Nursing World Conference 2026

Dr. Elizabeth Itote, PhD, RN, CNM is an accomplished and highly experienced Certified Nurse Midwife with a strong dedication to education and patient care. She holds a PhD from George Mason University in Virginia, an MSN in Midwifery from Wichita State University in Kansas, and a Certificate in Nurse Midwifery from the University of Kansas. With her additional Certificate in Nursing Education from George Mason University, Dr. Itote has a comprehensive knowledge base in education bedside nurses. She has conducted influential research in Kenya, focusing on enhancing maternal and child health outcomes.

Patricia Martin MSN, OCN, RN became nurse in 2008. While working as bedside nurses, she received their BSN, then later her MSN from Webster University in St. Louis, Missouri. Patricia is the Clinical Education Specialist for Medical Oncology at Siteman Cancer Center/Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. They collaborated with the research department at Barnes Jewish Hospital to study alarm fatigue and its effects on nurses. This is Ericka and Patricia’s first research. It has been accepted for publication in the American Journal of Nursing.

Elanne A Bueno, a doctoral candidate, was born and raised in Brazil. She graduated in 2012 with an associate degree in nursing from St. Vincent’s College; in 2018, she received her Master of Science in nursing education from SHU, and she is expected to conclude her DNP in August 2023 from Regis College. She is highly skilled, a Magnet Champion - Attended the Magnet Conference in 2018, and a key catalyst in developing a CNA Training Program as a pathway for new hires for SVMC. She is a nurse educator, sharing her knowledge and expertise with hundreds of students annually.

Sadie Elisseou, MD (she/her) is a primary care physician in the VA Boston Healthcare System, a Clinical Instructor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Adjunct Instructor of Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine, and a nationally recognized expert in the field of trauma-informed care (TIC). Dr. Elisseou's award-winning curriculum on ‘trauma-informed physical examination’ is now taught at medical schools across the country. Dr. Elisseou partnered with colleagues to publish the first framework on trauma-informed telehealth. She is the co-founder of the National Veterans’ Health Administration TIC Collaborative and a member of the Harvard Medical School TIC Steering Committee.

Linda is a Vice Chancellor Senior Research Fellow at Edith Cowan University in Perth Western Australia. Linda’s research focus is on improving patient outcomes in acute care settings and areas of interest include vascular access, pressure injury, falls, indwelling urinary catheterisation and handover. Linda was awarded a National Health Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Post Graduate Scholarship to complete her PhD (conferred in 2016). Linda has a Scopus h-index is 9, with 25 peer reviewed articles. Linda has been successful in 23 grant applications, attracted $2,248,366 in research funding.

Zhu Jiaying is Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Nursing at Hangzhou Normal University. Lead one college-level "Xingguang Program" project, participated in two additional college-level "Xingguang Program" projects, contributed to two national-level student innovation and entrepreneurship projects, and took part in one software copyright project.

Lori graduated from nursing school with her ADN in 1987 and earned a BSN in 1995. She worked in a variety of settings such as surgical orthopedics in acute care, long term, rehab, and subacute care, home health, physician practice, and nursing education at ADN and BSN levels. She opened and managed an outpatient wound clinic as her first position after achieving her certifications. Other pieces of WOC nursing she has participated in were/are: Skin/wound –related medical device in-services to nurses and patients (wound care dressings, skin care products, a fecal management system, and lymphedema medical equipment). Instructor in a nursing assistant education program with a contribution to a nursing assistant textbook to update the pressure ulcer/skin care portion of the textbook, Volunteer for Project Medishare Haiti, Board member of the Orlando Chapter of Legal Nurse Consultants, Preceptor for Emory WOC NEP program students, Member of the Florida Association of Enterostomal Nurses, Experienced clinical reviewer for a worker’s compensation insurance company as a clinical auditor for best practice/current appropriate wound care, and designer/management of the program that oversees the injured workers that have wounds and are at risk for pressure ulcers.

Ms. Patcha Hortrakul, a full-time registered nurse, has got a Bachelor’s degree in 2008, nurse anaesthetists in 2013, and Master degree of Science Program in Health Science Education in 2018. She is interested in Educational Training Program.

Nicholas Archer is the current Nursing Manager over the Behavioral Health Emergency Department and Observation areas. He possesses his MSN in Nursing Administration and has 10+ years in the Behavioral Health field. He has implemented multiple Quality Improvement initiatives leading to hospital wide awards (Touch Stone).

Dr. Panmial Priscilla Damulak studied Nursing Science at the University of Jos in 2013, proceeded to Universiti Putra Malaysia where she bagged an MSc. In Community Health in 2016 and PhD in Public Health in 2019. Her experience cuts across clinical Nursing practice, Managed Care and Health Insurance, and Public Health practice. She is currently a faculty at Baze University, Nigeria.

Dr Gloria Achempim-Ansong is a Registered Nurse of over Twenty-Five (25 years). She holds BA Nursing with Psychology, and MPhil Nursing all from the University of Ghana. She also has a PHD in Nursing from the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. She is a Deputy Director for Nursing Services (DDNS) and she is currently a lecturer with the Adult Health Department, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Ghana, Legon. She is a fellow of the West African College of Nurses, a Foundation Fellow, Ghana College of Nurses, and Midwives. She has six (6) publications in Peer Reviewed journals.

Mr. Wallerich received his Bachelor of Nursing degree from South Dakota State University in 1997 and his master’s in business administration from the University of Phoenix in 2001. He began his career as a Registered Nurse at Mayo Clinic Arizona in 1998 and transferred to Mayo Clinic Rochester in 2002. While in Rochester, Mr. Wallerich has held the role of Health System Engineer for 19 years, leading multiple projects in quality improvement, systems engineering, and IT systems implementations, in addition to providing consulting services at the Enterprise level. Mr. Wallerich is currently a Performance Improvement Advisor for the Hospital Safety Pillar focusing on staff safety initiatives in response to workplace violence. Outside of Mayo Clinic, Mr. Wallerich is a volunteer Emergency Medical Technician in his hometown of Wabasha Minnesota, a member of the Wabasha City Council, and Chair of the Wabasha Planning Commission

Angie Flynn has a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Winston Salem State University in Winston Salem, NC and a Master of Science in Nurse Leadership from Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, NC. She currently serves as the Nurse Manager at the Novant Health Cancer Institute in Winston Salem, NC and is board certified as a Nurse Executive and as an Oncology Certified Nurse. During her studies at Western Carolina University, Angie developed a passion for nurse well-being and actively pursues opportunities to educate others about nurse leader behaviors that support nurse well-being.

Alaa Masoud is an accomplished sales and business development expert who has demonstrated the ability to lead diverse teams of professionals to new heights of success in a variety of highly competitive markets and fast-paced environments. Masoud boasts an impressive track record spanning 15 years of firsthand industry experience, consistently achieving significant year-on-year growth for the organization. Upon entering the pre-employment screening industry in 2007, Masoud gained vast experience in contract negotiation, securing major strategic agreements with governments, as well as establishing multiple operating offices throughout the region on behalf of the DataFlow Group. Masoud holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Marketing, in addition to a Master’s Degree in Marketing from the United States of America.