Virtual Care Nursing: From Readiness to Results

Wednesday, November 19, 2025

1:00PM–3:00PM PST/ 3:00PM–5:00PM CST / 4:00PM–6:00PM EST

Preparing the workforce, supporting practice and delivering value. 

This Leadership Symposium will consist of three facilitated virtual panel discussions. Key topics will 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 

Price for non-members: $45.00

Price for members: Free, Foundation donation suggested

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.

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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, CNS, 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 Information 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, Vice President Nursing Operations and Virtual Nursing, Enterprise Nursing, Advocate Health

Panel 3 

Christine Gall, DrPH, MS, BSN, RN, Chief Nursing Officer, Collette Health

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

Sherene Schlegel, RN, BSN, FAHA, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Nursing Officer for Virtual Care and Digital Health, Providence

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

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