With a background in fine arts, I bring a creative spirit to my work as a second-career professional nurse and Clinical Nurse Educator. I am passionate about supporting the professional development of nurses, empowering them to drive evidence-based practice at the bedside, providing education and encouraging learning. I lead by enthusiastically embracing the nursing process and modeling professional commitment.

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A highly visible and accomplished nurse executive with more than 40 years of progressive leadership experience for patient care services, including operations, quality of care, program and staff development, patient experience, budgeting, and regulatory compliance. A leader who impacts clinical outcomes through research, performance improvement and staff mentorship. Possesses excellent presentation and communication skills.

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Anna Dermenchyan, PhD, RN, CCRN, CPHQ, is a healthcare leader with extensive experience in clinical practice, healthcare management, and quality improvement. As the Interim Chief Quality Officer and Director of Quality for the UCLA Department of Medicine, she drives initiatives to enhance care quality and advance population health management at UCLA Health. Certified in critical care and healthcare quality, Dr. Dermenchyan specializes in patient safety, healthcare ethics, organizational leadership, and health data analytics. Nationally, she has served as a Jonas Policy Scholar with the American Academy of Nursing, Health Policy and Media Fellow at George Washington University, and a board member for the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses.

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Dr. Neville is a board-certified pulmonary and critical care physician and researcher whose work has centered on improving end-of-life care in the intensive care unit (ICU). Dr. Neville leads efforts to transform how clinicians approach death and dying and support families through these challenging moments. Through her research, Dr. Neville explores topics such as inappropriate or non-beneficial ICU treatments, clinician decision-making at the end of life, and the impact of structured interventions to enhance dignity and meaning at the bedside. Her commitment to integrating compassionate, patient- and family-centered care into the critical care setting, along with her dual roles as clinician and academic, make her a deeply impactful voice for professional nursing and interdisciplinary teams aiming to elevate practice in respiratory, critical-care, and palliative domains.

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Dr. Hassan Bencheqroun, MD, FCCP, EMBA is a board-certified critical care physician, medical educator, and clinical research expert with over two decades of frontline healthcare experience across the U.S. and internationally. Originally from Morocco and trained in New York and Boston, Dr. Bencheqroun blends a rare mix of clinical insight, business acumen, and research depth — holding both an Executive MBA and advanced certifications in clinical trials from Harvard. Having led both private practices and research organizations, he now works at the intersection of medicine and technology, helping fellow clinicians navigate and adopt artificial intelligence in practical, safe, and meaningful ways. Through his lectures, social content, and now "The AI-Ready Doctor" podcast, he simplifies AI literacy for physicians, nurses, educators, and researchers alike — ensuring they’re empowered, not overwhelmed, by digital tools.

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