Upcoming Programs

ONL's 2023 Annual Meeting
Thursday & Friday, June 8th & 9th, 2023 at the Newport Marriott Hotel in Newport, Rhode Island
For nurse leaders at every stage of their leadership journey

Join us at the 2023 Annual Meeting to refresh, replenish, and renew your leadership practice through learning, inspiration, and community! This not-to-be-missed event will bring together nurse leaders from across the region for two days of rich professional learning, collaboration, and networking.

Our program will include ONL's business meeting, exceptional presentations from national thought leaders, time to explore our vendors, ample opportunities for reconnecting and sharing ideas with colleagues, and time to celebrate together.

The Nuts and Bolts of Nursing Leadership
Tuesday, June 20th, 2023, 8:30 AM-3:30 PM via Zoom For Nurse Managers & Directors
Thursday, June 22nd, 2023, 8:30 AM-3:30 PM via Zoom For Charge Nurses, Emerging Leaders, Team Leads & Clinical Leaders

This highly-rated program offers fantastic foundational leadership training for nurse leaders newly in a leadership role.

Nurses are often promoted into leadership roles with little or no training in the leadership, management, and communication skills needed to succeed. This one-day, interactive workshop is designed to equip new leaders with the key skills and strategies needed to be successful: transitioning into a leadership role; communication and collaboration, including power and authority; resource management; and managing staff performance.

This workshop is offered on two different dates, with each date's program customized to bring focus and examples that are designed for the specified target audience.

Effective Communication Skills for a Healthier Work Culture
Tuesday, June 27th, 2023, 9:30 AM-12:00 PM via Zoom
For nurse leaders at every stage of their leadership journey

Ineffective communication is cited as the most common cause of medical error. It's critical for nurse leaders to hone their own communication skills and learn how to develop and foster good communication skills among members of their teams.

This interactive workshop is designed to equip nurse leaders with the essential strategies and tactics they need to develop better communication skills for a safe and healthy workforce and lead successful teams.

Fall '23 Leadership Lunch Series
Fridays: Sept. 15th, Oct. 20th, Nov. 17th, & Dec. 15th, 2023, 12:00-1:30 PM via Zoom
For nurse leaders at every stage of their leadership journey

ONL's Leadership Lunch Series is a four-part, interactive, live educational program in which nurse leaders and nursing teams learn and gain inspiration from from our remarkable faculty lineup who share diverse perspectives ranging from big-picture thinking to tactical, actionable strategies. During each session, participants spend 90 minutes hearing from a different nationally-recognized distinguished thought leader via Zoom, with protected time to enjoy their lunch!

This program offers something for everyone at all levels of leadership and is a great way for organizations to invest in their nursing teams. When viewed as a team, this program serves as a jumping off point for internal discussion of the ideas shared and collaboration on application and strategies for implementation.

Speakers and registration for the Fall '23 Leadership Lunch Series will be announced soon. Please save the dates!

NEW DATE ADDED DUE TO HIGH DEMAND!
Rebuilding Your Nursing Team in 2023: Coming Together After Falling Apart
Wednesday, September 20th, 2023, 9:30 AM-12:00 PM via Zoom
For nurse leaders at every stage of their leadership journey

COVID-19 has been massively disruptive to nursing teams. Leaders are struggling with picking up the pieces and rebuilding their teams in an environment where nurses have shorter work tenures. While especially challenging in the current environment, building and sustaining high-performance nursing teams will be necessary for the future of high-quality, safe nursing care delivery.

This popular program provides nurse leaders at all stages of their leadership journey with actionable strategies, best practices, and tools for rebuilding highly effective teams. The workshop focuses on the best evidence on teamwork, how to restore trust, how to promote a sense of community, and how to build cohesive work teams.

Fall Quarterly Meeting: Innovating to Strengthen the Nursing Workforce
Friday, September 22nd, 8:30 AM-12:30 PM via Zoom
For nurse leaders at every stage of their leadership journey

Join us at ONL's Fall 2023 Quarterly Meeting for an informative, inspirational, and interactive program you and your team will not want to miss! This program will feature a truly exciting innovative workforce strategy discussion. Our speakers will share promising approaches to nursing workforce strategy that can help to meet the critical workforce challenges being faced by nurse leaders across the region and the country.

