Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, PhD, APRN-CNP, FAANP, FNAP, FAA,is the Vice President for Health Promotion, University Chief Wellness Officer, and Helene Fuld Health Trust Professor of Evidence-Based Practice and Dean of the College of Nursing at The Ohio State University. She also is a Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry at the College of Medicine and Executive Director of the Helene Fuld Health Trust National Institute for Evidence-based Practice in Nursing and Healthcare. Dr. Melnyk is a nationally and internationally recognized expert in evidence-based practice, intervention research, child and adolescent mental health, and health and wellness. She is both a pediatric nurse practitioner and psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner, and co-editor of eight books, includingEvidence-Based Physical Examination: Best Practices for Health and Well-Being Assessment;Evidence-Based Physical Examination Handbook;Implementing the Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) Competencies in Healthcare: A Practical Guide for Improving Quality, Safety, and Outcomes;Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing and Healthcare: A Guide to Best Practice(4th Edition);Implementing EBP: Real World Success Stories;A Practical Guide to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Screening, Early Intervention and Health Promotion(3rd Edition);Intervention Research and Evidence-Based Quality Improvement: Designing, Conducting, Analyzing and Funding(2nd Edition); andEvidence-Based Leadership, Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Nursing and Healthcare. Dr. Melnyk has over 33 million dollars of sponsored funding from federal agencies and foundations and has authored over 450 publications. She is an elected fellow of the National Academy of Medicine, the American Academy of Nursing, the National Academies of Practice, and the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, and serves as Editor of the journalWorldviews on Evidence-based Nursing.Dr. Melnyk served a 4-year term on the United States Preventive Services Task Force and recently served on the mental health standing committee of the National Quality Forum. She is a currently a member of the board of directors for the National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention and a member of the National Academy of Medicine's Action Collaborative on Clinician Well-being and Resilience. She has received numerous national and international awards, including being named an edge-runner three times by the American Academy of Nursing.
Tim Raderstorf, DNP, RN, FAANis an author, educator, and thought leader in the field of Healthcare Innovation. From TED talks to textbooks, Tim uses every platform he can find to empower those at the frontlines to change healthcare.
As the first nurse to have held the Chief Innovation Officer title in academia, he takes pride in educating the world on the role of the nurse as an innovator. He was the founder of the Innovation Studio, a makerspace that democratizes innovation, providing every interprofessional team that pitches their innovation with the funding, tools, and mentorship needed to turn ideas into actions. Throughout his career, Tim has founded multiple businesses and has been the first employee for a profitable healthcare startup.
