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The 19th International Nursing Research Congress Focusing on Evidence-Based Practice

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Monday, July 7, 2008
8:00 AM-4:30 PM
WORKSHOP: Conducting an Evidence-Based Practice Project
8:00 AM-5:00 PM
WORKSHOP: Influencing Health Outcomes Through Evidence-Based Practice in an eHealth Era
8:30 AM-9:45 AM
OPENING PLENARY: Virtual Reality Training for the Operating Room and Cath Lab: A Paradigm Shift in Medical Training
9:45 AM-10:30 AM
POSTERS: Acute Care
POSTERS: Acute Care Populations/Setting
POSTERS: Advanced Practice Nursing
POSTERS: Ambulatory Care Populations/Settings
POSTERS: Child/Adolescent Health
POSTERS: Community-Based Care
POSTERS: Community/Health/Public Health
POSTERS: Complementary/Alternative Health Practices
POSTERS: Critical Care
POSTERS: Cultural Diversity
POSTERS: Education Strategies to Support Evidence-Based Nursing
POSTERS: End-of-Life / Palliative Care
POSTERS: Ethics
POSTERS: Evidence-Based Nursing Implementation/Research Utilization
POSTERS: Family Health
POSTERS: Global Collaboration
POSTERS: Nursing Education
10:30 AM-11:45 AM
Academia and Service Leaders Commit to Form a Partnership in Order to Bring Evidence-Based Practice to the Point of Care by Implementing Technology
Challenges in the Nursing Workforce
Diverse Strategies and Issues in Child Health
Initiatives in Acute Care
Innovations in Healthcare for a Culturally Diverse Population
Innovations in Subacute Care
Instrument Development for Healthcare Improvement
Methods and Projects to Implement EBN
SPECIAL SESSION: Publish or Perish: Strategies for Successful Publication
SPECIAL SESSION: What Service Role Should Define Sigma Theta Tau International: Service Advisory Council Focus Group
Studies and Models in Caregiving of an Aging Population
Use of Simulation in Nursing Education
1:15 PM-2:30 PM
Advanced Practice Nursing Care for Diverse Populations
Diverse Issues in Family Healthcare
Healthcare for Women with Pre-Cancerous and Cancerous Conditions
Initiatives for Improvement of Healthcare for the Aging
Lessons from Multiple Leaders Who Have Implemented Evidence-Based Practice at the Point of Care Using Technology
Nursing Administration Initiatives
Nursing Workforce Competencies
Strategies for Enhancing Nursing Education
Strategies in Chronic Care Populations
Studies in Psychiatric Mental Health for Children and Adolescents
Technology to Enhance Student Learning
2:30 PM-3:15 PM
POSTERS: Acute Care
POSTERS: Acute Care Populations/Setting
POSTERS: Advanced Practice Nursing
POSTERS: Ambulatory Care Populations/Settings
POSTERS: Child/Adolescent Health
POSTERS: Community-Based Care
POSTERS: Community/Health/Public Health
POSTERS: Complementary/Alternative Health Practices
POSTERS: Critical Care
POSTERS: Cultural Diversity
POSTERS: Education Strategies to Support Evidence-Based Nursing
POSTERS: End-of-Life / Palliative Care
POSTERS: Ethics
POSTERS: Evidence-Based Nursing Implementation/Research Utilization
POSTERS: Family Health
POSTERS: Global Collaboration
POSTERS: Nursing Education
3:15 PM-4:30 PM
Health Promotion for the Aging Population
Improving Patient Outcomes in Primary Care
Innovations for Integration of Novice Nurses into the Workforce
International Consortium Brings Evidence-Based Practice to the Point of Care for Thousands of Clinicians
Issues of Abuse in Women's Health
Nursing Education Initiatives and Strategies
Outcomes Measurements in an Acute Care Environment
Palliative Care Initiatives for Divers Populations
SPECIAL SESSION: Technological Innovations: A Means to MAGNET Status and Beyond
Strategies to Affect Mental Health
Strategies to Improve Men's Health
Using Technology to Analyze and Educate
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
8:30 AM-9:45 AM
Critical Care Update
Cultural Competency in a Tri-State Nurse Anesthesia Program
Evidence-Based Practice to Improve Family Health
Improving Student Performance on Nursing Examinations
Instrument Development Addressing Young Adult Issues
Issues and Options in Workforce Development
Nursing Strategies to Improve Public Health
SPECIAL SESSION: Vision 2020 and Leading Globally: STTI Looks to the Future
