ICN International Conference 19-23 June 2015 Seoul, Republic of Korea - Global Citizen, Global Nursing

The International Council of Nurses is pleased to send you the link to the Call for Abstracts for the ICN Conference to be held in Seoul, Republic of Korea, 19-23 June 2015.  With the theme “Global Citizen, Global Nursing”, the ICN 2015 Conference will provide a global platform for the dissemination of nursing knowledge and leadership across specialities, cultures and countries.

The extensive ICN 2015 Conference scientific programme will feature keynote and main session invited speakers as well as a wide range of concurrent sessions including dynamic papers accepted through our highly competitive abstract selection process.

To share your ideas, research and expertise on how to provide quality care, improve populations’ equity and access to health care or contribute to further advance nursing knowledge and practice, you are invited to submit an abstract.

The Call for Abstracts provides you with all necessary information to enable you to actively contribute to the scientific and educational content of the ICN 2013 Congress by submitting an abstract on-line at www.icn2015.com

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS NOW AVAILABLE AT www.icn2015.com

Key dates

15 April 2014:	Online submission of abstracts opens
7 October 2014:	Online submission of abstracts closes (midnight GMT)
7 October 2014:	Registration opens
9 December 2014:	Applicants notified of abstract acceptance
11 February 2015:	Deadline for registration of abstract presenters

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Winter Exhibition at Wellcome Trust: Foreign Bodies, Common Ground

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Art in Global Health: Reflections

The exhibition brings together artworks including painting, photography, sculpture, film and performance, made during residencies at medical research centres funded by the Wellcome Trust in Kenya, Malawi, South Africa, Thailand, Vietnam and the UK. The contributing artists were given a simple and wide-ranging brief: to find out about research being undertaken and produce work responding to their investigations. The result is a series of varied, moving and humorous works, recording journeys taken within the complex realm that lies between scientific processes and local communities, often on the frontlines of communicable diseases. http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/News/2013/WTP054754.htm

"Health issues are usually addressed by women because of their standing in society. The question is: how do we bring the  men into the picture?" Elson Kambalu

About Art in Global Health ‘Global health’ is a phrase we hear more and more frequently. As it attracts more attention it attracts more investment and more research. But what does it mean? ...

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‘Foreign Bodies, Common Ground’ at Wellcome Collection


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Nursing Informatics 2014 - Call for Submissions

Please forward this message via to your own networks and contacts.

We are pleased to announce that NI 2014, the 12th International Congress on Nursing Informatics, will be held in Taipei, Taiwan, June 21-25, 2014.

The theme of the conference is “eSmart + ” where “e” stands for eHealth, “S” implies simplicity, “m” represents mobility and meaningful use, “a” denotes advanced leadership, “r” indicates revolution, “t” means translational technologies, and “+” symbolizes People Leading uCare Safely. The acronym is also used to convey the idea of adopting smart technology to help health providers deliver higher quality care.

The online submissions system is now open and will remain open until mid-September 2013. Decisions on manuscripts will be made by mid-December 2013.

You can find more information at the conference website: www.ni2014.org

We very much look forward to seeing your submissions and to meeting you in Taiwan next year.

With best wishes

Nick Hardiker & Heimar Marin

Co-Chairs, Scientific Programme Committee, NI2014

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Additional source: The Independent Friday 21 June 2013