Executive Development Series
Administering Complex Academic Organizations
November 18-19, 2009

Instructional Leadership Network
Thursday, November 19, 2009

Baccalaureate Education Conference
Quality in Health Care: Changing the Culture Through Baccalaureate Nursing Education
November 19-21, 2009

Westin Chicago River North
Chicago, IL
*Important Hotel Information*

Call for Abstracts  •  Exhibiting and Sponsorship

Conference Highlights

The Baccalaureate Education Conference offers undergraduate faculty a forum to explore issues of particular interest and share ideas and successful strategies with colleagues.  This year’s conference emphasizes quality and safety in patient care, and how baccalaureate education makes a difference in patient outcomes.  Plenary sessions address issues of particular importance to nurse educators in the current climate of quality.  Concurrent, abstract, and poster presentations allow participants to choose topics of interest in a smaller forum.  Teams of faculty are encouraged to attend together.  Everyone is invited to register for the special Instructional Leadership Network Program session.

The popular Executive Development Series (EDS) is designed for new and aspiring academic leaders as well as for faculty members who want to improve their leadership skills for a variety of positions within the nursing academic unit.  This year’s theme emphasizes various aspects of academic administration.  Topics include self-assessment of leadership and coaching skills; the use of systems theory in identifying and resolving organizational issues; strategies for collaborating and partnering to advance the nursing program; practical budget management approaches; and guidelines for faculty personnel management challenges.  The interactive nature of the conference offers opportunities for academic leaders to think about challenges in new ways and seek solutions with colleagues.  The EDS and Baccalaureate Education Conference are held consecutively, enabling participants to attend both events.

Executive Development Series

Wednesday, November 18

7:30-8:30 a.m.                                    
Registration                                                                                      
Light Continental Breakfast                                                           

8:30-10:00 a.m.                                                                                                          
Welcome                                                                                                                                
Opening Program Session
Leader, Coach Thyself: Essential Considerations in Executive Development
Enjoy the opportunity for self-reflection with an executive coach, assessing your leadership strengths and areas for growth, and using the results to identify useful personal strategies for your academic leadership role. Identify ways to transition from focusing on oneself to focusing on faculty and the school to maximize success of the team using practical coaching skills. 
Speaker: Virginia Bianco-Mathis, EdD, Consultant, Strategic Performance Group, Vienna, VA; Chair, Department of Management and Professor of Management and Human Resources, School of Business Administration, Marymount University, Arlington, VA; and co-author of  Leading From the Inside Out: A Coaching Model and Organizational Coaching: Building Relationships and Programs That Drive Results

10:00-10:30 a.m.
Break

10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Program Session
Systems Thinking - Part I
Using systems thinking strategies, consider the nursing academic unit as a whole as well as important subparts. Learn ways to get beyond focusing on symptoms to actually fixing the system.  Use timely models to frame issues and analyze the root of organizational challenges, and identify helpful strategies to apply in the workplace. 
Speaker: Janet Wessel Krejci, PhD, RN, CNAA, Dean, Mennonite College of Nursing, Illinois State University, Normal, IL

12:00-1:30 p.m.
Lunch (on your own)

1:30-3:00 p.m.                                                                                                            
Program Session
Systems Thinking - Part II
In guided ‘problem clinics,’ apply principles from the previous session to issues and concerns from your academic setting.
Speaker: Janet Wessel Krejci, PhD, RN, CNAA, Dean, Mennonite College of Nursing, Illinois State University, Normal, IL

3:00-3:30 p.m.
Break

3:30-5:00 p.m.                                                                                                          
Program Session
Strategies for Collaborating and Partnering
Working thoughtfully with individuals, departments, other schools of nursing, other professional schools, and clinical placement sites can yield big results but it takes time and planning.  Identify practical approaches that can maximize the strengths and address the interests of both parties, with particular emphasis on preparing your students for practice in the complex health care environment.    
Speaker: Alexia Green, PhD, RN, FAAN, Dean and Professor, Anita Thigpen Perry School of Nursing, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX


Thursday, November 19

8:00-8:30 a.m.                                                                                                          
Light Continental Breakfast                                                           

