NORTH STAR SUMMIT:
State of the Science on Nurse Executive Practice:
Creating the Vision for the Future

INVITATIONAL ONLY PROGRAM 

June 16 & 17, 2011
University of Pennsylvania Campus

 The purpose of this Nurse Executive Invitational summit is to develop a research agenda that provides evidence based principles for succession planning and mentoring for future nurse executives leading patient care delivery systems across the entire care continuum.  The proceedings and papers will be published in Spring 2012 edition of  Nursing Administration Quarterly .

The audience will consist of 50 specifically identified nationally and internationally recognized nurse executives,  representing all venues of healthcare delivery systems as well as identified doctoral students interested in nursing leadership research. 

Agenda:

Domain of High Reliability in Nursing Practice
     Bernadette Melnyk, PhD, RN, CPNP/PMHNP, FNAP, FAAN
      Dean and Distinguished Foundation Professor in Nursing
      Arizona State Univeristy College of Nursing and Health Innovation

The Importance of Knowledge Base Technology
    Pamela Cipriano, PhD, RN, FAAN
      Distinguished Nurse Scholar-in-Residence at the
      Institute of Medicine
      Editor-in-Chief, American Nurse Today

Domain of Professional and Personal Organizational Leadership
      Karen Drenkard, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN
        Director, Magnet Recognition Program
       American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)

Domain of Transitions in Care Accountability
     Mary D. Naylor, PhD, RN, FAAN
      Marian S. Ware Professor in Gerontology
      Director, NewCourtland Center for Transitions and Health
      University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

Vision for the Future of Education of the Nurse Executive
     Patricia S. Yoder-Weiss, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, ANEF, FAAN
       President/Professor
       Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Planning Committee:

Victoria Rich, PhD, RN, FAAN
Chief Nurse Executive, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center
Associate Executive Director, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Assistant Dean of clinical Practice, Univeristy of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

Kathleen G. Burke, PhD, RN
Director of Professional Development and Innovation
University of Pennsylvnia Health System
Assistant Dean for Clinical Nurse Learning and Innovation
Lecturer, Univeristy of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

Barbara Brown, EdD, RN, FNAP, FAAN
Editor-in-Chief
Nursing Administration Quaterly