SPECIAL SESSION: What Service Role Should Define Sigma Theta Tau International: Service Advisory Council Focus Group
Strategies Surrounding Maternal Health and Breastfeeding
Strategies to Improve the Health of the Aging
9:45 AM-10:30 AM
POSTERS: Acute Care
POSTERS: Acute Care Populations/Setting
POSTERS: Advanced Practice Nursing
POSTERS: Ambulatory Care Populations/Settings
POSTERS: Child/Adolescent Health
POSTERS: Community-Based Care
POSTERS: Community/Health/Public Health
POSTERS: Complementary/Alternative Health Practices
POSTERS: Critical Care
POSTERS: Cultural Diversity
POSTERS: Education Strategies to Support Evidence-Based Nursing
POSTERS: End-of-Life / Palliative Care
POSTERS: Ethics
POSTERS: Evidence-Based Nursing Implementation/Research Utilization
POSTERS: Family Health
POSTERS: Global Collaboration
POSTERS: Nursing Education
10:30 AM-11:45 AM
Challenges of a Developing Workforce
Equipping Minority Nurse Educators with Online Pedagogical Skills: A Preliminary Report on Predictors of Success and Lessons Learned
Health Promotion Strategies for the Adult Population
Implications for New Nurse Graduates
Improving Patient Care in the Acute Care Setting
Improving the Care of Dialysis Patients
Improving the Quality of Life for an Aging Population
Issues and Concerns of Postpartum Women
Measuring and Monitoring Evidence-Based Outcomes
Nursing Leadership Initiatives
Strategies to Improve the Health of Adult Patients with Schizophrenia
Supporting Evidence-Based Nursing through Education
1:15 PM-2:30 PM
Challenges and Strategies for Advanced Practice Nursing
Diverse Health Promotion Initiatives for Adults
Education Strategies to Support Evidence-Based Nursing
Initiatives for Caring for End-of-Life Patients
Initiatives in Nursing Education
Issues and Challenges in Today's Workplace
Nursing Practice with Pregnant Women
Optimizing Nursing Quality and Outcomes through Best Practice Teams
Outcomes Measurements to Improve Healthcare
Studies Impacting the Health of the Aging Population
Using EBN to Improve Patient Care
2:30 PM-3:15 PM
POSTERS: Acute Care
POSTERS: Acute Care Populations/Setting
POSTERS: Advanced Practice Nursing
POSTERS: Ambulatory Care Populations/Settings
POSTERS: Child/Adolescent Health
POSTERS: Community-Based Care
POSTERS: Community/Health/Public Health
POSTERS: Complementary/Alternative Health Practices
POSTERS: Critical Care
POSTERS: Cultural Diversity
POSTERS: Education Strategies to Support Evidence-Based Nursing
POSTERS: End-of-Life / Palliative Care
POSTERS: Ethics
POSTERS: Evidence-Based Nursing Implementation/Research Utilization
POSTERS: Family Health
POSTERS: Global Collaboration
POSTERS: Nursing Education
3:15 PM-4:30 PM
Creative Solutions for Student Obstacles
Enhancing eEducation through eEvaluation with Evolve Reach Exams
Evidence-Based Nursing Outcomes
Evidence-Based Projects for Chronic Conditions
Global Health Collaboration Initiatives
HIV/AIDS Reports and Projects in the Adult Population
High Fidelity Patient Simulation: Process and Outcomes to Improve Competency Education and Validation
SPECIAL SESSION: Research Abstracts, Proposals and Grant Writing: Basics from Start to Finish
Strategies for Implementing Evidence-Based Nursing
Strategies to Improve the Health of Diabetics
Strategies to Utilize Complementary Health Practices
Understanding Challenges in the Modern Workplace
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
8:30 AM-9:45 AM
Health Promotion Implications for Young Adults
Initiatives in Alternative Health Practices
Innovations to Improve the Health of Diabetics
Interventions to Improve Mental Health
Measurement Outcomes in Chronic Patient Conditions
Nursing Perception in Knowledge of Clinical Experiences
Online Education Strategies to Support EBN
SPECIAL SESSION: Affiliating a School of Nursing with Sigma Theta Tau International through a Chapter
SPECIAL SESSION: Meet the Society Editors: Publishing Opportunities and Resources at Sigma Theta Tau International
Strategies for Care of Pregnant Women
Strategies to Relieve Anxiety for Hospitalized Children
Utilizing an Evidence-Based, Interdisciplinary Practice Framework with Multiple Healthcare Information Systems Promotes Global Impact and Research Opportunities
9:45 AM-10:30 AM
POSTERS: Aging and Health
POSTERS: Chronic Illness
