Dr. DeGuzman speaking at a podium during a conference with a panel of seated speakers. The overlay text indicates the event focuses on inspiring nurse executives with strategies and evidence-based practices.

Dr. Pam DeGuzman is a nationally recognized nurse scientist, strategic consultant, and award-winning educator whose presentations bring clarity and energy to complex leadership challenges. She has delivered keynotes, conference sessions, and workshops for healthcare organizations, professional associations, and universities, inspiring nurse leaders to take action on evidence-based practice and research readiness

Speaking Topics

Bullseye target with an arrow hitting the center.

Building Nursing Research Without a Research Department

Actionable strategies to help small and midsize hospitals meet Magnet research standards and launch sustainable research programs — even without existing infrastructure.

A line graph with an upward trend indicating growth or increase.

Change Management for Nurse Leaders

Proven implementation strategies to move from isolated projects to a sustainable, organization-wide culture. Learn how to embed change into daily practice, overcome common barriers, and achieve measurable results that last.

Silhouette of a person speaking at a podium or lectern
Silhouette of four women with raised hands, standing side by side.

Designing and Leading High-Impact EBP Conferences

Insider lessons from organizing UVA Health’s Evidence-Based Practice Symposium — from concept to execution — to inspire, engage, and energize your staff.

Research-Based Retention Strategies That Work

Many nurse leaders think you’re using the right strategies — but the evidence tells a different story. Learn evidence-backed approaches that improve nurse satisfaction, engagement, and retention.

Don’t see what you’re looking for? I can offer custom presentations tailored to your team’s needs.

Highlighted Engagements

  • Invited Speaker – Implementation of the Iowa Implementation Model in a Large, Complex Health System, National Evidence-Based Practice Conference (2025)

  • Lead Organizer & Featured Presenter, UVA Evidence-Based Practice Symposium (2023, 2024)

  • Panelist – Workplace Safety, Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association’s Nurse Leader Legislative Forum (2024)

  • Invited Speaker – Telehealth 101: What Libraries Need to Know, National Library of Medicine (2023)

  • Distinguished Lecture – Evaluating Drivers of Age of Diagnosis Disparities for Virginia’s Rural Children with Autism, UNC Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute (2020)

  • Invited Speaker– Finding Your Voice for Safe Patient Care, CNL Summit (2019)

  • Keynote – When Nothing is Really Something: Speaking Up for Reduction of Adverse Events, Sigma Theta Tau Professional Day (2018)

Dr. DeGuzman and another woman sitting at a conference table, engaged in a discussion, with Dr. DeGuzman speaking into a microphone and the other listening; both wearing name tags, in a room with large windows and blinds.

Dr. DeGuzman sharing insights on advancing nursing workforce leadership at a statewide panel (2024).