Digital Health Interest Group Webinar

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Webinar Description

On behalf of the CASN Digital Health Interest Group, we invite you to join our webinar focused on how emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), virtual reality (VR) and educational electronic health records (EHRs) are shaping nursing education and practice. In this webinar, you will have an opportunity to:

  • Learn about how undergraduate nursing education is adapting to the changing context of healthcare.
  • Gain foundational knowledge and practical teaching skills to facilitate teaching/learning about and with emerging technologies.
  • Stay at the forefront of innovations in simulation technology and their potential to augment nursing education.
  • Explore opportunities for involvement in the rapidly evolving field of digital health.

Date: April 10, 2026

Time: 90 minutes (12:30 – 2:00 PM MST/2:30 – 4:00 PM EST)

Webinar Title: Emerging Technologies in Nursing Education and Practice – Practical Strategies and Teaching Resources for Nurse Educators.

Registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_p2Stgh38QFO4yskZnZY-Bg

 Presenters

  1. Manal Kleib, PhD, RN, FCAN. Associate Professor, Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta.
  2. Laura Vogelsang, PhD, RN, CCNE, CCCI. Assistant Professor Faculty of Health Sciences University of Lethbridge.
  3. Abdolreza Akbarian, BScN, MN, RN. Digital EPR Training Coordinator, Clinical Applications, Women’s College Hospital.
  4. Joyce Law, BSN, BSc, RN, CCSNE. Nursing Faculty, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, British Columbia Institute of Technology.
  5. Melanie Neumeier, BScN, MN, RN. Assistant Professor, Faculty of Nursing, MacEwan University.
  6. Lisa Gray, MN, RN. Nurse Educator, Faculty of Nursing, MacEwan University.

Suggested Readings

  1. Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing. (2025). Nursing Informatics Entry-to-Practice Competencies for Registered Nurses (2nd). Retrieved February 12, 2026 from https://www.casn.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Informatics-Entry-to-Practice-Competencies_2025_EN.pdf
  2. Canadian Nurses Association and Canadian Nursing Informatics Association. (2024). Nursing Practice in Digitally Enabled Care Environments [Joint position statement]. Retrieved February 12, 2026 from https://www.cna-aiic.ca/en/policy-advocacy/policy-support-tools/position-statements
  3. International Council of Nurses. (2023). Digital Health Transformation and Nursing Practice [Position statement]. Retrieved February 12, 2026 from https://www.icn.ch/sites/default/files/2023-08/ICN%20Position%20Statement%20Digital%20Health%20FINAL%2030.06_EN.pdf
  4. Verkuyl, M., Violato, E., Harder, N., Southam, T., Lavoie-Tremblay, M., Goldsworthy, S., Ellis, W., Campbell, S. H., & Atack, L. (2024). Virtual simulation in healthcare education: a multi-professional, pan-Canadian evaluation. Advances in Simulation (London), 9(1), Article 3. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41077-023-00276-x