Johnson & Johnson Nurses Innovate QuickFire Challenge Series
The Johnson & Johnson Nurses Innovate QuickFire Challenge series invites the millions of nurses worldwide to submit ideas for new devices, health technologies, protocols or treatment approaches.
The nurse innovators with the best ideas will receive up to $100,000 in grant funding and access to mentoring and coaching from experts across the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies to help bring their ideas to life.
Perioperative QuickFire Challenge Awardees
These are the awardees that aimed at improving perioperative care through their innovative ideas.
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DEBBIE KANTOR, APRN
Debbie Kantor, APRN contributed to Florida-based Hero Medical to help create the HERO Bandage. This simple one-piece wound care dressing for the head, limb or digits, is designed for improved self-care and monitoring of chronic wounds. -
CHAO HSING YEH, PhD, RN
Johns Hopkins-based Chao Hsing Yeh, PhD, RN developed a nurse-led innovation called Wireless Auricular Point Stimulation (APS). This treatment based on traditional Chinese medicine acupuncture provides an adjunct non-invasive, self-administered, and nonpharmacological treatment.
Nurses Innovate QuickFire Challenge Awardees
These are the awardees that shared their novel concepts, protocols, screenings, treatment approaches and device ideas that have the power to change human health.
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LAUREN WRIGHT, MSN, AGNP-BC
Lauren Wright, MSN, AGNP-BC, is the CEO and Founder at The Natural Nipple, an innovative solution that improves maternal and child health outcomes by supporting prolonged breastfeeding. She is also a PhD candidate at the University of South Florida. -
ABBY HESS, APRN, DNP
Abby Hess, APRN, DNP, invented a video game app that helps children relax and prepare for surgery. She is a nurse practitioner, researcher, and inventor in the Department of Anesthesiology at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital.
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