The Essential Role of Women in Health
In this episode, Dr. Vonda Wright is joined by Shawna Butler, RN, MBA Nurse economist, Health Technology Expert to talk with us about the critical role nurses play in our health system today.
Shawna Butler is a nurse economist and tech enthusiast. As the creator of the EntrepreNURSE-in-Residence role at Radboud University Medical Center (Netherlands) and part of the Exponential Medicine team at Singularity University (US), Shawna works with the pioneers in the thick of integrating robotics, 3D printing, drones, AI, blended reality, voice recognition, digital humans, big data and sensors into our health solutions and lifestyles. Her clinical experience includes emergency, cardiac, and critical care in large university and small community hospitals, international medical flight transport, and workplace health promotion services. Butler’s various roles have taken her to New Zealand, Netherlands, UK, Australia, Singapore, Germany, Finland, Sweden, and Canada and given her an unusually broad understanding of health care systems, social challenges, and policy. She has given talks and served on panels at many high profile events including the first all-nurse SXSW Panel focused on transforming healthcare, the Biden Cancer Initiative Summit, Aspen Ideas Festival, XPRIZE, HIMSS Europe, and more.
The See You Now Podcast as mentioned by Shawna: https://nursing.jnj.com/see-you-now-podcast
