2015 Nursing Research Day examines the challenges and opportunities in 21st century practice
UPEI's School of Nursing and Health PEI held their annual Nursing Research Day at UPEI's Don and Marion McDougall Hall on Friday, May 22, 2015. The theme of this year's conference was '21st Century Nursing: Challenges and Opportunities in Practice.' Nursing Research Day brings together practicing nurses, academic researchers, and students to hear and share the latest research from their respective fields of practice.
"I am very excited about our 2015 Nursing Research Day,' said Dr. Rosemary Herbert, Dean of UPEI's School of Nursing. 'This conference profiles nursing research and practice innovations, and brings together nurses from all settings as well as nursing students."
This year's keynotes included:
Dr. Kathleen Valentine is the Dean of Nursing at UNB. She comes to UNB from the Massachusetts General Hospital Institute for Health Professions where she served as associate dean for clinical affairs and community engagement. Her research focuses on the economic value of human caring, nurse managed primary care clinics, and inter-professional collaboration.
Dr. Shelley Doucet is the Jarislowsky Chair Inter-professional Patient Centred Care at the University of New Brunswick and is recognized as an emerging leader in inter-professional education and practice within Canada.
Kristen Cameron was born and raised in Charlottetown, PEI. She attended Bowdoin College where she played NCAA hockey and completed her degree in psychology. Kristen was named an All American her first year for her outstanding play. She coached one of the top hockey programs in the country at Mercyhurst University, where she served as an assistant coach. Kristen is currently working towards her goal of making the national wheelchair rugby team and representing Canada at the Paralympics. Kristen will speak about her experience as a patient.
Dr. Herbert says the 2015 Nursing Research Day couldn't have happened without the organizing committee, including Angela Carpenter, Karen Dunn, Audrey Fraser, Cheryl Gaudet, Rosemary Herbert, Dawn Inman-Flynn, Pat MacPhail-Darrach, Keri Thompson, Marla Townshend, Jessica Webster, Brenda Worth.
