Opening Doors, Closing Divides: Perioperative Nurses Leading Anti-Racist Action Webinar
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SurgeryParticipants will describe 2 ways that this session prepares them to · understand the critical role of perioperative nurses in leading anti-racist action within the healthcare profession; · recognize the importance of the National Commission to Address Racism in Nursing and its impact on shaping anti-racist initiatives; · gain insight into practical strategies that perioperative nurses can implement to promote equity and inclusivity within their practice; and · identify actionable steps for personal and professional involvement in anti-racist efforts within the perioperative setting.
Learning Objectives
1. Understand the critical role of perioperative nurses in leading anti-racist action within the healthcare profession.
2. Recognize the importance of the National Commission to Address Racism in Nursing and its impact on shaping anti-racist initiatives.
3. Gain insight into practical strategies that perioperative nurses can implement to promote equity and inclusivity within their practice.
4. Identify actionable steps for personal and professional involvement in anti-racist efforts within the perioperative setting.
Speakers

Vice President, Nursing at AORN
Executive leader experienced in association management, academic and private multicampus systems, boards. Known for driving excellence through collaboration and building key partnerships across diverse groups, authentic leadership style, dedication to quality, upbeat attitude, strong communication and presentation skills in formal and informal settings. Able to create a strategic vision and drive results through empowering leaders and teams. Strong skills in teambuilding, program development, analytics/reports to drive quality improvement, project management. Specialties: leadership development, surgery quality/best practices, regulatory standards, block management, OR design, informatics, education.

Senior Vice President of Equity and Engagement,
American Nurses Enterprise
Dr. Katie Boston-Leary is the Senior Vice President of Equity and Engagement at the American Nurses Association addressing DEIAB and workforce challenges within the profession. Katie is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Maryland School of Nursing and the School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University. She is a board member for St. John’s University Health Programs, Hippocratic AI and Ingenovis Health and an editorial advisory board member with Nursing Management, Nursing 2025 and ACHE. Katie leads the National Commission to Address Racism in Nursing and served on the National Academy of Science and Medicine’s National Plan to Address Clinician Well-Being supported by the previous U.S. Surgeon General. Katie authored two chapters in The Sage Encyclopedia of Multicultural Counseling, Social Justice, and Advocacy, the first encyclopedia focused on racism and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging. Katie was also featured in the award-winning documentary film, Everybody’s Work funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. She was identified in August 2019 Health Leaders Media Journal as “One of Five Chief Nursing Officers Changing Healthcare”. She also won the ICABA TD Bank 2023 Woman of Impact award and the 2024 Spectrum Circle Award for Innovation in Health. She was recently inducted as a Distinguished Fellow at the Academy of Diversity Leaders in Nursing with the National Black Nurses Association and will be inducted this year as a Fellow with American Organization of Nursing Leadership (AONL). She has conducted research on care delivery models, time allocation, racism and civilized oppression in nursing with Quint Studer, Joslin Insight and McKinsey. She is a well-known speaker internationally with many publications, podcasts and national outlets namely CNBC, NY Times, Cheddar TV, Axios, Beckers, Forbes, Bloomberg News and on NBC’s Today Show. She completed her PhD at Walden University in Health Services, obtained a dual degree MBA and MHA from the University of Maryland Global Campus and her bachelor’s degree in nursing from Bowie State University in Maryland. She is a board-certified Nurse Executive and obtained a nurse executive leadership certificate from Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. She was recently identified August 2019 Health Leaders Journal as “One of Five Chief Nursing Officers Changing Healthcare”. Her most recent research was a qualitative study on nurses’ perceptions of power dynamics in the hospital setting. She is a well-known speaker nationally and internationally with many publications and podcast guest invitations. She recently completed her PhD at Walden University in Health Services, obtained a dual degree MBA and MHA from the University of Maryland Global Campus and her bachelor’s degree in nursing from Bowie State University in Maryland. She is a board-certified Nurse Executive and obtained a nurse executive leadership certificate from Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. She has been interviewed for stories in numerous print, online and televised media outlets namely CNBC, Cheddar TV, HR Maximizer and Bloomberg News. She recently co-authored an article titled, The US COVID‐19 Crisis: Facts, Science and Solidarity, which was published in the International Nursing Review (INR), the official journal of the International Council of Nurses (ICN).
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