Presentations that Meet Your Needs...
I specialize in offering dynamic and engaging keynotes that translate quality evidence into relevant takeaways for your organization. Using narrative, audience participation, and humor, I strive to co-create safe spaces that promote inspiration and joy in learning.
“Billy Rosa has an amazing capacity to deeply move his audience through his gentle humor, soul searching insights and engaging story-telling. He has redefined the importance of compassion in modern healthcare, urging us each in our own way to be more loving, more kind, more present. I left his keynote more uplifted and inspired than I can remember!”
Nursing Now Advocacy Masterclass with Dr. Billy Rosa. March 31, 2021.
I am committed...
To integrity, respect, and personalizing content to the context and culture of your staff.
Sibley Memorial Hospital, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Washington, DC. August 2017.
Keynote topics include:
Palliative Care
Holistic Nursing and Health
Conscious Dying
Critical Care
Global Health
Compassion in Healthcare
The UN 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda
Spirituality
Healing
Additional Subject Matters as Needed
together we can...
Create new possibilities in healing, health, and well-being for all peoples everywhere, including the most vulnerable.
2nd International Integrative Nursing Symposium, Tucson, AZ. April 2017.
“Billy Rosa is an evolved scholar, clinician, creative artist, and inspired humanitarian. His keynote presentations awaken us to ‘one human - one heart - one world’, for universal global connections. He is a master presenter, integrating the finest artistry with caring science, reminding nursing of ancient wisdom traditions alongside an evolving unitary worldview.”
Florence Wald Lectureship on Hospice & Palliative Care, Minnesota Network of Hospice & Palliative Care Annual Preconference, Sponsored by University of Minnesota School of Nursing, April 14, 2019.
“A highly engaged and inspirational speaker, Billy has the ability to capture the hearts and minds of both the seasoned expert and novice nurse... I will follow Billy and his leadership on the journey to strengthen our nursing workforce and meet the demands of the future.”
PAST AND upcoming presentations:
KEYNOTES & LECTURESHIPS
Keynote. Stepping into the Unknown: Creating a Future of Global Citizenship. To be presented at the Organization of Nurse Leaders of New Jersey’s Annual Meeting, Princeton, NJ, April 24, 2020.
Opening Keynote. Nursing’s Global Future: A Professional Vision of Heart and Impact. To be presented at the 10th Annual Holistic Nursing Conference, St. John Hospital and Medical Center, Detroit, MI, April 2, 2020.
Closing Keynote. Living the Art of Conscious Dying: A Rite of Passage. To be presented at the 10th Annual Holistic Nursing Conference, St. John Hospital and Medical Center, Detroit, MI, April 2, 2020.
Keynote. Envisioning a Global Future of Empowerment. Presented at the Morristown Medical Center Annual Shared Governance Celebration, Atlantic Health System, Whippany, NJ, October 3, 2019.
Keynote. Researching Your Passion: Begin Anywhere (You Got This!). Presented at the Organization of Nurse Leaders of New Jersey’s 17th Annual Research Day Conference, Princeton, NJ, June 2019.
Keynote. The Crucial Nature of Compassion: Survival and Thriving for Humanity and Planet. Presented at the Inaugural Integrative Nursing Summit, Sanford Health System, Sioux Falls, SD, May 16, 2019.
Keynote. The Ethics of Compassion: Obligations Beyond Principlism. Presented at the 18th Annual Ethics in Action Conference, Sanford Health System, Sioux Falls, SD, May 15, 2019.
Florence Schorske Wald Lectureship on Hospice & Palliative Care. The Autumn Leaf, the Human Heart, & the Great Truth: The Art of Bearing Witness. Sponsored by the University of Minnesota School of Nursing and presented at the Minnesota Network of Hospice & Palliative Care Annual Preconference, Minneapolis, MN, April 14, 2019.
Keynote. Pain Amid a Context of Crisis: We Are in This Together. Presented at the 2019 Collaborative Conference on Pain, Henry Ford Health System, Saint Joseph Mercy Health System, University of Michigan Health System, Michigan State University College of Nursing, Wayne State University College of Nursing, Schoolcraft Livonia, MI, February 13, 2019.
Keynote. Ethical Commitments and a Vision for the Future. Presented for the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio School of Nursing’s Inaugural White Coat Ceremonies, San Antonio, TX, January 4-5, 2019.
Opening Keynote. Compassion in a Time of Change: Spirituality in Action. Presented at the 8th Annual Integrative Nursing Conference, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, May 11, 2018.
Closing Keynote. Universal Compassion: From Self to Planet. Presented at the 8th Annual Integrative Nursing Conference, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, May 11, 2018.
