Special FREE Continuing Education Opportunity!
Please join the Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association, in collaboration with the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, for a series of FREE half-day continuing education programs. Learn how to use the information presented in your practice and improve outcomes for cardiovascular disease prevention. Attendees will earn 3 contact hours of continuing education. Click here for more information.
17-21 August 2008 — Singapore
15th International Conference on Cancer Nursing (ICCN)
E-mail: info@isncc.org; Web: www.isncc.org
August 28-30, 2008 — Chicago, Illinois, USA
Current Concepts in Palliative Care: Update and Review Course
Sponsor: American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine; For more information visit www.aahpm.org
2-4 September 2008 — Cambridge, United Kingdom
NET2008 International Participative Conference for Education in Healthcare
Contact: Anna Vining, Jill Rogers Associates, 6 The Maltings, Millfield, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8RE, UK; Phone: +44 (0)1954 252020; E-mail: jra@jillrogersassociates.co.uk; Web: www. jillrogersassociates.co.uk
2-5 September 2008 — Vienna, Austria
The 13th Research Conference of the Workgroup of European Nurse Researchers (WENR)
Topic: Chronic Illness Management; Web: http://www.gespw.at/ppp/0018.pdf
4-5 September 2008 — Manila, Philippines
First Asia Pacific Conference on Nursing Research
Organizers: University of the Philippines College of Nursing and School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene - University of Hawaii at Manoa; Phone: +632-5231494; E-mail: firstaspacnursingresearch_upm@upm.edu.ph; Web: http://firstaspacnursingresearch.upm.edu.ph
8 September 2008 — San Diego, California, USA
2008 NCLEX Invitational
For information and registration, please visit the NCSBN page at www.ncsbn.org/events
11-13 September 2008 — University Park, Pennsylvania
Penn State School of Nursing Fall Research Institute
New Frontiers in Nursing Science: Harnessing Vulnerability; Host: Penn State University School of Nursing. For more information: http://www.outreach.psu.edu/programs/nursing-science/?cid=5; E-mail: ConferenceInfo1@outreach.psu.edu; Phone: 1-800-PSU-TODAY
13-14 September 2008 — Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Building Partnerships for Evidence-Based Practice
Presented by: The Institute for Johns Hopkins Nursing, The Johns Hopkins Hospital and Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing. Phone: +1.410.614.1978; E-mail: lgould@son.jhmi.edu; Web: www.ijhn.jhmi.edu
17-20 September 2008 — Toronto, Canada
5th International Council of Nurses International Nurse Practitioner/Advanced Practice Nursing Network (INP/APNN) Conference
Contact: INP/APNN 2008 Conference Secretariat, International Conference Services Ltd. Suite 2101 – 1177 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC V6E 2K3 Canada. Phone: +1.604.681.2153 Fax: +1.604.681.1049 Web: www.inpapnn2008.com
18-19 September 2008 — Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Clinical Wizards Program at the Kansas Life Science Innovation Center, Beller Conference Center; A Summit of Wizards: Practice, Payment Policy for Midwest Advanced Practice Nurses; Phone: +1.877.404.5823; E-mail: kuce@kumc.edu; Web: http://www.continuinged.ku.edu/kumc/clinical_wizards/summit/
22-24 September 2008 — Columbus, Ohio, USA
25th Anniversary Quest for Excellence Nursing Staff Development Conference
Sponsor: The Ohio State University; Contact: Carol Stopa; Phone:+1-614-293-3341; Email: quest@osumc.edu; Web: http://edr.medctr.ohio-state.edu
23-26 September 2008 — Montréal, Canada
17th International Congress on Palliative Care
Presented by: the Palliative Care Division of the Departments of Medicine and Oncology of McGill University; Phone: 450.292.3456 ext. 227; Web www.pal2008.com
24-27 September 2008 — Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
26th Annual History of Nursing Conference
This conference is co-sponsored by the American Association for the History of Nursing (AAHN) and the University of Minnesota School of Nursing. www.aahn.org
24-27 September 2008 — Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
34th Annual Conference Of The Transcultural Nursing Society, Minneapolis, MN at the Marriott City Center: Voices of Hope: Indigenous Wisdom and Transcultural Nursing Phone: +1.888.432.5470; E-mail: staff@tcns.org; Web: www.tcns.org
26 September 2008 — Rochester, Michigan, USA
"Envision" Entrepreneurship in Nursing Conference
Sponsors: Oakland University's School of Nursing and William Beaumont Hospitals. Contact: Amy Holloway; Phone: +1.248.370.3799; E-mail: Hollowa2@oakland.edu; Web: www2.oakland.edu/nursing/envisionconference
27 September 2008 — Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Roy Adaptation Association Annual (RAA) Conference
Challenges of Globalization 2008: The Roy Adaptation Model Focus on Good of Society; Contact: RAA office; E-mail: caskeye@bc.edu; Phone: +1.617.552.8862; Web: http://www.bc.edu/schools/son/faculty/theorist/RAA/Conferences.html
27-29 September 2008 — Chicago, Illinois, USA
Nephrology Nurses, Managers and Advanced Practitioners Fall Meeting at the Hyatt Regency Chicago. Contact: Linda Alexander; Phone: +1.856.256.2300, ext. 2411; E-mail: linda@ajj.com; Web: www.annanurse.org
2-4 October 2008 — Washington DC, USA
2008 National State of the Science Congress on Nursing Research at the Omni Shoreham Hotel. For more information, please visit the Web site: http://www.nursingscience.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3303.
