NEW! 33rd Annual
Conference Workshops
MNRS is please to announce the workshops selected for the 2009
Annual Conference:
Friday, March 27, 2008
8:00am - 5:00pm
Pediatric Nursing: The State of the Science
The purpose of this pre-conference is to provide an overview of the
state of the science in pediatric nursing - where the science was,
where it is now, and what questions remain unanswered. Participants
will explore considerations when conducting research with infants,
children and adolescents; ethical considerations; and exemplars of
translational research.
Marion
Broome, PhD, RN, Indiana University
Judith A. Vinson, PhD, RN, Michigan State University
Julia A. Snethen, PhD, RN, University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee
Joan K. Haase, PhD, RN, Indiana University
Kathleen Knafl, PhD, Oregon Health & Science University
Karen F. Pridham, PhD, RN, University of Wisconsin- Madison
Ann Marie McCarthy, PhD, RN, The University of Iowa
Colleen M. Corte, PhD, RN, University of Illinois at Chicago
Barbara Velsor-Friedrich, PhD, RN, Loyola University Chicago
Martha Driessnack, PhD, RN, The University of Iowa
Janet K. Williams, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, The University of Iowa
Structural
Equation Modeling: Not Just Spaghetti and Meatballs
Structural equation modeling (SEM) can be used to analyze the
causal interrelationships among predictors of health outcomes. This
workshop is designed to provide nurse researchers with hands on
experience by offering a step-by-step approach to testing and
developing models, variable selection, interpreting results and
goodness of fit associated with SEM.
Christopher
Burant, PHD, Case Western Reserve University
Gregory C. Graham, MA, Case Western Reserve University
8:00am - 12:00pm
Electronic Nursing Interventions: Effectiveness, Costs and
Cost-effectiveness
This one-half day symposium will describe several approaches to
testing and evaluating costs of electronic nursing interventions. A
general cost- effectiveness model for technological interventions
will first be presented, followed by descriptions of four projects
(NIH trials of studies of electronic nursing interventions) by the
presenters. The session will include considerable interaction with
the audience and their experience/comments. Challenges in research
testing of electronic nursing interventions and their
cost-effectiveness will be addressed as well
Shirley
Moore, RN, PhD, Case Western Reserve University
Sue Barnason, RN, PhD, University of Nebraska
Ruth Kleinpell, RN, PhD, Rush University
Mary Ellen Murray, RN, PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Lani Zimmerman, RN, PhD, University of Nebraska
1:00pm - 5:00
Inquiring Minds Want to Know: Critically Reading Meta-Analysis
Research
This session will discuss how to define characteristics of
meta-analysis research; similarities and differences between
meta-analysis and other types of reviews and frequent fallacies
about meta-analysis research.
Vicki Conn,
Phd, RN, University of Missouri- Columbia
Judith Floyd, PhD, RN, FAAN, Wayne State University
Beth Devine, PhD, University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee
Creative
Partnerships for Funding Nursing Innovations
Nurses in academic positions who are interested in the SBIR/STTR
mechanism must develop a project which is innovative and emphasizes
research over product development. "Innovation" could be
defined as determining the value of new technologies, significant
improvement of existing technologies, or new applications for
existing technologies. Applications showing little innovation will
probably not engender much enthusiasm from the review committee.
Research is the emphasis for these funding mechanisms because most
reviewers believe that NIH funds should be used for research and
not for product development. However, the ultimate goal of this
research is to develop health care related products that have
commercial merit. Indeed, Phase II grants require a 15-page
commercialization plan as part of the application. Research is
defined as the collection and analysis of data necessary to
commercialize a product, for example, feasibility, safety or
efficacy studies.
Debbie Gross, DNSc, FAAN, Rush University
Donna McCarthy, PhD, RN, FAAN, Ohio State University
Shirley Moore, RN, PhD, Case Western Reserve University
Barbara Bowers, PhD, RN, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Robert Topp, PhD, RN, University of Louisville
JoEllen Wilbur, PhD, APN, CNP, FAAN, Rush University