8:30-10:00 a.m.                                                                                                        
Program Session
Financial Management in Challenging Times
Budget management can be a trial even for experienced deans. Join two seasoned nursing academic leaders to examine common financial concerns of the nursing academic unit, made more challenging by the current economic climate.  Gather pragmatic strategies for making financial decisions, involving the right people, and educating faculty and staff about what is necessary to ensure the economic health of the nursing program.    
Speakers: Marcia C. Maurer, PhD, RN, Dean and Professor, School of Nursing, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL and Nancy DeBasio, PhD, RN, President and Dean, Research College of Nursing, Kansas City, MO

10:00-10:30 a.m.
Break

10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.                                                                                        
Closing Program Session     
“Great Expectations” – Lessons Learned in Faculty Personnel Management
Managing personnel can be one of the most challenging tasks of academic leaders.  With the help of an experienced academic executive, develop increasing understanding regarding selecting the right people for the job; holding people accountable; making difficult personnel decisions; and doing constructive ongoing performance appraisal and coaching to prevent personnel problems.
Speaker: Carole Anderson, PhD, RN, FAAN, Dean, College of Dentistry and former Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, The Ohio State University, and past president, American Association of Colleges of Nursing.

Instructional Leadership Network

Thursday, November 19, 2009
8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

8:00-8:30 a.m.
Registration and Light Continental Breakfast

8:30-9:45 a.m.
Opening Remarks & Table Discussions
Catherine R. Coverston, PhD, RNC, Associate Professor, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT and Chair, Instructional Leadership Network (ILN) Steering Committee

Table Discussions

  1. Use of higher level knowledge in NCLEX. Starting with freshman thinking.
  2. How to integrate globalization and quality improvement. Implementing the Baccalaureate Essentials
  3. How to address online testing
  4. Online integrity
  5. Test anxiety
  6. Intercultural competency in relating to students

9:45 - 10:00 a.m.
Break

10:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Program Session
National Quality Initiatives: Practical Application for Nurse Educators
This presentation will help nurse educators to integrate various approaches to quality in their teaching.   
Patricia Allen, EdD, RN, Professor, Acting Dean and Director, Center for Innovation in Nursing Education, Lubbock, TX

11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Business Meeting
Open business meeting for ILN members and guests
ILN Steering Committee: Catherine Coverston, Chair, Brigham Young University; Carol Patton, Secretary, Chatham University; Cathie Collins, Chair-Elect, Texas Tech University HSC, Gerrie Barnett, Communications Chair, University of Utah; Linda Daley, Conference Planning Chair, The Ohio State University and Lori Candela, Past Chair, University of Nevada Las Vegas.
 
7:00 p.m.
Network/Social Dinner (Information will be shared via the ILN list serve).

 

Baccalaureate Education Conference

Thursday, November 19

8:00 a.m-12:00 p.m.
Instructional Leadership Network                                                                         
(Separate registration required)

10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Conference Registration                                                                             
                       
2:00-3:30 p.m. 
Welcome and Introductions
Opening Program Session   
The Quest for Quality
Join a national expert to consider the characteristics of safety and quality; the importance of this current thrust in heath care; national initiatives and requirements informing this important area; and how quality is measured in health care settings.  Discuss ways in which professional nurses make a difference to quality and safety outcomes, and identify the quality and safety-related skills that are essential for our students to master in preparation for practice. 
Deborah M. Nadzam, PhD, RN, FAAN, Practice Leader, Patient Safety Services, Joint Commission Resources, Inc., Oak Brook, IL

3:30-4:00 p.m.
Break

4:00-5:45 p.m.
Program Session
National Action Plan to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections
Learn more about the national initiative by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to reduce and prevent healthcare-associated infections by involving every health care provider in the U.S.  Plans include increasing interprofessional collaboration; implementing crucial surveillance and reporting systems; and incorporating state plans to complement the national HHS Action Plan.  Discuss the future of the initiative, including expanding efforts from hospitals to ambulatory settings, and coordination of the national measures with the Healthy People 2020 initiative.
Speaker: Donald Wright, MD, MPH, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC and a response panel of nurse educators

