This international nursing and community health care conference will examine the contribution of research, towards the understanding and impact of transitions on the health care of individuals, their families and communities.
This forum will bring together the work of researchers, managers, administrators, policy makers, practitioners and clinicians from across community health and nursing disciplines throughout the world. Research presentations are invited which explore transitions relating to: * Health and illness across the lifespan * The impact of cultural and socioeconomic forces on health * Living with chronic conditions * Migration of people and practitioners * Information technology and communication systems * Management and funding models * Community health care interventions and evaluation * Research methodologies and translation of research into practice * Education of health care practitioners, skill mix and role substitution * Transitional care * Interdisciplinary health research