Akal College of Nursing
in collaboration with
Drexel University, Philadelphia, USA
8th International Nursing Conference
Global Perspectives of Better Mental Health
on
12th and 13th, October 2018
Venue
Bhai Gurdas Hall
Eternal University, Baru Sahib,
Sirmour Dist., Himachal Pradesh.
Aim of the Conference Sub-themes Invitation for Abstracts Organizing team Previous Conferences Important Links: - Brochure Brochure 18.09.2018
- Registration form (Offline): Registration Form_8th Conference 2018
- Registration form (Online): Click here to submit online
Aim of the Conference The conference aims at bringing together
Nursing and Mental Health professionals at different levels to share their knowledge, experience, research findings and perceptions regarding better mental health and to provide a holistic vision to guide the future action towards the promoting mental health at individual, family, institutional and societal levels. The conference also
focuses on role of positive psychology and comprehensive approaches to promote positive mental health through various interventions.
Subthemes - Positive psychology
- Mental Health across ages
- Socio-cultural determinants of Mental Health
- Interventions for the promotion of mental health
Invitation for Abstracts Abstracts of original research, case studies and concept papers are invited for oral/poster presentations. Original research should be submitted in IMRD format. Abstracts should be submitted in not more than 500 words as MS Word file. Authors’ name, type of article, designation, official address and email address with contact number has to be mentioned in the abstract.
Oral Presentation: - Duration is 10 minutes (7 minute for presentation & 3 minutes for discussion).
- LCD will be available at the venue.
Poster - size 3 x 4 feet and portrait layout.
- Last date of submission of abstracts: 25/09/2018
- Last date of submission of the full-text and material for presentation: 05/10/18
Only registered delegate will be allowed for oral or poster presentation. Best oral papers and poster will be awarded. All submissions should be mailed to:
akalcon3@gmail.com Organizing team Chief Patron His Holiness Baba Iqbal Singh Ji, Chancellor, Eternal University (Retired Director, Agriculture, H.P.)
Patrons - Dr. H.S. Dhaliwal, Vice Chancellor, Eternal University
- Dr. Davinder Singh, Secretary, The Kalgidhar Trust & Registrar, Eternal University
- Dr. NeelamKaur, Dean, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Eternal University
Advisory Committee (ACN) - Prof. Ranjit Kour, Principal, Akal College of Nursing
- Dr. Harpreet Kaur, Administrator, Akal College of Nursing
International Advisory Board (Drexel University, USA) - Dr. Jill B Derstine, Associate Clinical Professor,
- Dr. Mary Lou McHugh, Associate Clinical Professor
International Resource Persons (Drexel University, USA) - Dr. Jane Green Ryan, Assistant Professor
- Dr. Carol Okupniak, Assistant Professor
- Dr. Rita Aderenian, Assistant Professor
Organizing Secretary - Dr. Lekha Viswanath, Professor & Vice-Principal, Akal College of Nursing, Phone: 9447239312, 8628030391
Organizing Committee - Faculty, Akal College of Nursing
- Registration: Ms. Sangeeta Sharma (8679461506)
- Transportation: Ms. Simarjeet kaur (8427016084, 9816421609)
- Accomodation: Ms. Preeti Thakur (9418541611)
- Paper/poster: Ms. Jasneet Kaur (9646950367)
Previous Conferences As a part of extending contribution to the advancement of Nursing profession in India, Akal College of Nursing organizes International Nursing Conference every year in Collaboration with Drexel University, Philadelphia, USA since 2011. The conference in organized on a topic of relevance to Nursing each year. Following are the themes of International Nursing Conference in previous years.
2011: Nursing Informatics
2012: Global Nursing- A step ahead towards Global Health
2013: Innovative trends in Community Health Nursing
2014: Gynaecological and Obstetrical Nursing – New insights into Research
2015: Innovations in Nursing Education and Practice
2016: Bridging the gap between Theory and Practice in Nursing
2017: Family Nursing- A futuristic approach to Health Care [embeddoc url="http://www.akalcollegeofnursing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/INTERNATIONAL-CONFERENCE-ACN-2018.pdf" viewer="browser"]