Join us for the 2009 Midwest Nurse Educator's Academy The Midwest Nurse Educator's Academy is a conference on simulation and educational innovation for nurse faculty and hospital, long-term care, and public health-based nurse educators. It will be held at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks May 18-20. Exhibitors from across the country have signed up to display their products and services. Speakers from across the country will discuss the latest in nursing education. Conference Objectives: 1. Examine critical trends in technology and evidence-based teaching in the education of nursing students and nurses. 2. Describe effective strategies for the use of high-fidelity and low-fidelity simulation in clinical, classroom, and community settings. 3. Share evidence-based, best teaching practices through networking and dialogue with nursing educators from academia and hospital, long-term care, and public health settings. 4. Explore opportunities for integrating the intent of landmark policy statements into nursing educational processes and outcomes. The event is co-sponsored by North Dakota Nursing Education Consortium, Partners Investing in Nursing's Future, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Dakota Medical Foundation To register, view our website at: www.conted.und.edu/nurseeducator -- Melissa Cossel, Administrative Specialist, UND Professional Services, conferences@mail.und.edu, 701-777-2663