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Dr. Petra Brysiewicz, South Africa, is a Professor of Nursing in the School of Nursing & Public Health at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Her scholarly work focuses on advancing the development of emergency care in South Africa and across the continent of Africa. [Learn more]  

Dr. Sharon Denham, USA, has produced 15 videos of IFNA  members from 5 countries talking about their ideas for family nursing education, practice, and research.


Barbara Voltelen, Denmark offers her ideas about teaching family nursing to undergraduate students at University College Lillebaelt, Denmark.

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The IFNA Research Committee is sponsoring a FREE webinar on Monday, September 8, 2014, 11am-12pm (Eastern): "Writing a Winning Abstract: A walk through the Abstract Submission Process" with IFNA Research Committee Co-chairs, Dr. June Horowitz, USA and Dr. Helene Moriarty, USA. 

Dr. Naohiro Hohashi, Japan, Professor of Family Health Care  Nursing, Kobe University Graduate School of Health Sciences has been named, "Transcultural Nursing Scholar". He conducts comparative research on how the family is affected by culture and values in Japan, Hong Kong and North America. [Read more]

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The 12th International Family Nursing Conference, sponsored by IFNA, will be held in Odense, Denmark, August 18-21, 2015.

The Conference Planning Committee continues to welcome additional Country Liaisons to our planning team. The webinar describing the responsibilities and benefits of being a Country Liaison is available through the IFNA website.  

 

If you have any questions regarding the role or would like to become a liaison, please contact the Liaison Coordinator responsible for your region. 

• Dr. Jane Lassetter, USA, jane_lassetter@byu.edu - North America (Canada, USA, Mexico), Middle East, Asia, Australia, New Zealand
• Dr. Regina Bousso, Brazil, szylit@usp.br - South America, Central America, Spain, Portugal
• Dr. Veronica Swallow, United Kingdom, veronica.swallow@manchester.ac.uk - Europe (except Spain and Portugal) / Japan / South Africa 

4th Nordic Conference in Family Focused Nursing, September  24-25, 2014, Odense, Denmark.  IFNA members will offer keynotes: Dr. Eva Benzein, Sweden; Dr. Erla Svavarsdottir, Iceland; Dr. P�ivi �stedt-Kurki, Finland.      

Current IFNA membership: 227 members from 24 countries.

Please develop your IFNA Online Community Profile today so others can learn about your areas of interest in family nursing.  A new campaign has been launched to encourage every IFNA member to develop an Online Profile.  Monitor how close we are to our goal of 100% participation by viewing the thermometer on the homepage.