Nursing Leadership in Transplant and Donation Systems
Anne Floden (SE)
Associate Professor, Clinical Researcher, Director of Strategic Development · Sahlgrenska Academy (University) Executive Staff Office (Hospital) · University of Gothenburg & South Älvsborg Hospital · Alingsas
Dr Anne Flodén’s career is characterized by significant clinical, educational, administrative, and research achievements. She has brought about transformative changes in healthcare education and practice, particularly in organ donation. Her expertise was shown when assigned to two Swedish Government Investigations, influencing national policy and practice in organ donation, and as Keynote speaker: Innovation in Nursing, 2nd International congress, Istanbul.
Her +40 years clinical background in nursing, including 16 years as Transplant Coordinator at Sahlgrenska University Hospital, is complemented by innovative research. Particularly notable is the development, and implementation in 10 countries, of the instrument to measure Attitudes Toward Organ Donor Advocacy among ICU nurses to understand ICU nurses' professional development needs. She later extended her research tool to include intensivists. Her work also includes studies in the field of DCD, in Sweden and in a Swedish-Spanish collaboration. Dr Flodén engages in research projects across nations including the USA, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, Italy, and the UAE.
Dr. Flodén is now Director of Strategic Development - Associate Professor & Clinical Researcher at South Älvsborg Hospital and Associate Professor at the University of Gothenburg, dedicated to nurturing future medical professionals, pushing boundaries of knowledge of organ donation and transplantation. Dedicated to organ donation as “the gift-of-life”.