We are proud to announce our 2010 keynotes speakers: Jean Watson PhD, RN, AHN-BC, FAAN & Janet Quinn PhD, RN, FAAN

Jean Watson PhD, RN, AHN-BC, FAAN
Human Caring and Holistic Healing: The Path of Heart and Spirit
Jean Watson is founder of the original Center for Human Caring in Colorado and the International Caritas Consortium, a network of systems using caring theory to transform practitioners and systems. Her work has led to the Caritas Model of Caring Sciences. Dr. Watson is a renowned nurse-theorist, a widely published author, and is the founder of the Watson Caring Science Institute. She has created the Million Nurse Global Caring Field Project, which will formally launch January 1, 2010 during the International Year of the Nurse. To learn more about the Watson Caring Science Institute and the Million Nurse Global Caring Field Project, visit www.watsoncaringscience.org

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Janet Quinn PhD, RN, FAAN
Habitats for Healing: Tending the Garden of Body, Mind and Spirit
Janet F. Quinn is an interspiritual, spiritual guide in private practice; Director of the Touching Body, Tending Soul™ program; founding faculty and Spiritual Director in Residence of the former Claritas Institute Interspiritual Mentor Training Program; and an international speaker and consultant in topics of Therapeutic Touch, healing, nursing as spiritual practice, creating habitats for healing, spirituality and healing,  and integrative medicine/nursing. Janet is AHNA’s 1990 Holistic Nurse of the Year and the author of a book of affirmations and meditations for women entitled I Am A Woman Finding My Voice. She created and markets WisdomStones, touchstones to what matters most.  For more information, visit www.haelanworks.com and www.wisdomstonesllc.com.

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Panel: Looking Forward:  Creating Habitats and Environments for Healing. Moderator: Mary Enzman Hines RN, PhD, CNS, CPNP, AHN-BC Panelists: Barbara Dossey Phd, RN, AHN-BC, FAAN; Peggy Burkhardt PhD, FNP-BC, AHN-BC; Mary Jo Kreitzer PhD, RN, FAAN; Janet Quinn PhD, RN, FAAN.

This panel presentation offers an overview and integration of key ideas that have emerged from the conference to provide guidance on the future creation of habitats and environments for healing.  Each speaker will provide their unique ideas and focus on healing environments/habitats. Audience Participation will be encouraged.

* The American Holsitic Nurses Association's Education Provider Committee is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission (ANCC) on Accreditation.