Innovation in Healthcare: The role of Creativity, Design and Innovation in Nursing (Free for ANA Members)

Overview

“If you are a nurse, you’re already an innovator.” Healthcare is in an incredible time of disruption and nurses are at the epicenter of the pandemic. Nurses are working differently, and our profession’s leadership in redesigning care across our country has never been more apparent.

Even before COVID-19, health systems were developing and straining amidst turbulent market forces and evolving towards consumer-based technology models (i.e. the ease of use, access to information, and responsiveness). The need for remote services has amplified the role of virtual and remote health tracking technologies all competing across the $3.8 trillion U.S. healthcare market.

Delivery system innovation is a critical step in shifting the healthcare industry. Healthcare systems and facilities must engage in new ways to remain competitive and agile in this emerging market of health. Positive disruption is being created at the local level to drive organizational, patient and community engagement. Join us to discuss how the ability to design, create, and innovate across nursing is transforming health and healthcare now - and into the future.

Bonus Content! See the presentation of the 2021 ANA Innovation Awards powered by BD. Know what your colleagues are doing in the Innovation space. These awards highlight, recognize, and celebrate nurse-led innovation that improves patient safety and/or outcomes. The ANA Innovation Awards powered by BD will be presented to an individual nurse and a nurse-led team whose product, program, project, or practice, improve patient outcomes and exemplify nurse-led innovation.

Key Learning Outcomes

The key learning objectives for this activity are:

• Identify the current disruptions driving change across healthcare
• Review trends creating new opportunities for nurses to work and lead
• Describe how the expanded use of creativity, design, and innovation can transform healthcare