This track focuses on advancing the nursing workforce by addressing

academic progression and the necessary resources for building capacity in nursing

education and practice. The goal is to create innovative pathways for workforce

development and to develop a robust pipeline of nurses prepared to meet the evolving

demands of healthcare.

• Professional identity of the nurse educator
• Mentoring/coaching
• Academic-practice partnerships
• Transition to practice
• Models of interprofessional education
• Developing pathways programs from high school to doctoral preparation

This track focuses on the specific opportunities, needs, and

challenges of advance practice programs. It addresses the issues related to advance

practice preparation and role transition.

• Revisioning clinical practicum
• Integrating competency-based education
• Leadership and role transition
• Clinical Placement Challenges and Solutions
• Evaluating Clinical Competencies

This track focuses on measuring performance, providing

feedback to enhance performance, and documenting a level of attainment of student

learning.

• Formative assessment (classroom, clinical, simulation)
• Summative evaluation (classroom, clinical, simulation)

Climate Change and Health and Decarbonization address innovative education and

health initiatives and curricula that include disaster planning and preparation and climate

mitigation, adaptation, and resilience strategies in the context of health equity locally,

regionally, and globally. This includes acknowledging environmental stewardship as it

relates to promoting healthy communities.

• Advancing the knowledge
• Inequitable impacts on people, families, communities, and populations
• Teaching and learning strategies, curricular integration
• Community partnerships, advocacy and policy implications

This track focuses on innovative models and evidence-based strategies for the integration, assessment, and evaluation of competency-based

education. It includes the planning, design, and process of implementing competency-

based education as well as the time, cost, and challenges.

• Curriculum integration
• Competency-based education models and tools
• Assessment and evaluation

This track focuses on promoting contemporary

and evidence-based teaching and learning strategies that advance the art

and science of teaching. Emphasis is placed on teaching innovations

supported by the evidence generated by various disciplines (i.e. education,

neuroscience, sociology, psychology) and integrated across lab, clinical,

and classroom environments.

• Science of teaching
• Verified competence
• Developing faculty expertise

This track focuses on the growing role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and advanced

technologies in nursing education. It includes teaching and learning

strategies that are enhanced with the use of technology.

• Opportunities and challenges of AI integration in nursing education
• Technology-enhanced learning: simulation, extended reality, telehealth, and e-learning in nursing curricula
• Preparing the nursing workforce for a tech-driven healthcare future

This track combines leadership development and advocacy in nursing, focusing on

empowering nurse educators to lead organizational change and influence health policy.

• Leading organizational systems and change
• Leading CBE curricular transformation in academic institutions
• Educating leaders on policy and advocacy
• Nurses as policymakers: navigating the legislative process

This track focuses on addressing the growing mental health challenges within the nursing

profession, exploring strategies to build resilience, prevent burnout, and promote emotional

well-being. By fostering supportive environments and offering innovative tools, this track

aims to improve mental health outcomes for nurse educators and students.

• Managing stress, burnout, and compassion fatigue
• Maintaining work-life balance and healthy habits
• Building resilience and emotional well-being
• Innovative programs and initiatives to foster well-being

This track focuses

on the nurse educator’s role in addressing the social and structural determinants of health,

the social determinants of education, and structural racism. It explores diversity, equity,

inclusion, and belonging, accessibility, justice, social change and health equity.

• Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging
• Structural Racism
• Structural Competency
• Social and structural determinants of health
• Social and structural determinants of education
• Inclusive learning environments