Education
Education is one of the activities of practice for the Advanced Practice Nurse (APN).
APNs in London are involved in education as professors in area universities and as speakers at local, provincial, national and international conferences.
LRAPN Annual Retreat
April or May 2012
London
0800 to 1600 hours
Consider submitting an abstract of your research or Quality Improvement work!
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Infectious Disease Outbreaks: Tools and strategies for front-line clinicians
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APN Conferences
Conferences and Call for Abstracts
LRAPN Retreat: Each year at the end of March or in early April the LRAPN holds a retreat for APNs. The day highlights a keynote speaker relative to the current issues of APNs.
Local research is presented and there is plenty of time to network with colleagues. Call for Abstracts is in January and will be posted here.
Conferences of interest to APNs are listed below with links. The usual date of the call for
abstracts and the conference are given. For more specific information click on the organization name
to connect to the sponsoring organization.
| Organization |
Link |
Conference |
Call for Abstracts |
| Canadian Assoc Advanced Practice Nurses |
CAAPN |
September/October alternate years |
March |
| Nurse Practitioner Assoc Ontario |
NPAO |
Early November |
March |
| Sigma Theta Tau International |
STTI |
May |
unknown |
| American Academy of Nurse Practitioners |
AANP |
June |
September |
| Canadian Federation of Mental Health Nurses |
CFMHN |
October |
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| Ontario Hospital Association |
OHA |
multiple opportunities. sign up for their email newletters |
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Learning Opportunities
For information regarding universities in the area offering advanced nursing education check
the links below.
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