POSTERS: Global Collaboration
POSTERS: Health Policy
POSTERS: Health Promotion/Disease Prevention
POSTERS: Healthcare Disparities
POSTERS: Informatics Technology
POSTERS: Leadership/Measurement Strategies to Create an Evidence-Based Nursing Environment
POSTERS: Measurement/Instrument Development
POSTERS: Measuring and Monitoring Evidence-Based Nursing Outcomes
POSTERS: Men's Health
POSTERS: Nursing Administration/Nursing Leadership
POSTERS: Nursing History
POSTERS: Nursing Workforce
POSTERS: Outcomes Measurement
POSTERS: Primary Care
POSTERS: Psychiatric/Mental Health for Adults
POSTERS: Psychiatric/Mental Health for Child/Adolescent
POSTERS: Research Testing Strategies for Implementation of Evidence-Based Practices
POSTERS: State of the Science in Translational Research
POSTERS: Subacute Care
POSTERS: Theoretical/Methodological Issues
POSTERS: Women's Health
10:30 AM-11:45 AM
Administration Strategies for a Healthy Workplace
Factors Affecting the Health of the Aging
HIV/AIDS: Strategies for Working with Vulnerable Populations
Measurements and Surveys to Improve Healthcare
SPECIAL SESSION: Vision 2020 and Leading Globally: STTI Looks to the Future
Strategies & Initiatives for Student Experiences
Strategies Surrounding Care of Heart Patients
Strategies for Improving Maternal/Child Health
Strategies to Improve Children's Healthcare
Supporting Nursing's Adoption of eHealth for Quality Patient Care and Outcomes in an Information Based Culture
Using Complex Synergistic System as a Conceptual Framework in Global Partnership
11:45 AM-12:30 PM
POSTERS: Aging and Health
POSTERS: Chronic Illness
POSTERS: Global Collaboration
POSTERS: Health Policy
POSTERS: Health Promotion/Disease Prevention
POSTERS: Healthcare Disparities
POSTERS: Informatics Technology
POSTERS: Leadership/Measurement Strategies to Create an Evidence-Based Nursing Environment
POSTERS: Measurement/Instrument Development
POSTERS: Measuring and Monitoring Evidence-Based Nursing Outcomes
POSTERS: Men's Health
POSTERS: Nursing Administration/Nursing Leadership
POSTERS: Nursing History
POSTERS: Nursing Workforce
POSTERS: Outcomes Measurement
POSTERS: Primary Care
POSTERS: Psychiatric/Mental Health for Adults
POSTERS: Psychiatric/Mental Health for Child/Adolescent
POSTERS: Research Testing Strategies for Implementation of Evidence-Based Practices
POSTERS: State of the Science in Translational Research
POSTERS: Subacute Care
POSTERS: Theoretical/Methodological Issues
POSTERS: Women's Health
Thursday, July 10, 2008
8:00 AM-4:30 PM
WORKSHOP: Dreyfus Health Foundation's Problem Solving for Better Health-Nursing
8:00 AM-5:00 PM
WORKSHOP: Evidence-Based Practice: Resources for Practice at the Point-of-Care
8:30 AM-9:45 AM
Classroom Education Strategies
Innovations to Enhance Student Success
Nursing Leadership Strategies to Improve Healthcare Culture
Psychiatric/Mental Health for Adults
Recognizing Culture as a Key Factor in Improving Nursing Care/education through Teaching Nursing Missions: A Case Study in Guyana, South America
SPECIAL SESSION: Paving the Way for the Future: The Emerging Role of the Informatics Nurse as an Organizational Leader
SPECIAL SESSION: Vision 2020 and Leading Globally: STTI Looks to the Future
State of the Science in Translational Research
Strategies for Care Delivery
Strategies for Health Conservation in the Aging
Technological Strategies in Healthcare Education
Updates on Healthcare Disparities
9:45 AM-10:30 AM
POSTERS: Aging and Health
POSTERS: Chronic Illness
POSTERS: Global Collaboration
POSTERS: Health Policy
POSTERS: Health Promotion/Disease Prevention
POSTERS: Healthcare Disparities
POSTERS: Informatics Technology
POSTERS: Leadership/Measurement Strategies to Create an Evidence-Based Nursing Environment
POSTERS: Measurement/Instrument Development
POSTERS: Measuring and Monitoring Evidence-Based Nursing Outcomes
POSTERS: Men's Health
POSTERS: Nursing Administration/Nursing Leadership
POSTERS: Nursing History
POSTERS: Nursing Workforce
POSTERS: Outcomes Measurement
POSTERS: Primary Care
POSTERS: Psychiatric/Mental Health for Adults
POSTERS: Psychiatric/Mental Health for Child/Adolescent
POSTERS: Research Testing Strategies for Implementation of Evidence-Based Practices
POSTERS: State of the Science in Translational Research