5:45-7:00 p.m.
Reception, Poster Presentations, and Exhibits                                                 

Friday, November 20

7:15-8:30 a.m.
Light Continental Breakfast                                                                          

7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.                                                                
Exhibits Open                                                           

7:30-8:20 a.m.
Informal Interest Groups
Bring your breakfast to one of these informal discussions and share ideas with colleagues who teach the same specialty:

  • Critical Care
  • Community Health
  • Fundamentals/Skills Lab
  • Medical-Surgical
  • Maternal-Child
  • Pediatrics
  • Psychiatry/Mental Health

                                                  
                                                                                     
 

8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions
All the concurrent topics directly support AACN’s revised Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing Practice and they offer valuable guidance to faculty. These sessions are held 8:30-10:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m., separated by a 30-minute break. Topics repeat and you may select two.

  • Teaching Students to Use Evidence-Based Practice
    Basing nursing care on evidence rather than habit is recognized as a major contributor to quality, but how do we teach students to do this?  Identify practical strategies to help students value, find, and consistently use evidence in their clinical decision making. 
    Speaker: Paula Clutter, PhD, RN, CNS-BC, Assistant Professor, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
  • Teaching Students About the Link Between Information Systems and Quality
    Documenting patient care is a key to quality and provides valuable data used within the health care system and the country.  Also, information systems enable providers to make more sound decisions at the point of care. Learn more on how to help students make these critical links so they can contribute to quality care.
    Speaker: Connie Delaney, PhD, RN, FAAN, FACMI, Professor and Dean, School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN  
  • Helping Students Understand Nursing-Sensitive Quality Indicators
    Task-oriented students know that nursing actions directly affect patient outcomes.  But they may not fully understand important links among the nursing work environment, performance improvement measures, and patient safety. Learn ways to help them become engaged in this national quality initiative.    
    Speaker: Terry Jones, PhD, RN, Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing, School of Nursing, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX and former Director, Care Management, Parkland Health and Hospital System, Dallas, TX 
  • Selecting Teaching-Learning Strategies to Enhance Critical Thinking
    Teaching strategies that encourage critical thinking impact both student learning and quality of patient care. Discuss effective and innovative ways to foster critical thinking and clinical decision making in a variety of active learning environments.
    Speaker: Judy Herrman, PhD, RN, Associate Professor and Coordinator, Undergraduate Program, School of Nursing, University of Delaware, Newark, DE
  • Reducing Student Medication Errors
    What do we know about medication errors involving pre-licensure students? Based on national medication error data, learn about characteristics of nursing students involved in medication errors; common medication errors; and what students must know and do for safe practice.
    Speaker: Rodney Hicks, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, FAANP, UMC Health System Endowed Chair for Patient Safety and Professor, Anita Thigpen Perry School of Nursing, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX
  • Creating an Environment of Safe Incident Reporting:  The Use of Root Cause Analyses
    What is RCA, how is it linked to the quality movement, and why do faculty and students need to know about it?  Become more aware of how and why this type of problem-solving method is used in patient care settings, and the most important aspects to teach students. 
    Speakers: Greg Eagerton, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, Chief Nursing Officer, Birmingham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Birmingham, AL and Kimberly Radant, MS, RN, Chief Nursing Officer, Indianapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN
  • Teaching Genetics and Genomics
    Receive an update on what’s new in this important clinical area.  Gain pragmatic information on essential competencies in genetics and genomics and resources faculty can use to integrate this specialty content into the undergraduate curriculum. 
    Speakers: Jean F. Jenkins, PhD, RN, FAAN, Senior Clinical Advisor, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD and Kathleen A. Calzone, MSN, RN, APNG, FAAN, Senior Nurse Specialist (Research), National Cancer Institute, Center for Cancer Research, Genetics Branch, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD

12:00-1:30 p.m.
Lunch (on your own) and Visit Exhibits

1:30-5:45 p.m.
Abstract Presentations
(See separate booklet)

