Our 2021 Conference Presenters
The 2021 ILC Annual International Conference provided a series of engaging and thought-provoking presentations from internationally renowned nursing leaders. Each leader will provide their expertise on leadership for fundamental care in one of four key areas: research, education, policy, and practice.
The ILC Day One presentations are now available for viewing (please note: access is complimentary for 2021 ILC Conference Registrants).
Day One Speaker Program
| Alison Kitson, Vice President and Executive Dean, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University (AUSTRALIA) | Welcome and Keynote |
| Jane Merkley, Executive Vice-President, Chief Nurse Executive and COO, Sinai Health System / Adjunct Professor, Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto (CANADA) | KeynoteLeadership for fundamental care: What is it and why do we need it? |
| David Richards, Professor of Mental Health Services Research and Inaugural Head of Nursing, University of Exeter (UK) | ResearchEvaluating a fundamental care guideline for the nursing care of hospital patients with COVID-19 |
| Denise Wilson, Professor of Maori Health, Auckland University of Technology (NZ) | ResearchDaring to be brave: Leadership, evidence and improving outcomes |
| Lisette Schoonhovenn, Chair of Nursing Science and Program Lead of Master of Nursing Science, University Medical Center Utrecht (THE NETHERLANDS) | ResearchEstablishing the basis for fundamental care research and education in the Netherlands |
| Hester Vermuelen, Full professor Nursing Science, IQ Healthcare, Radboud Institute of Health Sciences, Scientific Center for Quality of Healthcare (THE NETHERLANDS) | |
| Iben Bogh Bahnsen, Head of Studies School of Nursing University College of Northern Denmark (DENMARK) | EducationLeadership for Fundamental Care at the School of Nursing, University College of Northern Denmark |
| Siri Voldbjerg, Lecturer, University College Nordjylland / Postdoctoral Researcher, Clinical Nursing Research Unit, Aalborg University Hospital (DENMARK) | |
| Greta Cummings, Dean & Professor, Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta (CANADA) | EducationLeading intentional integration: Applying the Fundamentals of Care in nursing integration |
| Christy Raymond, currently Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Canada and (from June 2021) Dean, Faculty of Nursing, MacEwan University (CANADA) | |
| Dian Baker, Professor, School of Nursing, California State University (US) | PolicyNon-ventilator associated hospital acquired pneumonia (NVHAP): Taking research into action and policy |
Image to come | Shannon Munro, National HAPPEN Implementation Lead, VA Diffusion of Excellence Initiative, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (US) | |
| Craig Dale, Assistant Professor, Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing / Scientist, University of Toronto Centre for the Study of Pain (UTCSP) / Scientist, Tory Trauma Program, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto (CANADA) | PracticeLeadership in Oral Care: What Clinicians Have Taught Me |
| Lone Jørgensen, Clinic for Surgery and Cancer Treatment, Aalborg University Hospital (DENMARK) | PracticeDisseminating the Fundamental of Care mindset in clinical practice |
| Nely Amaral, Director, Nursing Quality and Practice and Magnet Program, Mount Sinai Hospital, Sinai Health System (CANADA) | PracticeFocusing on Fundamentals During a Pandemic with Alternate Models of Care |
