The International Council of Nurses (ICN) will hold its next quadrennial congress in Barcelona, Spain from May 27 to June 1, 2017.
The congress theme of nurses at the forefront transforming care will feature sessions on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and papers grouped by themes including equity/ethics/human rights; health promotion and disease prevention; information and communication technology; nursing education and learning; regulation; and history. The congress will also provide opportunities for network meetings, a student assembly and meetings of the ICN member organizations known as the Council of National Nursing Association Representatives (CNR).
Student Assembly at 2013 ICN Congress in Australia.
ICN has outlined three main objectives of the Congress:
- To demonstrate and advance the nursing contribution to informed and sustainable health policies;
- To support nursing’s contribution to evidence-based healthcare and to encourage problem-solving approaches to health priority needs; and
- To provide opportunities for an in-depth exchange of experience and expertise within and beyond the international nursing community.
Note: The abstract deadline is October 10, 2016.
Posted by Nora Whyte