
Strengthen Your Leadership Impact
Strong leadership is essential for successful professional governance. Effective leaders use the structures of professional governance to build a culture of excellence, where nurses have professional accountability and responsibility for nursing care and patient outcomes.
The Professional Governance Leadership Conference provides a unique experience for nurses at all levels to enhance leadership skills in shared decision-making and professional governance.
Program Outcomes

Decision making skills in professional practice environments

Engagement strategies for professional accountability

Transformational leadership skills
Program Includes
- Two-day conference with interactive learning
- Breakout sessions designed for nurses in a variety of leadership roles in professional governance
- Poster sessions from past conference participants
- Networking opportunities with other nurses in professional governance leadership roles
Program Impact
Participants will leave equipped with the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively lead in professional governance and will recognize the influence they can have to create an environment that engages others in having accountability and responsibility for nursing care.
Intended Audience
This workshop is for individuals and teams with leadership roles in professional governance-from the chair of a unit council to the CNO of the organization. Groups from the same organization, including interprofessional colleagues, will benefit from attending this interactive workshop together.
SPECIAL ASSISTANCE
AONL complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act and strives to ensure that no individual with a disability is deprived of the opportunity to participate in the program solely by reason of that disability. Through its agents, AONL will provide reasonable accommodations for a candidate with a disability who requests accommodations. Requests can be made by sending a written request 21 days in advance of the program. Contact Kourtney Sproat for questions.
Professional Governance Call for Abstracts Now Open
Deadline: Nov. 15, 5:00 p.m.
2024 Conference Dates/Location
June 27-28, 2024
Hyatt Regency McCormick Place
Chicago
Registration will open in Jan. 2024.
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