Clinical Nurse Leader Pre-Conference
Speaker Presentations

Friday, October 24, 2003

8:00 - 8:30 am
Setting the Stage: Introduction and Welcome
Kathleen Ann Long, PhD, APRN, FAAN
Dean, University of Florida
President, AACN

8:30 - 9:30 am
Clinical Nurse Leader: A View from Education
Roberta Olson, PhD, RN
Dean, South Dakota State University
Member, AACN Task Force on Education & Regulation #2

Clinical Nurse Leader: A View from Practice
Cathy Rick, CNAA, CHE, RN
Chief Nursing Officer
Department of Veterans Affairs

9:50 - 10:45 am
Beginning the Work: Implications for Curricular Change
Jean Bartels, PhD, Chair, Georgia Southern University
Chairperson, AACN Task Force on Education & Regulation #2

10:45 - 11:45 am
Beginning the Work: Implications for the Practice Environment

  • What is currently happening?
  • How can this be done in various settings?
  • Challenges and benefits

Role of the Team Coordinator: INOVA Health System
Karen Drenkard, MSN, CNAA, RN
Chief Nurse Executive
INOVA Health System

Role of the Clinical Nurse Leader: Experience from the Field
Gail Wolf, DNS, RN
Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Officer
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Presentation also available on video.

Rural View of CNL Position
Rita Turley, MS, RN
Interim Vice President of Patient Care Services
Saint Mary's Mercy Medical Center

Please contact Joan Stanley at 202-463-6930, ext. 254, or jstanley@aacn.nche.edu if you have any questions about these presentations.

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