CON: 2025 Creating Cultures of Civility and Community: Best Practices to Foster Healthy Work Environments

Fort Worth, TX US
August 22, 2025

This interactive learning activity delves into the current state of the science surrounding civility, incivility, and other forms of workplace aggression. Participants will gain insight into the far-reaching impacts of incivility on individuals, teams, organizations, and patient care. The program also examines both individual and organizational competencies essential for fostering healthy work environments (HWEs). In addition, it addresses academic civility, highlighting the unique stressors faced by students, faculty, and staff, and presents evidence-based strategies to promote civility and enhance learner engagement.

Target Audience

The course is designed for nurses. 

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  • Explore the state of the science related to civility, incivility, and other workplace aggressions.
  • Describe the impact of incivility on individuals, teams, organizations and patient care.
  • Examine individual competencies to foster HWEs.
  • Examine organizational competencies to foster HWEs.
  • Describe academic civility, incivility, and discuss student, faculty, and staff stressors.
  • Explore evidence-based techniques to foster civility and learner engagement.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 6.50 ANCC
  • 6.50 HSC Participation
Course opens: 
08/22/2025
Course expires: 
09/30/2025
Event starts: 
08/22/2025 - 8:30am CDT
Event ends: 
08/22/2025 - 4:00pm CDT
Cost:
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1100 Hemphill Street
Fort Worth, TX 76107
United States
Planner(s)

Ashlee Jimenez

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Elizabeth Wells-Beede, PhD, RN, C-EFM, CHSE-A, CNE, ACUE, FAAN

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
Speaker(s)

Cynthia Clark, PhD, RN, ANEF, FAAN

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

In support of improving patient care, The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth 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. 

As a Jointly Accredited Organization, The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. 

 

Designation Statements

Nurses

This activity provides up to 6.50 contact hours. 

Certificate of Attendance

The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth certifies this activity for 6.50 hours of participation.

Available Credit

  • 6.50 ANCC
  • 6.50 HSC Participation

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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