📢 Advocacy Alert
DOE proposes new “graduate” vs. “professional” designations that would exclude post-bacc nursing & public health degrees from professional status — impacting federal loan limits.
🗓 Comments due March 2.
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📣 AMIA NIWG Education Webinar

Resilience Informatics (RI)

🗓 Feb 19 | 10 AM MT

Dr. Sriram Iyengar will introduce RI — applying informatics to strengthen how people & communities cope with stressors (with a health focus).

Zoom link: us02web.zoom.us/j/8394048977...
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📢 Don’t miss the NKBDS DIVE Journal Club Webinar on Feb 3 at 2 PM ET!
💡 Topic: Integrating AI into Nursing Practice Series
Featured Speaker: Sara Sheerin, MHA, BSN, RN (Oracle Health)
👉 Register here: shorturl.at/KyjsU

📢 Free Webinar – Feb 3, 2026 (2 PM ET)
The NKBDS DIVE Journal Club presents:
Integrating AI into Nursing Practice
🎤 Sara Sheerin (Oracle Health)

Join a practical, industry-informed discussion on AI adoption in nursing.
 👉Register here: shorturl.at/KyjsU

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The AMIA NIWG is pleased to share its 2026 leadership roster 🎉
👏 Dr. Carolyn “Carrie” Sun, Chair
👏 Dr. Samantha Stonbraker, Chair-Elect
Thank you to our outgoing leaders, and welcome to all new and returning NIWG leaders.
More info @ 👉 amia.org/community/wo...
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🌟 Save the Date! 🌟
NKBDS DIVE Webinar
🗓 Feb 3, 2026 | ⏰ 2–3 PM EST 🎤 Sara Sheerin (Oracle Health) 🏥 Topic: AI + Nursing Practice

Join us to explore how AI is shaping nursing workflows, clinical practice & health IT. Details + registration soon—mark your calendars! #AMIANNIWG #AIINNURSING #ANIA

Nursing IS a Professional Degree Add your name to the petition for nursing to be included in the definition of 'professional degree' programs.

🚨 The U.S. Dept. of Ed’s proposed loan definitions could cut Fed. loan limits for post-baccalaureate nursing students in half, using degree categories from the 1960s.
This threatens access to advanced nursing education & our future workforce.
Learn more/add your voice: ana.quorum.us/campaign/pro...

🌍 New video series from AMIA’s Climate Health Informatics WG!
“How can informatics & AI make healthcare more sustainable?”
📺 vimeo.com/showcase/119...

Let’s drive change together—everyone has a role.
#AMIA #SustainableHealthcare #AI #Informatics

NIWG is glad to recognize Karen Dunn Lopez PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN as our October member of the month!

Dr. Dunn Lopez has a long history of supporting nursing informatics through research, teaching and service!

Learn more here
www.linkedin.com/in/karen-dun...

Thank you Dr. Dunn Lopez for all you do!

🗳️ REMINDER: Cast Your Vote!
The AMIA & NIWG Elections are now open! Make your voice heard in shaping the future.

📅 Don’t wait—voting closes soon!
🔗 Click here to access your ballot (login required)
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✅ Your vote matters.

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Nursing science and shrinking support American Nurse Journal, the official, clinically and career-focused journal of the American Nurses Association (ANA).

Two new policy pubs from NIWG's Policy Committee!

www.journalofnursingregulation.com/article/S215...

www.myamericannurse.com/nursing-scie...

Check out the upcoming debate “To Err Is AI: Who Bears the Blame for AI-Driven Clinical Decisions” at the AMIA Annual Symposium in Atlanta on November 17!

👏 Congrats to AMIA NIWG’s Member of the Month: Dr. Jiyoun Song (UPenn Nursing)! Her work in NLP, speech recognition & AI-driven modeling strengthens care delivery & outcomes 🌍. Connect: www.nursing.upenn.edu/live/profile...

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👏 Honoring a trailblazer: Dr. Susan K. Newbold received the 2025 Friends of the NLM Nursing Informatics Award for her global impact in advancing nursing, tech, & education. 🌍 #AMIANIWG #NursingInformatics #AMIA #HealthIT

NIWG Members: Submit your Nursing Informatics Year in Review paper recommendations!
✅ RN author
✅ English
✅ Informatics research
✅ Published Aug 2024–Aug 2025
🗓️ Deadline: Oct 17, 2025
📩 Send privately w/ rationale to janemcarrington@outlook.com
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: NKBDS DSCA Webinar: Integrating Ambient AI into Nursing Practice. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Join us for an engaging session with Dr. Jason Fratzke as he explores how ambient AI documentation is poised to transform nursing practice. Drawing from real-world experience, Dr. Fratzke will share h...

🌟 Exciting news, NIWG members! 🌟 Join the Nursing Knowledge Big Data Science Webinar: Integrating Ambient AI into Nursing Practice w/ Dr. Jason Fratzke 🗓️ Sept 16, 2 PM ET. Don’t miss it!

👉 Register here shorturl.at/8XyaU

🎉 Congrats to Brian J. Douthit, PhD, RN – AMIA NIWG Member of the Month!

Brian’s work focuses on documentation utility 📝, CDS 💡, & digital health equity ⚖️.

Learn more: nurseinformatician.com
#AMIANIWG #NursingInformatics #DecisionSupport #HealthIT

🧠💬 Join the AMIA NIWG leadership team!

We’re looking for TWO Members-at-Large to serve a 2-year term. Advise, contribute to projects, and shape the future of nursing informatics.

🙌 Great chance to lead & learn!

Apply by 7/18 👉 rb.gy/wqac08

📢 AMIA NIWG Secretary-Elect Nominations OPEN! Help lead comms, document key actions & collaborate with nursing informatics leaders. 1 yr as Secretary-Elect → 2 yrs as Secretary. 🧠 Grow leadership ✍️ Build visibility. Apply by 7/18! 👉 rb.gy/wqac08

🚨 AMIA NIWG Chair-Elect Nominations OPEN! Shape nursing informatics nationwide: 1 yr as Chair-Elect, 2 yrs as Chair, 1 yr as Past Chair. 🌟 Grow as a leader 🤝 Expand your network 💥 Make an impact. Apply by 7/18! 👉 rb.gy/wqac08