Welcome Message
Diane Hountz, DNP, MS, ANP, RN, CNE
Chief Executive Officer
Indiana Center for Nursing
Opening Session:
Establishing the “North Star” for Radical Transformation in Nursing Education Across Academia, Regulation, Accreditation, and Practice
Garrett Chan, PhD, RN, APRN, FAEN, FPCN, FNAP, FCNS, FAANP, FAAN
President & CEO
HealthImpact
Edward M. Burns Jr., MSN, RN, CNS, NPD-BC, PCCN, WCS Caritas Coach
Director - Benner Institute for Teaching & Learnin
HealthImpact
Garrett Chan, PhD, RN, APRN, FAEN, FPCN, FNAP, FCNS, FAANP, FAAN
President & CEO
HealthImpact
Dr. Garrett Chan is President and CEO of HealthImpact, the California designated nursing workforce and policy center, and Associate Adjunct Professor at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Chan’s scholarship and policy work focuses on palliative care and emergency nursing, advanced practice registered nursing scope of practice and education, and nursing workforce strategy and development. He is currently the Co-Director of the International Consortium for Outcomes of Nursing Education with Dean Mary Ann Jessee at Colorado Mountain College.
Dr. Chan earned his BSN from San Jose State University, his Master’s and PhD at the University of California, San Francisco, did a post-doctoral fellowship at the National Institute of Nursing Research Summer Genetics Institute, and completed the Senior Executive Program of the American College of Healthcare Executives. Dr. Patricia Benner was his PhD dissertation adviser and has been working with her for the past 25 years. He is also a law student at Purdue Global University. He is an elected Fellow in the Academy of Emergency Nursing, Palliative Care Nursing, National Academies of Practice, Clinical Nurse Specialist Institute, American Association of Nurse Practitioners, and the American Academy of Nursing.
Edward M. Burns Jr., MSN, RN, CNS, NPD-BC, PCCN, WCS Caritas Coach
Director - Benner Institute for Teaching & Learning
HealthImpact
Edward “Eddie” Burns, joined HealthImpact in May 2021. The Director of the Benner Institute for Teaching & Learning directly supports the upskilling and reskilling of the nursing workforce, through elevation of cultural humility, fostering a trauma informed-responsive practice, and by creating a deeper understanding of the impact of social determinants of health and education on California’s healthcare and well-being. Eddie is also an Assistant Faculty and Student Success Coach for Western University of Health Sciences Master’s Entry pre-licensure program in Los Angeles County.
Eddie’s nearly two decades in healthcare spans clinical practice across the spectrum of adult critical and acute care, leadership roles, quality outcome improvement initiatives, and health care workforce professional development and education. Eddie has served in various leadership roles including Nursing Director, Manager of Nursing Education, Nursing Professional Development Specialist, Nurse Residency Program Manager, and Clinical Nurse Supervisor.
Eddie earned his MSN from Grand Canyon University with a specialization in nursing education and curriculum development and his BSN from The University of Akron (Ohio). He is a post master’s certificate graduate from CSU Dominguez Hills as an Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist and is CA BRN licensed. Eddie is ANCC board certified as a Nursing Professional Development Specialist and an AACN Progressive Care Certified Nurse. In 2023, Eddie started a PhD program in Performance Psychology at Grand Canyon University. He lives in southern California with his significant other and they have two fur-babies, Sally and Lewis.