King Faisal Specialist Hospital hosts 8th International ‘Nurses Transforming Healthcare’ Symposium

JEDDAH: King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center (KFSHRC) will host the 8th International Nursing Symposium: titled Nurses Transforming Healthcare Monday and Tuesday at the Hilton Hotel, Jeddah.
The symposium is co-hosted with the Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (CASN).
The symposium reflects the role of nursing in shaping health care practice, policy, research and education. It brings together international, national and regional nursing and health care leaders from across the Middle East. It also provides a learning and networking environment that will assist attendees to enhance their knowledge, skills and clinical practice in providing extraordinary care for all patients, families and the wider community.
The core themes of the symposium include: Transformational leadership, education and professional development, research and evidence-based practice, transforming bedside practice and technology transforming practice.
Nurse leaders, researchers, educators, clinical experts, bedside nurses and nursing students from Saudi Arabia and from neighboring countries across the Middle East are encouraged to participate.
As a Magnet Accredited institution, King Faisal Specialist Hospital is committed to raising the standards of nursing in the region to better serve the needs of the population. Currently at Jeddah’s King Faisal Specialist Hospital, 14 percent (160 nurses) of the workforce are Saudi. Saudi nurses also occupy 25 percent of the senior nursing positions the facility.