Saturday, November 1, 2008, 12:30 - 17:00
B-Con Plaza, Beppu City, Oita Prefecture, Japan

On Saturday, November 1, 2008, the Oita University of Nursing and Health Sciences Tenth International Nursing Forum was held at B-Con Plaza in Beppu City, Oita. The theme of the forum was "Issues and Trends in On – The – Job Training for New Nurses ".

The speakers were Kwang Ok Park, RN, PhD, Chief of the Nursing Division, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea; Kathy Hare, RN, MN, Principle Investigator/ Program Associate, Washington Center for Nursing, Seattle, Washington, USA; and Yoko Nomura, RN, PhD, Nursing Section Chief, The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare. Dr. Park spoke on the topic "The Present State of Actual Hospital Training Systems for New Nurses in Korea", Prof. Hare on the topic "Program Characteristics of New Graduate Residencies – Washington State and the U.S.", and Dr. Nomura on the topic "The 2009 Curriculum Revision and the Systematization of On-The-Job Training for New Nursing Personnel in Japan".

The large audience who attended the Forum was made up of faculty and students from our university and members of the nursing and medical professions from Oita and other places in Kyushu and Honshu. Thanks to the efforts of our three guest speakers the forum was a great success.

The 10^th International Nursing Forum Program (pdf)

Our University President, Dr. Kusama, opens the Forum.	Dr. Park’s lecture.
Prof. Hare’s lecture.	Prof. Hare’s lecture.
Dr. Nomura’s lecture.	The General Discussion