B 04 SPECIAL SESSION: Educating the Future Nursing and Health Workforce: The International Academic Nursing Alliance (IANA)

Sunday, November 1, 2009: 11:00 AM-12:15 PM
Description/Overview: The International Academic Nursing Alliance is a global nursing database linking schools of nursing and their faculty around the world. The session will describe how the database can be used to search for and implement best-in-class nursing curriculum without the need to invest the tremendous resources typically needed to develop nursing program curriculum from concept to implementation. Information on how a school can participate in IANA will also be included.
Learner Objective #1: Describe the purpose of the International Academic Nursing Alliance (IANA)
Learner Objective #2: Discuss the IANA model/framework as a means for promoting academic collegiality and a means for sharing of academic resources globally
Moderator
Juli Maxworthy, DNP, MBA, RN, CNL, CPHQ, Quality and Care Management, Saint Francis Memorial Hospital, San Francisco, CA
Symposium Organizer
Teresa J. Ransdell, MPA, CAE, Global Development, Sigma Theta Tau International, Indianapolis, IN
Invited Presenter
Teresa J. Ransdell, MPA, CAE, Global Development, Sigma Theta Tau International, Indianapolis, IN