9-10 October 2008 — Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Doctors of Nursing Practice Inaugural Conference
Transforming Care through Education and Scholarly Practice. This conference is a joint collaboration between the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Nursing and Doctors of Nursing Practice, LLC. https://doctorsofnursingpractice.fmgateway.com/
9-10 October 2008 — Akron, Ohio, USA
KIDS' 2008 15th Annual Pediatric Nursing Conference
Magnet Recognition: A Journey to Excellence in Pediatric Nursing. Visit http://www.akronchildrens.org/nursing/conference.html or e-mail tborodkin@chmca.org
13-15 October 2008 — Belek/Antalya, Turkey
4th International Nursing Management Conference Toward a New World: Challenges for Nursing Leadership
Contact Organization: Hacettepe University, Faculty of Health Sciences Nursing Department Contact Name: Assoc.Prof. Süheyla ABAAN Hacettepe University Faculty of Health Sciences Nursing Department 06100 Ankara, Turkey; Phone: +90 312 3051447; Fax: +90 312 3127085; E-mail: inmcbilimsel@kubaba.net; Web: http://www.inmc2008.org
October 14 — Rochester, Minnesota, USA
Orthopaedic Nursing Conference
Orthopaedic Trauma and Tumors: the Continuum of Care. Sponsored by Mayo Continuing Nursing Education. Contact: 800.545.0357; E-mail: cne@mayo.edu; Web: www.mayoclinic.org/jobs-nursing-rst/cne.html
16 October 2008 — Kansas City, Missouri, USA
35th Annual National Conference on Professional Nursing Education and Development Morning Pre-conference at the InterContinental Hotel on the Plaza; Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High with Emily Moss, MD, MBA, VitalSmarts, Inc.; Phone: 877.404.5823; E-mail: kuce@kumc.edu; Web: www.pneg.org
16 October 2008 — Kansas City, Missouri, USA
35th Annual National Conference on Professional Nursing Education and Development Afternoon Pre-conference at the InterContinental Hotel on the Plaza; Crucial Confrontations: Tools for resolving broken promises, violated expectations, and bad behavior with Emily Moss, MD, MBA, VitalSmarts, Inc.; Phone: +1.877.404.5823; E-mail: kuce@kumc.edu; Web: www.pneg.org
16-19 October 2008 — Kansas City, Missouri, USA
35th Annual National Conference on Professional Nursing Education and Development at the InterContinental Hotel on the Plaza; Creating Jazz: Transforming Exchanges in Education Practice; Phone: +1.877.404.5823; E-mail: kuce@kumc.edu; Web: www.pneg.org
21-24 October 2008 — Nanjing, China
Nurses: The Solution in Health Care Transformation
Visit www.RNAO.org/ChinaConference for more information
22-24 October 2008 — Amsterdam, the Netherlands
International Conference on Workplace Violence in the Health Sector
Contact: Oud Consultancy Conference Management, Hakfort 621 - 1102 LA Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Phone: +31 20 409 0368; Fax: + 31 20 409 0550;
E-mail: conference.management@freeler.nl; Web: www.oudconsultancy.nl
22-25 October 2008 — Cappadocia, Turkey
6th National Nursing Education Congress
Contact: Hülya KAYA, İ.Ü. Florence Nightingale Hemşirelik Yüksekokulu, Abide-i Hürriyet Cad. Pk 34381 Şişli – İSTANBUL / TURKEY, Phone: +90 (212) 440 00 00 / 27064 E-mail: hulyakay@istanbul.edu.tr; Web: http://www.nursingedu6.com/
October 26-29, 2008 — Branson, Missouri, USA
Creating a Healing Community: Partnerships to Improve the Care of Indian PeopleNational Alaska Native American Indian Nurses Association, Summit XIV, 120 Wildwood Drive, Branson, MO 65616 Contact: Martha Baker; E-mail: mbaker@sbuniv.edu; Web: www.nanainanurses.org
