The NNPN is constantly working on new and exciting projects that aim to meet the needs of the NNPN membership by facilitating the implementation of evidence-based practices (EBPs). The current projects include:

The Steering Committee 

is the organizing committee for the NNPN with each of the workgroups reporting to it. The committee sets strategic directions for the NNPN in concert with the workgroups and NNPN member organizations. This committee has been working to schedule a face-to-face meeting to discuss strategies for accomplishing the mission and vision of the NNPN over the next five years. The Steering Committee would welcome your thoughts and ideas on how to improve the NNPN. The committee meets on the 2^nd Tuesday of every month at 2 p.m. EST via teleconference. Dr. Marita Titler (University of Michigan School of Nursing) is the Chair of the Steering Committee.

The Education & Networking Workgroup 

has been working on the guidelines for submitting manuscripts for an NNPN Online Journal. The group plans to approach the Steering Committee for their review and feedback prior to this project moving forward. They are also working on completing a process for updating the EBP resources section of the NNPN website. In addition, the workgroup is exploring social networking aspects (i.e. Facebook and Twitter) to be associated with the new NNPN website. The Education and Networking Workgroup meets on the 2^nd Thursday of every month at 2 p.m. EST via teleconference. The Co-Chairs of this group are Jean Cody (Southwestern Vermont Medical Center) and Dr. Michelle Aebersold (University of Michigan School of Nursing).

The Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Workgroup 

is working on disseminating data from the EBP Readiness Survey, as well as beginning work on updating the CBPR section of the NNPN website.  The CBPR group meets on the 3^rd Tuesday of every other month at 2 p.m. EST via teleconference and welcomes your ideas. Leadership of the CBPR Workgroup includes: Dr. Marita Titler (Co-Chair; University of Michigan School of Nursing) and Nancy Weber (Co-Chair; Covenant/Wheaton-Franciscan, Waterloo, IA).

The Implementation Workgroup 

has published the Organizational Evidence-Based Practice Toolkit on the NNPN website. The workgroup is in the process of redesigning the work plan to focus on an evidence-based practice organization implementation process. This project is in the early stages and we would love to hear from you regarding your thoughts on organizational-wide implementation needs or ideas. The Implementation Workgroup meets via teleconference on a "to be determined basis" and its leadership includes: Dr. Susan Adams (Co-Chair; University of Iowa/Iowa City VA) and Dr. Roxanne Wilson (Co-Chair; St. Cloud Hospital, MN).

The Staff Nurse Workgroup 

continues to create documents titled Eye on Evidence (EoE) that provide a snapshot of evidence on specific topics that are easy to use for a busy staff nurse. The group's governance documents are completed and are currently being reviewed by the NNPN Steering Committee.  The workgroup's upcoming endeavor is to establish rules/guidelines for an interactive discussion board on the newly updated NNPN website. The Staff Nurse Workgroup meets on the 2^nd Monday of every month at 4 p.m. EST. The Chair of this group is Anne McLeod (University of Michigan Health System).

 EBP Resources for National Health Observances 

National Health Observances provide the perfect opportunity to brush-up on relevant EBP topics during a designated month. Here are some upcoming observances and useful resources to facilitate your efforts: 

July:               Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month 

August:           National Immunization Awareness Month 

September:    National Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month

For more information about national health observances please go to: 2011 National Health Observances, National Health Information Center, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC. http://www.healthfinder.gov/nho/nho.asp.   

 EBP Study Announcement

The Nurses' Health Study Investigators are asking you to join more than 230,000 female nurses who are already participating in the long-running Nurses' Health Studies. They are inviting female nurses between 22 and 45 years of age (born after January 1, 1965) to join their new study, Nurses' Health Study III. For more information, visit: http://nhs2survey.org/NHS3/.   

Lunch-n-Learn

Journal Club

The next NNPN Journal Club session will take place on July 18, 2011 at 1 p.m. EST. This session will be led by Denise O'Brien on the article titled, "A quantitative analysis of the impact of a computerized information system on nurses' clinical practice using a realistic evaluation framework." All NNPN member sites are eligible to participate in this highly interactive session that critiques a research article. PLEASE NOTE: For 2011, the Journal Club sessions will occur on the 3^rd Monday of every other month at 1 p.m. EST.

The 13th Rocky Mountain Workshop on How to Practice Evidence-Based Health Care

July 17-21, 2011

Vail, CO

Sponsored by: University of Colorado Denver, Colorado School of Public Health & funded in part by a grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

To obtain more information, visit:

http://ebhc.ucdenver.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=15&Itemid=29

National Web-Based Teleconference: Findings from the Evidence-Based Practice Centers for Health IT

July 20, 2011

This is a free 90 min teleconference with continuing education.

Sponsored by: AHRQ

To obtain more information, visit:

http://ahrq.peachnewmedia.com/store/seminar/seminar.php?seminar=7747

Annual "Human Services" Workshops and Conference: Evidence-based Human Services Case Planning, Management & Services Delivery

July 27-29, 2011

San Francisco, CA

Sponsored by: Joyfields Institute for Professional Development

To obtain more information, visit:

http://joyfields.org/trn/cj/hs.html

17th Oxford Workshop in Teaching Evidence-Based Practice

September 5-9, 2011

Oxford, UK 

Sponsored by: Centre for Evidence Based Medicine (CEBM)

To obtain more information, visit:

http://www.cebm.net/index.aspx?o=5923

26th Annual British Association of Critical Care Nurses (BACCN) Conference 2011 "First Class Critical Care: Using Evidence to Create the Future"

September 12-13, 2011

Newcastle upon Tyne, UK 

Sponsored by: BACCN

To obtain more information, visit:

http://www.baccnconference.org.uk/index.php

2011 National Rehabilitation Nursing Conference "Chronicity and Complexity: Best Practices to Meet the Challenges in Rehab Nursing" & Interprofessional Pre-Conference "Chronic Pain Management in Rehab" 

September 14-16, 2011

Quebec, Canada

Sponsored by: Canadian Association of Rehabilitation Nurses (CARN)

To obtain more information, visit:

http://www.carn.ca/news-and-events/2011-national-rehabilitation-nursing-conference/

Effective Group Therapy: Evidence-based Fundamentals for Achieving Desired Outcomes

September 19, 2011

Online webinar

Sponsored by: Joyfields Institute for Professional Development

To obtain more information, visit:

http://www.joyfields.org/trn/web/grpt1.html

Fifth Pan-Pacific Nursing Conference and Seventh Nursing Symposium on Cancer Care "Issues, Challenges, and Future Directions of Evidence-based Healthcare"

September 22-24, 2011

Hong Kong, China

Sponsored by: The Nethersole School of Nursing & The Chinese University of Hong Kong

To obtain more information, visit:

http://www.nur.cuhk.edu.hk/conference2011/en/