"Building Excellence through evidence"

January 4-11, 2004

Cruise To Eastern Caribbean "Seminar At Sea "

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Evidence, leadership, quality care and human resource issues will dominate the conference just as they dominate the current health care environment.

 Prominent guest speakers will give sessions on building excellence through evidence, focusing on the most pressing and timely topics of interest for nursing and health care. Concurrent sessions will address the following cross cutting themes: Professional Practice; Evidence; Leadership; and Workplace Well-Being.

Join us on a 7-night cruise from Fort Lauderdale, Florida onboard the Radiance of the Seas. Set sail to the Eastern Caribbean for unforgettable adventures. Be among Royal Caribbean’s very special guests.

Program Presentation Overview

The main objectives of the conference are:

	To support informed and sustainable improvement in policy and nursing practice.
	To advance nursing's contribution to health care and facilitate the dissemination of evidence highlighting effective nursing interventions.

Nurse Practitioner/Advanced Practice Nursing Network
Strategies for developing advanced practice roles
Innovations in NP/APN Practice
Definitions, characteristics, scope of practice

Research Network
Contribution of nursing research to health systems
New ethical dilemmas
Effective research dissemination and utilization

Adventures in Attitude: Integrating Work and Life
Violence
Changing negative attitudes to positive attitudes to improve personal success
Staffing levels/job satisfaction/job performance

Humor in the Work Place