NYLN Fall Research Conference November 14-15, 2014 BUFFALO, NY!

2014 New York League for Nursing

Fall Research Conference

BUILDING BRIDGES, TRANSFORMING PRACTICE

 Friday and Saturday, November 14 - 15, 2014

 Daemen College (Co-Sponsor)
4380 Main Street, Buffalo, NY.
For more details, contact manning_sara@roberts.edu

NLN Technology Conference- October, 2014!

Join in the NLN Technology Conference October 24 - 26 in Nashville, TN! For details go to http://www.nln.org/facultyprograms/conferences/technology/

Conference objectives retrieved from the event website on 9/29/2014 are to:

• Incorporate best practices in the use of technology into classroom, online teaching, and clinical experiences.
• Describe collaborative use and future directions for mobile technology and telehealth to manage client care and improve client outcomes.
• Relate key findings of the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Task Force Report on Delivery System Reform and Health Information Technology.
• Summarize new findings about the use and impact of simulation as a teaching, learning, and assessment strategy.
• Plan strategies to promote the use of technology as a tool for improving competencies in interprofessional education and collaborative practice.

Check out the highly acclaimed speakers - this is one you won't want to miss!

Simulation User Network (SUN) Conference, Dec. 2-4, 2014 in Philadelphia!

Join in the networking and educational opportunities for simulation users at Laerdal's December SUN Conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania!

For conference dates and location visit http://www.laerdal.com/us/sun.
For more details about topics and educational offerings, visit http://laerdal.cvent.com/events/registration-now-open-for-the-2014-philadelphia-sun/custom-18-4b004ed968a248778d376d2e067c22f8.aspx

NLN APRIL SIM CONFERENCES 2014

"Bridging the Gap Between Education and Practice:"
The NLN and STTI-Chamberlain College of Nursing Center Nursing Education Research Conference will be in Indainapolis April 3-5, 2014.
Dr. Beverly Malone, CEO of the NLN shares, "The emphasis will be on how education reserach can be used to improve our effectiveness in preparing nursing students for practice. Dr. Chrstine Tanner, Dr. Kristina Thomas Dreifuerst, and Dr. Angela McNelis will present. ...There will be concurrent sessions on a wide variety of topics."
Here is a link for more information http://nerc.nursingsociety.org/  

ALSO there will be a conference later in April:

"Exploring New Ideas in Simulation:"
The NLN /Boise State University Second Simulation Conference, Boise, Idaho, April 25-26.
Per Dr. Malone, "This conference covers standardized patients, emergency medical services requiring a multiprofessional response, game-based teaching and learning, and tools you can use, plus a great deal more. Featured speakers include keynoter Dr. Susan Kardong-Edgren of Boise State, Dr. Eric Bauman of the University of Wisconsin, and Dr. Pamela Jeffries of John Hopkins Universtiy. Dr. Janet Wilhaus, formerly NLN Simulation Scholar-in-residence and now a faculty member at Boise state, will lead a workshop on behavioral health learning with her colleague Dr. Shoni Davis"
Here is a link to learn more http://www.cvent.com/events/the-nln-boise-state-university-2nd-simulation-conference-exploring-new-ideas-in-simulation/event-summary-26e4374dd4904625911227cc04ad7229.aspxl

13th Annual International Nursing Simulation/Learning Resource Centers Conference

Experience the Magic of Simulation

13^th Annual International Nursing Simulation/Learning Resource Centers Conference

When: Pre-conference: Wednesday, June 18, 2014

          Conference: Thursday, June 19- Saturday June,21 2014

Where: Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort

Lake Buena Vista, Florida

*Single/Double room rate $175/night, Call 1-888-828-8850 for reservations

Registration: Available February 2014

Conference Objectives:

• ·         Experience the newest innovations in nursing simulation and/learning resources while you re-visit some tried-and-true methodologies
• ·         Explore future simulation opportunities for Evidence-Based Practice
• ·         Determine new directions for simulation and learning resource centers
• ·         Explore strategies to integrate technology into curriculum and practice
• ·         Examine the challenges of managing nursing simulation/learning resource centers
• ·         Network with colleagues and experts

Dear Colleagues,

I would like to add some other administrators to this group. If you would like to make posts promoting conferences and other educational opportunities or host simulation discussions, please email me for more information!

Sara Manning, MS, RN ,CHSE
manning_sara@roberts.edu