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Nursing and Health Care Leadership in the 21st Century

A 2009 Symposium and course for Health Administration professionals in conjunction with the Plexus Institute

Part I

On the Edge: Nursing in the Age of Complexity

Plexus Institute
July 12 - 14, 2009

The Plexus Institute is an international group doing cutting edge work looking at complex adaptive systems for ways to solve problems in the clinical, education and research arenas. The Institute is open to anyone interested in developing leadership potential and may be taken independently for non-credit CEU’s only. Registration for the two-day institute, housing and CEU’s is through the Plexus Institute directly at 609-298-2140. They do not have online registration but FMI, check out their web site at http://www.plexusinstitute.org/. Do not register with Plexus if you are taking the entire course.

Part II

Complexity Science Course
July 14 – 17, 2009

A Complexity Science course taught by Drs. Margaret Hourigan, Lois Hamel and Su Sepples will be offered immediately following the institute. This course is only offered to those who have attended the institute, as the two together will constitute the full course, Nursing and Health Care Leadership in the 21st Century. The full course may be taken for non-credit, undergraduate or graduate credit and used as an elective in all Nursing and Health Administration programs. It is strongly suggested as an extra course for the Leadership MBA, but may not be used as an elective.

Topics to be addressed

What is Complexity Science?
How does this cutting edge research impact clinical, research & education?
How can complexity science be used to solve problems in these areas?

Outcomes

At the conclusion of these sessions, participants will be asking

What can I do in my employment setting to effect change in patient care & quality?
What kinds of systems can this approach be useful for?
How can I be more involved with this International group disseminating research that is finally bringing the areas of nursing & health care together?
- practice
- education
- research

Schedule

Plexus Institute - See website for specific Institute event information.

Sunday 7/12                Noon - 5p.m.
Monday 7/13                9a.m. - 5 p.m.
Tuesday 7/14              9 a.m. - Noon

Complexity Science Course
Tuesday 7/14              1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Wed./Thurs 7/15-16   9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Friday 7/1/7                  9 a.m. - Noon

Costs

Plexus Institute only $375
(Contact Plexus directly to register)

Tuition (includes Institute)
Undergraduate: $900
Graduate: $1125
Continuing Education: $750 (for 5 days) or $175 a day. Includes lunch.

Room and Board
$488 person/single or $368 person/double occupancy (available for five-day stay only).

Registration (course with Institute only)

Registration begins March 23rd and ends June 29th

Withdrawal Policy and Refunds

Tuition (if paid in full)

Undergraduate/Graduate/Non-Credit

Up to one week before official course start date (July 5th): 100% refund
From July 6th - July 10th: 75% refund
After July 10th: no refund

Room and Board (if paid in full)

Before July 12th: 100% refund
On July 12th: 75% refund
After July 12th : no refund