2021 ISONG World Congress - "Promoting Diversity, Inclusion, and Health Equity in Genomic Nursing"

The International Society for Nursing in Genetics (ISONG) Congress will be hosting Pre-Congress workshops to address critical education in genomics. The workshops will be held virtually the day prior to Congress on Thursday, November 4, 2021.

The planning committee aims to select a mixture of topics that will reflect research, education, and clinical practice. Individuals, teams, and panels that address a practical application of a topic with a Q&A session will be considered for acceptance. Members of the ISONG community have expressed interest in topics such as:

• Foundational Genetics/Genomics for Nurses
• Clinical Application of Genetics/Genomics (Disease-focused [e.g. oncology or cardiovascular disease] or broad)
• Pharmacogenetics and Pharmacogenomics
• Best Practices in Genetics/Genomics Education for Nurses
• Genetics for Vulnerable Populations

To apply to present a workshop, please be prepared with the relevant data below. Please do not begin the application until you have all the material required – you cannot save the form and come back to it later. We suggest writing it on a separate document and then copying and pasting into the sections below. Proposal applications should include:

1. Purpose: Clearly state the purpose of the work
2. Target audience (e.g., graduate students, practicing nurses)
3. Organizing Framework: Describe flow of contents emphasizing major issues to be discussed
4. Conclusions: Present summary of knowledge gleaned from issues discussed
5. Clinical Relevance: Describe importance to clinical practice
6. Key Words: List 4-5 keywords NOT in the title of abstract

Application deadline: Monday, April 12, 2021.

Each Pre-Congress workshop will be a 2 1/2 -3 hour session (length to be confirmed). Our intention is to offer four Pre-Congress workshops (two morning and two afternoon).

If you have any questions about the Pre-Congress workshop themes or specific content, please contact a Pre-Congress co-chair, Hudson Santos (hsantosj@email.unc.edu), Lathika Mohanraj (mohanrajl@vcu.edu), or Anndra Dumo (anndrad@uef.fi).

Contact Amy Spikula at amy@isong.org if you have any questions about 2021 ISONG Congress.