Students Examining the Future of Nursing

(Thunder Bay - March 31, 2004) Lakehead University Nursing students will be looking toward the future on Monday, April 4.

The Third Annual Nursing Scholarship Forum, entitled "The Future of Nursing Possibilities," takes place at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Center in the 3rd Floor Auditorium. The Forum is an opportunity for fourth-year nursing students to demonstrate their scholarly skills in an appropriate setting. The day-long event represents a culmination of the fourth-year students' learning experience throughout their program, and is supported by the nursing faculty.

"This Forum is an excellent opportunity for Nursing students to gather together and discuss where they see the nursing profession going and how they will play a part in shaping this future," says Pat Sevean, a School of Nursing faculty member and co-organizer of the Forum. "Topics range from 'Sexual Health in Homeless Youth' to 'Euthanasia: The Nurse's Perspective' to 'Aboriginal Nurses and their Role in the Development of Indigenous Health Systems.' It's a very well-rounded day with many topics for the students to learn from."

The Forum will be broken down into four sections:

8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. Opening Remarks
- Dr. Ian Newhouse, Dean of Professional Schools at Lakehead U
- Karen Poole, Acting Director, School of Nursing,
Lakehead U
- Joan Lesmond, President, Registered Nurses Association of Ontario
Keynote Address
- Sally Dampier, Michelle Spadoni, Shane Strickland
"Advanced Practice Nursing"

10:45 a.m. to 12 p.m. Presentations
- Six different presentations concurrently by fourth-year Nursing students

1 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. Presentations
- Six different presentations concurrently by fourth-year Nursing students

For a complete list of presentation and poster titles, please call Marla Tomlinson at 343-8177.

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Contact: Marla Tomlinson, Office of Communications, 807-343-8177 or 807-472-9113