The IFNA Education Committee, co-chaired by Dr. Lorraine Holtslander (Canada) and Dr. Kristin Lutz (USA), have developed several creative strategies to share the good news about the two IFNA Position Statements on Family Nursing Education and Family Nursing Practice with nursing leaders in key health care and educational organizations:
1. Committee members will reach out to the organizations that they are currently involved with such as palliative care groups, Sigma Theta Tau, and various other nursing research groups from practice and educational perspectives and bring attention to the Key Message and URL (IFNA.Position Statement Dissemination Plan). Podium presentations and posters will cite the IFNA Position Statements, include them in the reference list as applicable, and members will bring a few print copies of the IFNA Position Statements to use as handouts. For example, in March, Dr.Patricia Young will be giving a symposium about the work she and her colleagues are leading in family nursing education at Minnesota State University, Mankato and she will display the URL for the IFNA Position Statements on her slides, etc.
2. Committee members will look for opportunities to cite the IFNA Position Statements in their publications and course syllabi.
3. At each IFNA Education Committee meeting, members will discuss their progress, i.e., specific conferences attended, social media channels accessed, and connections with nursing leaders and organizations made to keep this dissemination plan iterative and alive.
4. The Committee will record their dissemination plan progress in the Committee minutes and will evaluate strategies used and bring new ideas to the table.
