You can download the final programme here.
If you are presenting a workshop please inform our hostess at the registration desk if you would like a facilitator (someone who will guard time and will assist you during your workshop).
It is a participative, democratic event primarily aimed at practitioners, practice developers and those in facilitation roles. The event will provide a forum for:
- The sharing of innovative strategies currently utilised to improve practice (e.g. action research, practice development and reflective practice).
- Workshops on innovative methods for challenging and improving practice (e.g. Forum Interactive Theatre, music, dance and reflective writing).
This year the conference is designed around six themes:
- Working collectively
- Developing an effective culture
- Learning strategies
- Using and developing knowledge and policy
- Evaluating practice
- Facilitation methodologies
Keynote speakers:
- Luciënne Hoogwerf, HOD at Fontys School of Nursing
- Annette Solman, Director of Nursing at the Children's Hospital Westmead
- Brendan McCormack, Professor of Nursing Research at the University of Ulster
- Harry Kunneman, Professor of Social and Political Theory at the University for Humanistics
A conference climate will be created in which participation and collaboration are supported, rather than merely ´delivering a paper´, and in which practical experience and jargon-free language are valued. Practitioners will have the opportunity to renew their confidence in the approaches they are currently developing to improve their practice and to celebrate their successes. There will also be opportunities to network and learn with colleagues from across the globe and to experiment with novel approaches. In addition, the conference will provide a medium for exploring the experience of collaboration and for helping people to find constructive solutions and ideas for practice problems.
Participants will be invited to join a Home Group, a small group of participants who will have the opportunity to:
- Support each other in the conference environment.
- Discuss concerns and issues arising from conference experiences.
- Share new insights and understandings. Prepare constructive feedback to the conference facilitators.
The two day conference is spread deliberately over three days to create time for reflection and networking.
