1989 – 2016: Philosophy in the Nurse’s World

Contributor: Derek Sellman
January 29, 2019

 

Since 1989, the “Philosophy in the Nurse’s World” conferences were held almost every other year.  The first 8 conferences were by invitation only which explains why there are so many invited speakers listed in the first 8 conferences. Since then, the conference has moved to a more conventional conference style. The 2019 conference is planned for August 18-19, 2019, and will remain on Nursology.net as a ‘future” and then “past” event after August!

Here are the dates, themes, locations, and invited speakers for each of the conferences prior to 2018:

1989 April 9-12 – Toward a better understanding for philosophical inquiry in nursing
  • Location – The Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta, Canada
  • Speakers –
    • Evelyn Adam
    • Barbara A. Carper
    • Jacqueline Fawcett
    • Sara T. Fry
    • June F. Kikuchi
    • Carol A. Lindeman
    • Afaf I. Meleis
    • John R. Phillips
    • Sr. M. Simone Roach
    • Rozella M. Schlotfeldt
    • Helen Simmons
    • Marilyn J. Woods

1991 May 5-8 – Toward uncovering the sources of opposing viewpoints in nursing philosophy

  • Location – The Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta, Canada
  • Speakers –
    • M. Patricia Donahue
    • June F. Kikuchi
    • Jacqueline Laurin
    • Myra E. Levine
    • Marian McGee
    • Ginette Page
    • Lynn Rew
    • Pamela J. Salsberry
    • Rozella M. Schlotfeldt
    • Helen Simmons
    • Marlaine C. Smith
    • Marilyn J. Woods

1993  May 2-5 – Truth in nursing inquiry: Conceptions and deceptions

  • Location – The Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta, Canada
  • Speakers –
    • Anne H. Bishop
    • Robyn J. Holden
    • Joy L. Johnson
    • June F. Kikuchi
    • Shirley Cloutier
    • Joy H. Penticuff
    • Lynne Rew
    • Margarette J. Sandelowski
    • Rozella M. Schlotfeldt
    • Helen Simmons
    • Jean Watson
    • Marilyn J. Wood
    • Robyn J. Holden

1995 May 14-15 – Practical knowledge in nursing: Disputations

  • Location – The Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta, Canada
  • Speakers –
    • Martha Raille Alligood
    • Danielle Blondeau
    • Sally Gadow
    • Nan Gaylord
    • Pamela Grace
    • June F. Kikuchi
    • Gail J. Mitchell
    • Pamela A. Ratner
    • Barbara Sarter
    • Annel Sarvimäki
    • Rozella M. Schlotfeldt
    • Helen Simmons
    • Marilyn J. Wood

1997 May 4-7 – Contemporary nursing practice: Some philosophical questions

  • Location – The Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta, Canada
  • Speakers –
    • Ida Torunn  Bjørk
    • William K. Cody
    • Dorothy J. Henderson
    • June F. Kikuchi
    • Joan Liaschenko
    • Lynn M. Nagle
    • Donna M. Romyn
    • Helen Simmons
    • Janet L. Storch
    • Ora L. Strickland
    • Sally Thorne
    • Lorraine O. Walker
    • Marilyn J. Wood

1999 May 9-12 – In pursuit of nursing science: Contemporary issues and controversies

  • Location – The Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta, Canada
  • Speakers –
    • David Allen
    • Dr. habil. Marianne Arndt
    • Joan Bottorff
    • Steven D. Edwards
    • Carole A. Estabrooks
    • June F. Kikuchi
    • Imogene M. King
    • Margaret A. Newman
    • Ginette L. Rodger
    • P. Anne Scott
    • Helen Simmons
    • Beverly Whelton

2001 May 13-16 – Rethinking mind/body in nursing

  • Location – The Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta, Canada
  • Speakers –
    • Patricia Benner
    • Vangie Bergum
    • Kristin Bjornsdottir
    • Brenda Cameron
    • Michael Clinton
    • Laura Cox Dzurec
    • Lisa Golberg
    • Jocelyn Lawler
    • Carol McDonald
    • Marjorie McIntyre
    • Mary Ellen Purkis
    • Anna Santos Salas
    • Mary H. Wilde

2003 May 11-14 – Philosophy, ethics & politics

  • Location – The Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta, Canada
  • Speakers –
    • Wendy Austin
    • Brenda L. Cameron
    • Franco Carnevale
    • Sally Gadow
    • Joanne Hall
    • Laurie Hardingham
    • Marjorie McIntyre
    • Florence Myrick
    • Sioban Nelson
    • Per Norvedt
    • Carol Schroeder
    • Jan Storch
    • Paul Wainwright
    • Francine Wynn
    • Lela Zimmer

2010 May 16-18 – Politics of nursing practice

  • Location – The Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta, Canada
  • Speakers –
    • Davina Allen
    • Lisa Bourque Bearskin
    • Madeleine Dion Stout
    • John Drummond
    • Dave Holmes
    • Ingunn Moser

2012 May 13-15 – Politics of nursing practice II

  • Location – The Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta, Canada
  • Speakers –
    • Cressida Heyes
    • Martin Lipsomb
    • Jeanette Pols
    • Amélie Perron
    • Trudy Rudge

2014 May 25-27 – Troubling practice

  • Location – The Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta, Canada
  • Speakers –
    • Brenda Cameron
    • Helen Kohlen
    • Anna Lundberg
    • Mary Ellen Purkis
    • Gary Rolfe
    • Isabela Velloso

2016 – Revisiting the roots of nursing philosophy and critical theory: Past, present, and future (in association with the IPONS Annual Philosophy of Nursing conference)

  • Location – Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
  • Speakers –
    • Dave Holmes
    • Barbara Pesut
    • Paul Snelling