10^th International
Family Nursing Conference

Spread of Family Nursing

Past Host Nations of  INFC

History of International Family Nursing Conferences

Data compiled by Janice M.Bell,RN,PhD(www.janicembell.com)

• 1988-1st International Family Nursing Conference - Calgary Alberta,Canada,May24-27,1988
  (Hosted by Faculty of Nursing,University of Calgary;
  Chairperson:Lorraine M.Wright,RN,PhD)
  https://dspace.ucalgary.ca/bitstream/1880/45216/1/FNU_ConfProc_1988.pdf
  a book of selected papers was published from the 1st International Family Nursing Conference:Bell,J.M.,Watson,W.L.,&Wright,L.M.(Eds.).(1990).
  The cutting edge of family nursing.Calgary,Alberta,Canada:Family Nursing Unit Publications.
  http://dspace.ucalgary.ca/bitstream/1880/45100/3/FNU_CuttingEdge.pdf
• 1991 - 2nd International Family Nursing Conference - Portland,Oregon,USA
  (Hosted by a consortium of universities including Oregon Health Sciences University,University of Washington,University of California,San Francisco,and University of Montana)
  a book of selected papers was published from the 2nd International Family Nursing Conference:Feetham,S.L.,Meister,S.B.,Bell,J.M.,&Gilliss,C.L.(Eds.).(1993).The nursing of families:Theory/research/education/practice.Newbury Park,CA:Sage.
  http://www.sagepub.com/booksProdDesc.nav?prodId=Book3811&
• 1994 - 3rd International Family Nursing Conference - Montreal,Quebec,Canada,May 25-28,1994
  (Hosted by McGill University,School of Nursing and University of Montreal,Faculte des sciences infirmieres;Co-chairpersons: Fabie Duhamel,RN,PhD and Laurie Gottlieb,RN,PhD)
• 1997 - 4th International Family Nursing Conference - Valdivia,Chile,November 11-14,1997
  (Hosted by Universidad Austral de Chile;Chairperson:Dr. Luz Angelica Munoz)
• 2000 - 5th International Family Nursing Conference,"Family Nursing for the 21st Century",Chicago,Illinois,USA,June 19-22,2000
  (Hosted by University of Illnois at Chicago;Co-chairpersons:Kathleen Knafl,PhD,and Suzanne Feetham,RN,PhD)
  https://dspace.ucalgary.ca/bitstream/1880/47258/3/FNU_Chicago_2000.pdf
• 2003 - 6th International Family Nursing Conference - Gaborone,Botswana,Africa
  (Hosted by University of Botswana;Secretariat:Dintle Mogobe,RN,PhD and Sheila Shaibu,RN,PhD)(CANCELLED)
• 2005 - 7th International Family Nursing Conference,"Opening Spaces:Inviting Dialogue in Family Nursing",Victoria,British Columbia,Canada,June 1-4,2005
  (Hosted by School of Nursing,University of Victoria and School of Nursing,University of British Columbia;Chairperson:Virginia E.Hayes,RN,PhD)
  https://dspace.ucalgary.ca/bitstream/1880/46332/3/7FNUConf_2005.pdf
• 2007 - 8th International Family Nursing Conference,"Healing Families,Healing Communities:New Innovations in Practices,Education,and Research",
  Bangkok,Thailand,June 4-7,2007
  (Hosted by Faculty of Nursing,Burapha University;Chairperson:Suntharawadee Theinpichet,RN,PhD)
  https://dspace.ucalgary.ca/bitstream/1880/46331/1/8FNUConf_2007.pdf
• 2009 - 9th International Family Nursing Conference,"From Insights to Intervention: The Cutting Edge of Family Nursing",Reykjavik,Iceland,June 2-5,2009,
  Website: http://www.ifnc2009.com
  (Hosted by Faculty of Nursing,University of Iceland;Chairperson:Erla Kolbrun Svavarsdottir,RN,PhD)
• 2011 - 10th International Family Nursing Conference,"Making Family Nursing Visible: From Knowledge Building to Knowledge Translation" - Kyoto,Japan,June 25-27,2011,
  Website:http://www.ifnc2011.org
  (Hosted by Japanese Association for Research in Family Nursing; Chairperson: Michiko Moriyama, RN, PhD)

Copies of Conference Final Program and Book of Abstracts are available for free public access through DSpace,University of Calgary Library,Family Nursing Unit Collection under Proceedings: https://dspace.ucalgary.ca/handle/1880/44060