10th International Philosophy of Nursing Conference (IPONS)
Wednesday 16 August

The annual International Philosophy of Nursing Conference will take place at the School of Nursing in Dublin City University from 4-6 September 2006.

This year’s conference, which is in its 10th year, is titled ‘Perception, Judgement and Decision-making in Nursing Practice’.

Interesting talks include:

• Play it again, Aristotle: music, lyrics and moral perception
  Dr Dónal O Mathúna, School of Nursing, Dublin City University
• Making room for 'moral space': pitfalls and promises'
  Dr Dolores Dooley, Lecturer/Researcher in Philosophy
• "..I can find out myself!": Opportunities and challenges of diagnostic self-testing - an ethical perspective.
  Dr Alan Kearns, Mater Dei Institute of Education, Dublin
• Choice, Judgement and Responsibility
  Professor Robin Downie, University of Glasgow, Scotland
• Informational Basis for Intuition: Philosophical Underpinnings
  Professor Judith Effken, University of Arizona, Tuscon, USA
• Thresholds for action in decision-making: Duality of error, consequences and expectations.
  Professor Len Dalgleish University of Stirling, Scotland
• Person and Place: The Meaning of Assessment in Mental Health Nursing
  Dr Pádraig MacNeela National University of Ireland, Galway
• The Changing Dynamics of Research Funding: Political, Philosophical and Research Implications
  Dr John Barry, School of Politics and International Studies and PhilosophyQueen’s University Belfast
• For a full programme listing go to http://www.dcu.ie/nursing/10ipons_programe.pdf

For further information go to:www.dcu.ie/nursing