2011 ONS Foundation Institute for Evidence-Based Practice Change

October 13-16, 2011 • Pittsburgh, PA

Discover how you can increase the use of evidence-based practice (EBP) in your oncology setting at the Institute for Evidence-Based Practice Change. Through this innovative program, institutional teams will work together to implement EBP in their setting and measure its effect on patient outcomes and cancer care.

This interactive conference will provide your institution with the foundation needed to implement an evidence-based, measurable, practice change in the following 12 months. In addition to the knowledge gained at the conference, year-long mentoring will help you to identify and manage barriers to change, communicate your goals, develop tools to implement your planned practice change, and more. Learn more about:

  • Demystifying evidence-based practice
  • Finding the best evidence
  • Identifying the burning clinical question
  • Applying knowledge in the clinical setting
  • Developing plans to achieve fiscally responsible healthcare outcomes
  • Hardwiring practice change

In addition, the IEBPC can assist you as you pursue Magnet status.

Supported by the ONS Foundation.

Keynote Speaker

Dr. Ellen Fineout-Overholt, PhD, RN, FNAP, FAAN

Ellen Fineout-Overholt, PhD, RN, FNAP, FAAN, is a nationally recognized nursing leader and educator best known for promoting evidence-based practice in nursing across the United States and globally. She was recently named Dean of the Frank S. Groner Endowed Memorial School of Professional Studies at East Texas Baptist University. She is a clinical professor and director for advancement of evidence-based practice at Arizona State University. Fineout-Overholt has published extensively, including coauthoring the “EBP Step by Step Series” in the American Journal of Nursing. She was instrumental in developing the Advancing Research & Clinical Practice Through Close Collaboration Model and coauthored Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing & Healthcare: A Guide to Best Practice. Her newest book is Implementing Evidence-Based Practice for Nurses: Real-Life Success Stories. Throughout her career, Fineout-Overholt has focused on helping clinicians, faculty, and others improve through implementation of EBP, and her research has been devoted to developing and testing models of EBP.