Clinical Leadership in Nursing Education (virtual event)

22 October 2026 | 09:00–11:00 (Belgium / CET)

08:00–10:00 Portugal | 09:00–11:00 Belgium | 10:00–12:00 Finland

• 09:00 CET — Welcome and project results overview
• 09:30 CET — Developing and Strengthening Clinical Leadership in Nursing Education and Practice — Prof. Dr. Ellen Vlaeyen (Belgium)
• 10:00 CET — Teaching methods on clinical leadership — Prof. João Ventura (Portugal)
• 10:30 CET — Nurse self-leadership — Dr. Katja Pursio (Finland)
• 11:00 CET — Closing

Invited speakers:

• Prof. Dr. Ellen Vlaeyen (Belgium) is a professor at UHasselt and KU Leuven, and a lecturer and researcher in nursing education at UCLL. Her work focuses on clinical leadership and leadership development in healthcare, with a particular emphasis on translating evidence-based interventions into clinical practice.
• Prof. João Ventura (Portugal) is an Adjunct Professor at the Northern School of Health of the Portuguese Red Cross. He holds a PhD in Nursing Sciences and is a Postdoctoral Researcher in Management. His work focuses on nursing, management, leadership, and quality of care. His current contribution builds on a completed review of teaching methods used to develop clinical leadership in nursing education, which is being prepared for publication, and will highlight strategies already adopted by nurse educators.
• Dr. Katja Pursio’s (Finland) research focuses on nursing science, particularly nurses’ professional autonomy, self-leadership, and work well-being. Her work examines how organizational factors, leadership, and autonomy are linked to job satisfaction and retention in the nursing profession.