The Leadership Training Program (LTP) is a blended learning approach where participants engage in a rigorous six-week program delivered via a web-based platform and facilitated by the NICHE team. Offered several times a year, the program includes conference calls, mentoring by NICHE faculty, on-demand access to tools, benchmarking, guides for implementation, and much more. Register today for the NICHE Leadership Training Program.

During the six-week LTP your hospital team will:

• Participate in live conference calls
• Engage in online activities complemented by practice-based assignments that reflect behavioral outcomes
• Work with NICHE faculty who can facilitate online discussion forums and conference calls, answer questions, and share experiences
• Access comprehensive NICHE program topics
• Participate in a mentoring program
• Earn 38 contact hours for continuing education credit
• Receive mentoring assistance by a NICHE expert to develop an action plan for your hospital

How Does the Leadership Training Program Work?

Hospitals interested in becoming a NICHE site complete steps 1 - 4 of the NICHE Roadmap and Register for the LTP.

Each individual hospital must register a core team for the Leadership Training Program. Multiple hospitals within systems must register a core team for each individual hospital. Please refer to NICHE Roadmap for more information.

Participants engage in a rigorous six-week program delivered via a web-based platform and facilitated by the NICHE team. The designated NICHE coordinator at each hospital receives tools to plan and prepare how the course will be delivered over the six-week period. All the tools and resources are provided to participants.
The LTP will give your team the opportunity to:

• Have on-demand access to comprehensive program topics including: An overview of NICHE models, staff education; an introduction to the Geriatric Institutional Assessment Profile (GIAP); other clinical, financial, and organizational measurement approaches to evaluate program effectiveness.
• View PowerPoint slides and streamed video of speakers from the 2009 NICHE Leadership Training Program Conference.
• Receive readings and assignments to guide the planning of NICHE implementation in your hospital from the 2010 NICHE Implementation and Planning Guide and the book Evidence-Based Geriatric Nursing Protocols for Best Practice.
• Develop an Action Plan, which will be reviewed and discussed with your team by a NICHE expert. This is an essential step in becoming a NICHE designated site.

Who Should Attend?

At a minimum: three people responsible for steering of the initiative: a nurse clinician leader, a clinical educator, and an administrator or manager.

Recommended: in addition to above, direct care staff and other disciplines (medical, rehab, social work, pharmacy, etc.).

Cost to Attend

The cost of the Leadership Training Program for new sites is $4,950 per hospital, which covers the cost of the three initial participants and all program materials. Additional participants are $350 each. Existing NICHE sites can train additional staff members at a price of $1,650 each.

As an additional feature you will receive a Geriatric Institutional Profile (GIAP) at no cost.  The GIAP is a web-based survey utilizing a valid and reliable tool that is designed to assess a hospital’s readiness to implement geriatric programs. The GIAP measures nurse knowledge and attitudes toward older adults as well as the organizational attributes that support or constrain geriatric best practices. The results, which are benchmarked against other hospitals, assist in prioritizing educational and clinical initiatives.

Session Dates

There are three sessions for the Leadership Training Program, each six weeks long. The start dates are:

2013

Session I: February 11, 2013 - CLOSED
Session II: June 10, 2013
Session III: October 7, 2013

2014

Session I: February 10, 2014
Session II: June 9, 2014
Session III: October 6, 2014

For more information about NICHE, email us at info@nicheprogram.org or tell us more about your hospital.