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LEAD Summit 2008

Transforming Work Environments:
Centered by Vision… Powered by Knowledge

LEAD Summit 2008 features nationally known nurse leaders addressing key topics of staffing, workflow design, personal/social factors, physical environment, and organizational/cultural factors.

SESSIONS INCLUDE:

Future – A Glimpse Over the Horizon: Creating the Future for the Nursing Workforce
Tim Porter-O’Grady, DM, EdD, ScD(h), FAAN, Senior Partner,
Tim Porter O’Grady Associates and Associate Professor and Leadership Scholar, Arizona State University Program in Healthcare Innovation.

Patient Safety - Cracking the Code of Patient Falls
Audrey Nelson, PhD, RN, FAAN, Director, Department of Veterans Affairs Patient Safety Center.

Workplace Bullying - Workplace Abuse in Nursing: A Problem That Can’t Be Ignored
John Murray, PhD, RN, CPNP, CS, FAAN, Director of Education, Training & Research, Joint Task Force National Capital Region Medical Command

Environmental Design – Healthcare Without Harm
Karen Ballard, MA, RN, Chair, Nurses Workgroup for Health Care Without Harm

Nurse Satisfaction and Retention – Fanning the Flame: A Retention Project For Experienced Nurses
Dianne Marshburn, PhD, RN, CNA, Administrator of Nursing Research and Evidence Base Practice, Pitt County Memorial Hospital and Judith Kuykendall, EdD, RN, Consultant, University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina

AND MANY MORE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

The educational opportunities presented at LEAD Summit 2008 will offer a wealth of resources to improve your workplace while enhancing patient care delivery. Timely plenary and poster sessions will focus on key topics of staffing, workflow design, personal/social factors, physical environment, and organizational/cultural factors. Join your nursing colleagues to:

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 REGISTRATION available until April 15, 2008

For more information or to register, please visit www.leadsummit2008.org .

JOIN US IN WASHINGTON , DC JUNE 23-24, 2008.

Join us in Washington, DC from June 23-24, 2008 for this innovative conference offering resources to improve your workplace while enhancing patient care delivery.


 

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