RCN Annual International Nursing Research Conference
23 - 25 April 2012, Grand Connaught Rooms, London, UK
- Programme
- Concurrent sessions
- Visual Presentations with Expert Review
- Symposia and workshops
- Posters
- Poster and oral presentation awards
- Marjorie Simpson new researchers' award
- Akinsanya award for innovation in doctoral studies in nursing
- Mary Seacole awardees
- Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/@Research_Innov
About the conference
The RCN Research Society is pleased to announce the 2012 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
- 12 July 2011 - Online abstract management system opens
- 07 Nov 2011 - Deadline for submitting abstracts
- 25 Nov 2011 - Outcome of scientific review accessible via online abstract management system
- 12 Mar 2012 - Deadline for early bird registration
- 31 Mar 2012 - Deadline for suggesting fringe items
- 23 - 25 Apr 2012 - 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.
Pre-conference social event
22 Apr 2012 - The RCN Research Society steering committee and members of RCN staff will be around the evening before the conference begins. If you are also likely to arrive the evening before, and would like to join us for a spot of dinner or drink, please let Kathryn Clark know, by 15 April 2012, email: research@rcn.org.uk
Register here for email updates
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 Kathryn Clark, Conference and Events Manager, RCN Events. Please e-mail: kathryn.clark@rcn.org.uk, or Tel: 020-7647 3585.