Featured speakers:

• Betty Jo Rocchio, DNP, RN, CRNA, CENP, EBP-C, Increasing Fill Rates and Reducing Workload Through a Generational Design of Workforce Layers
  
• Daniel Hudson, MSN, RN, CENP, Building a Workforce Strategy with Flexibility

The Nuts and Bolts of Nursing Leadership
Wednesday, October 4th, 2023, 8:30 AM-3:30 PM via Zoom For Nurse Managers & Directors
Wednesday, October 11th, 2023, 8:30 AM-3:30 PM via Zoom For Charge Nurses, Emerging Leaders, Team Leads & Clinical Leaders

This highly-rated program offers fantastic foundational leadership training for nurse leaders newly in a leadership role.

Nurses are often promoted into leadership roles with little or no training in the leadership, management, and communication skills needed to succeed. This one-day, interactive workshop is designed to equip new leaders with the key skills and strategies needed to be successful: transitioning into a leadership role; communication and collaboration, including power and authority; resource management; and managing staff performance.

This workshop is offered on two different dates, with each date's program customized to bring focus and examples that are designed for the specified target audience.

Best Practice Solutions to Disruptive Behaviors in Healthcare
Wednesday, October 25th, 2023, 9:30 AM-12:00 PM via Zoom
For nurse leaders at every stage of their leadership journey

In hospitals across the globe, we are seeing an alarming increase in workplace stress and cruelty. There is infighting among staff, tension between shifts, and new employees and float staff are being squashed. Worse yet, healthcare professionals are airing their frustrations in front of patients, which increases patient anxiety and interferes with their recovery. As healthcare leaders, we have an opportunity to change that.

In this training you will gain an understanding of the common ways disruptive behaviors show up in healthcare today and discover healthy workforce best practice solutions to these challenges. You'll leave equipped with the tools you need to successfully address disruptive behaviors and cultivate a culture of caring in your organization.

Registration for this program will be announced soon. Please save the date!

Leading Evidence-Based Practice
November 28, November 29, and December 19, 2023, 9:00 AM-3:00 PM via Zoom
For nurse leaders at every stage of their leadership journey

Although it is widely known that evidence-based practice (EBP) improves healthcare quality, reliability, and patient outcomes as well as reduces variations in care and costs, it is still not the standard of care delivered by practicing clinicians. Nurses and nurse leaders need a deep and operational knowledge of EBP to access and implement proven strategies, while also improving quality and engagement.

In collaboration with the Fuld Institute for Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) at The Ohio State University, ONL is excited to provide this highly-rated leadership development program for nurse leaders at all levels who want to learn more about leading evidence-based practice within their organization.

Winter Quarterly Meeting
Friday, December 8th, 8:30 AM-2:45 PM at the Sheraton Framingham Hotel & Conference Center
For nurse leaders at every stage of their leadership journey

Join us for an informative, inspirational, interactive, in-person program you won't want to miss! You'll gain expert perspectives, actionable strategies, and valuable resources while connecting and collaborating face-to-face with fellow nurse leaders. This event is always fun and festive, and it is such a joy to be together in person as a community! Join us to fill your cup, recenter with your values, connect with friends old and new, and celebrate with colleagues across the region.

This event will also feature Member Poster Presentations. Stay tuned for our call for posters.

Speakers, more details, and registration for the 2023 Winter Quarterly Meeting will be announced soon. Please save the date!

Eradicating Bullying & Incivility Self-Study eCourse
Asynchronous, self-paced online learning program available at anytime
For nurse leaders at every stage of their leadership journey

ONL has partnered with the Healthy Workforce Institute (HWI) to provide our members and community with access to HWI's Eradicating Bullying & Incivility Self-Study eCourse. Designed with busy healthcare leaders in mind, each module is bite-sized, less than an hour long, and can be taken online at the learner's desired pace.

By the end of this course, you will have the tools, strategies, and confidence to identify disruptive behaviors that undermine a culture of safety, set behavioral expectations with employees, and hold staff accountable for professional behavior.