Conference furthers emerging field of clinical research nursing, November 14, 2011 News Release - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Monday, November 14, 2011 Contact:

NIH Clinical Center - America's Research Hospital

Maggie McGuire, NIH Clinical Center
mcguirema@mail.nih.gov <mcguirema@mail.nih.gov>
301-594-5789 Media Advisory

Conference furthers emerging field of clinical research nursing
What: The International Association of Clinical Research Nurses (IACRN) annual conference — cosponsored by the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center — holds three days of lectures, breakout sessions, and poster presentations connecting clinical research nurses who balance clinical care with research protocol management and support.

Why: As the clinical research nursing model of care was only completed last year, those practicing in this subspecialty need standards and management tools for implementing clinical research nursing across a wide continuum of practice settings. The conference unites nurses from around the country with leaders in the field to discuss career pathways, cultural competence, and genomic medicine.

Who: The keynote speech will be given by Barbara Turner, Doctor of Nursing Practice Program Chair, Duke University School of Nursing. Other presenters and participants will attend from academic and research institutions from across the United States.

When/where: The conference will be held Nov. 16, 17, and 18 at the NIH Natcher Conference Center (Building 45).

For more information, visit http://iacrn.memberlodge.org/conference.

The NIH Clinical Center (CC) is the clinical research hospital for the National Institutes of Health. Through clinical research, clinician-investigators translate laboratory discoveries into better treatments, therapies and interventions to improve the nation's health. For more information, visit http://clinicalcenter.nih.gov/.

About the National Institutes of Health (NIH): NIH, the nation's medical research agency, includes 27 Institutes and Centers and is a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. NIH is the primary federal agency conducting and supporting basic, clinical, and translational medical research, and is investigating the causes, treatments, and cures for both common and rare diseases. For more information about NIH and its programs, visit http://www.nih.gov/.

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Conference furthers emerging field of clinical research nursing, November 14, 2011 News Release - National Institutes of Health (NIH)