Abstract Submission Tracks Global Health for Equity: Bridging Divides Through Innovation, Data, and Human Care
Theme 1. Digital Health and Person-Centered Nursing Care
Subthemes:
- Telehealth and remote care delivery
- Person- and family-centered digital care
- Care coordination and continuity using digital tools
- Clinical decision support and patient safety
- Digital care for aging and vulnerable populations
Synopsis: This theme explores how digital technologies enhance person-centered nursing care across settings, improving access, quality, continuity, and patient outcomes while preserving dignity and safety.
Theme 2. Interprofessional Collaboration and Integrated Care Systems
Subthemes:
- Integrated care pathways and service delivery
- Communication and coordination across care settings
- Transitional and continuity care
- Community–hospital integration
Synopsis: This theme focuses on collaborative and integrated approaches that strengthen coordination, continuity, and outcomes across healthcare teams and systems.
Theme 3. Innovation in Nursing Education and Workforce Development
Subthemes:
- Competency-based and outcomes-focused education
- Simulation and digital learning technologies
- AI in nursing education
- Faculty development and leadership
- Workforce resilience and well-being
Synopsis: This theme addresses innovative educational and workforce strategies that prepare nurses for digital transformation while supporting competence, adaptability, and sustainability.
Theme 4. Leadership, Policy, and Global Health Equity
Subthemes:
- Nursing leadership in health system transformation
- Health policy and governance
- Digital health in low-resource settings
- Nurse as system designer (care models and workflows)
- Community engagement and global partnerships
Synopsis: This theme integrates leadership, policy, and equity to explore how health systems can drive inclusive, ethical, and sustainable transformation and reduce health disparities.
Theme 5. Ethics, Humanity, and Compassion in the Digital Age
Subthemes:
- Ethics and professionalism in digital care
- Patient experience, trust, and safety
- Cultural competence and inclusive care
- Compassion, empathy, and human-centered care
- Nurse well-being and burnout
Synopsis: This theme emphasizes preserving compassion, dignity, and ethical integrity in technology-driven healthcare, ensuring that innovation supports humanity, well-being, and trust.
Theme 6: Emerging and Miscellaneous Issues in Global Health and Nursing
Subthemes:
- Emerging health challenges and future trends
- Public and population health innovation
- Disaster preparedness and emergency response
- Mental health and psychosocial care
- Chronic disease and complex care management
- Environmental and planetary health
- Cross-disciplinary and exploratory research
Synopsis: This theme provides a flexible space for innovative, interdisciplinary, and emerging topics that may not fit within the primary conference themes. It encourages diverse perspectives and new directions in global health, nursing, healthcare systems, and community well-being.