Peter Griffiths

Professor, Chair of Health Services Research, University of Southampton, UK
Visiting Professor, Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, National University of Singapore
Senior Investigator (Emeritus) National Institute for Health and Care Research
Editor in Chief, International Journal of Nursing Studies

Failing Your Way to Succes. Learning from experience and coping with rejection in developing an academic career

Being a successful academic requires that your performance is continually judged. Papers and grant applications are subject to peer review and rejection is common. We all know it happens, but we don’t often talk about it, and it can sometimes feel that those who succeed are exceptions. As someone who may be judged a ‘success’, I’d like to share a few of the failures that paved my journey ‘to the top’ , share some tips on coping with failure and (hopefully) create a safe space where participants can learn from the failures of others, and share a few of their own.

Gregor Stiglic

Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Maribor, Slovenia
Professor, Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh, Slovenia

AI for Nursing Research: Enhancing Literature Reviews with Large Language Models

This workshop will introduce nursing students to the application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Large Language Models (LLMs) in nursing research, with a focus on literature reviews. It will cover the formulation of PICOT questions, the use of AI for supporting quality appraisal, and methods of information extraction. A hands-on exercise will provide participants with practical experience in applying AI tools within the research process. The session will aim to familiarize students with emerging approaches that will enhance efficiency, accuracy, and critical appraisal skills in evidence-based nursing practice.

Shefaly Shorey

Associate Professor, Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, National University of Singapore
Vice-Dean (Administration), Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore

From Draft to Impact: Winning Strategies for Publishing Success

This interactive pre-conference workshop equips participants with essential strategies to publish in high-impact journals. Participants will gain insights into selecting the right journal, structuring a compelling manuscript, and navigating the peer-review process with confidence. Through practical examples and hands-on exercises, the session will highlight common pitfalls and provide actionable tips to enhance the clarity, rigor, and visibility of academic writing. The workshop is designed for early-career researchers, doctoral students, and faculty members who aspire to elevate their scholarly publications and maximize their research impact.

Lau Siew Tang Lydia

Associate Professor & Deputy Head (Undergraduate Programmes), Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore
Teaching Academy Fellow (EXCO), National University of Singapore

Chen Hui-Chen

Senior Lecturer, Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore

How to be an Effective and Engaging Educator

This two-hour interactive workshop, How to Be an Effective and Engaging Educator, is designed for current and future educators, particularly PhD students preparing for professional teaching roles. The workshop builds readiness and confidence to become professional educators. Participants will explore their educator identity, examine strategies to foster student learning motivation, and practice approaches to designing engaging classroom environments. They will also learn to align course objectives, activities, and assessments for meaningful impact. By the end of the workshop, participants will gain practical skills, strategies, and perspectives to grow as effective, engaging, and professional educators.

Chew Han Shi Jocelyn

Assistant Professor, Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS)
Assistant Professor, Department for Biomedical Informatics, NUS
Assistant Professor, Behaviour and Implementation Science Interventions (BISI), NUS
Associate Editor, JBI Evidence Implementation

From Idea to Impact: Evidence-Driven Nursing Innovation

From Idea to Impact: Evidence-Driven Nursing Innovation is a 2-hour interactive workshop guiding nurses to generate, refine, and test innovative ideas grounded in evidence. Participants will identify practice challenges, brainstorm creative solutions, and conduct rapid evidence scans to ensure novelty and feasibility. Using design-thinking tools, they will develop concept boards and deliver short pitches for peer feedback. Activities include problem mapping, idea generation, feasibility mapping, and rapid prototyping. The session blends brief lectures, hands-on group work, and resource sharing, equipping participants with practical tools to move promising innovations from concept toward real-world implementation in nursing practice.

Kenrick Cato, PhD, RN, CPHIMS, FAAN, FACMI

Professor of Informatics, Penn Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, USA

Prof Kenrick Cato is a Professor of Informatics at the University of Pennsylvania and at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Dr. Cato’s work spans various aspects of clinical informatics, emphasizing integrating data science to enhance patient care and reduce operational burdens in healthcare settings.

