A competency-based approach to nurses' continuing education for clinical reasoning and leadership through reflective practice in a care situation Johanne Goudreau, RN, Ph.D. 1-2 , Jacinthe Pepin, RN, Ph.D. 1-2 , Caroline Larue, RN, Ph.D. 1-2 , Sylvie Dubois, RN, Ph.D. 1-3 , Renée Descôteaux, RN, M.Sc. 4 , Patrick Lavoie, RN, Ph.D. candidate 1-2 & Katia Dumont, M.A. 1 1 Faculty of Nursing, Université de Montréal, C.P. 6128 succ. Centre-Ville, Montreal, QC, Canada, H3C 3J7 2 Center for Innovation in Nursing Education (CIFI), Faculty of Nursing, Université de Montréal, C.P. 6128 succ. Centre-Ville, Montreal, QC, Canada, H3C 3J7 3 , Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Pavillon S, 850 rue Saint-Denis, porte S06-258, Montreal, QC, Canada, H2X 0A9 4 Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine, 3175 Chemin de la Côte-Sainte-Catherine, Montreal, QC, Canada, H3T 1C5 Corresponding author: Johanne Goudreau, johanne.goudreau@umontreal.ca, 1 (514) 343-6178, C.P. 6128 succ. Centre-Ville, Montreal, QC, Canada, H3C 3J7 Coauthors: jacinthe.pepin@umontreal.ca, caroline.larue@umontreal.ca, sylvie.dubois.chum@ssss.gouv.qc.ca, renee.descoteau.hsj@ssss.gouv.qc.ca, patrick.lavoie.1@umontreal.ca, katia.dumont@cqld.ca Acknowledgement: The Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement funded this study.