Comprised of Fellows recognized for their contributions to health and organized by topic area expertise, Expert Panels are one of the major forces within the Academy for developing new knowledge to transform health policy. Through consensus building and collaboration, Academy Expert Panels advance evidence-based solutions to the most complex health care challenges. In hosting Policy Dialogues, Expert Panels lead engaging discussions to further enhance awareness and develop policy proposals that work to achieve the Academy's vision of healthy lives for all people.

The Academy is pleased to release the summaries for the following Policy Dialogues:

The Quality of Care in Nursing Homes
(August 2022)
Hosted by the Expert Panel on Informatics & Technology in collaboration with the Expert Panel on Aging, this dialogue centered on policies impacting nursing outlined in the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) report on the quality of care in nursing homes, The National Imperative to Improve Nursing Home Quality: Honoring Our Commitment to Residents, Families, and Staff.

Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic: Mobilizing Nursing Leadership to Advance Global Equity
(December 2022)
Hosted by the Expert Panel on Global Nursing & Health in collaboration with the Expert Panel on Health Equity, this dialogue examined policies aimed at addressing the emotional, financial, and physical recovery of the nursing workforce from the COVID-19 pandemic to better support the nursing profession.

Nursing Leadership in Decarbonizing the US Health Sector
(January 2023)
Hosted by the Environmental and Public Health Expert Panel, this dialogue engaged experts to cultivate federal policy solutions related to environmental issues and explore the critical role of the nursing profession in addressing climate change within the health sector.

More Than Documentation Burden Creating Burnout: What Systems Must do to Achieve Safe, Efficient Patient Care Using Technology
(April 2023)
Hosted by the Informatics & Technology Expert Panel, in collaboration with the Expert Panels on Acute & Critical Care, Quality Health Care, Bioethics, and Building Health Care System Excellence, this dialogue highlighted policy issues related to documentation burden and underlying issues surrounding burnout, specifically related to how technological stress impacts clinicians.