Lisa Gorski, MS, RN, HHCNS-BC, CRNI®, FAAN, has worked for more than 35 years as a clinical nurse specialist (CNS) and educator for Wheaton Franciscan Home Health and Hospice, which is now Ascension at Home. As a CNS, she developed a home infusion therapy program in collaboration with the pharmacy and continues to provide infusion-related education for home care nurses as well as direct patient care. Ms Gorski received both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee College of Nursing. She is the author of several books and more than 7 book chapters and journal articles. She is an INS past president (2007-2008), past Chair of the Infusion Nurses Certification Corporation (INCC) Board of Directors and has served as the chair of the INS Standards of Practice Committee for the 2011, 2016, and 2021 editions and Co-Chair for the 2024 Standards. Ms Gorski was also the Chair for the 2017 and 2024 INS Vesicant Task Force. She was inducted as a fellow into the American Academy of Nursing in 2006, named the CRNI® of the year by INCC, and named 2011 CNS of the Year by the National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists. Ms Gorski speaks nationally and internationally on standards development, infusion therapy/vascular access, and home health care. Over the years, she has addressed the Standards in multiple presentations in the US, China, Europe, and Middle Eastern African and Latin American countries.

Matthew Ostroff, MSN, VA-BC, is an Advanced Practice Nurse Practitioner and the Coordinator and Founder of the vascular access program at St. Joseph’s Health. The program has received multiple accolades, including the 2016 New Jersey Biz Healthcare Hero Award and the 2023 American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Magnet Award for Innovation, serving a diverse patient population from neonates to adults.

A graduate of Drexel University, Mr Ostroff received the Outstanding Graduate Award for Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, and in 2022 , he was honored with the Suzanne LaVere Herbst Award for Excellence in Vascular Access. He has presented at national and international conferences focusing on critical thinking in complex patient scenarios. He continues to innovate with bedside tunneled dialysis catheter insertions, port placements, and other advanced techniques. Mr Ostroff is the author of Ultrasound-Guided Vascular Access: Practical Solutions to Bedside Clinical Challenges (2022) and has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals.

Suzanne Strasters, MSN-FNP, IgCN, is a Nurse Practitioner with 19 years of experience in clinical nursing. She began specializing in immunoglobulin (Ig) infusion therapies in 2012 and has since become an expert on specialty Ig infusion therapy. Ms Strasters has worked for several leaders in the Ig industry, providing specialized clinical education to nurses, clinical staff, and patients on various Ig therapies and associated disease states. Most recently, she served as a Medical Science Liaison, helping to launch a new specialty infusion device specifically for subcutaneous immunoglobulin (SCIG) therapies. Ms Strasters is passionate about ensuring nurses and other clinical staff are well prepared to administer Ig infusions and are educated on the many unique characteristics of Ig products and how to best administer them to a complex patient population. Currently, she is serving as the Head of Clinical Education for GC Biopharma USA and is looking forward to speaking at this year’s INS Conference.

Marlene M. Steinheiser, PhD, RN, CRNI®, is the Infusion Nurses Society (INS) Director of Clinical education and has 39 years of nursing experience. She has been a CRNI® since 1991. Dr Steinheiser has experience working in acute care, home infusion/home care, and long-term care settings, as faculty in pre-licensure nursing education, and as a nurse practice consultant for a state nursing regulatory agency. Her passion for infusion therapy has been integrated into each of her varied career roles. Dr Steinheiser earned her PhD from the University of Arizona, her master’s and Bachelor of Science in nursing from the University of Akron, and her nursing diploma from Cleveland Metropolitan General Hospital School of Nursing. While conducting research in the areas of infusion therapy, vascular access and compassion fatigue in nursing, she enjoys combining quantitative and qualitative techniques with a passion for qualitative data analysis. She speaks nationally and internationally on infusion therapy-related topics.

Taryn Lee, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, CRNI®, VA-BC, CPHRM, is a Doctor of Nursing Practice and board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner with over a decade of experience in family practice, infusion therapy, and vascular access. She currently serves as the Director of Clinical Support at Dynamic Access and Dynamic Infusion, where she oversees clinical quality, risk management, and staff development. Dr Lee recently led the successful initiative to secure Joint Commission accreditation for Dynamic Infusion, demonstrating her commitment to maintaining the highest standards of care and operational excellence.

Previously, she served as National Clinical Manager for Medix Infusion, overseeing clinical operations across 41 infusion clinics. She has been recognized with multiple awards, including the President’s Award and the IV Award in both 2022 and 2023 for her commitment to clinical excellence.

Dr. Lee is certified in health care risk management, vascular access, and infusion nursing and holds advanced practice licensure in multiple states. She earned her Doctor of Nursing Practice and Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Texas Christian University and her Master of Science in Nursing from the University of Texas at Arlington.

MiKaela M. Olsen, DNP, APRN-CNS, AOCNS®, FAAN, is the Clinical Program Director for Oncology at the Johns Hopkins Hospital and the Johns Hopkins Health System. Dr Olsen works work closely with JH oncology nurse leaders, oncology physician leaders, and directly with clinical staff to ensure best practice and streamlined coordination of care throughout the Johns Hopkins Health System. She collaborates with oncology service line leadership to ensure that oncology core competencies and standards of care are consistent and harmonized throughout the Johns Hopkins Cancer service line.  

