Course Description

New technologies are being deployed in health care at an ever-increasing pace, but little information is shared with nurses and other health care workers about what the technologies are, how they work, and who ultimately benefits from their development. Through different case studies, this course will investigate tech companies’ involvement in health care and assess how the partnership between Big Tech and health care corporations impacts nurses and patients. We will also review how nurses can mobilize their advocacy to ensure that patients are protected against the untested and profit-driven deployment of technologies that may threaten their privacy and their safety.

Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Explain how tech industry involvement in health care impacts the safety and quality of patient care.
• Examine how data-driven technologies are being used in health care and their impact on patient safety.
• Explore how nurses can use their collective strength to fight for health justice as it relates to technology, both in the health care setting and in their communities more broadly.

Instructors

Lily Cain

Course Information

• This will be a 3-hour online class via Zoom for 3 hours of continuing education credits.
• You will receive Zoom information for this class, via email, a week before your class date.
• Registrations will close for these classes at 9am on the prior business day.

Dates

• Thursday, June 25 – 1pm to 4pm PT/4pm to 7pm ET
• Tuesday, July 21 – 1pm to 4pm PT/4pm to 7pm ET
• Thursday, August 13 – 10am to 1pm PT/1pm to 4pm ET
• Wednesday, August 26 – 10am to 1pm PT/1pm to 4pm ET
• Thursday, September 10 - 1pm to 4pm PT/4pm to 7pm ET
• Tuesday, September 15 - 10am to 1pm PT/1pm to 4pm ET
• Thursday, October 8 - 10am to 1pm PT/1pm to 4pm ET
• Wednesday, October 21 - 10am to 1pm PT/1pm to 4pm ET
• Thursday, November 5 - 1pm to 4pm PT/4pm to 7pm ET
• Thursday, November 19 - 10am to 1pm PT/1pm to 4pm ET
• Wednesday, December 9 - 1pm to 4pm PT/4pm to 7pm ET
• Tuesday, December 15 - 10am to 1pm PT/1pm to 4pm ET

CE courses are free to National Nurses United members. Classes are only offered to direct-care and staff RNs.