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highlights
events and people that shaped 2010
Events
National Australian Conference
Evidence-Based Clinical Leadership,
Directing Policy To Action
November 2010, Adelaide, Australia
Delegates joined an all-star cast at the unique venue of the
Palace Nova Cinema complex in Adelaide’s iconic Rundle
Street precinct. The conference focused on the role of
evidence-based clinical leadership in improving health and
aged care. Evidence-based researchers and reviewers,
guideline developers, clinicians, educators, policy makers,
administrators and consumers gathered together in front of
the big screen to work toward improving techniques and
methods of getting evidence into practice.
7th Biennial Joanna Briggs Colloquium,
Knowledge in Action: The Next Generation of
Evidence Based Practice
September 2010, Chicago, USA
The Colloquium was this year hosted by the Indiana Centre
for Evidence Based Nursing at the Sheraton Hotel in Chicago.
Contemporary healthcare services are complex, inimitable
and unpredictable spaces that highly skilled professionals
must navigate on a daily basis. The utilization of scientific
knowledge in these environments has proved challenging
across the world. The aim of this Colloquium was to
generate discussion and debate about the role and nature of
evidence in practice and strategies for using this knowledge
in pragmatic ways in real settings. The comprehensive threeday
program was diverse, interesting and multidisciplinary
and provided delegates with opportunities to share their
experiences and network.