Michelle Camicia's leadership in practice and research developing and implementing innovative programs has improved care coordination and equitable care for individuals with disabilities and their caregivers. As an advisory board member of the National Institutes of Health Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research, Dr. Camicia secured family caregiving in the Strategic Plan. She has served on numerous national boards/expert panels and as an accreditation surveyor for CARF International. Her leadership with the American Heart/Stroke Association (AHA) and Association of Rehabilitation Nurses (ARN), including past president, provides venues to strengthen equitable care delivery for individuals with disabilities nationally and internationally. Dr. Camicia's transformational leadership has been recognized by the Kaiser Permanente Exemplary Nurse Leader of the Year award, ARN President’s Award, ARN Distinguished Service Award, and ARN Doctoral-Prepared Nurse Researcher award. The ARN White Paper on The Essential Role of the Rehabilitation Nurse in Facilitating Care Transition received the ARN Article of the Year and her work on the PATH-s has been recognized by the AHA's Stroke Article of the Year. She is managing partner for PATH2Caregiving, LLC. Dr. Camicia earned a BSN from San Francisco State University, MSN from Sonoma State University, and PhD from the University of California-Davis.

Amy Bok MSN, RN, CRRN serves as the Nursing Manager for Inpatient Rehabilitation at Bon Secours Mercy Health St. Rita’s Medical Center in Lima, Ohio. She has held her certification in rehabilitation nursing since 1998.  She is a member of the Central Ohio Chapter of ARN and serves as the Treasurer for her chapter. She has served nationally on the Conference Planning Committee, the Competency Model Revision task force, and Rehabilitation Nursing Certification Board (RNCB).

 

 

 

 

Dr. Barbara Lutz served as the McNeill Distinguished Professor at the University of North Carolina-Wilmington from 2013-2025 and is Associate Professor, Emeritus at the University of Florida, College of Nursing. Her career as a rehabilitation and public health nurse spans 40+ years. She has conducted rehabilitation nursing research related focusing on assessing and addressing the needs of stroke survivors and their family caregivers as they transition home. She has received funding from the Rehabilitation Nursing Foundation, Sigma Theta Tau International, National Institute of Nursing Research, and Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute. She served as President of ARN from 2019-2020 and has served on multiple committees for ARN and the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association (AHA/ASA). Dr. Lutz is a co-author on several AHA/ASA scientific statements including palliative care in stroke, risk adjustment for stroke, and best evidence on stroke caregiver interventions. She has served on several national committees and advisory boards including the ANA Care Coordination Expert Panel, Joint Commission Technical Advisory Panel for Comprehensive Stroke Center Certification, and National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research Advisory Board. Dr. Lutz has a BSN from the University of Iowa, MS from Northern Illinois University, and MSN and PhD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Amy Ragnone’ s nursing career began after graduating from the University of Cincinnati with her associate degree in 1985. While working full time earned her BSN from UC in 1993. Amy served in the military as a Navy Nurse Corps Officer for 10 years. During her military service she was awarded 2 Navy Achievement medals as well as a Navy Commendation Medal for her service as well as her MA in  Management from National University.  After her military service ended, she worked as a manager/ Interim Director for Summerlin Hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada. In 2005 Amy took a faculty position at the College of Southern Nevada, earned her MSN from the University of Phoenix, and became a tenured Professor in 2009.  She was active with the Nevada Nurses Association and served as the Vice President of the Nevada Nurses Association from 2008- 2010. In 2011 Amy and her children move to Ohio and in 2016 joined the Mercy Health system. She earned her DNP from Northern Kentucky University in 2022 and is currently the clinical nurse manager for the Acute Rehab Unit at The Jewish Hospital in Cincinnati Ohio.

 

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