Research Newsletter

14. Conferences and Continuing Education Opportunities – 2007

Below is a list of upcoming relevant national scientific and professional conferences, calls for abstracts, and training opportunities during the remainder of this year. If you know of other conferences to add to this list on the next ORR Newsletter, please let Kristine Kulage know.

List of Upcoming Nursing Conferences from Around the World (a very comprehensive list provided by Sigma Theta Tau International)

April 2007

Eastern Nursing Research Society 19th Annual Scientific Sessions
"Building Communities of Scholarship and Research"
April 12-14, 2007
The Westin Providence
Providence, RI
Visit the meeting web site

Society of Pediatric Nurses 17th Annual Convention
"Expanding the Possibilities"
April 13-15, 2007
Hyatt Regency Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI
Visit the meeting web site

Association of Nurses in AIDS Care 2nd Biennial Research Conference
20 Years of HIV Nursing Research: An Evolution of Evidence Based Practice
April 13-15, 2007
Crowne Plaza Riverwalk
San Antonio, TX
Visit the meeting web site

American Nephrology Nurses’ Association 38th Annual National Symposium
"Advocacy through Leadership"
April 22-25, 2007
Hilton Anatole Hotel
Dallas, TX
Visit the meeting web site

Oncology Nursing Society 32nd Annual Conference
April 24-27, 2007
Las Vegas, NV
Visit the meeting web site

May 2007

HIV Management 2007 – The New York Course
May 4-5, 2007
The Hudson Theater @ Millennium Broadway
New York, NY

This advanced continuing medical education activity will provide participants with the latest information and practical guidance from nationally and internationally recognized AIDS experts on pathogenesis, resistance, and treatment of HIV infection and its complications, so that practitioners can deliver high quality care in all practice settings. Nurses receive 18.6 CE credits for this CME activity.
Visit the program web site

American Association of Critical Care Nurses – National Teaching Institute and Critical Care Exposition
May 19-24, 2007
Georgia World Congress Center
Atlanta, GA
Visit the meeting web site

2007 American Medical Informatics Association Spring Congress
May 22-24, 2007
Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin
Orlando, FL
Visit the meeting web site

June 2007  

AcademyHealth’s 24th Annual Research Meeting
June 3-5, 2007
Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin
Orlando, FL

The Annual Research Meeting brings together health services researchers, providers, and key decision-makers to address the critical challenges confronting the health care delivery system.
Visit the meeting web site

Society for Vascular Nursing Annual Convention
Celebrating 25 Years of Vascular Excellence
June 6-9, 2007
Sheraton Baltimore City Center
Baltimore, MD
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American Academy of Nurse Practitioners 22nd Annual Conference
June 20-24, 2007
Indiana Convention Center and RCA Dome
Indianapolis, IN
Visit the meeting web site.

National Foundation for Infectious Diseases 2007 Annual Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance
June 25-27, 2007
Hyatt Regency Bethesda
Bethesda, MD
Visit the meeting web site

July 2007

18th International Nursing Research Congress Focusing on Evidence-Based Practice
Collaboration: A Transdisciplinary Roadmap to Discovery
July 11-14, 2007
Austria Center Vienna
Vienna, Austria
Visit the meeting web site

SINI 07: Advancing Clinical Practice through Nursing Informatics
The 17th Annual Summer Institute in Nursing

July 18-21, 2007
University of Maryland School of Nursing
Baltimore, MD

Designed for both novice and experienced informatics professionals, is intended for Nurse Managers and executives, nurses interfacing with information systems, informatics educators, and other interested health providers.
Visit the program web site

August 2007

74th American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Annual Meeting
August 4-8, 2007
Denver Convention Center
Denver, CO
Visit the meeting web site

September 2007

24th Annual History of Nursing Conference
American Association for the History of Nursing
September 28-30, 2007
White Plains Crowne Plaza
White Plains, NY
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October 2007

Infectious Diseases Society of America 2007 Annual Meeting
October 4-7, 2007
San Diego, CA
Visit the meeting web site; now accepting abstract submissions for this meeting

The National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health 10th Annual Conference: Women’s Health Care in the New Millennium
October 10-13, 2007
Philadelphia, PA
Visit the meeting web site

November 2007

Sigma Theta Tau 38th Biennial Convention - Vision to Action: Global Health Through Collaboration
November 2-7, 2007
Baltimore Convention Center
Baltimore, MD
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2007 United States Conference on AIDS
November 7-10, 2007
Palm Springs Convention Center
Palm Springs, CA

The largest AIDS-related gathering in the United States, over 4,000 workers from all fronts of the HIV/AIDS epidemic—from case managers and physicians, to public health workers and advocates—come together to build national support networks, exchange the latest information and learn cutting-edge tools to address the challenges of HIV/AIDS.
Visit the meeting web site
Calls for Abstracts

American Academy of Nursing 34 th Annual Meeting & Conference
November 8-10, 2007
JW Marriott Hotel Pennsylvania
Washington, DC
This year’s meeting focuses on “Breaking Barriers: Changing Policy and Practice with Evidence.”
Visit the meeting web site
Calls for Abstracts

20th Annual Conference of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care
Reflecting on our Past, Envisioning our Future – ANAC: 20 Years of HIV AIDS Nursing
November 8-11, 2007
Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin
Orlando, FL
Visit the meeting web site; now accepting abstract submissions for this meeting

American Medical Informatics Association 2007 National Symposium
Biomedical and Health Informatics: From to Foundations to Applications to Policy
November 10-14, 2007
Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers
Chicago, IL
Visit the meeting web site

June 2009

10th International Congress in Nursing Informatics
Hosted by the Finnish Nursing Association
June 28 – July 1, 2009
Helsinki, Finland
Visit the meeting web site