INVITATION

Dear Honorable Guests,

It is our great pleasure to invite you to participate in the 5th Asian Congress in Nursing Education which will be held on 24-25 November 2023 in Istanbul, Turkey. We are proud to host the 5th congress which was held in Thailand, Taiwan, Indonesia and Vietnam in previous years. We are also excited to see nurse educators who dedicate themselves to the continuous improvement of the quality of nursing education and who want to share their experiences at our congress.

Health workforce plays an important role in strengthening the health care systems for global health. Nurses are one of the most important professionals of the health workforce. Nurses can only provide quality and safe care with a quality nursing education to achieve the global health goal. For this reason, the congress emphasized how to improve the quality of nursing education for global health, and the main theme and sub-themes of the congress have been determined accordingly.

The congress main theme is “Cultivating quality in nursing education for global health.” Sub-themes emerged from this theme

Student-related:
  1. Competency development and evaluation in nursing education
  2. Preparing nursing students for the high-technology healthcare environment
  3. Readiness for the education of new-generation nursing students
Faculty-related:
  1. Preparing nurse educators
  2. Educational leadership in nursing
  3. Faculty development challenges in nursing education
Curricula-related:
  1. Nurturing a culture of quality in nursing education
  2. Evidence-based teaching in nursing
  3. Innovation and technology in nursing education
  4. Closing the gap between theory and practice in nursing education
  5. Interprofessional nursing education
  6. The role of nursing education in achieving the SDGs
  7. Ethical and legal issues in nursing education
  8. Building the future of nursing education: Dealing with crises
  9. Quality and accreditation in nursing education
  10. Cross-border nursing education
Practice-related:
  1. Orientation education in healthcare institutions
  2. In-services education in healthcare institutions
  3. Continuing education in nursing practice
  4. Patient education issues in practice

During the congress, participants will have the opportunity to collaborate and network with participants from all over the world, as well as discuss how we can improve quality for global health in the field of nursing education and learn from best practices. Furthermore, we will be requesting International Continuing Nursing Education Credits (ICNEC) from the International Council of Nurses for congress attendance.

In addition to benefiting from the exciting scientific program of our congress, the participants will also have the opportunity to experience Turkish culture and discover the city of Istanbul, which has been the capital of civilizations connecting the Asian and European continents, fascinating with its art, nature, historical and cultural texture, and where modern nursing was born.

We would be happy to see you at our congress, which will be held on 24-25 November 2023 in Istanbul. Please join us at the 5th Asian Congress in Nursing Education, which we hope will make significant contributions to nursing education and nursing science.

We look forward to welcoming you.

Sincerely,

Prof. Sergul Duygulu
Congress Chair of 2023 ACINE
President of APANE
Hacettepe University, Turkiye
Prof. Mei-Feng Lin
Congress Co-Chair of 2023 ACINE
Vice-President of APANE
National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan