Masterclass: Health Equity for Nurse Leaders - Online Course

This presentation is designed to guide nurse practitioner students in understanding and addressing key factors that influence health equity in healthcare settings. The presentation covers actionable goals and practical strategies for integrating health equity-related principles into clinical practice to reduce health disparities and improve patient outcomes, particularly for underserved populations. This resource aims to equip future nurse practitioners with the tools they need to advocate for and implement health equity initiatives in their care delivery. In partnership with McGraw Hill.

This course will retire after 28th February 2028.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

• Discuss actionable goals and practical strategies for integrating health equity-related principles into clinical practice
• Discuss tools they need to advocate for and implement health equity initiatives in their care delivery.

SPEAKER BIO:

Susan Hassmiller, RN, PhD, FAAN
Dr. Hassmiller is CEO and an ICF certified individual and group coach for Sulu Coaching and Consulting. Hassmiller has devoted her career to strengthening the nursing profession, improving population health, and advancing health equity. She is Professor of Nursing at Florida State University and adjunct faculty at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and serves on numerous boards. At Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, she served as the Senior Adviser for Nursing and led the effort to advance the landmark National Academy of Medicine recommendations for both Future of Nursing reports. Hassmiller has held numerous leadership positions at the American Red Cross, receiving the Florence Nightingale Medal from the International Red Cross. She is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine and is a fellow in the American Academy of Nursing, where she holds the Living Legend status and most recently, the 2025 Nell J. Watts Lifetime Achievement Award from Sigma Theta Tau.