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)