Dina Carlisle
Dina Carlisle has been a registered nurse since 1996 and a proud union member since 2000. She has been a member of the OPEIU Local 40 Executive Board since 2005, and has served as a trustee, chief, vice president and is now president of the local’s four units. Carlisle is a founding member of the OPEIU Nurses Council (ONC), and served as its first secretary-treasurer from 2011-2022. She’s also a member of the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA) and the Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW), both constituency groups of the AFL-CIO. Raised in a union family, her grandfather and stepfathers were Teamsters. Carlisle is the daughter of a first generation Mexican/American Indian. She’s a happy wife to James, mother/bonus mom to six children and their spouses, and a proud grandmother of 15, her greatest joy.
Session
Hospitals and trauma centers have been increasingly targeted by sophisticated cyber threats that jeopardize patient safety, disrupt critical care, and compromise sensitive health data. In 2025, the healthcare sector remains one of the most attacked industries, with ransomware, phishing, and supply chain disruptions posing daily risks to clinical operations. These threats are especially acute in trauma centers, where even brief system outages can result in life-threatening delays.
This panel will explore the evolving cybersecurity landscape facing healthcare providers, with a focus on high-impact vulnerabilities such as legacy medical devices, unsegmented networks, and third-party software dependencies. Panelists will discuss recent incidents and their cascading effects on emergency care delivery, as well as the broader implications for public health and national security.
The discussion will also highlight emerging policy challenges, including the impact of new federal funding and regulatory frameworks. In addition, the panel will explore operational mitigations such as zero-trust architectures, incident response planning, and workforce training.
Attendees will gain a deeper understanding of the systemic risks facing healthcare infrastructure and leave with actionable insights into how policy, technology, and cross-sector collaboration can strengthen resilience in the face of growing cyber threats.