Keynote Presentations

Amy Siple is a national healthcare speaker, nurse practitioner, author, and TEDx speaker whose keynote presentations explore the challenges and opportunities facing today’s healthcare professionals. With more than 25 years of experience caring for older adults, Amy brings a clinical and advocacy perspective to topics including nursing reform, professional licensure, burnout, communication, caregiver well-being, de-prescribing, and end-of-life care.

Explore her keynote topics to find a presentation that helps attendees reconnect with their purpose, strengthen their influence, and build resilience at your next nursing conference, healthcare event, or leadership gathering.

The ability to practice a licensed profession, like nursing, is dependent on the power of the state. What happens when licensing boards abuse their power or if corruption seeps in? Kansas nurses exposed a broken system in 2025, and through their deeply personal experiences, this presentation will demonstrate how ordinary citizens, working within the democratic process, challenged entrenched institutions and created meaningful reform.

Objectives: Participants will be able to:

  1. Identify the role of professional licensing boards.
  2. Recall at least two tactics to start a grassroots movement.
  3. Name at least three strategies to push legislative efforts forward.

Your license is your livelihood—protect it with knowledge and proactive strategies in this essential session for nurses. Learn the most common reasons nurses face board discipline, including documentation errors, scope-of-practice violations, and boundary issues, and discover how to avoid them through best practices and ethical decision-making. The session will cover real-world case studies, risk-reduction techniques, and steps to take if a complaint is filed. You’ll also gain insight into the disciplinary process, legal resources, and how to maintain professionalism under pressure. Equip yourself with the tools to safeguard your career and practice with confidence and integrity. This presentation does not constitute legal advice.

Objectives: The participant will be able to identify:

  1. The mission of boards of nursing
  2. At least three steps of the nursing discipline process
  3. At least three actions the board of nursing can take against a licensee
  4. At least two strategies to avoid board discipline.

Think back to the passion you first had for your profession. Is your light still burning bright or do you find yourself on the brink of burn out? Compassion fatigue has plagued many caregivers resulting in emotional and physical distress. This presentation will help participants identify personal areas of compassion satisfaction vs. compassion fatigue. We will discuss ways to create positivity and promote self-care. 

Objectives:

Participants will be able to:

  1. Identify at least two risk factors for compassion fatigue.
  2. Recognize how interdisciplinary team work can promote well-being.
  3. Recall at least two strategies to promote compassion satisfaction.
  4. Identify at least two ways caregiver self-care can improve patient outcomes.

Our purpose, or “Why”, drives our decisions, actions, and goals. It is the inspiring picture of the future that energizes us to achieve.  This interactive presentation will offer 10 practical steps in identifying our “why” and provide tools we can use to shape our future.

Objectives:

Participants will be able to:

  1. At least 2 reasons people fail to identify their why.
  2. At least 2 considerations when measuring the cost of your why.​
  3. At least 5 steps to put your why to the test.

To achieve success in your professional and personal life you must enhance the art of communication. This is a skill set we can acquire through intentionality which can open doors we may never have imagined possible.  Skilled communicators have better relationships, less conflict, and enhanced influence.  This interactive session will focus on practical steps we can take to improve our communication skills. The two-hour session will take a deeper dive into the challenges of engaging in difficult conversations.

Objectives:

Participants will be able to:

  1. At least 3 ways to improve their communication techniques​
  2. At least 2 strategies to find common ground with those who hold opposing views.​
  3. At least 2 practical steps to inspire others through the art of communication.

Stress can push us to become the best versions of ourselves. Growth and change rarely occur without it. However, stress can also be disabling with potentially dire consequences to mental and physical health. This presentation is designed to help participants recognize and manage stress.  

Objectives:

The participant will be able to identify:​

  1. The impact of stress on professional growth and development.
  2. At least two risk factors of unmitigated stress.
  3. At least four steps to promote meaningful management of stressful situations.

