This webinar recording is on clinical leadership in nursing education and practice, organised within the ERA+ project Clinical Leadership in Nursing Education, a collaboration between Finland, Portugal and Belgium in October 2026. Explore innovative teaching methods, self-leadership, and current perspectives on strengthening leadership competences in nursing education. This webinar was arranged within the Erasmus+ KA220-HED project “Clinical Leadership in Nursing Education” and have been funded with support from the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union.
Target audience
The webinar brings together educators, students, healthcare professionals, researchers, and policymakers from across Europe to share ideas, experiences, and practical approaches.
Objectives
This webinar aims to:
- explore clinical leadership in nursing education and practice;
- examine teaching methods used to develop clinical leadership competences;
- reflect on nurse self-leadership, autonomy, and professional development;
- discuss how these perspectives can inform nursing education across Europe.
Programme
- Welcome and project results overview
- Developing and Strengthening Clinical Leadership in Nursing Education and Practice — Prof. Dr. Ellen Vlaeyen (Belgium)
- Teaching methods on clinical leadership — Prof. João Ventura (Portugal)
- Nurse self-leadership — Dr. Katja Pursio (Finland)
- 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.