Pathway Workshops

Starting Your Journey

Pathway Program Guidance: The Journey

Join teams from around the world to network and learn how to leverage the Pathway to Excellence® framework to strengthen your organizational culture.

• Discover how your organization can create a healthy work environment where a culture of excellence fosters frontline staff to lead from the bedside.
• Develop a solid foundation aligned with your organization's strategic goals to drive improvements in organizational outcomes.

This  program guidance provides strategies and best practices for organizations across the continuum embarking on the Pathway to Excellence journey.

• Pathway's expert staff will provide:
• Guidance on how to start the journey
• Engagement strategies
• Resources and tools to assist in the application and appraisal process
• Strategies for writing the narratives
• Pragmatic exercises to enhance thought processes
• Case scenarios to guide applicant organizations
  
  

Who Should Attend? Staff and Leadership integral in facilitating the Pathway journey (including Program Coordinators/Directors, CNOs, DONs, frontline staff, educators, and council members).

2025 Dates:

February 5 - 6 | 6:45 – 11:30 a.m. ET
Virtual event via ZOOM
Register: https://bit.ly/TheJourney_February

June 11 - 12 | 9:45 a.m.  – 2:30 p.m. ET
Virtual event via ZOOM
Register: https://bit.ly/TheJourney_June

Pathway to Excellence Pre-Conference | 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. ET | Atlanta, GA
Live at the 2025 Pathway to Excellence Conference®

December 10 - 11 | 9:45 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. ET
Virtual event via ZOOM
Register: https://bit.ly/TheJourney_December

 

8.0 CNE credit offered

The American Nurses Association is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

 

For more information about Pathway Program Guidance Events, contact Lynn Newberry at Lynn.Newberry@ana.org

Learning and Growing

Pathway Program Guidance: Writing to the Standards

Participate in an interactive work session to expand your understanding of the requirements in the 2024 Pathway to Excellence® Application Manual. Required key elements of the Organizational Overview and Elements of Performance (EOPs) will be reviewed in depth. Senior analysts will present sample EOPs and facilitate group discussion to enhance the attendee’s understanding of EOPs while developing skills to successfully write to the Pathway standards.  We strongly encourage you to attend Pathway Program Guidance: The Journey before registering for this event.

You  will not want to miss this 2-day virtual program guidance event!

2025 Dates:

April 9 - 10 | 6:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. ET
Virtual event via ZOOM
Register:  https://bit.ly/WTS_April

July 23 - 24 | 9:45 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. ET
Virtual event via ZOOM
Register:  https://bit.ly/WTS_July

November 12 - 13 | 9:45 a.m.  – 3:00 p.m. ET
Virtual event via ZOOM
Register:  https://bit.ly/WTS_November

9.0 CNE credit offered

The American Nurses Association is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

 

For more information about Pathway Program Guidance Events, contact Lynn Newberry at Lynn.Newberry@ana.org