The IFNA Conference Committee is pleased to announce eight half-day Pre-conference Workshops for IFNC14. The description for each workshop is provided below.
Morning Pre-conference Workshop at Children’s National (Limit 16 People)
Developing Family Care & Communication Skills in Simulation
Morning Pre-conference Workshops
Innovative Data Collection Methods for Family Caregiving Research
Afternoon Pre-conference Workshops
How to Implement Family Nursing Services in Diverse Health Care Systems: A European Perspective
Where’s Family in the Illness Self-Management Frameworks?
Morning Pre-conference Workshop at Children’s National (Limit 16 people)
Developing Family Care & Communication Skills in Simulation
Presenters:
Amanda Garrow, PhD, RN
Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
Stacey Van Gelderen, DNP, MS, PHN, RN
Minnesota State University, Mankato, Minnesota, USA
Angela Hancock, PhD, RM, RN
Keele University, Staffordshire, UK
Level of Workshop: Novice
Description:
The Family Care Rubric (FCR) was developed to provide nurse educators with a research-based tool to measure the family communication and assessment skills of healthcare students and staff during the debriefing stage of simulation. The rubric focuses on and measures the skills needed for optimum family nursing practice. Delegates attending the workshop will have the opportunity to observe/participate in a pediatric simulation and debrief session, utilizing the FCR to give formative feedback to participants. Participants will also explore ways to incorporate the FCR into their own simulation and educational programs.
Morning Pre-conference Workshops
Innovative Data Collection Methods for Family Caregiving Research
Presenters:
Joel G. Anderson, PhD, CHTP, FGSA
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Ruth Palan Lopez, PhD, GNP-BC, FGSA, FAAN
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Lora Beebe, PhD, PMHNP-BC, FAAN
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Karen M. Rose, PhD, RN, FGSA, FAAN
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Level of Workshop: Novice
Description:
Research of the family caregiving experience can aid in understanding the impact of caregiving on levels of stress and family quality of life, as well as help to elucidate health disparities among caregiving populations and inform intervention development. This workshop will present innovative methods for data collection in family caregiving research, with an emphasis on the use of technology and digital methods. In addition, how to translate more traditional methods of data collection, such as surveys and focus groups, to online platforms will be discussed. The presenters will use specific research-based exemplars for how to implement these methods successfully.
Family Research and Advocacy to Inform Policy to Address the Determinants of Health and Advance Family Nursing Capacity around the World
Presenters:
Suzanne Feetham, PhD, RN, FAAN
Children’s National, Washington, DC, USA
University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Lindsay Smith, PhD, BHlthSC (Nurs), MNS, Grad Cert UniL &T, RN, MACN
University of Tasmania, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Mari Ikeda, PhD, CCP, RN
Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
Jodi R. Lori, PhD, CNM, FACNM, FAAN
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Maria do Céu Barbieri-Figueiredo, PhD, MSc, RN
Nursing School of Porto, Portugal
Junko Honda, PhD, RN, PHN, CTN-A
University of Hyogo, Hyogo, Japan
Melanie Lutenbacher, PhD, MSN, FAAN
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Level of Workshop: Intermediate / Advanced
Description:
Policy is a primary determinant of health. To address determinants of health requires family research and advocacy be developed in policy context with intent to inform policy. Faculty present examples of changing policy through research and advocacy in Japan, Australia, Liberia, Portugal and US. Attendees are guided to identify key policy issues in their countries and to develop strategies for their research and careers to inform policy to advance the health of families. An interactive format with practice session to determine strategies to inform policy of outcomes of family research and advocacy will be conducted to expand family nursing capacity.
Utilizing Family Science Research and Methods to Investigate Social Determinants of Health: Implications for Practice-Based Research
Presenters:
Luke T. Russell, PhD, CFLE-P
Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois, USA
Jonathon Beckmeyer, PhD, CFLE
Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA
Chang Su-Russell, PhD, CFLE-P
Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois, USA
Level of Workshop: Intermediate / Advanced
Description:
This workshop will explore how to incorporate concepts, data, and methods from family science to complement family nursing research, theory, and practice surrounding the social determinants of health (SDOH). Brief introductions and hands-on activities will address theorizing about and operationalizing family and family-related variables in a SDOH framework, accessing publicly available nationally-representative datasets that include variables on family and health experiences, and designing multigroup analyses (within path-analysis or structural equation model frameworks) to answer between- and within- group research questions surrounding family and SDOH. The workshop will conclude with a discussion of implications for practice and practice-based research.
Two “Hidden” Social Determinants of Family Health: What are they and how may we facilitate the translation of this knowledge into clinical teaching/practice?
Presenters:
Lorraine M Wright, RN, PhD
University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Fabie Duhamel, RN, PhD
University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Level of Workshop: Intermediate
Description:
Suffering and compassion are « hidden » social determinants that affect family health. The presenters will discuss these two family social determinants and the accompanying Family Systems Nursing (FSN) interventions that soften illness suffering and promote family hope and healing. These interventions include acknowledging illness suffering and showing curious compassion. Important aspects of the knowledge translation (KT) process will be presented to guide the implementation of these FSN interventions into clinical teaching/practice. Workshop participants will participate in discussions and small group exercises to expand knowledge translation strategies to promote best practices in FSN and their sustainability.
Afternoon Pre-conference Workshops
How to Implement Family Nursing Services in Diverse Health Care Systems: A European Perspective
Presenters:
Birte Oestergaard, RN, PhD
University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
Karin Brochstedt Dieperink, RN, MCN, PhD
Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
Romy Mahrer-Imhof, RN, PhD, CEO
Nursing Science & Care Ltd, Winterthur, Switzerland
Level: Intermediate
Description:
Europe with its many nations has diverse populations and very different health care systems. Nurses scope of practice differ amongst the different countries as well. In order to expand family nursing capacities, the workshop will provide insight in the challenges European countries face in providing quality health services to their populations and responding to families’ support needs. Further, necessary contents and different approaches for family nursing programs that have been tested or are considered to be implemented will be presented. Additionally, approaches to prepare nurses for family nursing will be discussed and conclusions for the future will be drawn.
Where’s Family in the Illness Self-Management Frameworks?
Presenters:
Dena Schulman-Green
Yale School of Nursing, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Rachel Schiffman, PhD, RN, FAAN
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Kathleen Knafl, PhD, FAAN
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Janet A. Deatrick, PhD, FAAN
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Kathleen Sawin, PhD, CPNP-PC, FAAN
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Shelli Feder
Yale School of Nursing, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Level of Workshop: Novice / Intermediate / Advanced
Description:
The intent of the workshop, organized by the developers of three established self/family management frameworks, is to provide an overview of the frameworks (key concepts, positioning of family, measurement issues, applications) and examine key similarities and differences. Drawing on both the literature and presenters’ experiences developing the frameworks, the workshop will provide practical guidance for anyone interested in undertaking a study addressing self or family management, including selecting the framework that is most consistent with the proposed research. Through discussion and small group work, participants will have an opportunity to receive input on their own research.
