Nursing Research Day, Continuing Education and Outreach in the School of Nursing, University of Minnesota

Pathways to Health: Building Knowledge through Partnership

Friday, April 11, 2008
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
(8:30 a.m. registration)


McNamara Alumni Center

200 Oak Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Presentations now available. Select "Concurrent Sessions" from the menu on the right.

Featured Speaker

Jacqueline Dunbar-Jacob, PhD, RN, FAAN, Dean at the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing
“Developing a Program of Research: Building Knowledge on Patient Adherence”
Click here to view Dr. Dunbar-Jacob's presentation.

Purpose & Objective

Faculty, students and community partners will present findings from research studies and evidence-based clinical innovations and discuss implications for practice and policy. After attending, participants will be able to describe major research initiatives in the health care community, the Centers for Gerontological Nursing, Child and Family Health Promotion Research, Health Trajectory Research, and the Densford Center Clinical Scholars Program. They will be able to describe how findings can be used to optimize health outcomes for individuals, families, communities and populations.

Who Should Attend

Research Day is targeted for researchers in nursing and related health sciences, nurse educators, nursing students and practicing nurses who are committed to advancing science as the foundation for practice.

Continuing Education

This program is designed to meet Minnesota Board of Nursing criteria for continuing education required for licensure renewal providing 4.8 contact hours.

Contact hours have been applied for through the Wisconsin Nurses Association Education Approval Program Committee, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Commission on Accreditation for 4 contact hours.

Sponsors

  • University of Minnesota School of Nursing
  • University of Minnesota School of Nursing Foundation
  • Abbott Northwestern Hospital
  • Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare
  • Kappa Phi Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau International
  • Minnesota Nurses Association Foundation
  • Park Nicollet Institute
  • Rahr Foundation
  • St. Cloud Hospital, Centra Care Health System
  • Zeta Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau International
  • University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview
   

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