Open AccessAn Interview with Dr. Judith Shamian
Author(s) -
Lynn M. Nagle,
Judith Shamian
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
nursing leadership
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.17
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 1929-6355
pISSN - 1910-622X
DOI - 10.12927/cjnl.2014.23761
Subject(s) - vice president , medal , centennial , management , executive director , governor , executive order , political science , gold medal , presidential system , executive board , politics , law , library science , nursing , sociology , medicine , history , art history , physics , pathology , computer science , economics , thermodynamics
Judith Shamian, RN, PhD, LLD (hon), D.Sci (hon), FAAN, is the president of the International Council of Nurses (ICN). Previous positions include immediate past president and CEO of the Victorian Order of Nurses, immediate past President of the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA), executive director of the Office of Nursing Policy at Health Canada and vice-president of nursing at Mount Sinai Hospital. She is the recipient of numerous awards including the Canada's Most Powerful Women: Top 100 award; the Golden Jubilee Medal from the Governor General of Canada; and CNA's 2008 Centennial Award. From my mentor, colleague and friend here are some insights shared with CJNL about her current work and challenges