Advanced Nursing Leadership and Research Innovation
5-day international workshop for nursing and other healthcare professionals on advancements within the field of leadership and research innovation. The aim of this workshop is to strengthen nurses’ capacity to engage in opportunities that can improve healthcare practices and person-centered care, by exploring implementation science concepts, education approaches, models of practice, artificial intelligence and other technology advances. Examples from practice will also be presented such as areas of nursing informatics and organ donation and transplantation research.
August 17-21, 2026
The workshop will take place from Monday, August 17, 2026 to Friday, August 21, 2026, at the Federal University of São Paulo in São Paulo, Brazil. It will also be available virtually via Zoom for those who cannot attend in person.
Transcription will be available for those attending online.
- Examine the roles of nurses as leaders, researchers and educators in advancing healthcare practice across diverse global contexts
- Analyze various ethical and policy considerations influencing healthcare practices in specialty areas
- Consider the applications of artificial intelligence in nursing and healthcare practice
- Identify how principles of nursing research and implementation science can be used to identify and address gaps in healthcare
Implementation Science & Nurse-Led Research –Translating Evidence into Practice
All Times are GMT-3
Time: 2:00 – 2:15
- Introduction and Welcome and Acknowledgement of the Land – Dr. Vanessa Silva e Silva & Dr. Janine Schirmer & Andrea Mohallem
- Knowledge Assessment – Independent
Time: 2:15 – 2:45
- Implementation Science Frameworks – Dr. Letícia Yamawaka
Time: 2:45 – 3:15
- Silent Trials – Dr. Sayonara Barbosa
Time: 3:15 –3:45
- Refreshment Break
TIME: 3:45 – 4:30
- Opportunities for Practice Expansion in Brazil – Provocative Panel: Dr. Patricia Freire, Dr. Bartira Roza, PhD(s) Kendra-Lee Dupuis
Implementation Science & Nurse-Led Research –Translating Evidence into Practice
All Times are GMT-3
Time: 2:00 – 2:15
- Welcome message and Acknowledgement of the Land – Dr. Vanessa Silva e Silva
Time: 2:15 –2:35
- Ethical Decision-Making at EOL – Presenter: Dr. Bartira Roza
Time: 2:35- 3:00
- Opt-Out Consent System in Canada – Presenter: Cynthia Isenor
Time: 3:00 – 3:50
- Donation After Death by Circulatory Criteria – Presenter: Kendra-Lee Dupuis
Time: 3:50 – 4:00
- Refreshment Break
Time: 4:00 – 4:20
- Landscape of Organ Donation After Medical Assistance in Dying in Canada – Presenter: Dr. Amina Silva
Time: 4:20 – 5:00
- Panel Discussion: Education models for nursing and the multiprofessional Teams – Presenters: Dr. Bartira Roza, Dr. Mariana Cunha, Dr. Vanessa Silva e Silva, Dr. Amina Silva
Implementation Science & Nurse-Led Research –Translating Evidence into Practice
All Times are GMT-3
Time: 2:00 – 2:15
- Welcome message and Acknowledgement of the Land – Dr. Vanessa Silva e Silva
Time: 2:15 – 2:45
- Quality Improvement vs. Research Distinctions – Kendra-Lee Dupuis
Time: 2:45 – 3:15
- BRiC Program in Brazil – Presenter: Alessandra MInivervini
Time: 3:15 – 3:45
- Evaluation Metrics in Healthcare – Presenter: Dr. Isabel Christina Cunha
Time: 3:45 – 3:55
- Refreshment Break
Time: 3:55 – 4:30
- Organ Allocation Systems and Health Equity – Presenter: Dr. Jane Simanovski Peakovic
Implementation Science & Nurse-Led Research –Translating Evidence into Practice
All Times are GMT-3
Time: 2:00 – 2:15
- Acknowledgement of the Land – Dr. Vanessa Silva e Silva
Time: 2:15 – 2:45
- Educational Strategies for Organ Donation Nurses – Presenter: Dr. Vanessa Silva
Time: 2:45 – 3:15
- Health Technology Development for Training – Presenter: Dr. Amina Silva
Time: 3:15 – 3:30
- Refreshment Break
Time: 3:30 – 4:00
- Albert Einstein Multiprofessional Training Program – Presenter: Dr. Mariana Cunha
Time: 4:00 – 4:30
- Multiprofessional Fellowship Program – UNIFESP – Presenter: Dr. Bartira Roza
Time: 4:30 – 5:00
- Panel Discussion: Education models for nursing and the multiprofessional Teams – Presenters: Dr. Bartira Roza, Dr. Mariana Cunha, Dr. Vanessa Silva e Silva, Dr. Amina Silva
Implementation Science & Nurse-Led Research –Translating Evidence into Practice
All Times are GMT-3
Time: 2:00 – 2:15
- Acknowledgement of the Land – Dr. Vanessa Silva e Silva
Time: 2:15 – 2:45
- AI-Supported Clinical Decision-Making/Machine-Learning – Presenter: Dr. Monica Lino
Time: 2:45 – 3:15
- Predictive Analytics in Patient Deterioration – Presenter: Dr. Sonny Dhanani
Time: 3:15 – 3:30
- Refreshment Break
Time: 3:35 – 4:00
- Genomics and Personalized Nursing Care – Dr. Silvana Soares dos Santos
Time: 4:00 – 4:15
- Uterus Transplantation – Dr. Sibele Schuantes
Time: 4:15 – 4:30
- Closing Remarks – Dr. Vanessa Silva e Silva & Dr. Janine Schirmer & Mariana Cunha
- Knowledge Assessment and Workshop Evaluation
Co-chairs
Dr. Vanessa Silva e Silva
Brock University
Dr. Bartira Roza
UNIFESP
Dr. Eduarda Ribeiro dos Santos
Albert Einstein
Organizing committee
Dr. Janine Schirmer
UNIFESP
Layane Ribeiro
Albert Einstein
Dr. Mariana Lucas de Rocha Cunha
Albert Einstein
Dr. Andrea Gomes C. Mohallem
Albert Einstein
Dr. Priscilla Oliveira
Albert Einstein
Kendra-Lee Dupuis
Brock University