Event: American Strategic Management Institute

July 9-11, 2008 | Arlington, VA

Agenda

Day One

8:30
Conference Registration & Continental Breakfast

9:00
Keynote Address: Strategic Initiatives for Combating the National Nursing Shortage

10:00
Networking Break & Refreshments

10:15
Maintaining Quality of Care: Effective Staffing and the Nursing Shortage

11:15
Re-Branding Nursing: Altering the Traditional Image of Nursing to Attract New Talent

12:15
Lunch Break

1:00
Promoting Evidence-Based Practice to Achieve Magnet™ Status

2:00
Networking Break & Refreshments

2:15
Carilion Health System – Strategies to Ensure an Increase in R&R

3:15
Establishing Strategic Partnerships for Recruitment Outreach

4:15
Adjourn

Day Two

8:30
Continental Breakfast

9:00
Keynote Address: Six Secrets of Nurse Retention: How To

10:00
Networking Break & Refreshments

10:15
Creating a Healthy Work Environment for Your Nurses

11:15
Understanding the Multigenerational Nursing Staff

12:15
Lunch Break

1:00
Engaging New Nursing Professionals with an Effective On-Boarding Program

2:00
Networking Break & Refreshments

2:15
Devising a Strategic Plan for Nursing Career Development

3:15
Closing Keynote: Identifying and Developing Nurse Leadership

4:15
Conference Adjourns

Day Three

8:30
Workshop Registration & Continental Breakfast

9:00
Workshop: Magnet Designation: Mapping the Journey to Nursing Excellence

12:00
Workshops Adjourn

Venue and Hotel

The 2008 Nursing Solutions Summit will be hosted at The American Strategic Management Institute in Arlington, VA, just one block east of the Courthouse stop on the Orange Line of the D.C. Metro. A public parking garage is located inside of the building. Continental breakfast and refreshments will be provided for delegates on each day.

The American Strategic
Management Institute
1515. N Courthouse Rd., Suite 600
Arlington, VA 22201
Phone: 703-894-0920

A limited number of rooms have been reserved at the Arlington Rosslyn Courtyard by Marriott at the prevailing rate of $201.00 until June 6, 2008. Please call the
hotel directly and reference code Nursing Solutions when making reservations to get the discounted rate. The hotel is conveniently located three blocks from the Rosslyn Metro station. Please ask the hotel about a complimentary shuttle that is also available for your convenience.

Arlington Rosslyn Courtyard by Marriott
1533 Clarendon Blvd.
Arlington, VA 22209
Phone: 703-528-2222; 1-800-321-2211
http://www.CourtyardArlingtonRosslyn.com

Tuition

The tuition rates for attending The 2008 Nursing Solutions Summit are:

Early Bird Rate* (Regular Rate)
Conference Only: $895 ($995)
One Workshop: $395 ($395)

*For the Early Bird Rate, Register by Wednesday, April 28, 2008

Group Discounts

For more information on group discounts for The 2008 Nursing Solutions Summit please contact Adrian Jankowski at 858-874-6876 or email him at Jankowski@ManagementwWeb.org.

Cancellations and Quality Assurance
The American Strategic Management Institute strives to provide you with the most productive and effective educational experience possible. If after completing the course you feel there is some way we can improve, please write your comments on the evaluation form provided upon your arrival. Should you feel dissatisfied with your learning experience and wish to request a credit or refund, please submit it in writing no later than 10 business days after the end of the training to: Amy Shioji, VP of Education Services, ASMI, 1515 N. Courthouse Road, Suite 600, Arlington, VA 22201. We will evaluate individual complaints in a context of collective comments from the event.

Note: A $150 service fee will be charged on cancellations received less than four weeks from the date of the event. A credit memo will also be sent reflective of that amount, which can be used for a future conference. If you do not cancel your registration before the day of the event, you will be charged for the full conference amount. As speakers are confirmed six months before the event, some speaker changes or topic changes may occur in the program. The American Strategic Management Institute is not responsible for speaker changes, but will work to ensure a comparable speaker is located to participate in the program.

If for any reason ASMI decides to cancel this conference, ASMI accepts no responsibility for covering airfare, hotel or other costs incurred by registrants, including delegates, sponsors and guests.

Disclosure Statement: The American Strategic Management Institute is not a part of nor endorsed by the Magnet Recognition Program® of the American Nurses Credentialing Center