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The Center for American Nurses invites you to its second national educational conference, June 23-24 at the Washington Hilton and Towers, 1919 Connecticut Avenue, NW Washington, DC, where you’ll find a wealth of resources for improving your workplace while enhancing patient care delivery.
- Explore state of the art innovations and approaches to building healthy environments that enhance and promote quality patient care.
- Examine the latest information on evidence-based nursing practices to advance knowledge of nurses at the bedside.
- Investigate effective strategies to address disruptive behavior and bullying in the workplace.
- Elevate and advance leadership skills and practices for success in today's healthcare environment.
- Network with nurse leaders from across the country who share your passion for creating optimal environments for patient care and for nurses.
Early Bird pricing now underway.
Register early for discounted pricing!
Center for American Nurses: Creating healthy work environments through research, education and advocacy www.Centerforamericannurses.org
LEAD Summit 2007
“I have been to numerous conferences during my nursing career, but I have never been to one that so eloquently acknowledged and embraced the heart of nursing practice.”
James Biernat
Nursing Director
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
Dartmouth, NH
Total Continuing Education Credits Available: 10.5
The Center for American Nurses is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Virginia Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Washington, DC is a fascinating, lively world capital, known for its vast green centers, urban spaces, sweeping memorials, museums and embassies with their majestic neoclassical architecture. The city’s most famous landmarks are clustered in and around the National Mall, spanning from the Lincoln Memorial to the US Capitol. Beyond these familiar sights, discover the city’s attractions off the beaten path, like the Newseum, the National Aquatic Gardens, the newly renovated Frederick Douglas House or the Spy Museum.
DC is a rich network of colorful neighborhoods, vibrant nightlife and noted cultural attractions. New restaurants, shops and hotels are found around every corner. The city’s neighborhoods, Chinatown, Adams Morgan, Dupont Circle and Georgetown delight visitors with walking tours, sidewalk cafés and quaint boutiques. Self-guided neighborhood heritage trails illuminate the compelling history of some of the city’s most revered districts, from downtown to U Street.
As you explore the nation’s capital, we invite you to immerse yourself in the American experience that you can only find in Washington, DC.
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Program Highlights:
Dr. Tim Porter-O'Grady DM, EdD, ScD(h), FAAN, noted for his work on shared governance models, clinical leadership and, conflict will present his vision of healthcare delivery models of the future.
Dr. Audrey Nelson, PhD, RN, FAAN - "Cracking the Code of Patient Falls"
Jane Kirschling RN, DNS Dean, College of Nursing, University of Kentucky, will present fresh ideas on successfully integrating new and emerging nurses into the profession.
Dr. Maryann Alexander RN, PhD, Associate Executive Director, Regulatory Programs, National Council of State Boards of Nursing will discuss the importance of continued competence and solutions to the current lack of uniformity across states.
Winifred Carson-Smith, Ms. Carson-Smith will examine the advantages and disadvantages of current initiatives related to nurse staffing such as mandated patient/nurse ratios and staffing by patient acuity. She will also discuss what protections are in place for nurses and provide guidance on when, where and how to blow the whistle when patient care is being compromised.
Marybeth A. Farquhar, RN, MSN, Senior Advisor for the AHRQ Quality Indicators Program will describe the newest innovative methods for improving quality for health care providers and consumers.
Linda Sharkey, RN, MSN, Vice President, Patient Care Services, CNO, Fauquier Hospital, Virginia, will describe how her facility used the Planetree model to move into a patient centered comprehensive healing environment.
Gail M. Keenan, BSN, MS, PhD, is Director of the Nursing Informatics Initiative at the University of Illinois at Chicago and Associate Professor of Administrative Nursing. She will describe the Hands Method, a system of documenting patient care plans in the electronic helath record that could potentially revolutionize nursing practice. |
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