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February 24, 2006
5th International Conference Practice to Policy: Global Perspectives in Nursing: NHSRU
Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Abstract submission deadline: 24 February 2006
Dates: 25-27 October 2006
Call For Abstracts for Papers, Posters and Pre-Conference Workshops
As a knowledge based discipline, nursing has enthusiastically embraced a culture of knowledge creation, transfer and uptake. Practice has been evolved and energized through research and knowledge exchange that has influenced policy at the organizational and health system levels. This conference will gather nurses and policy makers from around the globe to celebrate the individual and collective achievements of nurse clinicians, academics, researchers, and administrators. It will explore and interpret today’s nursing world with particular emphasis on health human resources and advancements in nursing across the continuum of practice to policy.
Themes & Subthemes
- Practice
- Innovative clinical interventions
- Workforce emergency preparedness
- Innovations in care delivery models
- Quality and safety
- Health Human Resources
- Education
- Research
- Healthy work environments
- Migration
- Health of nurses
- Knowledge Exchange
- Bridging the gap between evidence and effect
- Interdisciplinary communication and collaborations
- Leadership And Management
- Evolution of workload measurement
- Simulation approaches
- Emerging initiatives in recruitment and retention
- Policy
- Data requirements for decision-making
- Workforce planning and regulations
How To Apply Online: Before you begin it may be helpful to have your abstract (up to 300 words) and brief biography in MS Word (or RTF) format that you can cut and paste into the appropriate sections. All abstracts must be submitted online - all information fields requested must be completed. Please visit http://www.nhsru.com/.
Content: Your abstract should state the problem, issue or project in the first paragraph. Briefly describe the manner in which the study or problem was addressed and describe the findings, conclusions or solutions to the problem or idea. Evaluate the relevance of this study, innovations or strategy and the relevance to other settings and countries. Authors are expected to clearly outline the key learning objectives for their presentations.
Selection Process: All abstracts are subjected to a “blind” peer review. Selection criterion includes relevance to the conference theme & subthemes, scholarship and creativity.
- Pre-Conference Workshops will be 3 hours in length
- Concurrent Papers are 30 minutes inclusive of question period
- Posters will be displayed throughout the conference
Notification: All abstracts will be acknowledged as received as soon as successfully submitted. Abstracts will not be accepted after midnight EST of the deadline date. The selection process will be completed and all primary authors notified of the outcome by March 31, 2006. All presenters are responsible for all expenses incurred and must register for the conference.
For Additional Information Or Assistance: Please contact First Stage Enterprises (info.nhsru@firststageinc.com) or +1-416-426-7029
