FEATURED SPEAKER
Cynda H. Rushton, PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor, Clinical Ethics, Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics and School of Nursing
Cynda Rushton is the Anne and George L. Bunting Professor of Clinical Ethics in the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics and the School of Nursing, with a joint appointment in the School of Medicine’s Department of Pediatrics. A founding member 
of the Berman Institute of Bioethics, Rushton co-chairs Johns Hopkins Hospital’s ethics committee and consultation service. An international leader in nursing ethics, Rushton co-led the first National Nursing Ethics Summit, convened by the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics and School of Nursing. The summit, supported by strategic partners from nine national nursing organizations and seven collaborating organizations, developed a blueprint for 21st century nursing ethics.
Rushton is currently designing, implementing and evaluating the Mindful Ethical Practice and Resilience Academy (MEPRA) to build moral resilience in novice nurses. Her forthcoming book, Moral Resilience: An Antidote to Moral Distress, aims to transform approaches for addressing moral distress by focusing on innovative methods to cultivate moral resilience and designing a culture in health care that supports ethical practice.
