Leadership 2013 - Leadership in Public Health - Webinar By MentorHealth

Overview: Leadership competence for public health professionals in today’s constantly changing healthcare environment is critical to providing quality patient care. Change, conflict management, concepts of followership and leadership, the vocational call to leadership, and leadership strategies and competencies will be examined within the broader frameworks of leadership principles. The role of how critical reflection and dialogue foster discovery and professional and personal growth in health planning and leadership skill development will be discussed.
Why Should You Attend: To increase your understanding and effectiveness as a public health professional in a leadership role.
Areas Covered in the Session:
Leadership theories
Leadership principles
Vocational call to leadership in public health
Public health leadership strategies
Public health leadership competencies
Who Will Benefit:
RNs
Public Health Professionals
Dr. Aagard is on the faculty of Minnesota State University, Mankato, teaching in the School of Nursing. In addition, she teaches for Capella University in the master’s and doctorate in public health programs. Previously Dr. Aagard was an Associate Professor of Nursing at Augsburg College in Minneapolis, MN, teaching in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Master of Arts in Nursing and Doctorate of Nursing Practice programs. She is a visiting professor at the Universities of Amsterdam and The Hague, Netherlands.
Areas of research interest include the understanding and practice of nursing leadership in different cultures, having interviewed nurses in the Netherlands, Tanzania, India and Liberia. Dr. Aagard is the president of her own consultancy specializing in nursing leadership and nursing education and presents nationally and internationally on these topics. Prior to entering academia, Dr. Aagard worked as a Director of Nursing and interim Chief Nurse in several metropolitan hospitals and served as the Clinic Director of a community health clinic. She is a member of Sigma Theta Tau International, the International Council of Nurses and the Transcultural Nursing Society. She serves as a reviewer for the International Nursing Review Journal and for Sigma Theta Tau International conference abstracts.
Dr. Aagard received her undergraduate degree in nursing from Augustana College in Sioux Falls, SD. Her MBA in Medical Group Management and Doctorate in Educational Leadership are from the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis, MN.
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