2013 Executive Development Series Schedule

2013 Spring Executive Development Series
Nuts and Bolts of Leading an Academic Nursing Unit
March 15-16, 2013
The Fairmont Washington - Washington, DC

Friday, March 15

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

8:30-10:00 a.m.                                             
Welcome and Opening Program Session                                        
Creating a Healthy Academic Work Environment
Academic leadership success in today’s health care environment requires strategic vision, innovation, financial acumen, and well-developed communication skills. Join a seasoned dean to consider how to create your own tool-kit of administrative skills for creating a healthy and productive work environment, including workforce capacity-building, faculty and staff enhancement, civil leadership techniques, organizational resiliency, and executive collegiality --challenges easier said than done!
Speaker: Karen L. Miller, PhD, RN, FAAN, Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs and Dean, School of Nursing, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS       

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

10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.                                    
Program Session                                        
Administrative Issues in Interprofessional Education
Nursing schools across the country are abuzz about implementing interprofessional education and recognize it as a priority, but the “how to” aspects can be challenging. Join an expert in interprofessional education and practice to consider infrastructure requirements, administrative issues and concerns, valuable lessons learned, examples of successful approaches that are applicable to schools of all sizes and missions.
Speaker: Brenda K. Zierler, PhD, RN, FAAN, Professor, School of Nursing, and adjunct faculty School of Medicine, School of Public Health, and Department of Medical Education and Biomedical Informatics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA            

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

1:30-3:00 p.m.                                                     
Program Session    
Getting Rid of Sacred Cows
Every nursing program has “sacred cows” embedded in programs offered, curricula, organizational structures, committee work, teaching methods, student requirements, and the alignment of resources with realistic program needs. To be fully effective, the academic leader must recognize where the issues of concern are; ask tough but clarifying questions; and make difficult decisions about activities that are not in the school’s best interest. Benefit from the lessons learned by a seasoned dean and increase your ability to deal with your own sacred cows.
Speaker: Kristen M. Swanson, PhD, RN, FAAN, Dean, School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC                     

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

3:30-5:00 p.m.                                         
Program Session                                              
Succession Planning in Academic Nursing
The pace and intensity of nursing academic leadership often makes it feel as if there is not enough time to think strategically or plan ahead. Succession planning in academic nursing is essential at all levels of faculty and administration but typically is not considered until an incumbent leaves. Explore the notion of succession planning in general and the leader’s role in developing and grooming others for success, not only for current work expectations, but also for “stretch” assignments and goals that will prepare them for increased levels of responsibility and accountability.
Speaker: Richard W. Redman, PhD, RN, Ada Sue Hinshaw Collegiate Chair and Director, DNP Program, School of Nursing, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI                                   

Saturday, March 16

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

8:30-10:00 a.m.                                          
Program Session                                              
Caring for the Self: Key to Leadership Success
Nursing academic leaders typically are overachievers, fulfilling intense work commitments and working such long hours that there is precious little time and energy left for themselves and their personal priorities. Join a practice colleague who is skilled at helping administrators find more balance and harmony in their frenetic professional and personal lives. Return to your workplace with a renewed commitment to caring for yourself so that you serve as a fully productive and efficient leader AND honor your personal life. 
Speaker: Gaurdia E. Banister, PhD, RN, Executive Director, Institute for Patient Care, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Clinical Assistant Professor, MGH Institute of Health Professions School of Nursing, Boston, MA                                                  

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

10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.                               
Closing Program Session   
Process + Outcome: Using Peer Coaching to Problem Solve
Enjoy this opportunity to practice a useful peer consulting technique that you can in turn share with your faculty, and at the same time apply prior conference information to solve an academic problem of your choice.
Facilitated by Executive Development Series Subcommittee