Speaker: Adrienne Martinez-Hollingsworth, PhD, RN, PHN, WAN

Strategic Focus: Transforming clinical systems into research and learning infrastructure. 

Healthcare organizations are uniquely positioned to bridge patient care, research, and public health, yet many clinical systems remain disconnected from the research enterprise. In this keynote, Adrienne Martinez-Hollingsworth will examine how hospitals, clinics, and frontline care settings can play a more active role in generating evidence, supporting community-based participatory research, and improving health outcomes.

The session will explore the operational, workforce, and policy changes needed to integrate research into everyday clinical practice while ensuring that community priorities remain at the center of decision-making. Attendees will gain practical insights into how clinical teams can contribute to a national learning health system that strengthens care, expands research participation, and advances health equity