Leadership Essentials Course

Gain the skills you need to run your Emergency Department through interactive workshops and seminars.

The Leadership Essentials Course, the original course at the International Emergency Department Leadership Institute (IEDLI), consists of over 35 hours of interactive, in-person seminars and workshops. Participants will work in assigned groups with other emergency department professionals to complete workshop activities and discuss lectures.

In the Leadership Essentials Course, you will explore leadership topics that offer solutions to emergency care challenges facing Emergency Department leaders today. Together with ED leaders from around the world, you will gain invaluable training for improving your Emergency Department.

Date & Location

6-10 November 2023
Hotel Silken Puerta Madrid
C. Juan Rizi, 5, 28027 Madrid, Spain

What Topics are Covered?

In the Leadership Essentials Course, participants will learn to:

Establish the ED’s role within the hospital
Improve efficiency and control costs
Decrease overcrowding
Develop quality improvement programs
Educate and motivate a new generation of emergency physicians and nurses
Form a strong administrative structure

The topics included in the Leadership Essentials Course are subject to change and are updated based on feedback from course participants and faculty.

Attendees have extensive one-on-one interaction with faculty to ask questions and gain insight into ED leadership.

Leadership Essentials lecture — Lectures are given on critical leadership topics followed by group discussions.

Attendees participate in groupwork during sessions on a range of leadership and ED topics.

Great course. Really insightful and thorough. I thought I knew a lot about triage before the lecture but was surprised with how much more there was to learn.
IEDLI Attendee

The course has provided strategies in a very structured way which will be used to improve our ED and to continuously work on changes with our entire team at home.
IEDLI Attendee

This course has imparted conscious competence and taught me how to think in a structured manner, approach people with not just problems but also proposed solutions, and most importantly be a LEADER my team needs.
IEDLI Attendee

The lectures brought up some points that are extremely important and unique, with complex analysis of the relationship between leaders of different departments of the hospital.
IEDLI Attendee

Great opportunity to ask questions pertaining to your own department while gaining insight into other department challenges.
IEDLI Attendee

The instructors did a great job of creating a community.
IEDLI Attendee

Compared with other leadership courses I have attended before, IEDLI Leadership Essentials is outstanding! It provides us with a whole toolbox on how to work with ourselves, our team and change within the ED.
IEDLI Attendee

Very often, there is no preparation when someone takes up the role of an ED leader. Leadership for many requires training and education. IEDLI provides the basic training in preparation for one to take up the role without finding the problem too formidable.
IEDLI Attendee

This course gave me good, structured information that will help to educate ED staff and organize processes better.
IEDLI Attendee

It made me think of things that I haven’t considered to be important before. The course has given me tools to start working on improving my ED. It has also given me a lot of inspiration.
IEDLI Attendee

I learned so much from this course that I can use throughout the rest of my career.
IEDLI Attendee

It gave me a lot of good tips on how to be an equal in difficult conversations and negotiations. And it provided good insight into how to implement a good quality program in my own hospital.
IEDLI Attendee

Who Should Participate?

This program is designed for physicians, nurses, and hospital administrators who currently lead or plan to lead emergency departments. Attendees join from hospitals around the world. The course is taught in English.

Social Events

In addition to interacting with others within the classroom, Leadership Essentials students have the opportunity to network at social events during the course. Social events are included in the course registration fee and include a Monday night welcome reception and the Wednesday night gala dinner.

Course Directors

Dr. Philip Anderson

Brigham and Women’s Hospital | Harvard Medical School

Dr. Stephanie Kayden

Brigham and Women’s Hospital | Harvard Medical School

If you have any questions or would like more information, please contact us.