A Message from WIN's President - Your Scholarship Shapes the Future
WIN PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE:
Navigating Tomorrow: Your Scholarship Shapes the Future
Dear Colleagues and Visionaries,
The WIN vision that "all people have the opportunity to achieve their best health and wellbeing" becomes reality through your research results, clinical insights, educational innovations, and commitment to justice. Your WIN abstract is more than a conference submission—it's a declaration of your contribution to nursing's future.
Our theme for the 2026 conference recognizes nurses as natural bridge-builders, connecting evidence to action, theory to bedside care, and hope to healing. “Navigating the Currents in Healthcare and Academia: Bridging Research, Practice, and Education" captures the essence of who we are. Research, practice, and education thrive together through our collective actions. In times of scarcity, we merge opportunities with creative resources so we can keep doing our best work.
Your diverse perspectives and experiences are not merely welcomed—they are essential. Quite often, nursing scholarship unites and invigorates us as a diverse community of Western nurses. Whether your scholarship features discovery, synthesis, application, integration, teaching, or engagement, it matters deeply. WIN conferences are exciting precisely because of this rich scholarly dialogue on display. Picture yourself attending sessions across the scholarly spectrum: investigations of rural health disparities, innovative models of culturally responsive pediatric care, digital health platforms designed for cancer patients, or arts-based teaching methodologies. One consistent thread weaving through WIN is our commitment to mentoring the next generation of nurses. If you’re new to WIN, an occasional conference attendee, or a seasoned member, we encourage you to join us in learning how to build bridges toward health for all.
The Western Institute of Nursing conference program committee awaits your abstract. Through WIN's tripartite mission, new and emerging nursing knowledge finds its platform, community, and power to transform health outcomes. Your abstract embodies hope, progress, and nursing's unwavering commitment to human flourishing.
Navigate today’s challenging currents in health care and academia with confidence. Join a vibrant community of scholars at our annual conference this April 2026 in San Francisco.
Your scholarship matters profoundly. Submit boldly.
Lauren Clark, RN, PhD, FAAN
President, Western Institute of Nursing