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Don't miss out on the 2009
Pre-Conference Workshops! With a variety of topics being presented, there
is something for everyone. Sign up today!
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.
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.
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
1:00pm - 5:00pm
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.
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.
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