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Newly Created Integrative
Nursing Institute Responds to Profession's Growing Needs
GA Announces
Presidio World College MBA Program in
Sustainable Management
Global Leadership Institute Moves Forward
Integrative Nursing Institute,
a project of the Global Academy,
has been established to respond to a growing crisis in the nursing
profession and to provide innovative solutions for nurse recruitment and
retention through staff education and ongoing development for nurses. We
believe this is an extraordinary time and opportunity to redefine the
meaning of nursing and to refocus the profession in the 21st
Century.
The INI
offers creative strategies and educational opportunities for nurses with an
emphasis on self-care and new skills to bring to their healthcare setting.
INI’s goal is to provide a long-term plan which is cost-effective and
provides for enhanced quality of patient care and nurse satisfaction. Most
importantly, INI respects, values and empowers nurses, recognizing their
value as vital members of the healthcare system.
With
years of experience and a wealth of expertise, INI offers a range of
opportunities for our clients to explore with us:
- NEEDS ASSESSMENT FOR
HOSPITALS AND OTHER HEALTH CARE SETTINGS
- EDUCATION AND
TRAINING PROGRAMS IN INTEGRATIVE MODALITIES
- HEALTH ASSESSMENT
TOOLS INCLUDING HOLISTIC SELF-ASSESSMENT AND PERSONAL WELLNESS PLANS
- NURSE LEADERSHIP
WORKSHOPS AND RETREATS
- RESOURCES AND
TRAINING FOR SPECIFIC COMMUNITIES TO ACHIEVE GOALS
- MENTORSHIP PROGRAMS
FOR INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS
- CONSULTATIONS WITH
DIVERSE COMMUNITY AGENCIES
Co-Founders Provide Strong Direction for the INI Team
Susan Luck RN, BS, MA
A national speaker and consultant on integrative healthcare, Susan has
written and published extensively on the role of nursing in a holistic
health paradigm. She has been a nurse for over 20 years, practicing in a
variety of clinical and integrative health care settings both in the U.S.
and abroad, and has served as a medical anthropologist specializing in
cross-cultural perspectives on health and healing, Susan has been a pioneer
in Holistic Nursing education for, and has been voted Holistic Nurse of the
Year by, the American Holistic Nurses Association.
Brenda Astor RN, DCN, FACW
A pioneer in the implementation of
integrative modalities in diverse healthcare settings, Brenda has been
awarded a Diplomate of Nursing from the American Association of Integrative
Medicine. The former director of the Center for the Healing Arts, Imperial
Point Medical Center, she is a well-known speaker and educator at both
universities and hospitals on Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Brenda
is a graduate of Beth Israel School of Nursing, Harvard Medical Complex, and
is a founding member and fellow of the American College of Wellness.
The INI Team represents the
leading minds and voices in the field of Integrative Nursing and Medicine,
including :
Barbara Dossey, PhD. RN
Karilee Halo Shames, PhD, RN
Judy Lane, NP, RN
Lisa Keller, MD
Barbara Glickstein MPH, RN
Susan Luck MA, RN
Brenda Astor DCN, RN
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GA Announces
Presidio World College MBA Program in
Sustainable Management
The
Global Academy chairman Walter Link has been seminal in the development of
the Presidio Worlds College MBA Program in Sustainable Management, which
welcomed its first students in 2004. Walter is both an advisor to the
program and a distinguished member of the MBA faculty.
Presidio World College,
based in Berkeley, California, is an affiliate of Alliant International
University, and offers a unique, leading-edge
MBA program in
Sustainable Management.
The
college's MBA program integrates environmental, ethical and social values
with practical business skills. “The program is designed for working adults
who are committed to creating healthier relationships among society, the
environment and business,” says Mr. Link. “In other words, it is for people
who see themselves as change agents and know that ‘business as usual’ is not
a sustainable option.”
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Global Leadership
Institute Moves Forward
A
project of the Global Academy and Mediators Foundation, the Global
Leadership Network will gather insights and approaches to leadership from
many different cultures, and synthesize them into a coherent "curriculum"
for both educational and training purposes. It will do so systematically in
order that representatives of every major culture and region will have some
involvement in its design.
GLN
will accomplish this through strategic partnerships with other networks who
are already involved in related efforts and who have access to extensive
international networks. In addition to the contacts of the project’s
organizers (see below), these potential partners include: the Bridging
Leadership Task Force of the Synergos Institute (USA); Civic Exchange
(China), Fundacion Cambio Democratico (Argentina), the Caribbean Leadership
Institute (Surinam), and the Harvard Program on Negotiation (USA). In the
next six months, other partners will be identified, based in Africa, South
Asia, Eastern Europe and the Middle East, each of whom represents additional
regional or global networks.
In summary, the GLN
will:
 assemble
a diverse learning community of leadership scholars and practitioners that
can work together effectively to generate a truly global leadership
curriculum and training;
design and test
an effective, dynamic global leadership training program that is
transnational, cross-cultural and integral;
market this unique leadership training program to key networks, institutions
and universities that are shaping leaders who will, in turn, shape our
global future.
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