The 2nd Annual World Congress Leadership Summit for Senior Healthcare and Nurse Executives took place on:
June 14-15, 2007 • Chicago, IL
"As a brand new Chief of Nursing this conference has offered me an incredible opportunity to network and discuss the pertinent issues facing healthcare and nursing across the nation. I have been able to successfully formulate some new goals for my organization with a patient centered focus and methods of implementation based on evidence from other organizations. Bravo on a great conference!"
— Maria Francesioni, RN, NP, Chief Nursing, Harvard University Health System
"What a great idea to start the conference with a controversial speaker! It sets the tone for thought-provoking discussions and radical problem-solving to meet today’s healthcare challenges."
— Irene Stemler, RN, BSN, University of Illinois at Chicago
"This summit was very empowering, the discussions and presentations were very thought provoking. It was exhilarating in motivating participants to empower others to do their best."
— Sheila Grossman, Professor & Director, Family Nurse Practitioner Program, Fairfield University School of Nursing
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The World Congress Leadership Summit for Senior Healthcare and Nurse Executives will convene senior level hospital, health system and provider executives to debate the most crucial issues facing Chief Nursing Officers today. The conference program will feature CEO, COO, CNO and CMO executives who will share the challenges of developing and implementing strategic plans that effectively address the confluence of powerful forces reflected in the chronic nursing shortage, including changing demographics, ever-decreasing resources, increased demands on the healthcare system and professionals, a declining social value on nursing as a career, and changes in career opportunities.
5 Reasons to Attend:
- Identify and define solutions to building organizational commitment
- Control costs and drive the use of technology to deliver excellent results in patient care
- Define and implement e-learning solutions that will improve learning, increase compliance and enhance organizational effectiveness
- Analyze the symbiotic relationship between caring and cost – what are its effects on patient care?
- Apply techniques for embedding best practices to create cultures of safety
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Mary Foley, MS, RN Immediate Past President, American Nurses Association
Associate Clinical Professor, Dept. of Physiological Nursing
Associate Director, Center for Research & Nursing Innovation in Patient Care
School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco
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Deborah Baehser, MSHA, RN Chief Nursing Officer
Senior Vice President, Clinical Services
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton
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Diane Billings, EdD, RN, FAAN Chancellor's Professor
Professor of Nursing & Associate Dean, Teaching, Learning and Information Resources
Center for Teaching and Lifelong Learning
Indiana University School of Nursing
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Karen Drenkard, PhD, RN Vice President & Chief Nurse Executive
Robert Wood Johnson Nurse Executive Fellow
Inova Health System
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Marilyn Dubree, RN, MSN Chief Nursing Officer & Director of Patient Care Services
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
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Mary Foley, MS, RN Immediate Past President, American Nurses Association
Associate Clinical Professor, Dept. of Physiological Nursing
Associate Director, Center for Research & Nursing Innovation in Patient Care
School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco
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Peter Gross, MD Chairman, Department of Internal Medicine
Hackensack University Medical Center
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Ronda Hughes, PhD, MHS, RN Senior Health Scientist Administrator, Senior Advisor for End-of-Life Care
Center for Primary Care, Prevention, & Clinical Partnerships
Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality
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Kathy Reno Chief Nursing Officer, Chief Operating Office and Executive Vice President Clinical Service Northwest Community Healthcare
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Victoria Rich, PhD, RN Chief Nursing Officer
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Assistant Dean of Clinical Practice
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
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Michele Sacco, MS Executive Director of Health Care Staffing Services Certification
The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
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Joan Shaver, PhD, RN, FAAN 2003-2005 President
American Academy of Nursing
Professor & Dean
University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC)
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Marie Sinioris, MPH President & Chief Executive Officer
National Center for Healthcare Leadership
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Judy Storfjell, RN, PhD Associate Professor & Associate Dean for Academic Practice
Director of the Institute for Healthcare Innovation
University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC)
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Louis E. Teichholz, MD Chief of Cardiology & Medical Director of Cardiac Services
Hackensack University Medical Center
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Laura J. Wood, MS, RN Vice President and National Director, Clinical Solutions
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc
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