27-30 October 2008 — Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Hospitals and Communities Moving Forward Intensive Training Seminar
Host: Institute for Family-Centered Care; Location: The Westin Calgary; Web:
www.familycenteredcare.org; Event site: http://guest.cvent.com/i.aspx?5S,M3,7cb30460-686b-4e40-845d-0e17efa69306
30 October 2008 — Austin, Texas, USA
Frontiers in Pain Management: 19th Annual Meeting of the Alliance of State Pain Initiatives. Sponsors: Alliance of State Pain Initiatives, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, others; Phone: +1.608.265.4013; Web: www.aspi.wisc.edu
6-7 November 2008 — Rochester, Minnesota, USA
2008 Mayo Spiritual Care Research Conference
Spirituality and the Mind: investigation and Application. Sponsored by Mayo Continuing Nursing Education. Contact: 800.545.0357; E-mail: cne@mayo.edu; Web: www.mayoclinic.org/jobs-nursing-rst/cne.html
13 November 2008 — Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Transcultural Nursing Conference: "Transcultural Nursing: Building Relationship-Based Care." Host: Hawaii Pacific University, Transcultural Nursing Center; Contact: Julie Aoyagi; E-mail: jaoyagi@hpu.edu; Phone: 808.356.5259
13-15 November 2008 — Miami, Florida, USA
“Capturing the Expert Knowledge of Nursing,” NANDA International 2008 Conference
Sponsor: NANDA. Contact: NANDA-I Main Office. Phone: +1.215.545.8105; E-mail: info@nanda.org; Web: www.nanda.org
7-8 December 2008 — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
The CGFNS International Building Global Alliances Symposium and International Distinguished Leadership Award Gala will be held at the Four Seasons Hotel. For more information visit http://www.cgfns.org/globalevent2008/
9-12 May 2009 — Orlando, Florida, USA
Developmental Disabilities Nurses Association 17th Annual Education Conference
Promoting Wellness in Persons with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities at the Royal Pacific Resort at Univeral Studios. For information visit www.ddna.org; E-mail contact@ddna.org; Phone: 800.888.6733
27-30 May 2009 — Alberta, Canada
15th National Conference on Gerontological Nursing at the Banff Conference Centre. Web: www.cgna.net
27 June – 4 July 2009 — Durban, South Africa
ICN 24th Quadrennial Congress: "Leading Change: Building Healthier Nations"
For more information visit http://www.icn.ch/.
1-15 August 2009 — The Russian Waterways between St Petersburg and Moscow, Russia
7th US-RUSSIAN NURSING CONFERENCE CRUISE WITH THE THEME OF US-RUSSIAN NURSES: PROMOTING HEALTH THROUGHT THE GLOBAL NURSING COMMUNITY
Co-Sponsors: The Russian Nurses’ Association, St Petersburg, Russia; Sigma Theta Tau International Beta Psi Chapter, Portland, Oregon; Novgorod State University Medical Institute, Nursing Department, Yaroslavl Mudri, Russia; Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, Washington; and The Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts. Contact Marie Driever at +1.206.448.2090 or driever.m@ghc.org; or Rachel DiFazio at +1.978.927.4452 or Rachel.difazio@childrens.harvard.edu. Web: www.us-russiannurses.com
30 September – 2 October 2009 — Christchurch, New Zealand
Australasian Nurse Educators Conference 2009
“Working Together: education and practice”; Christchurch Convention Centre, New Zealand; Web: www.nursed.ac.nz
15-16 October 2009 — Le Meridien Hotel, St.Julians, MALTA
Temples of Inspiration- 2nd International Orthopaedic Nursing Conference
Presented by the Association of Maltese Orthopaedic Nurses (AMON). For information or to register, visit www.amon-nurse.com
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