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NEW! POETIC EXPRESSIONS

JCN has something new. See pages 57-58 for the new poetry column. We'd like your feedback and also your poetry about nursing and your nursing experiences. Should your submission be selected for publication, your poem and a brief interview will appear in a future issue of JCN, in print or online. See guidelines for how to submit to JCN's Editorial Manager: http://www.editorialmanager.com/ncf-jcn/default.aspx. We only accept submissions online.

 

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NCFI CONFERENCE

Nurses Christian Fellowship International (NCFI) announces its Quadrennial International Congress, Healthy Lives in a Broken World: A Christian Response for Nursing, June 6-10, 2016, at the Development Academy of the Philippines, Tagaytay City, south of Manila, Philippines. Learn more at http://ncfi.org/conference/congress-2016/ and view a video preview and images of the conference site.

 

Meet and fellowship with nurses from all over the world at the NCFI Congress-it's an amazing experience you won't want to miss!

 

INNOVATIONS CONFERENCE

WHO: Nurse Educators, Clinicians, Students, Researchers

 

WHAT: 5th Biennial Innovations in Faith-Based Nursing Conference

 

WHEN: June 20-23, 2016

 

WHERE: Indiana Wesleyan University (IWU) in Marion, Indiana

 

WHY: Make a personal impact on the nursing profession!

 

Join others to experience encouragement in a Christian community. Explore Christian foundations in nursing and identify innovative teaching strategies for education and practice. It's all a part of the Innovations in Faith-Based Nursing Conference, sponsored by IWU, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, and Nurses Christian Fellowship!

 

For information see http://www.indwes.edu/nursing-innovations/, call 888-876-6498, or email mailto:[email protected].

 

WESTBERG SYMPOSIUM

The Church Health Center and International Parish Nurse Resource Center announce the 2016 Westberg Symposium to be held April 7-10, 2016, at the Doubletree Chicago-North Shore Hotel, Skokie, Illinois. Objectives are to:

 

* Examine resilience in spiritual development.

 

* Identify how resilience is demonstrated through faith community nursing practice, with or in faith communities.

 

* Examine the emerging outcome-based research of faith community nursing practice.

 

* Discuss strategies for faith community nursing that support personal, professional, and organizational resilience.

 

 

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Westberg! Learn more and register at http://www.churchhealthcenter.org/westberg2016

 

HMA ANNUAL MEETING & CONFERENCE

The Health Ministries Association announces its 2016 HMA Annual Meeting and Conference, September 12-14, 2016, at the Crown Plaza, San Marco Golf Resort, Chandler, Arizona. Room rate is just $99 per night! See more at: http://hmassoc.org/upcoming-conference/#sthash.zgVOfBSJ.dpuf

 

HMA is the professional membership organization for health ministry, including faith community nurses, health ministers, program leaders, and spiritual leaders, such as chaplains.

 

Coming soon in JCN

 

* Teen Depression and Suicide: A Silent Crisis

 

* The Role of Nursing in the Shifting Landscape of Mental Health

 

* Transitional Care Models Using Faith Community Nurses

 

* Faith-Based Service-Learning Opportunities for Schools of Nursing

 

* Teaching and Practicing Caring in the Classroom

 

* Employee Spiritual Care: Supporting Those Who Care for Others

 

* Church Member Support and Psychological Well-Being of Pregnant African American Women

 

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