PLENARY SESSION
Wednesday, July 13, 2005: 4:30 PM-5:30 PM
Plenary II: Igniting Evidence-Based Practice in Clinical and Educational Settings
Learning Objective #1: Identify key steps in creating a vision and stimulating a change to EBP in clinical and educational settings.
Learning Objective #2: Discuss strategies to overcome barriers in advancing EBP.
This presentation will focus on dey steps in creating a vision and stimulating a change to evidence-based practice in clinical and educational settings. Emphasis will be placed upon strategies to overcome barriers in advancing EBP. "Real-world" examples of successful implementation initiatives also will be highlighted.
Presenter:Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, PhD, RN, CPNP/NPP, FAAN

Third International Evidence-Based Nursing Preconference
Promoting Evidence-Based Nursing: Innovation for Nursing Practice
Sigma Theta Tau International
13 July 2005
Hawaii’s Big Island