
Integrating Genomics into Family Nursing Research and Teaching:
Why it Matters and Strategies for Success
Marcia Van Riper, RN, Ph.D
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA

Supporting families in suffering: Program development and Clinical Trials
Michiko Moriyama, RN, Ph.D
Hiroshima University, Japan

Family Life & Familiy Development in Japan
Sumiko Maehara, RN, NM, Ph.D
Kyoto Tachibana University, Japan

Return of the “Intimate Outsider” - Current Trends and Issues in Family Nursing Research, Revisited
Lawrence H. Ganong, Ph.D
University of Missouri, USA

WHO Europe Family Health Nurse Project: Planning, implementation, evaluation and new perspectives.
Bente Sivertsen, RN, MsN
Former Policy Adviser ,Nursing and Midwifery European Region of WHO
Chief Professional Nursing Officer, Danish Nurses Organization

Spiritual Bonds Between Patient and One's Family: Death and Great Compassion in Buddhism
Naoki Nabeshima, Ph.D
Ryukoku University, Japan
Different Pespectives on Suffering and Spirituality when Caring for Families

Tatsuya Konishi
Chaplain, Director of Spiritual Care, Higashi Sapporo Hospital, Japan
A Western Perspective on Spirituality and Care
Lorraine M. Wright, RN, Ph.D
University of Calgary, Canada
Academic Strategy to visualize Family Nursing: Legacy of FN in Japan
How Nurses in Japan established JARFN
Kazuko Ishigaki, RN, PHN, Ph.D
President, JARFN
Chiba Prefectural University of Health Sciences, Japan
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Center of Excellence in Family Nursing around the World Chair: Janice Bell, RN, Ph.D University of Calgary, Canada |
Family Nursing in Asian Countries
Korea, China, Hongkong, Vietnam
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Main Session 1 Donna Miles Curry, RN, Ph.D, PCNS-BC Wright State University, USA |
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Main Session 2 Naohiro Hohashi, Ph.D, RN, PHN Kobe University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Japan |
Main Session 3
Primary Health Care from FN Perspective: European approach
(under negotiation)
Main Session 4
Family Interviewing Skills: How to Integrate Skills into Various Practice Settings. How to Move Beyond Basic Skills
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Maureen Leahey, RN, Ph.D University of Calgary, Canada |
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Lorraine M. Wright, RN, Ph.D University of Calgary, Canada |
| Sandy Harper-Jaques, RN, MN University of Calgary, Canada |
New Direction of Family Nursing: Future in Family Nursing
From WHO Europe
From IFNA
From JARFN





Dr.J Bell
Dr.L Wright
H Watanabe
Dr.M Leahey
Dr.P Bomar




Dr.S Hanson
Dr.D Coehlo
V Gedaly-Duff
Dr.J Kaakinen
Credit Approval of
Licence Renewal
Lecturein CDEJ