Dr Olsen serves as adjunct faculty for the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing and Faculty Associate at the University of Maryland School Of Nursing. She is Co-chair of the Johns Hopkins Health System Venous Access Device Committees and central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) reduction committee. She is currently the lead editor for the 2nd edition of the Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy Guidelines and Recommendations for Practice (2023) and the Safe Handling of Hazardous Drugs 4th ed (2024). Dr Olsen has published and extensively presented on the topic of safe handling of hazardous drugs and the adverse effects for health care workers who handle these drugs.  

As an instructor and consultant, Dr Olsen has traveled to countries including Singapore, UAE, China, Bulgaria, and Japan to improve nursing education related to cancer and cancer treatment and to increase awareness of HD exposure risks and safe handling.

Kathy Puglise, MSN, CRNI®, has been a registered nurse for 38 years, with clinical experience in emergency room nursing, critical care nursing, infusion nursing. She also has a strong background in home infusion. Ms Puglise is well known to the home infusion industry as a nursing expert, as she is active in Infusion Nurses Society (INS), National Home Infusion Association (NHIA), Immunoglobulin National Society (IgNS), and was a co-founder of a home infusion company based on the east coast. Ms Puglise has her Master of Science in nursing with a specialization in health care education. 

She has served in numerous roles over the years with INS with seats on the INS board and the Infusion Nurses Certification Corporation (INCC) board. She also served as the chair for the RN Exam council as an expert in question development, and evaluation of the certified registered nurse infusion (CRNI®) exam. Ms Puglise is a published author in the Journal of Infusion Nursing, Infusion Magazine, INCC Chronicle, the National Student Nurses Association and INS Policies and Procedures in Home Infusion Therapy . In addition, she has authored numerous continuous education programs and has spoken nationally. 

Ms Puglise is employed by ICU Medical. She is the clinical manager of the home infusion/alternate site team. She is responsible for the oversight of professional services for her teams, building customer relationships internally and externally, providing innovative solutions and service excellence. 

Felicia Schaps has been a nurse for over 35 years with the majority of her experience in home infusion. She has been a field nurse, a nurse manager, a VP of nursing, and a branch general manager. Felicia holds a master’s degree in nursing with a focus in education, and also has board certifications in infusion nursing, oncology nursing, nutrition, immunoglobulin nursing, and vascular access. 

Jeannine W.C. Blake, PhD, RN, is an Assistant Professor at the Elaine Marieb College of Nursing as an Assistant Professor affiliated with the Elaine Marieb Center for Nursing and Engineering Innovation at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Dr Blake has a clinical background in surgical intensive care nursing, PhD in Nursing Science, and Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering. Dr Blake's research is focused on IV smart pump flow rate accuracy, steadiness, and usability; she acts as an advisor to hospitals, device companies, and infusion standards committees.

Karen Giuliano, PhD, RN, has over 25 years of experience in critical care nursing, medical product development and innovation, and patient-centered clinical outcomes research. Her primary focus is in general acute and critical care with a special interest in using human-centered design to better understand how clinical needs, medical technology use, product development, and innovation intersect to improve the process of care for clinicians and the experience of care for patients.  

Dr Giuliano’s own interdisciplinary program of research is focused in 2 main areas: non-ventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia prevention and improving the safety and usability of IV Smart Pumps.  Karen is currently a Professor at the University of Massachusetts Institute for Applied Life Sciences and the Elaine Marieb College of Nursing. She is also the Co-director of the Elaine Marieb Center for Nursing and Engineering Innovation.

Barb Nickel, APRN-CNS, CCRN, CRNI®, is a Clinical Nurse Specialist at a health care center in Nebraska. She is responsible for staff development, competency assessment, and process improvement to optimize outcomes in multiple areas of clinical practice, including critical care, infusion therapy, sepsis, and new graduate transition to practice. Ms Nickel was a co-author of the 2021 Infusion Nurses Society Infusion Therapy Standards of Practice, was Chair of the 2024 9th edition of the INS Standards of Practice Committee and is chair of the 2027 INS Standards Committee. She has authored several publications and speaks nationally on optimization of infusion therapy outcomes. She also serves as Adjunct Research Fellow for Griffith University, Queensland, Australia.

Scott Murray, RPh, PharmD, is a seasoned pharmacist with 3 years of experience, over 2 of which have been dedicated to hospital pharmacy. Currently, he serves as a Senior Pharmacist and Medication Safety Coordinator at a leading academic medical center in Central New York. He is a member of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee, Quality Patient and Safety, Accreditation Readiness, ISMP Medication Safety Officer Society, and American Society Hospital Pharmacists (ASHP). He has worked as a Satellite Pharmacist in the emergency department (ED), intensive care unit (ICU), and various Med Surg units, including pediatrics. For the past 18 years, he has chaired the Medication Safety Committee, leading initiatives to improve patient outcomes and streamline processes. He is also trained in Lean/Six Sigma methodologies, holding a Yellow Belt and working toward Green Belt and ISMP Medication Safety certification, expected in December 2024. Through Dr Murray’s role in the Medication Safety Committee, he worked collaboratively on many vascular access-related improvements with Nursing and helped to implement a saline only flush policy, comprehensive Infiltration and Extravasation Policy/with a Medication Treatment Chart, IV Push policy, USP 797 and 8, ISMP Targeted Medication Safety Practices (TMSBP), and several ISMP Self Assessments (IV push, High Alert Medications, Medication Safety).