POSTERS: Subacute Care
POSTERS: Theoretical/Methodological Issues
POSTERS: Women's Health
10:30 AM-11:45 AM
Evidence-Based Practice in Acute Care Settings
Grounded Theory: Evolution, Revolution and Progression
Health Policy Improvements in Nursing
Information Technology Initiatives
Initiatives in Chronic Illnesses
Innovations in Nursing Education
Innovations in Primary Care Settings
Issues in Adolescent Sexual Behavior
Issues in Community and Home Healthcare
SPECIAL SESSION: Research Abstracts, Proposals and Grant Writing: Basics from Start to Finish
Strategies and Initiatives for Women's and Family Health
Theoretical / Methodological Issues in Nursing
1:15 PM-2:30 PM
Decision-Making Issues in Adolescents Health-Promoting Behaviors
Educating Racial/Ethnic Minorities for the Nursing Workforce
Education Strategies
Ethic and Value Issues in Nursing
Evaluation of Acute Care Initiatives
Knowledge and Perception of HIV/AIDS Phenomenon
Nursing Leadership Strategies
Quality of Life in Women's Health
Research Testing Strategies
SPECIAL SESSION: Issues and Challenges for Experienced Researchers in Publishing their Work
Strategies and Innovations in Critical Care
Strategies to Improve the Health of Culturally Diverse Populations
2:30 PM-3:15 PM
POSTERS: Aging and Health
POSTERS: Chronic Illness
POSTERS: Global Collaboration
POSTERS: Health Policy
POSTERS: Health Promotion/Disease Prevention
POSTERS: Healthcare Disparities
POSTERS: Informatics Technology
POSTERS: Leadership/Measurement Strategies to Create an Evidence-Based Nursing Environment
POSTERS: Measurement/Instrument Development
POSTERS: Measuring and Monitoring Evidence-Based Nursing Outcomes
POSTERS: Men's Health
POSTERS: Nursing Administration/Nursing Leadership
POSTERS: Nursing History
POSTERS: Nursing Workforce
POSTERS: Outcomes Measurement
POSTERS: Primary Care
POSTERS: Psychiatric/Mental Health for Adults
POSTERS: Psychiatric/Mental Health for Child/Adolescent
POSTERS: Research Testing Strategies for Implementation of Evidence-Based Practices
POSTERS: State of the Science in Translational Research
POSTERS: Subacute Care
POSTERS: Theoretical/Methodological Issues
POSTERS: Women's Health
3:15 PM-4:30 PM
Complementary / Alternative Health Practices in Diverse Populations
EBN Measurement and Instrument Development
Implementing and Dissemination EBN
Innovative Models for Nursing Leadership and Management
Leadership Strategies for Nursing Administration
SPECIAL SESSION: Sigma Theta Tau International Leadership Institute Programs
Self-Management Issues for Diabetes Care
Strategies and Predictors in Child/Adolescent Health
Strategies in Improving Women's Health
Strategies to Improve Family Health
Technological Approaches to Improve Education and Practice
Women's Issues with Obesity and Diabetes
Friday, July 11, 2008
8:30 AM-9:45 AM
HIV/AIDS Updates
Healthcare Challenges in Diverse Populations
Innovations for Nursing Education
Issues and Concerns of the Clinical Nurse
Leadership and Management in Nursing
SPECIAL SESSION: How to Start Publishing Your Work in Journals
SPECIAL SESSION: Publishing for Authors with English as a Second Language (Part I)
Strategies for Improving Patient Care in the Acute Care Setting
Strategies to Address Adolescent Behavior Issues
Systems and Programs for Improving Women's Health
Teaching Strategies to Improve Learning Outcomes
Theories and Practice of Implementing EBN
10:00 AM-11:15 AM
Developing Cultural Awareness in Nursing Education
Diverse Issues in Women's Health
Evidence-Based Practice Strategies for the Aging Population
Impact and Issues of Chronic Illness in Adolescents
Programs and Interventions to Improve Community and Public Health
Research Utilization in Healthcare
SPECIAL SESSION: Publishing for Authors with English as a Second Language (Part II)
SPECIAL SESSION: Vision 2020 and Leading Globally: STTI Looks to the Future
Strategies to Develop and Implement Nursing Research
Technology in Nursing Leadership and Management
The Global Nurse Program: Innovation for Strengthening the Global Nurse Workforce
Using Technology to Improve Clinical Decision-Making
11:30 AM-1:00 PM
CLOSING PLENARY: Mainstreaming the African Philosophy of Ubuntu in Health Research Methodologies and Ethics: A Transcultural Perspective