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Science and Soul

Science and Soul

Agenda

Nurse holds the hands of a patient

Agenda
Thursday November 19, 2026
4:00-6:00pm Check in and Registration
Friday November 20, 2026
7:30 - 8:50 amCheck-In & Registration with Breakfast
9:00 - 9:30 amWelcome
9:30 - 10:00 amEthics of Hands and Ethics of Face
10:00 - 11:00 amVanderbilt University School of Nursing - Science and Soul
11:00 -11:30 amComfort Break
11:30 - 12:45 pmExperiential Breakout Sessions
12:45 - 2:00 pmLunch
2:00 -3:15 pmExperiential Breakout Sessions
3:30 - 4:00 pmClosing Ceremony
4:00– 6:00 pm Poster Viewing and Conversations
7:30 PMEvening Activity (TBD)
Saturday November 21, 2026
8:00 - 8:30 amOptional morning Qigong w/ Dianne Reid
8:45 - 9:00 amCentering Moment
9:00 - 9:45 amEducation: Curriculum - Weaving Caring Science through the Essentials
9:45 -10:15 amQ & A Panel
10:15 -10:45 amComfort Break
10:45 - 11:30 amPraxis: Hospital Nurse Residency
11:30 - 1:00 pmLunch
11:30 -12:30 pmOptional simulation tours
1:00 – 1:45 pmKeynote with Dr. Jean Watson “Living out Science and Soul”
1:45 - 2:30 pmExperiential Global Meditation
2:30 - 3:00 pmClosing Ceremony and Woosh
3:00 - 4:00 pmBook Signing and Photo Opportunity with Jean Watson and other Caring Science Authors

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Vanderbilt University School of Nursing is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Accreditation Statement (Pending):

Continuing nursing education (CNE) contact hours for this conference are currently being reviewed and are pending approval through the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Final determination of awarded contact hours will be communicated to participants prior to the start of the conference.