Conversations with Professor Alison Kitson

We were delighted to welcome Professor Alison Kitson, inaugural Vice President and Executive Dean of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences at Flinders University South Australia, to the School on Tuesday April 4^th – Wednesday April 5th for the series "Conversations with Professor Alison Kitson". 

Alison Kitson is recognised internationally as a leading research translation scientist, nurse leader and champion of improving fundamentals of nursing care research and practice. Her experience spans establishing national programs on standards of nursing care, supporting the development of national clinical guidelines and running a series of highly successful national clinical leadership programs in the UK, while she was at the Royal College of Nursing (RCN). She has also established an international network (the International Learning Collaborative, ILC) in collaboration with Green Templeton College University of Oxford and other leading organizations dedicated to the improvement of fundamental care across health and care systems globally. (opens in a new window)Read more here

 Professor Kitson delivered a number of talks covering topics like:

• Addressing 21^st century challenges in nursing and midwifery education
• Student Masterclass: Fundamentals of care and nursing concepts
• Building up scholarship around educational research, research in the practical setting and supporting interdisciplinary research
• Embedding the fundamentals of Care into Clinical Practice
• Teaching Masterclass: Developing a plan to support the fundamentals of care framework as the red thread through all clinical based modules

We would like to extend our thanks to Professor Kitson for her support and time. Professor Kitson will return as a keynote speaker in the School's Inaugural International Research Conference titled "Scanning Horizons, Driving Change, Building a Healthier World" this August 2023.