The conference planning committee have taken the decision to include the Pre-Conference Workshops within the conference registration fee. This will provide additional value for money for our attendees and a bigger audience for each workshop, providing more opportunities for delegates to engage with each other as well.
IFNC16 is offering 8 Pre-conference Workshops (4 in the Morning and 4 in the Afternoon). The description for each workshop is provided below.
Morning Workshops
Delivering Culturally Safe Clinical Care Across Population Groups and the Lifespan (limited capacity)
Career Cartography to Find your Destination to Enhance the Practice and Family (limited capacity)
Incubating Family Nurse Scientists Across the Globe (limited capacity)
Innovations in Collaborative Family Research Methods: Exploring Meaningful Family and Family-Nurse Interactions to Inform Nursing Actions (THIS WORKSHOP IS AT CAPACITY)
Afternoon Workshops
Pediatric Mental Health Issues: A New Perspective for Assessment and Intervention
Fostering International Collaborations and Health Policy to Advance Family Health
Delivering Culturally Safe Clinical Care Across Population Groups and the Lifespan
(50 participant maximum)
Presenters:
Elisabeth Coyne, PhD RN | Grad Cert Higher Education SFHEA | Griffith University, Australia
Lisa Whitehead BSc (Hons), MA, PhD, RN | Edith Cowan University, Australia and University of Otago, New Zealand
Mandy Towell-Barnard DCur, MCur, BCur, RN, Diploma | Edith Cowan University, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Australia
Hazel Rands | Griffith University, Australia
Natalie Winter | Deakin University, Australia
Mandie Jane Foster, PhD | Edith Cowan University, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Australia
Lindsay Smith, PhD, RN | University of Tasmania, Australia.
Level of Workshop: Novice/Intermediate
Description:
This workshop will deliver strategies to establish and maintain culturally safe clinical practice to promote health equality. Culturally safe care recognises differences of culture, language, indigenous groups and minority groups and seeks to understand and ensure their needs are met in a manner that is acceptable to them. Australia and New Zealand have National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards which provide guidelines for understanding how to provide culturally safe clinical care. This workshop will develop your understanding and skills as a clinician and researcher to work with culturally diverse groups and ensure culturally safe practice.
Career Cartography to Find your Destination to Enhance the Practice and Family
(50 participant maximum)
Presenters:
Mari Ikeda, PhD, RN, PHN, CCP | The University of Tokyo, Japan
Kyoko Kobayashi, PhD, RN, PHN | St Luke’s International University, Japan
Suzanne Feetham, PhD, RN, FAAN | Children’s National Hospital Washington, DC, USA
Mayumi Morisaki, PhD, RN, PHN | The University of Tokyo, Japan
Nattasit Katchamat, RN | Ramathibodi School of Nursing, Mahidol University, Thailand
Yoko Imai, RN, PHN | Chiba University Hospital Chiba, Japan
Level of Workshop: Novice/Intermediate
Description:
Nursing careers are diverse, and sometimes nurses are unsure of where their careers are headed. Career cartography is a proactive strategy for clarifying one’s destination, connecting the past and the future, and identifying the steps toward that destination. It is also a strategy to acquire the ability to demonstate to others their research and scholarship outcomes. In this pre-conference, participants will understand how to clarify destination and its guiding map through career cartography case studies. Participants will learn how to empower their own future activities toward their destinations by sharing them with other participants in a group work.
Incubating Family Nurse Scientists Across the Globe
(50 participant maximum)
Presenters:
Karyn Roberts PhD, RN | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA
Cynthia A. Danford, PhD, CRNP, PPCNP-BC, CPNP-PC, FAAN| Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, USA
Debbie Sheppard-LeMoine PhD RN | University of Windsor, Canada
Junko Honda, PhD, RN, PHN, MBA, CTN-A | University of Hyogo, Japan
Suja Somanadhan, PhD, MSc, BA(Hons), Grad. Dip. | University College Dublin, Ireland
Frank Kiwanuka | University of Eastern Finland, Finland
Hannah Greenlick-Michals, MPIA/ESD, BSN, RN, CPN | Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Washington D.C. USA
Geldine Chikanya, PhD | Howard College Durban, South Africa
Willyane de Andrade Alvarenga, RN, MN, PhD | Centro Universitário Santo Agostinho and Federal University of Piauí, Brazil
Eric A. Hodges, PhD, FNP-BC, FAAN | University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, USA
Level of Workshop: Novice/Intermediate
Description:
Building a program of family research can be a daunting task. This interactive workshop will gather an international panel of family nurse scientists from various career stages to explore ways to create, develop, or change a research trajectory and share successes and challenges. Topics will include developing family research, pivoting an established research program mid-career, and integrating personal and professional challenges. Interactive breakout sessions will allow deeper discussion for you to incubate new networks and research ideas, challenge you to innovate and think differently about research, and inspire you as you work with families in research, practice, and education.
** This workshop is a result of the work and networking occurring through the IFNA Research Collaboration Subcommittee of the Research Committee. Members attending these meetings identified that learning from members about issues at different career stages as their research path develops and changes provides an invaluable perspective and is important in building the “family of family scientists.” The present and past Co-chairs of the research collaboration subcommittee are responding to member input by offering a formalized venue for discussion through this preconference.
