The CASN Biennial Canadian Nursing Education Conference 2024

The 2024 CASN Biennial Canadian Nursing Education Conference is sold out. The waitlist has reached capacity and is now closed. 


Join nursing educators, researchers, and students at the 2024 CASN Biennial Canadian Nursing Education Conference May 27-28, 2024, in Calgary, Alberta.

The CASN Conference is the association’s biennial nursing education conference, held in the spring, where representatives from the nurse educator community gather to share innovative and creative research from across Canada and globally.

This is an opportunity to share your research, innovations, and best practices and network with colleagues from across the country and globally.


The CASN Biennial Canadian Nursing Education Conference 2024 will take place in person as follows:

Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada – The Westin Calgary, 320 4th Avenue SW Calgary, Alberta T2P 2S6

Conference Dates:

  • Sunday, May 26, 2024 – 6:00-8:00 p.m.: Early registration; Networking reception/Exhibitors viewing
  • Day 1: Monday, May 27, 2024 – 7:00 a.m.-5:40 p.m.
  • Day 2: Tuesday, May 28, 2024 – 7:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Schedule


Theme: Transforming Nursing Education: Unlearning, Disrupting, & (Re)Learning



Keynote Speakers

French translation of the keynote addresses will be available to the conference attendees




Abstract Submission details

  • The Call for Abstracts is now closed. All abstracts have been reviewed and abstract submitters have been contacted regarding whether their abstract has been accepted or not. If you submitted an abstract and have not yet received an email regarding the decision, please contact Jordan Potter at jpotter@casn.ca or 613-235-3150, x160.

Registration Fees

All registration fees are in Canadian dollars

In person registration fee includes:

  • Meals/snacks for breakfast, lunch, and breaks on both days
  • Networking/exhibitors reception on Sunday evening, May 26
  • Access to conference App

Any other expenses related to the conference are the responsibility of the registrants.

  Individuals from CASN member schools

 

Individuals from non-member schools

 

Student

 

In person rate – early bird

(up to and including Sunday, March 31/24)

$890.00 $990.00 $480.00
In person rate – regular

(after Sunday, March 31/24)

$990.00 $1,090.00 $580.00

Nurses registered in Québec (Ordre des infirmières et infirmiers du Québec) may use this conference for unaccredited continuing education hours.

Registration Information

All accepted presenters must register and pay full conference fees by Monday, March 4, 2024 to reserve their place in the program. Accepted abstracts will be eliminated from the program if the presenters have not registered and paid by Monday, March 4, 2024.

The 2024 CASN Biennial Canadian Nursing Education Conference is sold out. The waitlist has reached capacity and is now closed. 



Sponsor/exhibitor information

If your organization would like to be a conference sponsor and/or exhibitor, please review the Sponsor/exhibitor package and submit the form provided in the package by Friday, April 12, 2024.

Confirmed Sponsors: 

Prestige Sponsor

University of Calgary 

https://nursing.ucalgary.ca/

Institution email:
nursgrad@ucalgary.ca

Platinum Sponsor

Trinity Western University

 

www.twu.ca/msn

School representative
Tim Macfarlane, MA
Admissions Manager, Graduate/Adult/International | Enrolment Management
604-513-2019 ext. 3046
(c) 604-614-2263

Gold Sponsor

Bow Valley College

Bow Valley College logo

bowvalleycollege.ca

Institution Representative:
Jacinda Daley
Associate Dean
403-410-1470

Silver Sponsor

University of Western Ontario 

https://www.uwo.ca/fhs/nursing/

School representative:
Victoria Smye, PhD
Director and Associate Professor
519 661-2111 – Ext 86986


Confirmed exhibitors:

 

safeMedicate 

https://www.safemedicate.net/

Company Representative:
Jody Huebert-Hamm
President and CEO, simMedicate, Inc.
The exclusive North American Distributor of safeMedicate
941-465-7229 (cell)

Limbs & Things

https://limbsandthings.com/us

Company Representative:
Hilman Yee
Canada Account Manager
416-788-9774

Spectrum Educational Supplies

https://spectrumed.ca/en/healthcare

Company Representative:
Christopher Vyse
Healthcare Category Manager
905-954-4910

Elsevier Canada
http://www.elsevier.ca/

Company Representative:
Roberta A. Spinosa-Millman
Senior Content Strategist, Canada Editorial
647-615-7895

Tamara Myers
Director, Traditional Nursing Program. Education Content
314-447-8554

Amy Levitt
Regional Sales Manager, Canada
365-292-0905

Associated Health Systems Inc.

https://associatedhealthsystems.com/

Company Representatives:
Avery Stobbe
Sales Consultant – Post Secondary Health Sciences
780-709-1713

Penelope Cardas
Education Sales Associate
780-243-0030

Minogue Medical Inc.

