Kingston Nursing Research
Nursing research is essential to advancing clinical practice, improving patient care and informing healthcare policy.
The annual Kingston Nursing Research Conference is a key forum for highlighting research by nurse-scientists in our community.
26th annual Kingston Nursing Research Conference
Thank you to everyone who took part in the 2023 Kingston Nursing Research Conference!
Our hybrid in-person and virtual event, held on Thursday, March 9, was a success, attracting more than 200 attendees and presenters. Read about one of our presenters here.
Congratulations to our poster award winners:
- The Dr. Joan Tranmer Non-Student Poster Award:
- Melanie Foisy, BScN, MN Student, Athabasca University/Nursing Coordinator, Cardiac Devices Clinic, Kingston Health Sciences Centre – “Deactivation of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators at Distance for the Dignity of Dying.”
- The Dr. Lenora Duhn Student Presentation/Poster Award (Three-way tie):
- Jessica Hogan, BSc-Physiology, BScN Student and Research Assistant, St. Lawrence College – “Nurturing Nursing Students in Long Term Care: A mixed methods study.”
- Nikita Gupta, BNSc, MNSc Student, Queen’s University/Registered Nurse, Credit Valley Hospital – “South Asian Immigrant Women’s Postnatal Experiences: A meta-synthesis.”
- Amber Johnson, BNSc, MNSc Student, Queen’s University/Member, Vaccine Preventable Disease Team, Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington Public Health – “Supporting Nursing Practice During Public Health Emergencies: The lived experiences of public health nurses redeployed to COVID-19.”
The winner of registration refund: Leah Sookhoo (RN, Queen’s University).
We gratefully acknowledge the contributions of:
- All of our speakers and presenters
- Donald Gordon Centre Staff and Videoconferencing Services
- Sponsors - Coloplast Canada, Daniels Health, McArthur Medical, Nipro Canada Sarstedt Inc. and Symphony Spa and Yoga
- The KingstonNRC planning committee
Our 2024 conference date will be posted this fall.