Innovations in Collaborative Family Research Methods: Exploring Meaningful Family and Family-Nurse Interactions to Inform Nursing Actions
(100 participant maximum) – THIS WORKSHOP IS AT CAPACITY
Presenters:
Sonja Meiers, PhD, RN, AGCNS-BC, FAAN | University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, USA
Regina Szylit, RN, MsN, PhD, FAAN | University of São Paulo, Brazil
Maiara Rodrigues dos Santos, MSN, PhD | University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Ken Ho, PhD, MSc, FHKAN | The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China
Sandra K. Eggenberger, PhD, RN | Minnesota State University Mankato, USA
Rahel Naef, PhD, RN | University of Zurich, Switzerland
Kristen Abbott-Anderson, PhD, RN, CNE | University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Eau Claire, USA
Qendresa Thaqi, PhD | University of Zurich, Switzerland
Pat Chung, PhD, MSc, FHEA | Canterbury Christchurch University, UK
Petra Brysiewicz, , PhD, MN, FAAN, fANSA, ASSAf | School of Nursing & Public Health
Level of Workshop: Intermediate
Description:
Presenters will guide participants in designing research approaches to access family interactions central to the family health experience and the family/family member-nurse interaction supporting family health. Strategies for conducting global research collaborations valuing unique contributions of culture and language will be shared. The importance of family connections and the role of the nurse in utilizing evidence-based approaches to support family connections will be addressed. Various qualitative and quantitative research methods and outcomes focused on family and interactions will be demonstrated and shared, and consultation provided for participants. Challenges and opportunities encountered during the international collaboration process will be discussed.
Pediatric Mental Health Issues: A New Perspective for Assessment and Intervention
Presenters:
Michelle Mauch MSN, APRN-CNP, PMHNP-BC | Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, USA
Deborah Miller MSN, APRN-CNP, PMHNP-BC, CNE | Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, USA
Level: Novice/Intermediate
Description:
Over 13 percent of children worldwide are diagnosed with a psychiatric/mental health disorder, however this figure may not accurately reflect the daily challenges families face with their children. We will use the Contemporary Diagnostic Interview and principles of attachment theory to delve into aspects of temperament, cognition, cognitive flexibility, and personality; and explore how each may influence a child’s psychiatric presentation. We will describe pragmatic interventions clinicians can teach families to support optimal child and family functioning based on the child’s individual temperament and cognitive deficits, as well as the family’s unique needs—all rooted in a holistic, biopsychosocial approach.
The Family Systems Care Unit FSCU, Winterthur: How A Vision Comes Alive At The Zurich University Of Applied Sciences ZHAW, Switzerland
Presenters:
Barbara Preusse, MScN, RN | Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland
Evelyn Huber, MScN, RN | Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland
Margrit Hilpertshauser, MScN, MAS, RN | Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland
Corina Sgier, MScN, RN, cand.Ph.D | Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland
Gabriela von Arx, MScN, RN | Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland
Level of Workshop: Intermediate
Description:
The FSCU will be introduced with its unique combination of live family counselling, teaching, and research. Supervised clinical family conversations are at the heart of this living lab.
The workshop focuses on the first three years of development, explaining how a team of clinical experts established a reflective clinical practice. This is a relevant decisive condition for providing deep insight for students at all levels. Postmaster students can join a supervised trainee program. As all family interviews are recorded, a growing database is generated for research. This provides the possibility to generate and combine practice- and research-based evidence.
Best Practices for Engaging Families across the Lifespan in Research: Lessons Learned from International Experts
Presenters:
Ashlee Vance, PhD, RN, RNC-NICU | Michigan State University School of Nursing, USA
Dalmacio Flores, PhD, ACRN, FAAN | University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, USA
Petra Brysiewicz, PhD, MN, FAAN, fANSA, ASSAf | University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Barbara Giambra, PhD, RN, CPBP | UC College of Nursing
Helene Moriarty, PhD, RN, FAAN | Villanova University M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing and Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Veterans Affairs Medical Center, USA
Level of Workshop: Novice/Intermediate
Description:
The focus of this workshop is to describe best practices about engaging families across the lifespan to participate in research to advance family health. We will review findings from a literature synthesis on family participation and discuss recommendations for consenting, assent, and retention in research studies for participants and caregivers of all ages. Our expert panel will discuss real-world experiences with engaging families across diverse settings and populations. We will also address important considerations for researchers in the development of recruitment materials, enrollment practices, and follow-up. The workshop will conclude with a general discussion on policy and practice implications regarding family participation in research.
Fostering International Collaborations and Health Policy to Advance Family Health
Presenters:
Mary McCarron, PhD, RNID, RGN, BNS, FTCD | Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Michelle Scotton Franklin, PhD, APRN | Duke University, North Carolina
Marcia Van Riper, PhD, RN, FAAN | University North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Dr. Éilish Burke, RGN RNID BNS MSc PhD | Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Level of Workshop: Novice/Intermediate
Description:
Dr. Mary McCarron and Dr. Michelle Scotton Franklin will engage learners on 1) strategies to inform health policy for advancing family health and 2) the existing opportunities to foster global collaborations and increase impact. They will use examples from their own clinical practice, research, and policy efforts. They will use the example of The Intellectual Disability Supplement to the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (IDS-TILDA) and Trinity Center for Ageing and Intellectual Disability activities as the exemplars. They and their expert panelists will support learners in exploring what next steps they would like to take to foster international collaborations to improve family health.
