Virtual Care Nursing Symposium: From Readiness to Results

November, 2025

This Leadership Symposium brought together nurse leaders from across the country to explore strategies for preparing the nursing workforce for virtual nursing, advancing innovative care delivery models, and measuring the impact of these approaches. Through three expert-led panels featuring case studies from adult and pediatric medical centers and health systems at the forefront of virtual care, the symposium delivered actionable insights for nurse leaders across the continuum—from academia and bedside practice to the C-suite.

Key topics include: 

Preparing the Nursing Workforce—The Foundation for the Future of Practice

• Integrating virtual care principles and emerging technologies into undergraduate and graduate curricula
• Establishing core principles for virtual care delivery
• Leading change management to prepare nurses for new models of care

Supporting the Workforce, Advancing Innovation, and Ensuring Value

• Innovative staffing models and optimal assignment design to promote safety, quality, and well-being
• Benchmarking, productivity, and other performance metrics
• Evaluating both the financial and clinical value of virtual nursing models and investments

Measuring Success and Scaling Opportunities

• Advancing patient safety, quality of care, and the patient experience through virtual nursing
• Strengthening staff retention, engagement, and support for an intergenerational workforce
• Identifying scalable strategies to optimize resources and drive care redesign across diverse settings 

Complimentary White Paper

The white paper based on the presentation is now available. Please fill out the form below to download the Virtual Care Nursing Leadership Symposium White Paper. 

Contact Hours

To receive 2.00 contact hours for this program, you must attend the program in its entirety and complete the evaluation. The program will expire Jan. 1, 2027.

The American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL) is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. The program offers attendees the opportunity to earn up to 2.0 contact hours.

AONL is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, provider number 15740.

Price for non-members: $45.00

Price for members: Free, Foundation donation suggested

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Moderators:

Michelle D. Hereford, MSHA, RN, FACHE

Senior Vice President, Chief Nursing Executive, Ethel Morikis Endowed Chair in Nursing Leadership

University Hospitals, Cleveland

Kimberly D. Hunter, DNP, MBA, RN, NEA-BC

Chief Nurse Executive, University of Iowa Health Care

Associate Dean for Clinical Practice, UI College of Nursing

Michelle L. Collins, DNP, APRN, NEA-BC, FAAN

Vice President, Nursing Professional Excellence,

ChristianaCare

Panel 1

Jim Cleghorn, MA, Deputy Chief Officer of Policy, Research, and Education, National Council of State Boards of Nursing

Connie White Delaney, PhD, RN, FAAN, FACMI, FNAP, Professor & Dean, School of Nursing, University of Minnesota

Patricia McGaffigan, MS, RN, CPPS, CPHFH, Senior Advisor, Safety and President, Certification Board for Professionals in Patient Safety, Institute for Healthcare Improvement

Jacquelyn McMillan- Bohler, PhD, CNM, CNE, Associate Professor, Associate Dean for Academic Innovation and Evaluation, and Director of the Institute for Educational Excellence, Duke University School of Nursing

Rosemary Ventura, DNP, RN, NI-BC, Chief Nursing Informatics Officer, University of Rochester Medical Center

Panel 2

Lisa D. Bungum MAN, RN, Nurse Administrator, Enterprise Practice Transformation, Department of Nursing and Assistant, Professor of Nursing, Mayo Clinic

Lori Colineri DNP, RN, NEA-BC, Chief Nursing Officer, Hackensack Meridian, JFK University Medical Center

Mary Field DNP, MBA, RN, CPHON, NEA-BC, Senior Director, Nursing Innovation & Informatics, Seattle Children's

Laura Rashleger, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, Senior Vice President Nursing Operations, Advocate Health

Panel 3 

Kathleen Sanford, DBA, RN, FAAN, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer, CommonSpirit Health

Elizabeth Petrich-Kennedy, MS, BSN, RN, Chief Nursing Informatics Officer, Providence

Lisa Stephenson, MSN, RN, NI-BC, Chief Nursing Informatics Officer, Cedars-Sinai Health System

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