Explore new frontiers of research and EBP education in the era of AI: An Ovid Synthesis webinar

Annie Rohan, PhD, RN, FAANP, FAAN, is Dean of the School of Nursing and Allied Health at Fairleigh Dickinson University, with campuses in Madison, NJ, Teaneck, NJ, and Vancouver, Canada. Dr. Rohan is a dual-certified Nurse Practitioner whose academic achievements rest on the foundation of a 25-year clinical career caring for critically and chronically ill infants and children, and highest-risk families. Dr. Rohan’s grantsmanship supports her research and educational projects, and includes over $10 million in funding for healthcare workforce development. She is currently co-chair for the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners’ Pediatric Special Interest Group, a member of the March of Dimes National Nurse Advisory Council, and a member of the American Academy of Nursing’s Expert Panel for Maternal & Infant Health and for Global Nursing and Health. As Associate Editor of MCN: The American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing, her responsibilities include publication of a bimonthly evidence-based practice column. She is also Associate Editor for AWHONN’s Perinatal Nursing textbook (now in its 5th Edition) and continues to enjoy a voluntary appointment in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at SUNY Stony Brook, where she is co-investigator of an interdisciplinary NIH-funded R25 educational program and a health-sector mentor for the Long Island Biomedical Incubator (LIBMI).

Dr. De Gagne is a Professor and the Director of the Nursing Education Major/Certificate Program at Duke University School of Nursing. Her focus is on instructional technologies and enhancing the methods of teaching and learning in nursing education. Dr. De Gagne is an advocate for cybercivility in nursing education, leading projects to address this important issue. She has authored over 200 publications, including 115 peer-reviewed journal articles, sharing her knowledge and research findings in the fields of teaching innovation and online education. A fellow of both the National League for Nursing Academy of Nursing Education and the American Academy of Nursing, Dr. De Gagne’s contributions have been recognized nationally and internationally, reflecting her commitment to advancing nursing education.

Rachel Dicker is a Product Management Associate at Wolters Kluwer, Health Learning, Research & Practice. She is responsible for creating and implementing product strategies, innovation, and market outreach for new clinical research and information solutions. Her current focus is supporting academic and clinical leadership to teach, adopt, and implement and disseminate best practices to improve quality, safety, investments, and patient outcomes. She received the 2021 Health Learning, Research & Practice High Performance Recognition Award and the 2021 Wolters Kluwer Global Innovation Award.