Dr. Kellie Bryant to Deliver Annual Debra Spunt Memorial Lecture on Preparing the Next Generation of Health Equity Advocates
Dr. Kellie Bryant to Deliver Annual Debra Spunt Memorial Lecture on Preparing the Next Generation of Health Equity Advocates
NLN 2023 Education Summit, Extraordinary Nurse Educators Leading in Extraordinary Times, Set for September 28-30 near Washington, D.C.
Washington, DC — The National League for Nursing will host Dr. Kellie Bryant — simulation expert and champion of diversity, equity and inclusion in nursing education, practice and leadership — as the featured speaker at the Debra Spunt Memorial Lecture during the 2023 NLN Education Summit, Extraordinary Nurse Educators Leading in Extraordinary Times, September 28-30 at National Harbor near Washington, D.C.
Dr. Bryant, assistant dean of clinical affairs and simulation and assistant professor at the Columbia University School of Nursing Helene Fuld Health Trust Simulation Center, will deliver her message in a powerful talk about Preparing the Next Generation of Health Equity Advocates. Funded by Laerdal Medical, the Spunt Lecture is among the best attended presentations at the annual NLN gathering of over 1,200 nurse educators from around the world.
Dr. Bryant will inspire her audience to have the difficult and uncomfortable discussions about the challenges that marginalized populations face navigating the health care system and empower learners to advocate for their patients and provide them with strategies to mitigate bias.
Answering the call to nurse educators issued by the National Academy of Medicine’s report, The Future of Medicine 2020-2030, “to lead efforts to promote health equity and serve as change agents in creating systems that bridge the delivery of health care and social needs care in the community,” Dr. Bryant will present a holistic and humanistic perspective on how to achieve and sustain health equity. Simulation, she suggests, is one effective modality for individual understanding and deconstructing inherent biases while working to overcome these in moving toward equitable access to health care.
“We are excited to hear from Dr. Bryant about how nurse educators and institutions alike may change and adapt to tackle today’s urgent challenges presented by the social determinants of health, to bring about a more just and equitable approach to health care that will benefit people and communities at all levels of society,” said NLN Chair Kathleen Poindexter, PhD, RN, CNE, ANEF, interim associate dean of academic affairs at Michigan State University in Lansing.
NLN President and CEO Beverly Malone, PhD, RN, FAAN said, “On behalf of the National League for Nursing, I extend my deep appreciation to Dr. Bryant for accepting the invitation to deliver this year’s Spunt Memorial Lecture, always a highlight of our Summit. I’d also like to express our gratitude to Laerdal Medical for continuing their generous funding that makes it possible to attract scholars, like Dr. Bryant, of the highest caliber. This is our 20th year of successful partnership with Laerdal Medical.”
This year’s NLN Education Summit, celebrating the 130th anniversary of the National League for Nursing, will again offer an unmatched experience of expert-led professional activities designed to inspire innovation, collaboration, and connection. Attendees may select from about 100 concurrent sessions to create their own individualized agenda. Pre-Summit workshops will also be offered, offering an opportunity to earn additional CEUs. Nurse educators, from novice to veteran, will find many ways to engage, explore and examine pathways to achieve and sustain excellence in classroom and clinical curriculum and instruction.
For more information about Dr. Kellie Bryant, the Debra Spunt Memorial Lecture and the 2023 NLN Education Summit, visit NLN.org.
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