Keynote Speaker: Theresa Brown

Nurse and author, Theresa Brown

As both a practicing clinical nurse and a writer, Theresa has devoted her career to highlighting the real-world barriers patients face and the deep compassion required to make health care truly accessible. She is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Shift, and her highly anticipated new book, The Cost of Care: How Four Nurses Put Patients First in a Profit-Driven System, is set for release on October 27, 2026. Her upcoming book offers an urgent, timely look at the systemic challenges facing modern medicine and the dedicated individuals fighting to keep care patient-centered.

A powerful voice in national media, Theresa's work has appeared in The New York Times and CNN.com, and she has been featured on NPR’s Fresh Air and Here & Now, MSNBC, and Hardball. Today, she continues to balance her time between frontline clinical nursing and advocating for compassionate healthcare reform.

Guests will not want to miss this inspiring opportunity to hear Theresa speak about the vital importance of accessible care—and how those very values are reflected every day in the work we do here at NSCHC.