Topic Areas

a.  Practice:

·        Competence

·        Best practices

·        Advanced practice

·        Holistic nursing care

·        Work environment

·        Staff development

·        Mentorship

·        Evidence and beyond

·        Innovation

 b.  Education:

·        New Models

·        Response to community needs

·        New Tools for learning

·        Mentorship

·        Experiential learning

·        Continuity from education to practice

·        Ethics in education

·        Joint appointments

·        Training for best practices

 c.  Research:

·        Evidence and beyond

·        Dissemination

·        Utilization

·        Future focus

·        Information technology

 d.  Health care system in transition:

·        New models

·        Health care policy

·        Governance

·        Universal demands

·        Quality improvement

·        Modernization

·        Leadership

·        Healthy work force