) was introduced in 1990 at the University of Maryland School of Nursing (UMSON) following the implementation of the nation’s first master’s program in nursing informatics.

SINI is a nonprofit event hosted by UMSON that provides an opportunity to deliver multiple-level learning experiences to meet the needs of nurse and health care informaticians across the spectrum of practice.

For more than three decades, the UMSON informatics faculty, along with an expert planning committee consisting of national and international leaders in the field, have assessed the learning needs of the nursing/health care informatics community; reviewed technology and informatics trends; and made recommendations to determine the overall theme, goals, and objectives for each SINI event, held annually in July.

The overall mission, vision and goals of the institute are as follows:

Mission

SINI’s mission is to provide clinicians, leaders, and academicians with new knowledge, exceptional presentations, meaningful networking opportunities, and experiences that further develop leadership in the field of nursing and health care informatics.

Vision

SINI’s vision is to serve as the premier institute for innovative nursing and health care informatics continuing education and knowledge sharing. We aim to advance the field nationally and internationally.

Objectives

  • Maintain a scholarly institute that is on the leading edge of nursing and health care informatics.
  • Promote evidence-based practice in nursing informatics and serve as a guide to translate evidence into practice.
  • Identify national and international experts and emerging specialists to examine topics related to the latest innovations.
  • Provide a forum for peer networking.
  • Offer a venue to advance leadership in informatics.