title: Leadership in health care--orchestrating change.
abstract: Today health care is an orchestra. Patients arrive hours before surgery and leave hours afterward. They bring manila folders full of downloaded information and question lists. They maneuver themselves through complex systems; they are instrumental in coordinating their own needs and care.
authors.affiliation: Surgical Services, Alberta Children's Hospital, Calgary, AB.
authors.forename: Cindy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Laukkanen
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003142:Communication; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007857:Leadership; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000458:organization & administration*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory / Q000458:organization & administration; D015279:Organizational Culture; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D011361:Professional Competence; D035502:Trust