The 2014 conference will feature an essential topic for healthcare professionals and leaders operating in today's turbulent world.

Hospital for Special Care Foundation Hosts

Sixth Annual Dr. Marie Gustin Nursing Excellence Conference, One-day workshop for staff nurses, charge nurses, managers, nurses in academia, social workers, therapists and other healthcare professionals

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. The Hospital for Special Care Foundation is hosting its sixth annual Dr. Marie S. Gustin Nursing Excellence Conference entitled, “Bounce Forward: Personal, Professional and Leadership Resiliency” on Monday, Nov. 10, 2014 from 7:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Student Center-Alumni Hall at Central Connecticut State University in New Britain.

The 2014 conference will feature an essential topic for healthcare professionals and leaders operating in today’s turbulent world. Elle Allison-Napolitano, Ph.D., is the guest faculty for this interactive one-day workshop. Through compelling stories, Dr. Allison-Napolitano enables people to think about their personal capacity for resilience and to find this quality within them.

Attendees will learn approaches to increase their own capacity for resiliency, and discover how to evoke leadership resilience within their organizations. Participants can anticipate leaving this workshop feeling renewed and energized.

Dr. Allison-Napolitano has worked with nurses, aspiring leaders, senior leadership teams, school teams and leadership coaches. Dr. Allison-Napolitano is the founder of “Wisdom Out” and specializes in leadership development and organizational training. She is a sought-after presenter, researcher and author who teaches the strategies, practices and tools that busy healthcare professionals and leaders need to sustain their energy and resilience to do their job most effectively.

The annual conference is made by possible by the generosity of Dr. Marie S. Gustin, distinguished educator, psychologist and former Superintendent of Schools for the Consolidated School District of New Britain. Gustin endowed this lecture series through a major gift to the Hospital for Special Care Foundation in 2008. In making her gift, Dr. Gustin honored the memory of her parents, Susie and Charles Gustin, who in her words, “walked the path of life with courage and dignity, high principles and the spirit of generosity.” A former trustee of Hospital for Special Care, Dr. Gustin continues to serve in numerous leadership capacities within the Greater Hartford Region and beyond.

The conference will be of interest to staff nurses, charge nurses, managers, nurses in academia, social workers, therapists and other healthcare professionals. Nursing contact hours will be provided. This conference is hosted by the Hospital for Special Care in collaboration with its partners, The Hospital of Central Connecticut, Central Connecticut State University and Sigma Theta Tau International, Iota-Upsilon at Large Chapter (Nursing Honor Society).

For registration information, contact JoAnn Page at 860-827-1958, Ext. 5792.

About Hospital for Special Care

Hospital for Special Care (HSC) is one of the five largest, free-standing long-term acute care hospitals in the United States and the nation’s only long-term acute-care hospital serving adults and children. HSC is recognized for advanced care and rehabilitation in pulmonary care, acquired brain injury, medically-complex pediatrics, neuromuscular disorders (including ALS research), spinal cord injury, comprehensive heart failure as well as diagnostic, assessment and consulting services for children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders.

Located in New Britain and Hartford, CT, HSC operates inpatient and outpatient facilities serving Southern New England on a not-for-profit basis. For the latest news and information, please visit www.hfsc.org, and follow us on Twitter @HospSpecialCare.