RCN 2013 Annual International Nursing Research Conference

20 - 22 March 2013, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK

About the conference

The RCN Research Society is pleased to announce the 2013 international nursing research conference, and invite the submission of abstracts of contemporary research which

  • inform the development or effectiveness of nursing / healthcare / organizational interventions
  • advance understanding of patient experience
  • inform health policy or public health
  • advance knowledge in the field of improvement science
  • inform the development, effectiveness or planning of the nursing / healthcare / research workforce

as well as abstracts which debate developments in research method, research management and research policy. The RCN Research Society are particularly interested in receiving abstracts concerning the healthcare needs of groups of people who are traditionally under-represented in research such as the Black & Minority Ethnic (BME) and "seldom heard" communities.

The conference aims to:

  • Bring together researchers from diverse clinical and academic settings from around the world to participate in critical debate
  • Promote and develop nursing knowledge
  • Facilitate sharing and collaboration between health care researchers
  • Help participants to better understand and contribute to evidence-informed policy and practice

To stimulate networking and debate the conference will include a variety of keynote papers, symposia, workshops, concurrent sessions, poster presentations and visual presentations with expert review (ViPER). There will also be fringe meetings and a lively social programme.

Key dates

  • August 2012 - Online abstract management system opens
  • 05 November 2012 - Deadline for submitting abstracts
  • 01 December 2012 - Outcome of scientific review accessible via online abstract management system
  • 31 January 2013 - Deadline for suggesting fringe items
  • 20 - 22 March 2013 - Conference

The RCN Research Society is keen that the process of building up the conference programme be open and transparent, and feedback is welcomed. The scientific committee is responsible for managing the process of abstract selection and preparing the professional content of the conference programme. The organising committee, which has local knowledge, is responsible for all other aspects of the conference.

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If you would like to be kept informed of future development for the conference, please email your contact details to research@rcn.org.uk

General information

Further general information about the RCN Research Society international annual nursing research conference can be received through Steven Jenkinson, RCN Events. Please e-mail: research@rcn.org.uk, or Tel: 020-7647 3941.