Call for Participation: Canadian Nursing Informatics Assn. Conference

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CNIA Conference Call for Participation

Informatics Everywhere: Celebrating the Diversity of Informatics Practice

Submission Deadline: June 29, 2007

October 1-3, 2007
Holiday Inn on King
370 King Street West
Toronto, ON

CONFERENCE OVERVIEW

The Canadian Nursing Informatics Association invites individuals to share their knowledge and experience at Informatics Everywhere: Celebrating the Diversity of Informatics Practice. Submissions should be congruent with the identified themes of the conference as listed in the four streams identified in this Call for Participation. Preference will be given to presentations which describe or demonstrate the application of informatics in various practice venues.

ABOUT THE CONFERENCE

The eHealth transformation agenda is rapidly sweeping across Canada. The relevance and importance of health informatics for all healthcare professionals has become indisputable. As concepts and applications of informatics are emerging in all aspects of practice, there is urgency for all nurses to be adequately prepared to actively participate in the transformational agenda. This conference will appeal to nurses in all roles and areas of practice. The program will include core content of interest to all in the areas of practice, administration, education, and research.

Proposals

Individuals who wish to participate at Informatics Everywhere: Celebrating the Diversity of Informatics Practice are welcome to submit proposals to the Planning Committee. Each proposal must address one of the conference tracks. Multiple proposals are welcome.

• Realizing Benefits Beyond Institutions: Not all informatics initiatives are occurring in the acute care sector. Papers in this track will highlight effective use of informatics and/or IT systems in areas such as telehealth, home care, public health and aboriginal health.
• The IT – EHR Challenge: Implementing and integrating large clinical systems is a challenging endeavour. Papers in this track will explore concepts and challenges such as change management, user engagement, process redesign, and systems integration, etc.
• Measuring the Value: Measuring and quantifying the overall value of informatics interventions can be difficult. Papers in this track will highlight methods used to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions. Areas of evaluation may include, but are not limited to, health outcomes, patient safety, error reduction, quality, productivity, patient and employee satisfaction, and teamwork.
• Educating Nurses Across the Continuum: From entry to practice through to advanced degrees, education is vital for increasing informatics knowledge and capacity in the nursing workforce. Papers in this track will examine how informatics skills and knowledge are being transferred to nursing students, nurses in practice and beyond.

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