Virtual NSNA Leadership U Summer Summit

July 28-29, 2022
​12:00 PM - 3:00 PM Eastern Time

Keynote Speaker
Ecoee Rooney, DNP, RN, AFN-C, NPD-BC, SANE-A, DF-AFN

​A distinguished leader, Dr. Rooney has more than 20 years of nursing experience and is a recognized forensic nursing and nursing leadership expert. She is the Director of Nursing Leadership Development for Ochsner Health and the President of the Louisiana State Nurses Association.

Rooney is sought out for her expertise in leadership, healthy work environments, mitigating compassion fatigue, and vulnerable populations. She has presented workshops on recovering from conflict and trauma for international participants in the International Visitor Leadership Program through the U.S. Department of State and the New Orleans Citizens Diplomacy Council, in New Orleans, LA.  

An active member in national and regional professional nursing organizations. Rooney is a past president of the New Orleans District Nurses Association, is the Founding Chair of the Ethics Committee for the Academy of Forensic Nursing and has served on task forces and committees of various professional nursing organizations, locally and nationally.  She currently holds membership in the Academy of Forensic Nursing, American Academy of Forensic Sciences, American Association of Critical Care Nurses, American Holistic Nurses Association, Association of Nurses in Professional Development, International, Association of Forensic Nurses, American Nurses Association, American Organization of Nurse Leaders, and Sigma Theta Tau International.  She served on the Board of Directors for the New Orleans Family Justice Center’s Hope Clinic which provides forensic exams and primary care and behavioral health services to survivors of domestic violence.  She is Founding Chair of the Ethics Committee for the Academy of Forensic Nursing.
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Rooney holds an ADN from Delgado Charity School of Nursing, and BA in Communications and Women’s Studies and an MSN in Healthcare Systems Management from Loyola University New Orleans, and a Executive Nursing DNP from Southeastern Louisiana University.  She is triple board certified as an Advanced Forensic Nurse, in Nursing Professional Development and as a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner.  She is recognized as a Distinguished Fellow by the Academy of Forensic Nursing.

Endnote Speaker
Mary Foley, PhD, RN, FAAN, ANA-Appointed Consultant to NSNA

Dr. Foley is currently a clinical professor at the University of California, San Francisco School of Nursing. She is also the director of the Center for Nursing Research and Innovation.

Dr. Foley earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Boston University in Boston, Massachusetts. She went on to earn a Master of Science in Nursing Administration & Occupational Health and Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing Policy & Occupational Health from the University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.

Dr. Foley will speak on:
The Future of Nursing 2020-2030: You ARE the Future!​

There have been two landmark reports (from the National Academy of Medicine / Institute of Medicine and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation) that have stimulated major new directions in the profession of nursing. The original report from 2010 brought shifts in education, leadership, and intraprofessional relationships. The latest report scheduled for 2020 was delayed until 2021. It includes a call to action for the nursing profession to engage in activities related to health equity, social justice, and caring for the well being of nurses. This report is changing what schools and organizations are focusing on, and it is going to be your guide going forward as you form your professional identity in nursing. 
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