On the Edge- Nursing and Healthcare in the Age of Complexity, 2nd annual conference and Leadership in the 21st Century Course

General Events

Jul 12 2009 to Jul 14 2009

Location:

Saint Joseph's College of Maine
Standish, Maine

Contact:

Rebecca Leahy
email at rebecca[at]plexusinstitute[dot]org

Description:

July 12-14, 2009

Join us  as we explore the implications of Complexity Science for healthcare in the 21st century! Learn together with our faculty members and participants from around the country who are applying complexity inspired approaches and solutions to the most pressing issues in healthcare today. 

NEW! this year- participants can attend the conference as the kick-off event for a weeklong  (undergraduate, graduate, or CEU credits) course,NURSING AND HEALTHCARE LEADERSHIP IN THE 21ST CENTURY, offered through Saint Joseph's College of Maine Division of Graduate and Professional Studies.

Our list of faculty includes:

• Ruth Anderson, Sernior Fellow, Center for Aging and Human Development, Professor, Duke University School of Nursing
• Shona Brown, Professor and Director of Operations, Whipps Cross University Hospital
• Pat Ebright, Professor, Indiana University School of Nursing
• Bruce West, Chief Scientist, Mathematical and Information Science Directorate, Army Research Office
• Marjorie Wiggins, Vice President of Nursing, Maine Medical Center

CONFERENCE AGENDA IS NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE, ACCESS IT HERE.

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REGISTRATION OPTIONS FOR PARTICIPANTS:

1. Register for CONFERENCE ONLY (July 12-14, 2009)
2. Stay the week and make the conference into a undergrad/graduate COURSE

Registration for CONFERENCE ONLY is through Plexus Institute, please download this conference brochure and registration form. Once you have downloaded the form- please email/mail/fax your registration to us. We do NOT have online registration at this time.

Registration for the conference with the weeklong course, NURSING and HEALTH CARE LEADERSHIP IN THE 21ST CENTURY, offered for CEU credits, or undergraduate/graduate credits, is through Saint Joseph's College, Division of Graduate and Professional Studies, 1-800-752-4723, 207-893-7841, and via email at info@sjcme.edu. Registration is now open.

On-campus housing information is available here. Information about staying in Maine can be found here.

Bring your family/guest and COME OUT WITH US for a social evening: Optional lobster-bake outing and sunset cruise on Monday evening, more information can be found on their website. To RESERVE your space for this social, please contact Roberta Edson, redson@sjcme.edu. Maximum is 80 and this is always popular...register early!!

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· Conference Brochure and Registration (Word document)