One of the key benefits of NurseTRUST is participation in our virtual conversations, which we call TRUSTed Conversations. They offer a great opportunity to expand knowledge while connecting with a network of accomplished nurse leaders in every sector of nursing practice! TRUSTed Conversations are open to members and non-members unless otherwise noted.
Held monthly on the 4th Thursday from 4:00-5:30pm ET
From Retirement to Encore Career
Tuesday, August 26, 2025
4:00 - 5:30pm ET
Register in advance and invite a colleague to join you!
Description:
As with the nursing process, assessment and planning are key for identifying interventions that can produce positive outcomes. Retirement or “preferment” as some label it can be rich with new opportunities. This session will address the emotional and social aspects of retirement. It is NOT a financial planning seminar. Discussion will span finding your new identity, grief and loss, possible depression and social isolation as well as relationship changes. Most importantly, planning the “what” in what comes next is spotlighted.
Speaker:
 Janet L de Vries, LPC, NCC
Casper College, Casper, WY
Director Emeritus, Student Success Services
Janet de Vries is happily retired after 21 years providing career counseling to students at Casper College in Casper, WY. She is a human rights activist, world traveler, and a Girl Scout volunteer for more than 45 years.
PAST TOPICS:
JULY 2025
Elevating Your Impact: Personal Branding, Leadership & Professional Presence
Presenter: Dr. Nia Josiah, DNP, MSN, RN, PMHNP
Description: This session was designed to ignite your leadership legacy. In this interactive presentation, NurseTRUST leaders explored how personal branding—when grounded in values—can amplify leadership visibility, professional influence, and mentorship effectiveness. Drawing from Duane Brown’s Core Values Framework and the principles of Unique Value Proposition (UVP), this session offered leaders tools to help you align your brand with your purpose.
JUNE 2025
From the Dark Side to the Light Side: The Evolution of For-Profit Nursing Education
Facilitators: Fran Roberts, PhD, RN, FAAN, Karen Cox, PhD, RN, FACHE, FAAN, and Tracy Ortelli, Ph.D., RN, CNE, ANEF, FAAN
Description: This session focused on the recent emergence of proprietary nursing education programs across the United States. A brief history will be presented followed by the description of 2 prominent for-profit nursing education programs in the US.
MAY 2025
From Awareness to Action: Join Us In Community, Conversation, and Collective Impact
Facilitators: Donna Thompson, MS, RN, RWJENF and Erin Denholm, MSN, RN, RWJENF
Description: Reflections and dialogue on the SHIFT Film -Everybody’s Work: Healing What Hurts Us All" which examines the hidden disease plaguing healthcare in the United States: structural racism.
FEBRUARY 2025
Conversations on Healthcare
Speaker: Margaret Flinter, APRN, PhD, c-FNP, FAAN, RWJF Executive Nurse Fellow Alum, SVP and Clinical Director of the Moses Weitzman Health System and Community Health Center, Inc.
Description: Margaret Flinter discussed her podcast, Conversations on Healthcare, which she has co-hosted with Mark Masselli for many years. The program brings in national and global health and healthcare leaders on health policy, innovation, technology, and global health.
JUNE 2024
Providing an Empathetic Learning Experience for Nurses
Speaker: Nancy Bellucci, PhD, MSN-Ed, MS, RN, CNE, CNOR - Academic Program Director - Columbia Southern University
Description: This presentation will emphasize the importance of inclusivity in the nursing classroom. It will discuss design thinking and empathetic instructional design and the role empathy plays in course design. The presentation will share methods for embedding inclusivity and promoting critical awareness in the nursing educational environment while remaining empathetic to student needs.
May 2024
Invisible to Visible
Speakers: John Lowe, RN, PhD, FAAN, The University of Texas, Austin, Texas and Rose M. Wimbish-Tompkins (Cirilo), PhD, University of Texas at Austin – Steve Hicks School of Social Work
Description: This presentation will share the historical and sociocultural impact on the health of marginalized and invisible Native American tribes. Many tribal communities that have remained invisible are beginning the journey to becoming visible. The Health Survey Project funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is an example of approaches to bring visibility to the health needs of marginalized tribes.
March 2024
Leading from Within: Applying Wisdom in Everyday Moments
Speaker: Cynda Rushton, PhD, RN, FAAN, Professor of Clinical Ethics at John’s Hopkins University School of Nursing
Description: It's tempting for leaders to look externally for the answers to the complex questions they face. Leland Kaiser, a healthcare futurist, proposed 108 Wisdom Principles to ground service in the world. Join us to explore how these wisdom principles can ground leaders in their choices and actions.
February 2024
1200 WE-I Profiles & Their EQ Impact on Teams
Speakers: Jeannine Acantilado, MSN, MBA, Elan Consulting Services & June Altaras, RN, MN, Multicare Health System
Description: Jeannine and June will share insights and observations with how a nursing educator's/leader's internal emotional landscape can impact nursing education and onboarding, healthcare quality, patient outcomes, psychological safety, wellness and resilience and staff satisfaction.
January 2024
Nursing Leadership in National Policy: Updates on the RAISE Family Caregiving Advisory Council
Speaker: Casey Shillam, PhD, RN, FAAN, Provost and Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs for Southern Oregon University
Description: Casey shared her experience as Co-Chair of the Raise Family Caregiving Advisory Council followed by small group breakouts for a discussion on how you support others or receive support in contributing to national policy.
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