Membership Involvement Committee






Sigma Europe PhD virtual connect: A community of practice


As Sigma European region, we are always looking for new ways to support our members in their academic and clinical careers. We wanted to reach out to our members who are in the process of undertaking their Ph-Ds, to give them the opportunity in a low-key environment to present their work, get academic advice from fellow academics in the region and to share their experiences in nursing research. For that we developed a virtual conference for Ph-D researchers in the last 10 years as a free new membership benefit. The formula has proven to be very successful and helpful for the attending members.

The conference theme for 2023 was ''Re-imagining nursing research in an uncertain world".

Abstract submission for 2024 has been EXTENDED till the 15th of October. Submit your abstract here!



In November 2024 this will be our 10th year and a special anniversary Celebration. 

Thank you to Fiona Gilmore who has allowed us to use her evaluation to spread the word of this important event:

"I had an excellent experience of presenting and receiving feedback at the conference. The comments I received generated innovative discussions around my research and I gained invaluable new insights. The discussion even prompted another attendee to generously share an article with me that they thought would be of interest.  All the comments and questions posed throughout the session felt supportive; enabling what I perceived to be, mutually beneficial dialogues.By attending this conference, I learned that virtual conferences are useful for doctoral researchers to share their work and gain constructive feedback. It was reassuring to know that my work resonated with other nurse researchers, despite the geographical and contextual differences, and gaining international perspectives can support researcher innovation. Many of the audience members were experience nurse researchers, and their attendance and contributions provided priceless expert advice. Personal introductions at the beginning of sessions enriched discussion and the posing of encouraging questions enhanced learning."


ABSTRACT Conference books 2019 & 2020 here
Abstract ebook 2021 here
                                                                              

                       

Master class that occur in the February every year as part of the Ph-D virtual connect. 

Strengthening the sustainability & future growth of nursing research 2023 

Hosted together with our Alpha Alpha Gamma chapter, Croatia

Attending to the theoretical and why is it important to excellence in nursing research.

Keynotes

Alison Steven is Professor of Research in nursing and Health professions education at Northumbria University Newcastle. She has over 20 years’ experience in health services research. Her work concerns the enhancement of safety and quality in professional practice through a focus on 3 areas: Health professions education and learning; Staff health and wellbeing; The embedding of skills, knowledge, and innovations in practice.

Getting published. A pragmatic talk about writing and publishing.

Amanda Clarke is Professor of Nursing (research) at Northumbria University Newcastle. Amanda’s research interests have focused on developing ways to work with adults to help them to think about and plan for, the end of their lives. This has included engaging in life story work with older adults and developing more participatory and innovative ways of working with older adults as service users, co-researchers and peer educators. Currently, Amanda is working with colleagues on the Marie Curie funded study "Rapid Response Service Models in End-of-Life Care: an integrated Realist-Economic Evaluation".


February 23rd 2022:

Thank you to these Sigma members Eminent Nurse Scientist panel for making this masterclass so special and thought provoking.


We welcomed Prof's Harnett, Čukljek & Latour for a very lively, concise, and cutting edge take on this incredibly interesting & trending issue within Nursing.

From Research Waste to Research Sustainability: What's the trick?

Prof. Dr. Jos M. Latour - Professor in Clinical Nursing & Associate Head of School - Research School of Nursing and Midwifery | Faculty of Health: Medicine, Dentistry and Human Sciences | University of Plymouth.UK.

 Dr Gerardina Harnett is currently the Head of Department of Nursing and Health Care Sciences at the Institute of Technology, Tralee, Co. Kerry,/ Munster University Ireland where she has held this position since 2013. 

Prof, Dr Snježana Čukljek is a  Nurse educator/researcher at University of Applied Health Studies,Zagreb, Croatia. Snježana IS ALSO THE Editor of the Croatian Nursing Journal.






Members: Marie-Louise Luiking (Chair/ webpage designer), Marja Härkänen,  Alison Steven, Peter Wolfensberger, Filipa Ventura, Mats Christiansen, Marco Tomietto & Boris Iliac.Terms of Reference Membership involvement committee.

 Member Involvement: This committee positions:

  • Help the RC virtually engage chapter leaders to create a community of peers.
  • Help chapters learn about virtual technologies that they can use to engage members.
  • Organize a virtual International Nurses Day event for the European Region annually.
  • Organize a virtual Ph-D connect conference annually in November.
  • Organise & host Master Class/panel Nursing Science.