Time is probably one of the most valuable commodities on earth and we all get the same amount. While we cannot control the number of hours in a day, we do have influence over how we spend our time. This presentation is designed to help participants consider a thoughtful review of how they use their allotted time. Through a systems approach, participants will be challenged to take steps towards more intentional time (self) management.

Objectives:

The participant will be able to identify:​

  1. The importance of time/self-management.
  2. A strategy for analyzing their time utilization.
  3. At least two action items to promote time/self-management.

There is a strong correlation between the power of social connections and workplace resilience. Studies show productivity can be increased by 74% through strong friendships. An epidemic of loneliness has settled over our world and the impact has been disastrous. This interactive presentation explores the impact of social connections on job and life satisfaction. Steps to promote healthy friendships will be discussed. Conflict resolution strategies will be reviewed and listening exercises will be included. Strong social connections can have a dramatic impact on life quality measures. It is important to take intentional steps to foster and preserve these relationships.

Objectives:

The participant will be able to identify:​

  1. The impact of social connections and friendship on workplace resilience​
  2. At least two risk factors associated with loneliness​
  3. At least four steps to promote meaningful social connections and friendship
  4. At least two ways managers can encourage social connections among staff.

Maximizing our ability to impact those around us is attainable if we take the time to develop our skill set and understand the people we desire to influence. This presentation will help us become more intentional in our efforts to enhance our sphere of influence. We will learn practical steps to help us inspire and encourage others.

Objectives

  • Participants will be able to identify at least three things they need to learn about those they desire to influence
  • Participants will be able to recall at least two characteristics they must possess as a good leader
  • Participants will be able to identify at least two tactics that will help them enhance their influence

This timely and practical session explores the growing movement to deprescribe—safely reducing or discontinuing unnecessary medications to improve patient outcomes. This presentation will examine the clinical, ethical, and economic reasons driving deprescribing, along with common barriers and strategies for success. Learn how to identify high-risk medications, engage patients in shared decision-making, and apply evidence-based guidelines to streamline polypharmacy. Real-world case studies will highlight opportunities to optimize therapy across settings and populations. Join this session to enhance your prescribing practice, reduce medication-related harm, and promote safer, more effective care—one thoughtful change at a time.

Objectives:

The participant will be able to:

  • Define polypharmacy
  • Recall why older adults are at higher risk of adverse drug events
  • Identify at least two considerations when looking at a medication list
  • Name at least two drugs that may represent a high risk for older adults

Compassion fatigue has plagued many caregivers, resulting in emotional and physical distress. This presentation will help participants identify personal areas of compassion satisfaction vs. compassion fatigue. We will discuss ways to create positivity and care for self.

Objectives:

Participants will be able to:

  1. Identify at least two risk factors for compassion fatigue.
  2. Assess their personal level of compassion fatigue.
  3. Recall at least two strategies to promote compassion satisfaction.

When someone is given a terminal diagnosis, family and friends often rally around that individual and pledge together to fight against the disease. When death finally takes the person, those at the funeral find comfort when people say they “fought until the end”. What is the true cost of this approach, and does it rob individuals from really living and then dying well? When we are engaged in a battle, it is exhausting and leaves little time for anything else. Making meaningful memories and connecting with loved ones can get pushed to the back burner as we spend all our time, energy, and resources in hospitals and searching for a miracle cure. This presentation will engage the listener as they consider stories of clients who have “fought until the end”. It will encourage them to consider their own advanced directive decisions and guide them in conversation ideas that can help clients make informed decisions at the end of their lives.

Objectives: The participant will be able to identify:

  1. At least two considerations of what it means to die well.
  2. At least two ethical considerations when caring for the terminally ill ​
  3. At least two strategies to help clients consider goals of care in end-of-life discussions

Bring a message of purpose, resilience, and meaningful change to your next event. Book healthcare speaker Amy Siple for a keynote on nursing leadership, caregiver well-being, communication, or advocacy at your nursing conference or healthcare gathering.

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