Program

Join your colleagues and friends at the 2024 ISPN Annual Conference! Review the program (linked below). There is still time to register!

2024 Final Program

2024 Concurrent Sessions and Poster Abstracts

ISPN is offering a Pre-Meeting Workshop: Psychiatric Mental Health Nurses: The Power of Understanding and Leading Holistic Care for Individuals Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder on Wednesday, April 4 from 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Find out more information about the workshop here.

The following lectures are confirmed and offer a variety of educational experiences for all levels of psychiatric-mental health nurses.

Keynote and Plenary Lectures

Opening Keynote

Thursday, April 4, 2024
8:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m

The Delicate Connection: The Fine Art of Uncovering Suicidal Ideation
Shawn Shea, MD
Director, Training Institute for Suicide Assessment & Clinical Interviewing, Inc. (TISA)
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Diversity Award Plenary Lecture
Thursday, April 4, 2024
4:10 p.m.-5:10 p.m.

Promoting Health Justice Among Immigrants and Refugees in Iowa
Emily Sinnwell, DNP, ARNP, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC
Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Iowa College of Nursing
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Melva Jo Hendrix Lectureship
Friday, April 5, 2024
8:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m.

Mona Shattell, PhD, RN, FAAN
Chair and Professor, Department of Nursing Systems, Hugh F. and Jeannette G. McKean Endowed Chair, College of Nursing, University of Central Florida

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Susan McCabe Lectureship and Closing Keynote

Saturday, April 6, 2024
1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m.

You Can't Punish the Pain Out of People: A Toolkit for Practicing Radical Empathy
Kimberly Dion, RN, PhD, CNE, CARN, FIAAN
Clinical Professor, Elaine Marieb College of Nursing, University of Massachusetts Amherst
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What's New

ISPN has signed a MOU with the Japan Academy of Mental Health Nursing (JAPMHN). We are excited to mutually share and collaborate with JAPMHN!

Congratulations to Dawn Bounds for receiving the five-year, $3.5 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to evaluate the efficacy of the Garnering Resilience in Traumatized Youth and Families program.
We celebrate Dr. Bounds in her work supporting adolescents and families.

Faye Gary was selected to receive the American Academy of Nursing Living Legend Award 2024. She will be honored at the Living Legends Ceremony held at the Academy’s annual Health Policy Conference, taking place on October 31 – November 2, 2024. She and four other extraordinary leaders exemplify the resolve and ingenuity of the profession and have made significant impacts on health systems and health policy. Dr. Gary is a long-time active member in ISPN, serving on numerous ISPN committees and recipient of Diversity and Equity Award (2018). Congratulations, Dr. Gary!

988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline just celebrated its second anniversary in July! Since transitioning to 988, they've provided vital support to 10 million contacts through calls, texts, and chats!

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