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2nd International Nursing and Midwifery Conference
April 7-9, 2009 
National University of Ireland, Galway
The 2nd International Nursing and Midwifery Conference hosted by and held in the School of Nursing & Midwifery, National University of Ireland, Galway will take place on the 6th and 7th April 2009. This conference provides an opportunity for researchers, practitioners and policy makers to get together to learn, debate and share methods of building and promoting excellence in practice. The first conference held in 2007 was attended by more than 200 national and international delegates. It is our hope that this year's conference will continue to build on that success by promoting national and international scholarship through creating opportunities for participants to network, form new relationships and explore opportunities to work collaboratively.

The conference programme will be made up of key note presentations, submitted oral and poster presentations, and special interest groups focusing on five main themes: Chronic illness, Older people, Maternity care and Women's health, Community and population Health, and Teaching & learning.

The conference will also feature the following invited speakers, who will all deliver key note addresses:

1. Dr. Loretta Sweet Jemmott Director of the Center for Health Disparities Research at the University of Pennsylvania - School of Nursing.

2. Professor Agnes Higgins Associate Professor in Mental Health Nursing School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin.

3. Professor Mike Clarke Director, UK Cochrane Centre, Professor of Clinical Epidemiology, University of Oxford and Adjunct Professor, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin).

The over-arching theme of the conference 'Building and Promoting Excellence in Practice' highlights the importance of strengthening nursing and midwifery practice at international, national, local and community level.

Call for abstracts

We invite abstract submission for oral and poster presentations on a wide variety of topics related to the conference themes. For information and guidelines for submission of abstracts, please go to the conference website at www.nursingmidwifery.ie Please note that the closing date for submission of abstracts is January 12th 2009.

2009 Annual Conference on Quality and Patient Safety
Fall 2009 
Chicago, IL
The Joint Commission and Joint Commission Resources are now accepting proposals for presentations for the 2009 Annual Conference on Quality and Patient Safety. JCR is a not-for-profit affiliate of The Joint Commission.

Presentations at the fall 2009 conference in Chicago, Ill., should focus on practitioner-based, solutions-oriented improvements and success stories. The focus of the session should include new processes, technologies, techniques and/or tools, and creative and innovative ideas on quality and safety that have achieved sustained improvement. All proposals should be submitted for consideration by October 31, 2008.

2009 Western Institute of Nursing Call for Abstracts
April 23-25, 2009 
Salt Lake City, UT
Networks in Nursing Science: Creating Our future

The deadline for submitting abstracts is 5:00 PM October 15, 2008.

2009 ENRS 21st Annual Scientific Sessions
March 19-21, 2009 
Boston, MA
Enhancing Health through Nursing Interventions

There is growing scientific evidence of the beneficial effects of nursing interventions in promoting health, preventing illness, and improving quality of life. As ENRS begins its third decade in these 21st Annual Scientific Sessions, we will celebrate the accomplishments of nurse scientists in enhancing health. This conference will highlight examples of research on nursing interventions across varied healthcare settings and with diverse populations. Forums will be provided to share best practices regarding the process of developing, testing and evaluating nursing interventions and disseminating and translating evidence-based nursing interventions into practice.

Objectives for the 2009 Conference:

1. Explore the challenges and opportunities associated with developing, testing, disseminating, and translating nursing interventions across diverse populations, states of health, and health care settings.

2. Evaluate the efficacy and effectiveness of nursing interventions in enhancing health.

3. Promote dissemination and translation of nursing research findings at individual, professional, community and societal levels.

(Look for Call for Abstracts in July)

Contact Information: Eastern Nursing Research Society 100 N. 20th Street, 4th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19103 Phone: 215-599-6700 Fax: 215-564-2175 Email: info@enrs-go.org