- Summer school
Advanced Practice Summer School Models of Care with APNs - Leadership, Outcomes and Sustainability
From individual roles to the model of care - The Advanced Practice Summer School empowers advanced practitioners and nurse managers to explore their clinical leadership skills, fostering the development of new advanced nursing roles and clinical practice.
24.06.2025 until 27.06.2025 – BFH, Schwarztorstrasse 48, 3007 Bern
Factsheet
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Start date
24.06.2025
Add to calendar - End date 27.06.2025
- Place BFH, Schwarztorstrasse 48, 3007 Bern
- Application deadline Sold out - the registration is closed
- Costs PhD and Master students: CHF 250.- | All others: CHF 540.-
In contemporary times, Advanced Practitioners in health care are leading change across various healthcare settings. The summer school facilitates the development of strategies to promote APN through knowledge translation and focuses on evaluating outcomes of models of care, emphasizing the value-added role of APNs. Participants will actively contribute to the formulation of a sustainable model for APN, grounded in a person-centered culture and practice.
The summer school is for Advanced Practitioner in health care, AP students and health care management persons.
Learning Outcomes
The participants will:
- Reflect on personal leadership styles and understand the importance of Advanced Practice Nurses in leading change
- Understanding the role of formal leaders is Advanced Practice Nurse success
- Develop strategies to promote Advanced Practice through knowledge translation
- Learn about evaluation, outcomes of models of care and the value-added role of Advanced Practice Nurses
- Engage in the development of a model of sustainability for Advanced Practice Nurses
- Reflect about person-centred culture and practice and Lean Philosophy in Advanced clinical practice
Speakers
- Nancy Carter, McMaster University, Canada
- Christoph von Dach, Bern University of Applied Science, Switzerland
- Sabine Molls, Inselspital University Hospital Bern, Switzerland
- Mirjam Meyer, Inselspital University Hospital Bern, Switzerland
- Anja Hermann, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland
- Sean-Paul Teeling, Dublin University College, Mater Lean Academy, Ireland
- Sabine Hahn, Bern University of Applied Science, Switzerland
- Maya Zumstein-Shaha, Bern University of Applied Science, Switzerland
- Christoph Golz, Bern University of Applied Science, Switzerland
Schedule of the course
Day 1: Tuesday, June 24th 2025
Time | Program |
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08.30 |
Arriving, Welcome Coffee |
09.00 |
Welcome
Introduction
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09.30 |
APN in Switzerland and Europe – Current Challenges and Models of Care (Part 1)
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11.00 |
Leaders’ Knowledge of Advanced Practice and Models of Care
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12.30 |
Lunchbreak |
14.00 |
APN in Switzerland and Europe – Current Challenges and Models of Care (Part 2)
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16.15 |
Gathering the Learning Outcomes |
17.00 | End of the first day |
Day 2: Wednesday, June 25th 2025
Time | Program |
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08.30 |
Workshop Clinical Leadership and Change Management at a Swiss hospital
Change in innovation and health care – the meaning of clinical leadership – Personal leadership, LEADS Framework
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12.00 | Lunchbreak |
13.30 |
Strategies for Demonstrating the Value of Advanced Roles - personal growth and outcomes focus
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15.15 |
Knowledge Translation about APN and creation of evidence briefs
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16.15 |
Gathering the Learning Outcomes |
17.00 | End of the second day |
Day 3: Thursday, June 26th 2025
Time | Program |
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08.30 |
Working with leaders – APNs and formal leadership
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09.45 |
Implementing and Sustaining New Roles
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10.30 |
Conversation about Successful Introduction and Implementation of Roles in Organizations
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12.00 |
Lunchbreak |
13.30 |
The person-centred Lean Six Sigma Model
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16.15 | Gathering the Learning Outcomes |
17.00 | Cultural Event |
Day 4: Friday, June 27th 2025
Time | Program |
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08.30 |
Development of Personal Leadership Portfolio and Action Plan to support APN Roles Strengthening a framework of APN Role Sustainability
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12.30 | End of the last day |
Registration and costs
Sold out - the registration is closed.
Prices
PhD and Master students | CHF 250.00 |
all others | CHF 540.00 |
The price includes refreshment during morning break. Lunch, dinner, transport and accommodation are not included.
Travel Planning
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