SYMPOSIUM
Thursday, 20 July 2006: 1:30 PM-3:00 PM
The Development and Implementation of a Collaborative Partnership Between Practice and Education for Research and Evidence-Based Practice
Learning Objective #1: describe processes involved in implementing a collaborative research partnership between clinical organizations and undergraduate academic programs to promote research and evidence-based practice.
Learning Objective #2: identify the benefits and challenges to clinical organizations and undergraduate academic programs when implementing research and evidence-based practice concepts and activities.
This symposium will describe the development, implementation and evaluation of Research Roundtable, a collaborative partnership between an urban healthcare system and a baccalaureate nursing program to develop skills in research and evidence-based practice (EBP). The benefits and challenges of Research Roundtable will be discussed from both the clinical and academic perspectives. The evolution of the partnership and visions for the future will be shared.
Organizer:Sarah E. Harne-Britner, MSN, BS, CCRN
 Creating the Partnership between Practice and Education
Carolyn Kreamer, PhD, RN, Sarah E. Harne-Britner, MSN, BS, CCRN
 Collaborative Partnership as a Pedagogical Strategy to Teach Research and Evidence-Based Practice to Undergraduate Nursing Students
Louann Zinsmeister, DNSc, MS, BSN, Carolyn Kreamer, PhD, RN
 The Impact of a Collaborative Partnership on the Practice Environment at an Urban Healthcare System
Deborah Schafer, MSN, RNC, Marianne Allen, MN, RNC
 Research Roundtable: Lessons Learned and Visions for the Future
Sarah E. Harne-Britner, MSN, BS, CCRN, Carolyn Kreamer, PhD, RN, Louann Zinsmeister, DNSc, MS, BSN, R, Deborah Schafer, MSN, RNC, Marianne Allen, MN, RNC