Annual Nursing Conference

Three Decades Serving Nurses, Students, and Caregivers

For over 30 years, our annual Nursing Conference specially tailored for those healthcare professionals who are often at the heart of the patient experience - nurses. Principally supported through the generosity of the McGovern Foundation, this conference provides a venue for experienced caregivers and students alike to learn how an awareness of spirituality is vital to successful nursing. Planned jointly by the nursing departments in all of the major Texas Medical Center hospitals, the presentations feature nationally recognized speakers who cover topics that vary each year but always orbit around a common theme of recognition and awareness of the power of spirituality to enhance care.

In the past, themes have ranged from “self-care “ to “spiritual intelligence” to “maintaining a spiritual presence in the digital age.” A highlight each year is the presentation of the Emma Josephine Loffelholz McMorris Spirituality in Nursing Award, which recognizes outstanding service by a nursing staff member from each of the participating nursing departments. This conference continues to grow, with it the impact and recognition of spirituality in nursing.

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