Description/Overview: Arizona State University College of Nursing & Health Innovation (ASU CONHI) Center for the Advancement of Evidence-based Practice (CAEP) has advanced EBP in the Americas and continues to evolve into an international collaborator for EBP cultural change and create innovative opportunities for knowledge exchange among international nurse leaders. This symposium will focus on the role of networking to knowledge exchange and skill building to advance EBP (e.g., exchange ideas on methods, resources, databases and virtual information systems provide a vehicle for professional nursing success in actualizing evidence-based healthcare worldwide). The first session will present the global vision and foundational support required for international relationships that build to initiatives meeting mutual needs and fostering improvement in health care. The second session will focus on the infrastructure required for sustain global efforts to advance EBP. The third session will focus on the role of networking partnership as a mechanism for advancing EBP knowledge exchange.

Learner Objective #1: Describe the role of networking to build an international culture of EBP.

Learner Objective #2: Discuss strategies for supporting knowledge exchange-focused networking.