Dr. Quigley, a Nurse Consultant,  Nurse Scientist,  is both a Clinical Nurse Specialist and a Nurse Practitioner in Rehabilitation. Her contributions to patient safety, nursing and rehabilitation are evident at a national level – with emphasis on clinical practice innovations designed to promote elders’ independence and safety.  She is nationally known for her program of research in patient safety, particularly in fall prevention.The falls program research agenda continues to drive research efforts across health services and rehabilitation researchers.  Dr. Quigley is a Consultant to healthcare systems, organizations and patient safety  organizations to advance patient safety programs and reengineer integration of innovation at the point of care.  She is a nurse expert in redesign of  fall and fall injury prevention,  program evaluation,  strategic planning, program implementation, innovations in technology, and population-based approaches;  evidence-based practice;  rehabilitation outcomes for adult populations;  patient safety advances across settings of care; and staff development and innovation diffusion. She is also a nurse expert in redesign of  fall and fall injury prevention,  program evaluation,  strategic planning, program implementation, innovations in technology, and population-based approaches;  evidence-based practice;  rehabilitation outcomes for adult populations;  patient safety advances across settings of care; and staff development and innovation diffusion.

Dr. Amy Hester is the Co-Founder, Chairwoman and CEO of HD Nursing.  Her 25 years of nursing experience include over a decade of med/surge and neuro nursing followed by unit management and hospital administration. In 2015, she earned a Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing Science and has since published and spoken extensively on the subject of falls and injury prediction and prevention and is an international thought leader in patient safety. She is the co-developer of the Hester Davis Scale for Falls Risk Assessment. Dr. Hester sits on the Board of the National Association of African Americans with Cystic Fibrosis. She retired from UAMS in 2018 after 26 years of service to dedicate her time fully to HD Nursing while remaining adjunct faculty in the UAMS College of Nursing. As a serial entrepreneur she mentors nurse innovators to help them with their own endeavors and serves as a clinician in residence for the HealthTech Arkansas accelerator. 

None of the planners or presenters for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.