- 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 April 30rd 2025 (The number of participants is limited)
- 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 role of Advanced Practice Nurses in leading change
- 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
Programm
Day 1: Tuesday, June 24th 2025
Time | Programm |
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08.30 |
Arriving, Welcome Coffee (Sabine Hahn) |
09.00 |
Introduction | Overview of the four days | Combination with research
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09.30 |
Swiss context of the AP Summerschool BFH
Change in innovation and health care – the meaning of clinical leadership
|
11.00 |
What is a model of care? How to reach a model of care?
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12.30 |
Lunchbreak |
14.00 |
Model of Care – Example form Switzerland
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16.15 |
Gathering the Learning Outcomes – Creative Work |
17.00 | End of the first day |
Day 2: Wednesday, June 25th 2025
Time | Programm |
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08.30 |
Workshop Clinical Leadership and Change Management at a Swiss hospital
Leadership – Personal leadership, LEADS Framework
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12.00 | Lunchbreak |
13.30 |
Challenges to leading in Advanced Practice, strategies for personal growth
|
15.15 |
Knowledge Translation about APN and creation of evidence briefs
|
16.15 |
Gathering the Learning Outcomes – Creative Work |
17.00 | End of the second day |
Day 3: Thursday, June 26th 2025
Time | Programm |
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08.30 |
Working with leaders – APNs and formal leadership
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10.30 |
Models of Care with APNs | APN Outcomes: expectations from a CNO developing evaluation plans for models of care Outcome measurement
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12.00 |
Lunchbreak |
13.30 |
The person-centred Lean Six Sigma Model
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14.45 | Wrapping up the content of the day |
16.30 | Cultural event |
17.15 | End of the third day |
Day 4: Friday, June 27th 2025
Time | Programm |
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08.30 |
Workshop Developing a framework for sustainability of APN roles and supporting APNs individually to grow in their roles
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12.30 | End of the last day |
Registration and costs
The number of participants is limited (max. 30 participants).
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
Public Transportation
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Restaurants
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