Clinician Development Series: Session 2 | August 15, 2025

Pittsburgh, PA US
August 15, 2025

The Clinical Development Series is a comprehensive educational initiative designed to enhance the expertise and leadership capabilities of clinicians and healthcare leaders. Through targeted sessions grounded in evidence-based practice, this series empowers participants with the knowledge, strategies, and tools necessary to drive excellence in patient care, foster professional growth, and lead effectively across a range of healthcare environments.

Target Audience

This course is open to nurse clinicians at UPMC St. Margaret.

Learning Objectives

At the completion of this series, the learner will:

  • Apply stress reduction techniques to support work-life harmony and maintain appropriate boundaries.
  • Explain the role of financial stewardship, capacity management, and strategic planning in clinical leadership.
  • Describe key principles of privacy compliance, quality improvement (QI), and evidence-based practice (EBP) relevant to nursing leadership.
  • Apply QI methodologies and EBP principles to real or simulated clinical scenarios to improve patient outcomes.
  • Analyze how divisional goals relate to broader organizational standards and identify areas of misalignment.
  • Evaluate budgetary decisions and resource allocations to ensure they support quality care delivery.
  • Develop a structured leadership action plan that includes team mentoring, coaching strategies, and performance improvement initiatives aligned with system priorities.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 4.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 4.00 Attendance
Course opens: 
08/15/2025
Course expires: 
08/29/2025
Event starts: 
08/15/2025 - 8:00am EDT
Event ends: 
08/15/2025 - 1:00pm EDT
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UPMC St. Margaret
815 Freeport Rd
Pittsburgh, PA 15215
United States

Lauren Bertolino, BSN, RN, CMSRN
Senior Clinician
UPMC St. Margaret

Jesse Briscoe, BSN, RN, CMSRN
Senior Clinician
UPMC St. Margaret

In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

This activity is approved for the following credit: ANCC.  Other healthcare professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.

The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 4 contact hours.

Available Credit

  • 4.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 4.00 Attendance
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