2025 HSS Nursing Research and Education Day

Orthopaedic Nursing:
Back to the Basics and Beyond

Wednesday, October 29, 2025 9:00 am – 3:00 pm ET

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Virtual or Onsite at Hospital for Special Surgery

535 East 70th Street, New York, NY 10021

Advance your clinical skills and knowledge in support of providing the highest quality patient care. Join us for evidence-based presentations featuring nursing basics and far beyond. We’ll discuss topics that prioritize safety and help us achieve unmatched patient outcomes. You won’t want to miss this engaging and empowering education program. Register today!

Program Faculty

Nurse Planner: Jake White, MSN, RN, CNE

Content Expert: Christine Mironenko, MSN, AGNP-BC, ONP-C

Keynote Speaker: Dayna Dixon, PhD, RN, NPD-BC, CPHQ

Dr. Dayna Dixon, PhD, RN, NPD-BC, CPHQ is a nurse scientist, award-winning quality leader, and healthcare innovator dedicated to advancing nursing through research, quality improvement, and technology. Dr. Dixon has served most recently in a consulting role as Chief Clinical Officer for an AI Health Tech startup, as well as Director of Nursing Quality at The Mount Sinai Hospital, having worked previously as Magnet Director, Professional Development Specialist, and as a clinical associate professor. She is currently the Founder and CEO of Breaking Glass, a nurse-led consulting company. Dr. Dixon blends evidence-based practice with human-centered innovation. Her work focuses on empowering nurses, improving patient outcomes, and integrating digital tools to transform care delivery. A dynamic leader and speaker, she brings a bold, forward-thinking voice to the future of nursing science.

Call for Abstracts

HSS Nursing is now accepting abstracts for podium and poster presentations for the Annual HSS Nursing Research and Education Day. This year’s theme is “Orthopaedic Nursing: Back to the Basics and Beyond.” Authors are encouraged to submit abstracts on orthopaedic nursing care, nurse-led innovative care programs, pre and post op care, joint replacements, orthopaedic surgery, research, and evidence-based projects. Preference will be given to those with orthopaedic nursing related topics but all innovative nursing submissions will be considered.

Submit your abstract here

Target Audience

This activity is targeted to registered nurses, nurse practitioners, and student nurses with an affiliation to HSS.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this course, the participant will be able to:

  • Recall two EBP, Research, or QI projects completed at HSS to improve orthopaedic patient perioperatively.
  • Summarize previously completed and/or ongoing research and EBP projects completed by nurses at HSS and beyond.
  • Discuss resources available to aspiring nursing researchers at HSS.

Important Event Information

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For registration assistance or any other questions, contact HSS Continuing Education at 212.606.1057 or continuingeducation@hss.edu.

All registered participants will receive a confirmation via e-mail.

A handling fee will be deducted from the registration fee for cancellations. Refund requests must be received no later than one week prior to the course. No refund will be made thereafter.

Hospital for Special Surgery reserves the right to cancel this course. In the unlikely event the course is canceled, HSS will issue a full refund of the registration fee, but will not be responsible for any other charges incurred by the registrant due to the cancellation of the course.

This program may be recorded, filmed or photographed. By attending this program, you give permission to Hospital for Special Surgery to use your voice and likeness for any purpose (promotional, educational, or other), in any medium, and without remuneration of any kind to you.