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The Maridulu Budyari Gumal Sydney Partnership for Health, Education, Research, and Enterprise (SPHERE) Nursing and Midwifery Implementation Science Academy's Early to Mid-Career Researcher (EMCR) Group is excited to host the inaugural National EMCR Nursing and Midwifery Symposium.

When: 11th November 2024, Sydney

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Symposium Overview


The Symposium aims to connect early and mid-career nursing and midwifery researchers from all over Australia to foster collaboration, networking, and visibility, within and beyond the academic and clinical environments. 

This event will catalyse collaborative, multicentre research projects led by nurses and midwives, thereby facilitating the integration of evidence into clinical practice more efficiently and effectively, to improve patient outcomes and enhance health care delivery.

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  • Key information


     

  • When: 11 November 2024, Sydney

    Location: Australian Catholic University | North Sydney

    Attendees: Early and mid-career nursing and midwifery researchers (<10 years post PhD)

Keynote speakers


Ruth Endacott

Professor Ruth Endacott

Director of Nursing and Midwifery at NIHR (National Institute for Health and Care Research), UK

 

 

Zoe Bradfield

Associate Professor Zoe Bradfield

Senior Midwifery Research Fellow, Curtin University and the Women and Newborn Health Service, Western Australia and President of the Australian College of Midwives
 

 

Travel scholarships

We are excited to provide 10 travel scholarships ($500 each) to support attendance to the Symposium. 

For further information, including conditions and application process please contact NRIadmin@acu.edu.au

Save the date


We look forward to providing an exciting and beneficial Symposium and hope to see you there! 

On behalf of the Organising Committee.

Dr Nicola Straiton, Dr Helen Goldsmith, Wimbayi Musodza, Dr Elizabeth Brogan, Professor Caleb Ferguson and Professor Sandy Middleton

The organising committee: (l-r) Dr Nicola Straiton, Dr Helen Goldsmith, Wimbayi Musodza, Dr Elizabeth Brogan, Professor Caleb Ferguson and Professor Sandy Middleton.

 

The National EMCR Nursing and Midwifery Research Symposium received grant funding from the Theo Murphy Initiative (Australia), administered by the Australian Academy of Science.