Tweet, Post & Chat: Maximizing Your Conference (IFNC12) Experience through the Use of Social Media

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Tweet, Post & Chat: Maximizing Your Conference (IFNC12) Experience through the Use of Social Media

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Presenters:

Wilma Schroeder MMFT, BN, RN, CAE, is co-chair of the IFNA Communications Committee. She is course leader of the Family Nursing course at Red River College in Winnipeg, Canada, and is passionate about encouraging students and nurses to “think family”. Wilma is a family therapist as well as a nurse educator, and uses social media to communicate with students as well as to disseminate family nursing & family health information. Websites:  http://wilmaschroeder.com/; Twitter: https://twitter.com/wilmafamilynurs ; Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/wilmaschroeder/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/wilma-schroeder/38/59a/b9a

Wendy Looman, PhD, RN, CNP, is an Associate Professor in the School of Nursing at the University of Minnesota, USA.  She is a pediatric nurse practitioner and has a passion for improving systems of care for families raising children with special health care needs. She serves on the IFNA board of directors and as the IFNA board liaison to the Communications Committee. Wendy has contributed to the development of the IFNA website since its inception. She developed Guidebook for IFNC11 in Minneapolis in 2013 and is developing the 2015 Guidebook for IFNC12 in Denmark. Website: http://www.nursing.umn.edu/faculty-staff/wendy-looman/; Twitter: http://twitter.com/looma003; Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/looma003; LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/wslooman

Janice M. Bell, RN, PhD, Canada, is devoted to bold, inspired efforts that transform practice with families. As the Founding Editor of the Journal of Family Nursing (http://jfn.sagepub.com) and a Founding Member of IFNA and co-chair of the IFNA Communications Committee, Janice has a strong belief in harnessing the power of social media to increase the visibility of and evidence for family nursing. Websites: http://www.janicembell.com; http://www.illnessbeliefsmodel.com; Twitter: https://twitter.com/janicembell; Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/janicembell/; LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/dr-janice-m-bell/23/488/573.

Program / Event Description:

This webinar will offer an introduction to the use of social media to promote family nursing and maximize your IFNC12 conference experience. Learn how you, as an IFNA member,  can promote your family nursing work and ideas through platforms such as Twitter and LinkedIn. Tips for using the Guidebook app at IFNC12 will be offered. Guidelines for use of social media during the conference will also be discussed.

IFNA website: http://www.internationalfamilynursing.org
IFNA Twitter: https://twitter.com/IFNAorg
IFNA LinkedIn group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/International-Family-Nursing-Association-6664854

Learning Objectives:

At the end of the session, participants should be able to:

1. Appreciate the value of social media to advance the credibility and visibility of family nursing.
2. Describe how social media can be used to enhance the IFNC12 conference experience.
3. Describe the common social media platforms that will be available at IFNC12.
4. Use the Guidebook app to facilitate and personalize the IFNC12 conference experience.
5. Recognize ethical issues in use of social media as a IFNC12 conference attendee/presenter.

Target Audience:

Any person planning to attend IFNC12, and has an interest in social media. Social media beginners as well as persons familiar with using social media will find this useful.

This webinar will be recorded and archived for viewing in the future.

This webinar is FREE to all participants.  Click here to view the archived webinar.