Presenter

Karen Meade, MS, APRN-CNS, AGCNS-BC, OCN, is a Clinical Nurse Specialist at The James Cancer Hospital at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. With extensive experience in oncology care, she offers deep clinical insights on human–technology interactions in healthcare. Her expertise centers on medication delivery devices, particularly intravenous smart pump technology.
Karen has engaged with infusion pump systems across multiple contexts: as a frontline end user, as a facilitator of interoperability during go-live implementations, and now as a researcher analyzing infusion pump data to inform safety enhancements and future innovations. This breadth of experience enables her to critically evaluate device usability, workflow integration, and alarm burden, to improve both patient safety and nursing practice.
Currently pursuing her PhD in Nursing Science at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Karen’s research explores the intersection of nursing, technology, and human factors to advance safe and effective infusion therapy.