CANO/ACIO is celebrating 25th years of nursing excellence!

In celebration of the Canadian Association of Nurses in Oncology 25th Anniversary, CANO/ACIO will present a pre-conference day of Leadership workshops on September 11, 2010 at the Shaw Conference Centre in Edmonton.

CANO/ACIO recognizes that the founders and early visionaries of the association were true leaders within the oncology nursing community; because of their efforts, CANO/ACIO has grown, evolved and changed the practice of oncology nurses.

The purpose of our pre-conference workshops is to provide leadership skills to a next generation of leaders. Join us!

Schedule and Workshop Listing

8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.

Breakfast

9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.

Keynote Presentation: What is leadership? YOU are a leader (whether you see yourself as such or not)!

Presented by five-time Olympic Gold Medalist Lori-Ann Muenzer

Sponsored by Roche

10:15 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Break

10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Basic Conflict Resolution Skills in the Workplace

The objectives of this session is to increase your ability to manage conflict within the workplace and make conflict be a catalyst for change.

Presented by Wendy Wilton

11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

How to Manage Projects; Instead of Projects Managing You
Presented by Susan Lynch

In this session, Susan Lynch will present a workshop intended to ensure that you know the best strategies and approaches for managing multi-projects.

12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Lunch Keynote Presentation

Why Health Care Needs Nurse Leadership
Presented by Dr. Greta Cummings

In this session Dr. Cummings will outline the state of the Canadian healthcare system and why nursing leadership is vital at this time even more so than at other times.

Sponsored by Eli Lilly

2 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Bullying in the Workplace
Think it cannot happen where you work because you work in Oncology? Think again! Bullying affects employee absenteeism; workplace productivity; employee recruitment, retention and turnover; drives up healthcare costs; and, impacts our overall healthcare and Nursing futures as well. Learn how to be a leader within the context of bullying

Presented by Cynthia McLennan, RN BScN MBA CON(C) CPN(C)

3:00 to 3:30

Break

3:30 p.m. to 4.30 p.m.

How to Lead Groups
Learn from the best! Regardless if you are working with a small in-person task force or a large international board of directors several key skills apply. In this session Esther Green, RN, BScN, MSc(T) will share how she approaches working with and leading groups.

Presented by Esther Green, RN, BScN, MSc(T)


Note: Breakfast and lunch are included in your registration fee.

We thank our sponsors who support oncology nursing leaders!

Platinum—Roche

Silver—Eli Lilly

Bronze—Astra Zenica and Novartis

To register for this event, please click here or call the CANO/ACIO Head Office at 604-874-4322.

Platinium Sponsor

Silver Sponsor


Bronze Sponsors