The Pinnacle Lecture Series brings recognized nursing leaders to Boston College to address issues at the forefront of health care today.

“To Dream Again: Lessons from My Mentors”

Courtney H. Lyder
Dean, UCLA School of Nursing
Professor of Nursing, Geriatric Medicine and Public Health, UCLA School of Nursing
Assistant Director, UCLA Health System
Executive Director, UCLA Health System Patient Safety Institute

Courtney H. Lyder, ND, ScD (Hon), FAAN, will explore leadership: whether it is inherent or learned, what leadership lessons he learned from his own mentors, and how they shaped his worldview.

Monday, March 31, 2014
5:00 p.m.
Yawkey Center, Murray Room

Lyder has written more than 200 journal articles and book chapters and has been awarded more than $22 million in research and training grants during his 25-year academic nursing career. A fellow of the American Academy of Nursing and the New York Academy of Medicine, he received the President’s Award from the National League of Nursing and an honorary doctorate from Saint Xavier University in 2012. The previous year, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius appointed him to the National Advisory Council for Nursing Research. Lyder’s clinical research focuses on chronic care issues affecting older adults.

A reception will follow the presentation.

Read more and RSVP at www.bc.edu/pinnacle.

Lecture attendees receive 1.2 contact hours for nursing continuing education. These may be used for RN license renewal in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and in other states where they are accepted.

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