Saturday, November 21

7:15-8:30 a.m.
Light Continental Breakfast                                                                                                                                   
8:30-10:00 a.m.
Program Session     
Educational Implications from Practice: Transforming Care at the Bedside
This multi-year national initiative of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement recently concluded and has resulted in a wealth of useful guidance for nurse educators. Learn more about practice changes recommended to dramatically improve patient care and staff satisfaction, and how we can incorporate results into nursing education.
Speaker: Patricia A. Rutherford, MS, RN, Vice President, Institute for Healthcare Improvement, Cambridge, MA

10:00-10:30 a.m.
Break                                                 

10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Closing Program Session
Directions for the Future: The National Study of Nursing Education
This ambitious national study, sponsored by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, has been in progress for years, and the final report offers thoughtful and far-reaching suggestions. Join the director of this important study to gain valuable insights into how we can improve baccalaureate education in nursing.
Speaker: Patricia Benner, PhD, RN, FAAN, FRCN, Professor, School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco and Director, Study of Nursing Education, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, Stanford, CA

General Information

Join AACN in Chicago for the opportunity to participate in a variety of enriching sessions and events.  The Executive Development Series is once again offered in conjunction with the Baccalaureate Education Conference to allow faculty to take advantage of this excellent leadership opportunity. Attendees will receive a significant savings in registration fees for attending both events.

Registration
The registration fee for each conference is $399 for members/ $499 for non-members.  The deadline for early registration is November 7. The registration fee after November 7 is $469 for members/ $569 for non-members. For AACN member schools, there is a $30 discount for each additional registrant from the same school. Graduate students who are preparing for faculty roles are encouraged to attend and may register for the Baccalaureate Education Conference at the reduced rate of $349. Please note that those registrants attending both the Executive Development Series and the Baccalaureate Education conference will receive a savings of $60 on the total cost of registration.  Email messages confirming registration will be sent to all participants.

Registration for the Instructional Leadership Network is $45 for members and $65 for non-network members.

Register online at www.aacn.nche.edu/Conferences.

Hotel Information
A block of rooms has been reserved at Westin Chicago River North, 320 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL, 60654.  The special conference room rate is $179 single/double.  To make reservations by phone, please call the hotel at (800) 937-8461 and request the group rate for the American Association of Colleges of Nursing or AACN. The cutoff date for reservations at the group rate is October 23, 2009.

*Please note that the Westin Chicago River North is sold out on several of the conference dates. The following is a list of alternate hotels nearby that may have availability:

Hotel Sax Chicago
333 N Dearborn St
Chicago, IL
Phone: (312) 245-0333

Residence Inn Chicago Downtown River North
410 North Dearborn St
Chicago, IL
Phone: (866) 905-5416

Amalfi Hotel Chicago
20 West Kinzie St
Chicago, IL
Phone: (312) 395-9000

Transportation
The Westin Chicago River North is 30 minutes from O’Hare International Airport and 25 minutes from Midway Airport. A taxi from O’Hare to the hotel is approximately $45. A taxi from Midway to the hotel is approximately $40.  Shuttle service is available through Go Express for approximately $27 each way from O’Hare, and approximately $23 each way from Midway; for more information call (800) 654-7871 or visit http://www.airportexpress.com.  The closest subway stop to the hotel is the Clark and Lake stop: from O’Hare take the blue line or from Midway take the orange line.
 
Continuing Education Credit
Continuing education contact hours will be provided by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing to all conference participants at no additional cost.  CE Certificates will be provided in your conference packet.

Refund and Cancellation Policy
Registrations that are cancelled up to one week before the meeting will be refunded minus a $50 administrative fee.  Cancellations received with less than one week’s notice will be refunded minus a $150 administrative fee.  There will be no refunds for no-shows. 

AACN reserves the right to cancel this conference and any group activity that does not meet minimal group requirements.  Non-refundable airline tickets are the responsibility of the registrant. 

Additional Information
For more information, contact AACN, One Dupont Circle, Suite 530, Washington, DC 20036; (202) 463-6930.  If you require any special access in order to take part in this meeting, please contact Erica Turner at AACN or by email at eturner@aacn.nche.edu. The Westin Chicago River North is in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

 

 

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