Can Nursing Instincts be Modeled by AI?

In this Keynote, Professor Kenrick Cato will share his lessons from more than a decade of applying data science to model nursing behaviour. The CONCERN Early Warning System will be highlighted to show how nursing “instinct” can be modeled to predict in-hospital patient deterioration and enhance outcomes, including reduced mortality and length of stay.

Peter Griffiths, PhD

Visiting Professor, National University of Singapore
Senior Investigator (Emeritus) National Institute for Health and Care Research
Editor in Chief, International Journal of Nursing Studies
Chair of Health Services Research, University of Southampton, UK

Professor Peter Griffiths is Chair of Health Services Research at the University of Southampton, England, an emeritus and a Senior Investigator of the United Kingdom’s National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), a visiting Professor at the National University of Singapore and a visiting fellow of the Centre for Health Outcomes and Policy Research at the University of Pennsylvania USA. He is also Editor in Chief (elect) for the International Journal of Nursing Studies He has worked closely with the NHS in England and the World Health Organisation to develop guidance on safe staffing. His research on safe staffing has influenced policy and practice around the world.

Safe staffing and the search for the ‘magic number’

Research exploring associations between nurse staffing and patient outcomes is among the most highly cited and talked about health services research. Although the conclusions seem clear – having more nurses is linked to better patient safety – the implications are not universally accepted. Is there a ‘magic number’, as implied by calls for mandatory minimum staffing levels, and can such a number be derived from the research? In this keynote Professor Griffiths will consider this and other questions and address the challenges of translating this body of research into action.

Frances Lin, PhD

Director, Caring Futures Institute; Dean Research, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Australia

Professor Frances Lin is Dean Research, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, and Director, Caring Futures Institute at Flinders University. She leads multidisciplinary research focused on improving patient care and service delivery in acute and critical care, with a current emphasis on addressing ICU bed block challenges. She collaborates closely with clinicians, consumers, and government bodies, and is a committed mentor to emerging researchers. Frances is Associate Editor of Intensive and Critical Care Nursing and Chair of the ACCCN Quality Advisory Panel. Her work builds nursing research capacity and fosters strong partnerships locally and globally.

Collaborating for greater impact in the digital age

Collaboration in research, especially nursing research, is becoming increasingly important to share knowledge, promote learning and understanding, and generate high-quality evidence that is relevant to the international community. Through examples of collaborative work, I will demonstrate how we built an international team and network, and how modern technologies can help to make that happen.

Kelvin Yap

Adj Associate Professor in Digital Health, School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Australia

A/Prof. Kevin Yap is an interdisciplinary digital health strategist, healthcare innovator, and cyber-pharmacist. His research spans virtual care, extended reality, metaverse, serious games, AI, clinical predictions, sustainable healthcare, and digital health humanities. With over 100 journal and book publications and over 100 talks, his work has earned prestigious global awards – including US Reimagine Education Awards, Pharmaceutical Society of Singapore–Pfizer Innovation Award, and Health 2.0 Outstanding Leadership Award. Featured in The Straits Times, Lianhe Zaobao (Singapore’s Chinese newspaper), Australia’s Digital Health Cooperative Research Centre Newsletter, and The Australian News, Kevin also reviews for numerous international journals, grants and conferences.

From Bedside to Botside: Can Nightingale's Lamp Shine in a Black Mirror World?

The Netflix series "Black Mirror" – representing our dark phone screens – has become symbolic of technology's dystopian potential to control rather than empower. AI isn’t sci-fi anymore. It analyzes patient data, predicts outcomes and influences clinical decisions. But are we looking in the wrong mirror? As we move from bedside to botside, can Florence Nightingale’s core values – compassion, advocacy and humanistic care – shine brighter through AI partnership? This talk explores how AI has transformed healthcare and how we can harness tech innovations as tools to amplify our healing mission. The future is ours to write – will it be dystopian or transformational?