Keynote Speaker: Barbara Dossey, PhD, RN

With passion and a persuasive eloquence, Barbara Dossey is expanding the domain of traditional nursing. As a pioneer in the holistic nursing movement, she works to advance the practice and philosophies of holistic care, both within the health professions and in the lives of lay people. Barbara articulates how healing is promoted by attending to the delicate interaction of body, mind, and spirit, and how centuries-old concepts can be successfully applied in the care of patients and in everyday living.

Barbara Dossey is the the author of many respected and award winning books. Her latest book, Florence Nightingale: Mystic, Visionary, Healer, focuses on the philosophical and practical impact of Florence Nightingale's life and work on modern nursing and humankind. Other recent publications include ; Holistic Nursing: A Handbook for Practice; AHNA Standards of Holistic Nursing; the AHNA Core Curriculum for Holistic Nursing (editor); AACN Handbook of Critical Care Nursing; Rituals of Healing; and Profiles of Nurse Healers.

As an educator, consultant, researcher, and author, Barbara Dossey profoundly alters perceptions about holistic nursing. An inspired teacher, she effectively integrates non-traditional viewpoints with a high degree of scientific awareness in her lectures worldwide. Spanning the full range of current nursing and health information, her presentations provide challenging, practical, and innovative ways to combine holistic health care with high-level wellness. From nursing association gatherings to corporate meetings-all audiences respond enthusiastically to Barbara Dossey's penetrating insights and abiding compassion.

Keynote Speaker: Monique Lambert, PhD

Dr. Monique Lambert is Principal Investigator of Clinical Practices Research in Intel's Digital Health Group. Monique's most recent research involved leading a global ethnographic study of clinical work practices and work flows in inpatient acute care environments where she and her colleagues completed over 600 hours of direct observation shadowing clinicians in hospitals across the US, Asia and the UK. Monique's previous research includes exploring the use of wireless sensor networks for remote elder 'wellness checking,' application of RFID/smart objects for real-time supply chain management, ethnographic operations research of high-volume chip manufacturing, assembly test and warehousing/distribution work practices, and ethnographic research of Mars mission design at NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab. Monique has B.S. and M.S. degrees in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the University of Washington at Seattle, respectively, and a Ph.D. in Engineering Management from Stanford University with a specialization in organization science.

Keynote Speaker: Sharon I. Eloranta, MD

Medical Director for Quality and Safety Initiatives at Qualis Health in Seattle

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