Plug and Play Health Innovation Lounge - From Burnout to Breakthrough: Building a Healthier Future for Healthcare Professionals!
Plug and Play Health Innovation Lounge
Join us for this monthly health-focused series powered by Plug and Play Health Orlando.
This month's discussion, "From Burnout to Breakthrough: Building a Healthier Future for Healthcare Professionals," will explore one of the most pressing challenges facing healthcare today: workforce burnout.
From physicians, nurses, and physician assistants to nurse practitioners, medical assistants, administrative teams, EMTs, first responders, and law enforcement, we'll discuss the realities of burnout, share experiences, and explore ways we can better support the people who dedicate their lives to caring for our communities.
This is an important conversation for our healthcare ecosystem, and we'd love for you to be part of it.
Whether you're a healthcare professional, founder, corporate innovator, investor, researcher, or simply passionate about the future of healthcare, join us for an evening of meaningful conversation, valuable connections, and networking with Lake Nona & the greater Florida health innovation community.
Enjoy refreshments and light bites while connecting with the Plug and Play Orlando community, founders, corporate innovation leaders, investors, and ecosystem partners driving transformation across healthcare and digital health.
Be part of the conversation and let's build what’s next in health. Apply to present here: Application Form
JULY's THEME: "From Burnout to Breakthrough: Building a Healthier Future for Healthcare Professionals"
Feature Speakers:
Natasha D’Arcangelo - is a nationally recognized clinical leader and international speaker specializing in compassion fatigue. She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in the states of Florida, Idaho, Iowa and Washington and a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in the states of Delaware, Montana, South Carolina and Virginia. She is also a Florida Qualified Supervisor. She brings over a decade of experience across education, the inpatient psychiatric setting, community mental health, private practice, nonprofit leadership, and mental health tech. Natasha helps care professionals recognize the signs of burnout and compassion fatigue-and offers tools to build resilience and reconnect to purpose.
Mary Terry - is a healthcare operations leader with an MBA and more than a decade of experience improving clinical services, leading multidisciplinary teams, and strengthening organizational performance. My background includes executive leadership, process improvement, provider operations, and expanding access to care, and I currently support emergency medicine operations. I am also a dedicated mother, board member, and community advocate who is passionate about helping families and children overcome barriers and succeed.
Brynn Lynn, MSN, APRN, FNP-C is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner specializing in emergency medicine and the founder of Syntry Health. After experiencing clinician burnout firsthand, she was inspired to develop AI solutions that reduce documentation burden and improve clinical workflows. As both a practicing provider and entrepreneur, she brings a unique perspective on the intersection of frontline care, technology, and clinician well-being.
Basher Atiquzzaman, MD - Dr. Basher M. Atiquzzaman is a board-certified gastroenterologist and hepatologist based in Orlando, Florida, with extensive experience in advanced endoscopy, liver diseases, inflammatory bowel disease, and digestive health. He is passionate about medical education, mentoring the next generation of physicians, and advancing healthcare innovation through research and global collaborations. In addition to his clinical and academic roles, he is actively involved in international initiatives focused on physician education, planetary health, and improving access to quality healthcare.
Gastroenterologist & Hepatologist
Director, Digestive & Liver Center of Florida
Site Director, Gastroenterology Fellowship, University of Central Florida (UCF) College of Medicine
Trustee, Planetary Health Academia
Co Founder: Click Health, Ayat Care
Presenting Founders:
Alicia McCormick, is CEO of Staffmatics - is a healthcare technology platform designed to solve critical staffing shortages by connecting licensed healthcare professionals with facilities in real time.
Seven Kechichian, Chief Technology Innovation Officer & Co-Founder & Jerome Pradier, CEO & Co-Founder of Talos Health - Rezilia helps families share the load, organize care and protect the mental health of the person holding everything together.
Demoing Founders:
Dr. Don Wood, PhD - is an author, speaker, Founder & CEO of the Inspired Performance Institute, and creator of the patented TIPP method focused on helping people resolve their trauma and get their lives to a place of high performance.
Cindy Ransom, LMFT - is a licensed marriage and family therapist specializing in anxiety and OCD. She helps individuals, couples, and families break free from unhelpful patterns using evidence-based, action-oriented approaches. Known for her compassionate and direct style, Cindy empowers clients to build resilience, navigate challenges, and create meaningful, lasting change.
Agenda
4:00 PM – Check-in & Networking
4:15 PM – Welcome & Opening Remarks
4:30 PM – Featured Speakers + Audience Q&A
5:00 PM – Founder Presentations + Audience Q&A
5:30 PM – Community Announcements & Networking
6:30 PM – Wrap-Up
Admission: Free | RSVP required
Parking: Free