European Regional Conference

Promoting Global Nursing: Education, Research and Practice to meet tomorrow’s health and care needs. #SigmaERC2024

Bournemouth University and the Phi Mu Chapter are delighted to be hosting the 7th European Regional Sigma Conference from Wednesday 26th to Friday 28th June 2024.

The main theme for the Conference is: Promoting Global Nursing: Education, Research and Practice to meet tomorrow’s health and care needs.

 



The main theme incorporates the following six sub-themes:


  1. Working together across disciplines, boundaries and countries, including co-production with service users, patients and families
  2. Entrepreneurship: creativity, enterprise and innovation
  3. Inclusivity: working with socially excluded and vulnerable groups
  4. Sustainable nursing: climate, resource and workforce
  5. Nursing during times of conflict, crisis and disasters
  6. Digital health

The full scientific programme will be made available soon.

The following speakers will be presenting Keynote presentations during the conference, each focusing on one of the sub-themes:

  • Joanne Bosanquet MBE, Chief Executive, Foundation of Nursing Studies
  • Professor Michael Shannon, Crown Coaching International
  • Professor Joy Duxbury OBE, Professor of Mental Health, Manchester Metropolitan University
  • Maggie Langins, Nursing and Midwifery Policy Advisor, World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Europe
  • Professor Martin Bricknell, Professor of Conflict, Health and Military Medicine, King’s College London
  • Dr Natasha Phillips, Chief Nursing Information Officer, NHS England. 

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Conference fees:

  • Sigma Member Full Conf - Early Bird (31/03/2024) = £300
  • Sigma Member Full Conf = £350
  • Sigma Member Full Conf (Low Income Country, including Italy, Armenia, Portugal and Croatia) = £200
  • Non-Member Full Conf - Early Bird (31/03/2024) = £375
  • Non-Member Full Conf = £425
  • Day Delegate - Day 1 = £150
  • Day Delegate - Day 2 = £150
  • Day Delegate - Day 3 = £150
  • Students are classed as only any student in full-time study e.g. BSc, MSc, PhD
  • Student Member Full Conference = £100
  • Student Non-Member Full Conference = £150
  • Retired = £150
  • Online Delegates = £100
  • Student Ambassadors = £0
  • Free Places = £0

 



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Prizes will be available for:

  • Best verbal poster presentation
  • Best presentation

There will be five categories of winners for each Award:

  • Student (MSc or below)       
  • PhD student/early career researcher (up to 3 years)           
  • 100% in patient-facing practice         
  • First-time presenter prize        
  • Other Presenter



Sponsors and Exhibitors

The Conference organisers are now seeking sponsors and exhibitors to support the Conference. Supporting this event will be an opportunity to raise your profile and awareness of your product or service. You will be able to meet nurse leaders and key decision-makers from universities and health providers from across Europe and around the world. This will help you to establish new collaborative relationships. Supporting this Conference will also allow you to invest in the development of nursing in Europe and globally. 

For more information about sponsorship opportunities please contact Sigma2024@bournemouth.ac.uk.



 


Photographs and comments from Sigma Europe 2022