Location: University of Antwerp (Campus Drie Eiken) and Antwerp University Hospital, Belgium

Partners: Antwerp University Hospital

Course material: We provide power point presentation, relevant literature including The Organizational Context of Nursing Practice: Concepts, Evidence and Interventions for Improvements Van Bogaert & Clarke (eds) Springer Nature

Programme outline 2023

Monday 4 September - UAntwerp Campus Drie Eiken - Building Q - Room Q.003

9.00 – 10.00 h. Welcome and introduction
dr. Kaat Siebens, CNO, Antwerp University Hospital
Mr. Danny Van heusden, Magnet Program Director, Antwerp University Hospital
Ms. Veerle Schoeters, Nurse Preceptor Program Manager, Antwerp University Hospital
Prof. dr. Peter Van Bogaert, University of Antwerp

10.00 – 13.00 h. Session 1 - Leadership and Strategy
dr. Kaat Siebens, CNO, Antwerp University Hospital
Prof. dr. Marc Peeters, CEO, Antwerp University Hospital
Prof. dr. Guy Hans, CMO, Antwerp University Hospital
Prof. dr. Guy Hubens, Dean, University of Antwerp

13.00 – 14.00 h. Lunch (Foyer)

14.00 – 18.00 h. Session 2 - Concepts and Evidence
Prof. dr. Peter Van Bogaert, University of Antwerp

18.00  19.00 h. Social program ASU

Tuesday 5 September - UAntwerp Campus Drie Eiken - Building Q - Room Q.003

​​9.00 – 13.00 h. Session 3 - Practices and Experiences in Nursing Excellence
Ms. Veerle Schoeters, Nurse Preceptor Program Manager, Antwerp University Hospital

13.00 – 14.00 h. Lunch (Foyer)

14.00 – 18.00 h. Session 4 - Journey to Magnet®
Mr. Danny Van heusden, Magnet Program Director, Antwerp University Hospital

Wednesday 6 September - UAntwerp Campus Drie Eiken - Building Q - Room Q.003

9.00 – 13.00 h. Session 5 - Excellence in the Nursing Work Environment. Relation-based care: practice experiences in the US
dr. Lori Kennedy, Director of the Center for Nursing Science, UC Davis Health (USA)

Pathway to Excellence: A practice experience in home health care
invited speakers

13.00 – 14.00 h.  Lunch (Foyer)

14.00 – 17.00 h. Antwerp University Hospital guided tour
Ms. Veerle Schoeters, Nurse Preceptor Program Manager, Antwerp University Hospital
Mr. Danny Van heusden, Magnet Program Director, Magnet Program Director

Location: UZA - Drie Eikenstraat 655, 2650 Edegem

18.00 h. Network dinner
Location: Villa Mariënborgh (Het Rekreatief) - Doornstraat 71/B, 2610 Edegem (Antwerpen)

Thursday 7 September - UAntwerp Campus Drie Eiken - Building Q - Room Q.003

9.00 – 13.00 h. Session 6 - Authentic Leadership and Interprofessional collaboration
Prof. dr. Erik Franck, University of Antwerp
Mr. Stijn Slootmans, Coordinator, Antwerp University Hospital

13.00 – 14.00 h. Lunch

14.00 – 18.00 h. Session 7 - Team-based Leadership and Change
Prof. dr. Erik Franck, University of Antwerp
Mr. Stijn Slootmans, Coordinator, Antwerp University Hospital

Friday 8 September - UAntwerp Campus Drie Eiken - Building Q - Room Q.003

9.00 – 11.30 h. Session 8 - Partnering with Academic Centers
dr. Filip Haegdorens, University of Antwerp
dr. Lori Kennedy, Director of the Center for Nursing Science, UC Davis Health (USA)

11.30 – 13.00 h.  Closing session: Commentary and Reflections
dr. Kaat Siebens, CNO, Antwerp University Hospital
Mr. Danny Van heusden, Magnet Program Director, Antwerp University Hospital
Ms. Veerle Schoeters, Nurse Preceptor Program Manager, Antwerp University Hospital
Prof. dr. Peter Van Bogaert, University of Antwerp

13.00 – 15.00 h. Lunch and farewell drink (Foyer)

Speakers

Kaat Siebens PhD, MSc, RN is CNO of the Antwerp University Hospital (Belgium)

Danny Van heusden MscN, RN is Magnet Program Director and Program Manager Patient Safety Reporting and Learning at the Antwerp University Hospital and teaching and research associate Nursing and Midwifery Sciences, Centre for Research and Innovation in Care (CRIC), Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences University of Antwerp (Belgium)

Peter Van Bogaert PhD, MSc, RN is a professor and chair of the department Nursing and Midwifery Sciences, Centre for Research and Innovation in Care (CRIC), Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences University of Antwerp (Belgium)

Veerle Schoeters is Nurse Preceptor Program Manager at Antwerp University Hospital (Belgium)

Stijn Slootmans MscN, RN is change manager Antwerp University Hospital and a teaching associate Nursing and Midwifery Sciences, Centre for Research and Innovation in Care (CRIC), Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences University of Antwerp (Belgium)

Erik Franck PhD, MScPSY, RN is a psychologist and professor Nursing and Midwifery Sciences, Centre for Research and Innovation in Care (CRIC), Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences University of Antwerp Belgium and Karel De Grote University College Antwerp (Belgium)

Filip Haegdorens, post doc researcher, department Nursing and Midwifery Sciences, Centre for Research and Innovation in Care (CRIC) and service chief IPHESA, University of Antwerp (Belgium)


Invited speakers:

Guy Hans MD, PhD Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of the Antwerp University Hospital and Professor in Algology (Pain Medicine) University of Antwerp (Belgium)

Guy Hubens, Professor and Dean Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Head of the Department of Abdominal, Peadiatric and Reconstructive Surgery Anwerp University Hospital (Belgium)

Lori Kennedy PhD, RN, ACNP-BC is the Director of the Center for Nursing Science and Clinical Nurse Scientist at UC Davis Health in Sacramento, California (USA)

Marc Peeters, CEO, Antwerp University Hospital (Belgium)

Target group

​Graduates, postgraduates, and professionals highly involved and interested in quality improvements and professional and institutional development active in all domains of nursing and health care: acute and chronic care, mental health care, mother and childcare, residential aged care and home care. We provide the opportunity for institutions to send a delegation of two or three motivated representatives.

Study credits (ECTS)

​A certificate of attendance will be awarded at the end of the programme to all participants who attended all classes.

Successful completion of the summer school can be awarded with 3 credits according the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS). Credits will be awarded on the base of completing a brief assignment before the start of the programme and submitting a paper focusing on one of the summer school topics after the programme. Participants completing this assignment will receive a certificate of completion. All certificates of completion are issued as a micro-credential.

To include the credits in the curriculum at the home institution, participants need an agreement with the responsible person at the home institution.


Social programme

Participants will be able to get in touch with peers attending other summer or winter schools at the Antwerp Summer and Winter University. A visit to the beautiful city hall, a networking reception, a guided city walk, a quiz night, a football game and a day-trip to another Belgian city such as Bruges or Brussels are only some examples of these activities.

All activities of the social programme are offered free of charge, in some cases participants will be asked for a deposit which will be reimbursed upon participation to the activity.