Multiple Language Translations of IFNA Website Are Available
Did you know that the IFNA website can automatically be translated into more than 18 languages? Look for the Google Translate Button on the top left and bottom left corner of each page of the IFNA website and scroll down to choose your desired language.
Current IFNA Membership is 352 members from 31 countries.
Alexandra Hodson (Canada) is an undergraduate instructor at the University of Regina Faculty of Nursing. Her graduate research focused on the experience of family caregiving for individuals with advanced heart failure. She currently serves on the Saskatchewan Council of Aging Caregiver Committee where she develops and leads programming that assists families experiencing the strain of caregiving. [Read more]
Dr. Paula Nersesian (USA) recently joined the faculty at theJohn Hopkins School of Nursing where she conducts research on the psychosocial determinants of health. With her interest in social media, she will serve as the IFNA Research Committee liaison to the IFNA Communications Committeeand will help generate research news from IFNA members. Feel free to contact Paula directly about your family nursing/family health research or if you receive a message from her about your research, please respond promptly! [Read more]
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New Research Resource: Data Analysis in Family Research. PPT files from previous IFNC presentations have generously been made available to IFNA members by
Dr. George Knafl (USA) and
Dr. Kathleen Knafl (USA) featuring quantitative and qualitative data analysis in family research.
IFNA Conference Committee co-chairs,
Dr. June Andrews Horowitz (USA) and
Dr. Sonja Meiers (USA), report that planning is well underway for IFNC14. The local Planning Committee, led so ably by
Dr. Pam Hinds (USA), is at work to organize plans on the ground in Washington D.C. The IFNA Conference Committee are in the process of selecting and inviting keynote speakers. Watch for upcoming announcements of keynote speakers and calls for abstracts, pre-conference workshops, and expert lectures.
The IFNC14 Call for Abstracts will begin this summer. Start thinking about an expert lecture proposal, pre-conference workshop, and/or abstract to submit. Suggestions about conference planning are welcomed and may be sent to the IFNA Conference Committee via the IFNA office/
Debbie Zaparoni. Please help us get the word out about
IFNC14 to your family nursing and family health colleagues around the world!
Conference Hashtag: #IFNC14. Please use this hashtag in all of your social media conversations. #IFNC14 has been registered on the
Healthcare Hashtag Project website which links this conference to key words such as "nursing" and "family health" and generates metrics about the reach of the #IFNC14 hashtag. Check this
website to see who are "The influencers of #IFNC14".
IFNA Supports
@NursingNow2020 Campaign. The IFNA Board of Directors and IFNA members around the world are supporting the 3 year global #NursingNow campaign run by the International Council of Nurses and the World Health Organization. We believe "it's time to give nurses more recognition, investment, and influence." Check out the
#NursingNow social media toolkit to promote nurses and Nursing through your social media channels.
Please remember to cite the
IFNA Position Statements in your publications, course outlines, and conference presentations. Also share these Position Statements with local and national nursing and health care leaders and organizations.
Social Media Toolkits are available for each IFNA Position Statement.
Did you know that IFNA has an
IFNA LinkedIn group which features news and information about IFNA members and IFNA initiatives? Create your own LinkedIn account and then request to join the IFNA LinkedIn group to learn more about how your family nursing and family health colleagues are promoting and extending the science of family health and healing.
Please use the following hashtags in your social media conversations:
IFNA Conference Committee co-chairs,
Dr. June Andrews Horowitz (USA) and
Dr. Sonja Meiers (USA), report that planning is well underway for IFNC14. The local Planning Committee, led so ably by
Dr. Pam Hinds (USA), is at work to organize plans on the ground in Washington D.C. The IFNA Conference Committee are in the process of selecting and inviting keynote speakers. Watch for upcoming announcements of keynote speakers and calls for abstracts, pre-conference workshops, and expert lectures.