Center for Nursing Classification and Clinical Effectiveness

CONFERENCES

8th Institute on Nursing Informatics and Classification
June 9-11, 2008

The University of Iowa College of Nursing, Center for Nursing Classification & Clinical Effectiveness will host the 8th Institute on Nursing Informatics and Classification on June 9-11, 2008. The emphasis of this conference is on nursing informatics and use of standardized nursing languages in clinical and educational settings.

Objectives
Participants in the Institute for Nursing Informatics and Classification 2008 will be able to:

1. Discuss the current state of NANDA, NIC and NOC as well as database development and issues related to these classifications in practice

2. Dialogue with developers and users of NIC and NOC

3. Discuss strategies for nursing documentation in the electronic health record

4. Discuss historical and current trends in informatics and electronic health records

5. Discuss use of clinical decision models with NANDA, NIC, and NOC

Keynote Speakers:

Nancy Staggers, Associate Professor, Informatics, Interim Director, Informatics Program, University of Utah, College of nursing, Salt Lake City, Utah

 “Patient Care and Informatics: Optimal Partners”

Ann Williamson, Associate Vice President for Nursing, UI Health Care and Chief Nursing Officer, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa

“Implementation of the Electronic Health Record: Opportunities and Challenges”

Elizabeth Halley, Principal, Healthcare Consultant, The MITRE Corporation, McLean, Virginia

“The National Health IT Agenda and Standards Harmonization Process: How can Nursing Make an  Impact”              
                       
Gunn von Krogh, Assistant Professor, Oslo University College, The Faculty of Nursing, Oslo, Norway

 “A Nursing-Specific Model of EPR documentation, development and application”

For more details, download brochure or contact sharon-sweeney@uiowa.edu