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r e t t e l s w e The Glen Taylor Nursing Institute for Family and Society at Minnesota State University, Mankato is dedicated to providing leadership and expertise in family and societal health at local, state, national and international levels. The Institute, Taylor Visiting Scholars and Becky Taylor Doctoral Fellowships are made possible by a seven million dollar endowment established by Glen and Becky Taylor.
Fall 2013 • Issue 3
From the Director
More than 400 participants from 28 countries recently attended the 11th International Family Nursing Conference in Minnesota. The Glen Taylor Nursing Institute for Family and Society Dr. Sandra Eggenberger provided major support for the conference and critical foundational funding for the formation of the International Family Nursing Association (IFNA). This conference was the first official meeting of IFNA, an organization whose mission is to foster the individual and collective development of nurses involved in the promotion of health care to families by providing a unique
international forum of shared responsibility for the advancment of family nursing. The 62 founding members of IFNA have now grown to more than 400 members who are dedicated to family nursing. The conference theme—“Honoring the Past, Celebrating the Future”— acknowledged family nurses who have collaborated for the last 25 years without a formal organization. The conference strengthened the infrastructure of IFNA as members focused on education, practice and research. From the strong participation at the international conference, it was evident that family nurses from around the world are keeping an eye to the future and planning innovative opportunities to advance family nursing and improve family health through IFNA.
• The vision of the Glen Taylor Nursing Institute for Family and Society within the School of Nursing is to create an intellectual community that creates landmark innovations in the scholarship of family and society nursing practice. • The mission of the Glen Taylor Nursing Institute for Family and Society is to focus on innovative nursing practice knowledge that influences the health and healing of families and society at local, state, national and international levels.
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International Family Nursing Conference Keynote Speakers
Pamela Hinds, RN, PhD, FAAN
Dr. Pamela Hinds is the director of the Department of Nursing Research and Quality Outcomes and associate director of the Center for Clinical Translational Science at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. She is also a professor of Pediatrics at the George Washington University.
Patricia Benner, RN, PhD, FAAN
Dr. Patricia Benner is a professor emerita at the University of California School of Nursing. She is a noted nurse educator and author of From Novice to Expert: Excellence and Power in Nursing Practice, which has been translated into eight languages.
Pauline Boss, PhD
Dr. Pauline Boss is professor emerita at the University of Minnesota, a fellow in the American Psychological Association and American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy, and a family therapist in private practice. Dr. Boss gave the Glen Taylor Nursing Institute for Family and Society Lecture.