Science and Soul
Science and Soul
Agenda
| Friday November 20, 2026 | |||
| 7:30 - 8:50 am | Breakfast and Registration | ||
| 9:00 am - 9:05 am | Honoring our Location | ||
| Gloria Littlemouse & Indigenous Team | |||
| 9:05 - 9:30 am | Welcome | ||
| Julie Watson, Jean Watson, Karen Keady, and Pamela Jefferies, and WCSI Board/Ambassadors | |||
| 9:30 - 10:00 am | Ethics of Hands and Ethics of Face | ||
| Lori Gdanetz and Amy Schlachtenhaufen, supported by Jean Watson | |||
| 10:00 – 10:30 am | Developing a Caring Science Academic–Clinical Partnership | ||
| Pamela Jeffries and Karen Keady | |||
| 10:30- 11:00 am | Weaving in Caring Science at VUSN and VUMC with LOVE | ||
| Gloria Littlemouse | |||
| 11:00- 11:30 am | Comfort Break | ||
| 11:30 - 12:45 pm* | Experiential Breakout Session 1 | ||
| Loving Beyond Limits™: Expanding the Capacity to Care in a New Era | |||
| Charlene Johnson | |||
| Align & Design: A Meditative Gemstone Workshop for Tuning into the Colors of Our Souls | |||
| Julie Suarez and Christy Moreland | |||
| 12:45 - 2:00 pm | Lunch | ||
| 2:00 PM*-3:15 pm | Experiential Breakout Session 2 | ||
| Loving Beyond Limits™: Expanding the Capacity to Care in a New Era | |||
| Charlene Johnson | |||
| Align & Design: A Meditative Gemstone Workshop for Tuning into the Colors of Our Souls | |||
| Julie Suarez and Christy Moreland | |||
| 3:30 - 4:00 pm | Closing Ceremony followed by Blessing with Team Yazzie | ||
| Caritas Team, Vanderbilt Colleagues, WCSI Board, and Jean Watson | |||
| 4:00 – 6:00 pm | Poster Viewing | ||
| Saturday November 21, 2026 | |||
| 8:00 - 8:30 am | Qigong | ||
| All levels welcome for a relaxing standing practice (Optional) | |||
| 8:45 - 9:00 am | Centering Moment | ||
| Kelly Cummings | |||
| 9:00 - 9:45 am | Education: Curriculum - Weaving Caring Science Through the Essentials | ||
| Sara Horton-Deutsch | |||
| 9:45 -10:15 am | Panel Discussion | ||
| Facilitated by Sara Horton-Deutsch | |||
| Panelist: Cameron Duncan, Danny Willis, and Marcia Hills | |||
| 10:15 -10:45 am | Comfort Break | ||
| 10:45 - 11:30 am | Practice: Weaving Caring Science into Nurse Residency Program | ||
| Mona Elshazly | |||
| Jessica Marisela Ocon | |||
| 11:30 - 1:00 pm | Lunch | ||
| 11:30 -12:00 pm | VUSN (Optional) | ||
| 1:00 – 1:45 pm | Keynote: Living out Science and Soul | ||
| Dr. Jean Watson | |||
| 1:45 - 2:00 pm | Celebrating our Lotus Recognition Awardees | ||
| 2:00 - 2:45 pm | Experiential Global Meditation | ||
| Erika Caballero | |||
| Héctor Rosso | |||
| 2:45 - 3:00 pm | Closing Ceremony and WOOSH! | ||
| 3:00 - 4:00 pm | Book signing and Photo Opportunity | ||
| Jean Watson and other Caring Science Authors | |||
| 3:15 - 4:00 pm | Final blessing with Team Yazzie | ||
Upcoming Events
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Vanderbilt University School of Nursing is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Accreditation Statement (Pending):
Continuing nursing education (CNE) contact hours for this conference are currently being reviewed and are pending approval through the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Final determination of awarded contact hours will be communicated to participants prior to the start of the conference.