Keynote. A Return to Compassion: The Virtue, the Science, the Art. Presented at the 2nd Annual Holistic Nursing Conference: Healing Through Compassion and Self-Awareness, The Valley Hospital, Valley Health System, Ridgewood, NJ, April 30, 2018.
Opening Keynote. Taming the Mad Elephants: A Beginner’s Guide to Compassion. Presented at Cultivating Compassion: Me Before You, Sibley Memorial Hospital, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Washington DC, August 17, 2017.
Closing Keynote. A New Day: Compassion for Self, Other, and Planet. Presented at Cultivating Compassion: Me Before You, Sibley Memorial Hospital, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Washington DC, August 17, 2017.
Opening Keynote. Taming the Mad Elephants: Compassion and Healthcare. Presented at the 7th Annual Holistic Nursing Conference, St. John Hospital and Medical Center, Detroit, MI, May 19, 2017.
Closing Keynote. Raise Your Game: Compassion for Self, Other, and Planet. Presented at the 7th Annual Holistic Nursing Conference, St. John Hospital and Medical Center, Detroit, MI, May 19, 2017.
Keynote. Taming the Mad Elephants: A Beginner’s Guide to Compassion. Presented at the 2nd Annual International Integrative Nursing Symposium, University of Arizona and University of Minnesota, Tucson, Arizona, April 7, 2017.
“... a refreshing, clear keynote filled with insights, depth, solutions, and the joy of being.
Billy’s gentle approach belies the depth of knowing behind the words.”
INVITED SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Speaker. Palliative Care in the Liberian Context: A Focus on Pain Management, Communication, and Loss. Half-day workshop presented for the Partners in Health Physician and Interdisciplinary Teams, Harper, Liberia, West Africa, May 25, 2019.
Panelist. Moving Past the Principles: Cultivating Compassion. Presented at the 18th Annual Ethics in Action Conference, Sanford Health System, Sioux Falls, SD, May 15, 2019.
Speaker. Transcultural Considerations in Palliative Care. Presented at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Cultural Competence Committee Sponsored Nursing Education Event, Philadelphia, PA, December 5, 2018.
Speaker. How the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals Will Impact Nursing Practice and Education. Presented at AACN’s Thought Leaders Assembly: Global Nursing Workforce: Examining International Trends to Combat the Nursing Shortage, American Association of Colleges of Nursing, Québec, Canada, July 21, 2018.
Speaker. Nursing and the SDGs. Presented for the Nightingale Fellows Leadership Program, Partners in Health, Boston, MA, June 12, 2018.
Speaker & Panelist. A New Era in Global Health: Nursing and the SDGs. Presented at The Future of Nursing Campaign for Action and Nursing Now: Opportunities to Transform Care, IntraHealth International & University of North Carolina, School of Nursing, Chapel Hill, NC, May 16, 2018.
Panelist. A Deeper Dive into Healing through Compassion and Self-Awareness. Presented at the 2nd Annual Holistic Nursing Conference: Healing Through Compassion and Self-Awareness, The Valley Hospital, Valley Health System, Ridgewood, NJ, April 30, 2018.
Speaker. Essential Concepts in Improving Outcomes for Managing Breakthrough Cancer Pain: Opportunities and Challenges. Presented at the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute, Christiana Care Health System for the Oncology Nursing Society Delaware Diamond Chapter, Newark, DE, February 22, 2018.
Panelist. Grief, Relief, and More: Bearing Witness to Loss Leading up to and at the End. Presented at Schwartz Center Rounds, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, August 7, 2017.
Panelist. End of Life Nurse Coaching in the Practice Setting. Presented at the End of Life Nurse Coaching Certification INCCP, International Nurse Coach Association, New York, NY, April 29, 2017.
Speaker. Global Partnerships in Nursing: The Rwandan Context. Presented at the 48th American Nephrology Nurses Association National Symposium, American Nephrology Nurses Association, Washington, D.C., April 10, 2017.
Panelist. Interprofessional Education and Practice for Improving Patient and Population Health Outcomes. Presented at Nurses: A Force for Change: Improving Health Systems’ Resilience, Seed Global Health, Massachusetts General Hospital, & the Global Nursing Caucus, Boston, MA, October 15, 2016.
Speaker. The Making of a Nurse Athlete: An Innovative Framework to Prevent Compassion Fatigue. Presented at Holistic Nurses Day: Building a Caring Nursing Community, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, May 2012.
“Billy Rosa’s keynote address on compassion inspired nurses around the world at the 2nd International Integrative Nursing Symposium. With great humility and wisdom, he offered practical ways that nurses can transform their practices and themselves. The room was filled with laughter and tears and a deep knowing that our calling as nurses is sacred.”