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NCEMNA First Public Policy Leadership Summit – March 25, 2019 (Los Angeles, CA)

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The National Coalition of Ethnic Minority Nurse Associations (NCEMNA), an affiliate of AAPINA, will convene its inaugural Public Policy and Leadership Summit on March 25, 2019 at the California Endowment Center, 1000 Alameda Street, Los Angeles California 90012. Our theme is “Nurses: Transforming Healthcare in Diverse Communities”, with keynote speaker, Catherine Alicia Georges, EdD, RN, FAAN, AARP National Volunteer President. Dr. Georges is professor and chair of the Department of Nursing at Lehman College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York.

Come network and meet with policy makers of the United States ethnic nurse leadership and learn about the positive impact that NCEMNA members have made on the health of the nation.

Click here to view and download the registration form. Or you can click here to register online.

For sponsorship opportunities, please click here to download and view the packet for your review and consideration. This inaugural event is your opportunity to learn, shape and be heard on critical policy issues.

For more information, contact Dr. Debra Toney, NCEMNA President, at dtoney883@aol.com.

*NCEMNA is a unified force advocating for equity and justice in nursing and health care for ethnic minority populations

Call for Papers – APN Journal

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Special Issue: Educational Innovations

Guest Editor: Patricia Alpert, DrPh, FAANP
Co-Editor: Jillian Inouye, PhD, FAAN

This special issue will feature articles related to educational innovations relative for practitioners, policy makers, academics, graduate students, and administrators from all countries who are interested in disseminating new knowledge and practices for Asian and Pacific Islanders. Deadline is June 31, 2019.

Please click here to download and view additional information and guidelines for submission.

Call for Papers Extended Deadline – March 31, 2019

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Special Issue: Transforming Health for Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders

Guest Editors:  Mary Frances Oneha, PhD; Nafanua Braginsky, PhD, DNP; Mahealani Suapaia, PhD; Kamomilani Wong, PhD

Co-Editor: Jillian Inouye, Ph.D., FAAN

This special issue will feature articles related to transforming health and policy for Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders. Researchers, educators, practitioners, policy makers, academics, graduate students, and administrators from all countries who are interested in disseminating new knowledge towards the improvement of health for Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders are welcome.

Please submit your manuscripts in the form of formal papers. For this special issue, we are particularly interested in the following:

Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander research, practice, policy, education as well as others on:

  • Culturally specific care that improves health and achieves equity.
  • Community and primary care practice innovations.
  • Comparative or state of the science review on the health status of specific Islander groups not otherwise reported.
  • Ideas on policy changes to improve the health and well-being of Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders.
  • Other related topics

Original and empirical studies using qualitative, quantitative, or mixed-methods are welcome. Asian/Pacific Island Nursing Journal is the only journal focused specifically on health and health care of and for this group. This journal publishes peer-reviewed articles that include, but are not limited to:

  • Methods, interventions, instrumentation, and educational techniques that are unique to this group.
  • Theoretical foundations that increase understanding of the unique response to changes in health and illness.
  • Bio psychosocial, spiritual, and ecological impacts on practice, education, and research.
  • Policy issues as a result of rigorous research outcomes.

For author guidelines, manuscript preparation, article processing charge and editorial contact information, click here.

The APIN Journal is indexed in DOAJ, EBSCO, and Scopus.

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

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2019 AAPINA & TWNA Joint International Conference (August 16-17, 2019) Taichung City, Taiwan

We invite you to submit abstracts for podium, poster, or symposium presentations that reflect the theme of the conference, “Changes in Nursing Research, Education, and Practice: From Local to Global.” We welcome a variety of topics and aspects of nursing and how it will impact the future of nursing at the research, education and practice levels. Submission deadline is March 31, 2019, 5:00 pm (PST).  Click here for  the abstract guidelines and submission forms.

Thanksgiving Message from the President

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Dear Colleagues,

With great gratitude, I want to say thank you for all that you have done and continue to do for AAPINA. Your selfless time and efforts are appreciated. May you and your loved ones be blessed on this holiday season and throughout the coming the year.

Have a happy and healthy Thanksgiving!

Sincerely,

Alona Angosta, PhD, APRN, FNP-C

President-AAPINA National.