Nurses from across the globe will be presenting cutting edge research on a range of key health issues at the Royal College of Nursing’s 2007 International Nursing Research Conference, taking place in Dundee from May 1 - 4th.

Among the research papers being presented are:

• Verbal abuse of student nurses on placement
• The impact of the nursing workforce on patient outcomes in intensive care
• Fathers of children with life-limiting conditions
• Suicide in young men

The conference brings together nurses, health professionals and academics from diverse clinical and academic settings from around the world and aims to encourage sharing and collaboration between healthcare researchers. The four-day event includes keynote papers, workshops, master classes, concurrent sessions, poster presentations and fringe meetings which, together with a lively social programme, will stimulate debate on a range of major nursing and research issues.

The School of Nursing and Midwifery at the University of Dundee has been heavily involved in organising the conference and a number of academics from the School will present papers and presentations at the conference. The topics range from the different beliefs about stroke that nurses and patients may have to the challenges of researching male partners of women with breast cancer.

Senior lecturer in Nursing and Associate Director of the Social Dimensions of Health Institute at the University of Dundee, Dr Martyn Jones, will present a keynote lecture on the opening day of the conference. His work is focussed on work stress, staff well-being, and patient safety and the importance of managerial support, organisational change and targeted intervention in promoting well-being in the workplace.

Notes to Editors

For further information on the Royal College of Nursing’s 2007 International Nursing Research Conference and to view details of concurrents, symposia, workshops and posters, visit the website: http://www.man.ac.uk/rcn/research2007/media.htm

For interviews or illustrations please contact the RCN Media Office on 0207 647 3633, press.office@rcn.org.uk or visit http://www.rcn.org.uk/news/mediacentre.php

Royal College of Nursing (RCN) is the voice of nursing across the UK and is the largest professional union of nursing staff in the world. The RCN promotes the interest of nurses and patients on a wide range of issues and helps shape healthcare policy by working closely with the UK Government and other national and international institutions, trade unions, professional bodies and voluntary organisations.

The School of Nursing and Midwifery at the University of Dundee is recognised as one of the largest nursing education providers in Scotland, with a national and international reputation in nursing research and a wide range of expertise, ranging from understanding how children respond to neglect to the impact of the work environment on health. The School has campuses in Dundee and Kirkcaldy and is the main provider of nursing training for Tayside and Fife.

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