CFP: Children of Parents with Mental Illness

Children of Parents with Mental Illness Abstracts due: 1st November, 2014  Deadline for Papers: 1st February 2015 Prevention and early intervention for children and families where parents have mental illness Advances in Mental Health ~ volume 13-2 ~ August 2015 Edited by Kim Foster, PhD, MA, DipAppSc, BN, RN, FACMHN, MACN, Professor, Faculty of Health, …

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Fast Writing

Gregory Semenza writing for the Chronicle of Higher Education’s Vitae website (free but requiring registration to view) recommends “Better Writing Habits in Just 10 Minutes.” Using Robert Boice’s “contingency management” (in which you schedule time daily for writing), Semenza recommends grabbing 10 or 15 minutes between doing other things (instead of checking Facebook or watching …

How to Get Published, or Not

Two summertime articles in Inside Higher Ed remind us of some basic principles for successful scholarly publishing. Social scientist Maureen Pirog outlines key elements of successful research and publishing: Think globally. Create a good research team. Select a strong research design. Use good data and measures. If your paper has flaws, do not ignore them. …

CFP: LGBTQIA Youth Conference

True Colors, Connecticut’s advocacy and educational organization for sexual minority youth, is seeking proposals for its annual conference. The due date for workshops for the annual True Colors LGBTQIA youth issues conference is coming up. True Colors "When Pink and Blue Aren't Enough" will be held on March 20 - 21st, 2015 at UConn in Storrs, …

CFP: ENRS 27–Nursing Science, Evidence, & Policy: Creating a Culture of Health

 ENRS 27th Annual Scientific Sessions: Nursing Science, Evidence, and Policy: Creating a Culture of Health April 15 - 17, 2015 | Washington Marriott Wardman Park |Washington, DC  Call for Abstract Reviewers – Deadline: September 18, 2014  Call for Abstracts – Deadline: September 26, 2014 The Eastern Nursing Research Society invites the submission of abstracts representing original contributions to …

CFP: Professionalism in Health Care

“The Role of Professionalism in Health Care: Essential Elements, Perspectives, and What’s at Risk” Academy for Professionalism in Health Care, 3rd Annual Conference, May 7-9, 2015, The Brown Hotel, Louisville, Kentucky Call for Papers is Now Open! Our Full Call for Proposal is posted at: http://academy-professionalism.org/index_/2015_Annual_MTG.html This year’s theme encourages participants to consider the main …

CFP: Global Health & Innovation Conference

Global Health & Innovation Conference Presented by Unite For Sight, 12th Annual Conference Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA Saturday, March 28 - Sunday, March 29, 2015 http://www.uniteforsight.org/conference “A Meeting of Minds”—CNN The Global Health & Innovation Conference is the world’s largest global health conference and social entrepreneurship conference. This must-attend, thought-leading conference annually convenes …

CFP: Integrating Health Policy into Doctoral Nursing Programs

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS Deadline for submission: Midnight, October 31, 2014 Integrating Health Policy into Doctoral Nursing Programs: Continuing the Conversation in 2015 Conference Tuesday, January 27, 2015 Hotel Del Coronado, Coronado, California Presented by: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Nursing and Health Policy Collaborative at the University of New Mexico This conference offers PhD and …

NLN Scholarly Writing Retreat Shows Results

The Spring 2014 issue of The NLN Report includes an article on the long-term impact on ongoing writing behaviors of the NLN Scholarly Writing Retreat. See here http://www.nln.org/publications/pdf/2014SpringNewsletterfinal_.pdf and scroll to page 10. Of 111 participants, 62 responded to an outcomes survey; of those 61 submitted manuscripts. Eighty percent were published, with an additional 11.5 …

CFS: SAGE Global Qualitative Nursing Research

SAGE Global Qualitative Nursing Research While weekly there are reports of still another online open-access journal scam, often brought to our attention by Jeffrey Beall’s ScholarlyOA Web site, we are pleased to report the launch of a reputable new online open-access journal from a respected publisher and edited by a distinguished scholar. SAGE Publications’ Global …