Nursing Informatics

Nursing Informatics is the "science and practice (that) integrates nursing, its information and knowledge, with information and communication technologies to promote the health of people, families, and communities worldwide." (adapted from IMIA Special Interest Group on Nursing Informatics 2009).

The application of nursing informatics knowledge is empowering for all healthcare practitioners in achieving patient centered care.

Nurse informaticians work as developers of communication and information technologies, educators, researchers, chief nursing officers, chief information officers, software engineers, implementation consultants, policy developers, and business owners, to advance healthcare.

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Core areas of work include:

• Concept representation and standards to support evidence-based practice, research, and education
• Data and communication standards to build an interoperable national data infrastructure
• Research methodologies to disseminate new knowledge into practice
• Information presentation and retrieval approaches to support safe patient centered care
• Information and communication technologies to address inter-professional work flow needs across all care venues
• Vision and management for the development, design, and implementation of communication and information technology
• Definition of healthcare policy to advance the public’s health

AMIA’s Nursing Informatics Working Group serves as the United States’ representative to the International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA) Nursing Informatics Special Interest Group.

Leadership

Carolyn Sun, PhD

Chair 2025-2026

Associate Professor

Hunter College

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Kenrick Cato, PhD, RN, CPHIMS, FAAN, FACMI

Past Chair 2025

Professor of Nursing / Nurse Scientist, Pediatric Data and Analytics

University of Pennsylvania/ Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

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Alvin Jeffery, PhD, RN

Member-at-Large 2025-2026

Assistant Professor

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

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Yun Jiang, PhD, MS, RN, FAMIA

Member-at-Large 2024-2025

Associate Professor

University of Michigan

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Tamara Macieira, PhD, RN

Member-at-Large 2025-2026

Assistant Professor

University of Florida

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Paula Wolski, MSN, RN, NI-BC

Member-at-Large 2024-2025

Program Director Informatics, Nursing and PCS

Brigham and Womens Faulkner Hospital

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Elizabeth Umberfield, PhD, RN, NI-BC

Secretary 2025-2026

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Irem Ozbay, Phd Can

Student Representative 2025-2026

Research Assitant

Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

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• Performing: Working Group has high level of engagement and output (workshops, papers, webinars)
• Networking: Working Group has internal and external networking opportunities for members (mentorship programs, social events, collaboration)
• Developing: New Working Group or revitalizing efforts to grow membership (recruitment efforts, leadership)