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Spain will host the 13th International Family Nursing Conference in 2017
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|  The University of Navarra in Pamplona, Spain was recently chosen by the IFNA Board of Directors to be the host site of the 13th International Family Nursing Conference in 2017. Dr. Cristina Garcia-Vivar developed the successful Request for Proposal for the University of Navarra to serve as the host site. The conference will be the third official meeting sponsored by IFNA. |
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| FAMILY NURSING EDUCATION NEWS |
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The IFNA Family Nursing Education Committee will hold an open Committee meeting at IFNC12 in Denmark on Thursday, August 20 from 13:00 -14:30. All IFNA members interested in family nursing education are welcome!
For more IFNA Education News
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FAMILY NURSING RESEARCH NEWS
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The 12th International Family Nursing Conference is one month away! Please join the
IFNA Family Nursing Research Committee meeting in Denmark on Wednesday, August 19th from 16:30 to 18:00. You will learn more about our exciting committee activities, such as dissemination of international research news, development of the Research Resources section of the IFNA website, and abstract coordination for conferences. In addition, you will hear about our very active subcommittee that has already created opportunities for international research collaboration. All are invited to take part in these activities as well as to raise ideas for new initiatives over the next year. Your input and participation are critical to the continued development of the IFNA Research Committee.
For more IFNA Research News
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The Conference Planning Committee is putting the final touches on our Program and have a variety of opportunities to learn more about Family Nursing. Special Sessions that feature groundbreaking areas of family nursing are just one exciting addition to our Conference this year. We will feature sessions related to practice, research, and theory.
Practice-Family Engagement and Empowerment
Sharon Denham, Texas Women's University, Moving to a Culture of Health
Laurie Gottlieb, McGill University, The Essentials of Strengths-Based Nursing: A Key to Family-Focused Health Care
Lindsay Smith, University of Tasmania, Empowering Family Strengths through Strengths-Based Nursing Practice
Research-Innovative Family Research Methods
Cynthia Danford, University of Pittsburgh, Visualizing Patient Issues in Context: Guiding Comprehensive Family-Focused Health Care Through Use of Event History Calendars (EHCs)
Suzanne Goopy, University of Calgary, The Family Performs: Using Visual Methods to Understand and Represent the Cultural, Social, and Health Practices of Others
Sonja Meiers, Winona State University, Family-Focused Motivational Interviewing for Family Health behavior Change: Supporting Health Promotion in at- Risk Families
Theory-Emergent Theoretical Perspectives
Karen LeGrow, Ryerson University. The Significance of Place! Examining Family-Nurse Relational Practices for Children with Complex Health Care Needs in a Variety of Health Care Settings
Lorraine Venturato, University of Calgary. The 50 Real Shades of Grey: Reconceptualising "Age" in Contemporary Health Care Discourse
Check the IFNA websites for the Conference Brochure and other Conference updates. We look forward to seeing everyone in Denmark.
Have you checked out the IFNA Guidebook? It is loaded with helpful information and links to travel tips, Twitter, LinkedIn, pre-conferences, keynote speakers, country liaisons, etc. If you have questions about Guidebook, you can watch the webinar and video demonstrations on the IFNA website.
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IFNA FAMILY NURSING COMMUNITY NEWS
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Current IFNA membership: 461 members from 35 countries.
The IFNA Communications Committee invites to you share your innovative family nursing ideas and knowledge through the creation of family nursing YouTube videos at IFNC12 in Denmark. These will be posted on the IFNA YouTube channel. Guidelines for participating in the creation of a family nursing video at IFNC12 will be provided by the IFNA Communications Committee in the very near future.
Please consider using the following hashtags in your social media conversations:
#familynursing, #IFNAorg, #IFNC12
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