https://www.minogue-med.com/

Company Representatives:
Brandy Geldof
Simulation Sales Specialist
587-334-4812

Billy Hornaday
Biomedical Engineer
780-235-5874

Ben Smithson
Sales Director-Western Canada
780-232-3269

Danaiet Teame
Manager HSLC
587-438-4494

Northrose Educational Resources

https://northrose.ca/

Company Representatives:
Jim Rozsa
Managing Director
416-258-9417

Pallium Canada

https://www.pallium.ca

Company Representatives:
Elle McFeeters
Digital Marketing and Communications Specialist
613-770-2016

CAN-Sim

 

CAN-Sim

https://can-sim.ca/

Company representatives:
Marian Luctkar-Flude, RN, PhD, CCSNE
Co-President CAN-Sim
613-533-6000 Ext. 77383

Jane Tyerman, RN, PhD, CCSNE
Co-President CAN-Sim
613-562-5800 ext. 8609

VR Patients

 

http://www.vrpatients.com/

Company Representative
Joy Jacobs
Director of Business Development
1-254-654-8025

John Mackay
Western Canada Sales
204-481-1698

Devin Marble
Marketing Manager
1-818-438-1349

Brandon Boedigheimer
Regional Sales Manager-West
916-217-6293

Michelle Mackay
Sales Representative
204-406-6499

Trinity Western University

 

www.twu.ca/msn

School representative
Tim Macfarlane, MA
Admissions Manager, Graduate/Adult/International | Enrolment Management
604-513-2019 ext. 3046
(c) 604-614-2263

Indigenous Services Canada

 

Nursing careers (sac-isc.gc.ca)

Company Representative:
Kathryn Vanderby
Program Analyst
1-343-540-5416

Maggie Martin,  MN, RN
Senior Nurse Consultant, Education Lead
519-240-5170

Canadian Medication Appropriateness and Deprescribing Network

 

 

https://www.deprescribingnetwork.ca/

Company Representative:
Émilie Bortolussi-Courval
Nurse Clinician, PhD Candidate
(514) 923-4678

 

Vernacare

https://vernacare.com/

Company Representative:
Neha Varma
Marketing Manager
437-928-9861

Tim Hower
Territory Manager, Western Canada
204-294-2118

Chad Proulx
Territory Manager, British Columbia & Alberta
250-869-7316

EdEHR

edehr.org

Company Representative:
Bryan Gilbert
Executive Director
250-516-8144

National Nursing Assessment Service (NNAS)

Service national d’évaluation infirmière (SNEI)

https://www.nnas.ca/

Company Representative:
Cinnamon Stacey
Director of Research and Assessment
437-991-6769

University of Regina

https://www.uregina.ca/nursing/

Institution Representative:
Gillian Borys
Graduate Programs and Research Administrator
306-337-3355

Cathy Verbeek
Graduate Programs Assistant
306-535-3359

Laerdal Medical Canada 

http://www.laerdal.ca/

Company representatives
Corey Chan
Senior Territory Manager
403-512-8268

David Hargrave-Pawson
Territory Manager
604-868-6142

 

University of Calgary 

https://nursing.ucalgary.ca/

Institution email:
nursgrad@ucalgary.ca

Northern Health 

https://careers.northernhealth.ca/

Company Representative:
Keenan Gobbi
Recruiter
250-961-2391

Interior Health 

Home | IH Careers (interiorhealth.ca)

Company Representative:
Stephanie Biggar
Recruiter, IH Centralized External Recruitment
250-868-5200 ext. 70411

Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto

https://bloomberg.nursing.utoronto.ca/

Institution Representative:
Dr. Samantha Mayo
Associate Professor and Acting Director, Doctoral Programs
416-946-0280

Yukon Hospitals Corporation

 

https://yukonhospitals.ca/en

Corporation Representative
Jay Myshkowsky
Human Resources Business Partner – Recruitment
867-332-0569

University of Manitoba 

 

 

https://umanitoba.ca/nursing/

Institution Representative:
Dr. Donna Martin
Associate Dean Graduate Programs
204-771-2021

JoVE 

jove logo

https://www.jove.com/

Company Representatives:
Linda Bain
Senior Account Manager
647-922-6309

Andres Krisch
Regional Sales Director
365-356-5166

Hourglass HR

 

https://hourglasshr.com/

Company Representatives:
Jonathan Cohan
Director of Operations
613-325-0191

Mark Cohen
Sales Executive
613-276-4441

Lauren Frohlich
Account Manager (Healthcare)
613-739-7232


Contact

Roxanne Nizio
Events & Projects Coordinator
E-mail: rnizio@casn.ca
Tel: (613) 235-3150 Extension 133

or

Jordan Potter
Events and Operations Assistant
E-mail: jpotter@casn.ca
Tel: (613) 235-3150 Extension 160