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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Nurse Policy Entrepreneur Café co-facilitator</p><p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://linkedin.com/in/gracekistner">linkedin.com/in/gracekistner</a></p><p><br></p><p>I endeavor to empower all nurses and students, at all levels, in all settings that I meet in the nursing profession globally; including through identifying as full partners in healthcare reform for health-in-all-policies, and by advocating for practices rooted in justice and sustainability for healthy people and planet.</p>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>As Program Coordinator for the Lung Cancer Screening Program at Weill Cornell Medicine, I am deeply committed to advancing health equity and the early detection and prevention of lung cancer. I strive to improve health outcomes locally and globally through nursing excellence, advocacy, and policy engagement. I recently attained a Master of Science in Advanced Nursing, focusing on leadership, global health, and research. My passions also include empowering nurses to advance climate action and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).</p><p><br/></p><p>Let's connect: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/ongelique-conflenti">www.linkedin.com/in/ongelique-conflenti</a></p>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>I look forward to our monthly meetings to inspire and enrich my journey with advocacy. It is always a safe and informative space. I seek to help victims of violence and trauma become survivors, as a forensic mental health and parish nurse. </p>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>My current focus is on enhancing patients' perceptions, satisfaction with care, and quality of care, as well as preventing complications, by ensuring nurses uphold moral, ethical, and accountable standards in the care they provide in acute care settings.</p>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>My passion is to improve women's mental health and the underserved globally through research and advocacy.  </p>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Leah Ward, MSN, MA, AGNP-C, ACHPN serves as policy entrepreneur for CT APRN Society and Coalition for CT Advanced Practice Nurses, Patient Rights Action Fund, New York</p>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>I am a forensic PMHNP in rural southern Arkansas. My journey into nurse policy entrepreneurship began when I taught small business entrepreneurship at a local college alongside advocating for medical rights and harm reduction, personally &amp; professionally.</p>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Ndasi Noubissi Maxel</p><p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ndasi-noubissi-maxel-mms-bns-srn-hnd-b454a8203/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/ndasi-noubissi-maxel-mms-bns-srn-hnd-b454a8203/</a></p>]]></description>
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         <title>Rwanda</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Roger Ngaboyase</p><p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ngaboyase-roger-b72079a7?miniProfileUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afs_miniProfile%3AACoAABac6kYBrabffYABEoC9c7g3cFa_-lBgG9U&amp;lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_search_srp_all%3BxY0U1gshT76KfJtzscuxdA%3D%3D">https://www.linkedin.com/in/ngaboyase-roger-b72079a7?miniProfileUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afs_miniProfile%3AACoAABac6kYBrabffYABEoC9c7g3cFa_-lBgG9U&amp;lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_search_srp_all%3BxY0U1gshT76KfJtzscuxdA%3D%3D</a></p>]]></description>
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         <title>Ekiti, Nigeria</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Ise Descendants Union</p>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>I am passionate about enabling the best learning opportunities for nursing students and qualified nurses. In view of this am an active advocate for investment in nurse educators’ preparation and regulation </p>]]></description>
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         <title>East Hartford, CT</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Dani Brochu DNP, RN, CNEcl</p><p>Assistant Professor of Nursing- University of Saint Joseph</p><p>Administrative Nurse Supervisor, Hartford Hospital</p><p>Experienced RN with a passion for LGBTQ+ healthcare, geriatrics, and nursing professional development.</p><p><br></p><p>Linkedin: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-brochu-dnp-rn-cnecl-66a60a266/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-brochu-dnp-rn-cnecl-66a60a266/</a></p>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Alicia Truelove, MSN, RN, CV-BC, NPD-BC, is a seasoned Nursing Professional Development Specialist with nearly two decades of healthcare experience. She currently serves as California State Ambassador for the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) Rare Advocacy Network, where she represents the nursing community in advocating for those affected by rare and undiagnosed conditions. Alicia is also Secretary of the American Nurses Association\California (ANA\C) and President of the Inland Empire Chapter of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses (NAHN). Her leadership extends to her role as Co-Chair of the NAHN Policy and Advocacy Committee, where she works to advance the organization’s mission to improve Hispanic healthcare in the communities she lives.</p>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Advocating with mixed success for over 40 years. "Never give up. Never surrender." </p>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>I'm a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner passionate about suicide prevention and increasing access to mental health care for all. As a nurse policy entrepreneur, I am dedicated to advocating for systemic change to ensure mental health services are accessible, equitable, and effective for everyone. I have a particular interest in creating safe environments and enhancing the safety of healthcare for both staff and patients.  </p>]]></description>
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