title: Times of crisis, times of action.
abstract: At the recent Academy of Canadian Executive Nurses (ACEN) Annual Meeting in November 2008 in Ottawa, I had the privilege and honour of becoming president of this dynamic organization. Founded more than 30 years ago, ACEN represents the voice of senior academic nursing leadership in Canada, helping to set directions for healthcare policy and contributing to the alignment and advancement of the national agendas for nursing practice, education, research and leadership.
authors.affiliation: Academy of Canadian Executive Nurses.
authors.forename: Joy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Richards
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada; D004506:Education, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D009718:Nurse Administrators; D012922:Social Change; D012956:Societies, Nursing