2025 MSU College of Nursing Practice Day

MSU College of Nursing Practice Day is a nursing professional development event designed for registered nurses, advanced practice registered nurses, nurse leaders, faculty, and other healthcare professionals. This conference fosters nursing excellence by exploring innovative practices, emerging technologies, and evidence-based solutions that shape the future of healthcare. Through engaging discussions and interactive sessions, participants will gain valuable insights to enhance patient care, drive quality improvement, and lead advancements in nursing practice.

Nursing Continuing Education: Practice Day will provide participants with up to 5.5 continuing nursing education (CNE) contact hours. Learners that successfully participate in learning sessions and complete the post-session evaluation for each session will receive designated continuing education contact hours.

Learning outcome: Upon completion of this continuing professional development activity, participants will state increased knowledge of the impact of nursing practice related to innovation, quality improvement and the continued drive for nursing excellence.

8:30-9 a.m. Registration & Coffee Welcome

9-9:10 a.m. Welcome

9:10-9:40 a.m. Nurse Practitioner Clinic: Imagining to Reality
Ann Sheehan, DNP, CPNP, FAANP, Assistant Dean of Practice, Michigan State University College of Nursing

9:40-10:35 a.m. Insights on Community and Maternal-Infant Health
Kara Trimbach, Ingham County Health Department

10:35-10:45 a.m. Break

10:45 a.m.-12:10 p.m. MSU Faculty Practice Scholarship Showcase: Innovation in the Field
Dr. Rhonda Conner-Warren – Focus Hope, Peds NP
Dr. Allyson Dean – Dean Transportation, CNS
Dr. Mariah Foster – MSU NP Clinic, CNS
Dr. Jay Gottschalk – MSU NP Clinic, Psych NP
Cheri Salazar – MSU Pediatrics, Peds NP

12:10-12:40 p.m. Lunch

12:40-1:30 p.m. Poster Presentations Viewing

1:30-2:30 p.m. Keynote Speaker: Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
Deborah Lee, PhD, ACNP-BC, FNP, CHSE, Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Michigan

2:30-2:35 p.m. Break

2:35-3:35 p.m. The Future of Nursing: Harnessing Technology and AI
Kathleen Poindexter, PhD, RN, MSN, ANEF, FAAN
Donna Summers, MSN, RN, Ni-BC
Camille Jensen, DNP, RN-CENP

3:35-3:45 p.m. Closing and Awards

4-5 p.m.
Afterglow, Bott Atrium
Network with nurse leaders within the profession. We will be offering tours of MSU College of Nursing Simulation Lab and featuring live music from the College of Music.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

College of Nursing, 1355 Bogue Street, East Lansing, United States