Greetings from the Motherland
More than four thousand nurses from around the world convened during the 24th Quadrennial Congress of the International Council of Nurses (ICN) June 30th – July 4th, in Durban, South Africa. "Leading Change: Building Healthier Nations" was the Congress theme. The Minority Fellowship Program (MFP) abstract, “Employing the Logic Model to Assure Relevant and Efficient Approaches for Recruiting and Retaining Ethnic Minority Nurses in Doctoral Programs in the USA” was presented by Dr. Faye Gary, MFP Executive Program Consultant, Dr. Jillian Inouye, National Advisory Committee Member and Alumna, and Janet Jackson, MFP Program Manager. My abstract, ‘The Social Determinants of Substance Abuse in Older African American Baby Boomers: The Effects of Family, Media Images, and Environment,” was accepted for poster pesentation.
2009 Intensive Winter Institute
“Uniting Science, Culture, and Practice to Transform Lives and Strengthen Communities” was the theme for this year’s winter institute. We were all privileged to enjoy this conference in fast-paced, diverse city of Miami, FL. What I found interesting about the city of Miami, are the harsh realities that the city is facing in regards to immigration, unemployment, mental health, and substance abuse concerns.
Upon my preparation for the trip to Miami, all I kept thinking and hearing in my mind was Will Smith’s famous song, “Miami’... but I wasn’t prepared to hear about the “real” Miami.