July 30, 2008.  Mercy Conference Center.  Faith Community Nurses Association of Oklahoma and Catholic Charities Oklahoma City.  Keynote speaker:  JoVeta Wescott, Executive Director, Kansas Parish Nurse Ministry on "Funding Options."  Breakouts: "Creative Expression of Healing through Rituals" (Mary Diane Steltenkamp), "Keeping the Little Voices Safe" (Jeanne Draughon); "Day of Caring" (Glenna Herren), and panel discussion:  "Ideas that Work."  For more information, email Marilyn Seiler.

Blackwood, South Australia.  2008 Health Ministry Conference, "A Christian Response to Care of Older People."

August 14-16, 2008.  Blackwood Hills Baptist Church.  This three-day conference will encourage and equip clergy and health professionals interested in health ministries in the church, particularly a response to the care of older people by the Christian Church.  Cost is $125 for non-AFCNA members, $100 for members.  For more information, please contact Lynette Wiebusch, Chairperson, Australian Faith Community Nurses Association.

St. Louis, MO - "Lift Every Voice and Speak"

September 12-14, 2008.  22nd Annual Westberg Parish Nurse Symposium at Hyatt Regency St. Louis Riverfront.  For more information, please visit the website of the IPNRC.

Leicestershire, England - 2008 Syposium

September 14-15, 2008. Sponsored by Parish Nursing Ministries, UK at Hothorpe Hall, Theddingworth.  For more information, visit the website of Parish Nursing Ministries, UK or e-mail Rev. Helen Wordsworth.

London, England - "Rekindle the Spirit of Nursing"

October 6-16, 2008.  Sponsored by the Parish Nurse Network of the Kankakee River Valley in Partnership with Parish Nursing Ministries, UK, and the Florence Nightingale Museum, London. Approved for 25.6 CUEs by the Illinois Nurses Association. For more information, please contact Helen Chigaros, 815-933-5914.

Christchurch, New Zealand - 10th Annual New Zealand Faith Community Nurses Association Conference

October 24-27, 2008 (Labour Weekend).  Come to Living Springs, NZ, and celebrate the past, present and future of Faith Community Nursing in New Zealand.  Explore the role of healing prayer, view and effective way to minister within mental health, network and learn from other nurses working in this field, and have time out for reflection, worship, and prayer.  Further details and registration on their website.

Philadelphia, PA - 21st Annual ISONG Conference

November 8-11, 2008, Sheraton Society Hill. Save the date to attend the International Society of Nurses in Genetics Conference. More information is on their website. The purpose of the conference is to provide the international nursing community with genetic and genomic information relevant to nursing education, practice and research.

Orlando, FL - Spiritual Care Collaborative - Summit '09

February 1-4, 2009, Coronado Springs Convention Center.  "Health and Hope: The Hard Reality of Living Intentionally in a Village of Care."  Sponsored by the Spiritual Care Collaborative (SCC), an international professional group of professional organizations actively collaborating to advance excellence in spiritual care, counseling, education, and research.  Visit their website for more information.

Area Events

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