Professional Nurse Educators Group

Forging the future through continuing professional development

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How can an organization so new have such a long history?

PNEG is an outgrowth of the American Nurses Association’s Council on Continuing Education (later Professional Development) that was disbanded in 1999 when ANA formed a constituent membership structure.  Every year the Council held an annual conference that was sponsored or cosponsored by ANA.  In 2000, the first “unofficial” professional nurse educators conference was held in order to meet the networking and educational needs of the previous council members.  PNEG as an organization was formed at a meeting of educators during the annual CE conference held in Chicago in 2002.

 

The first national continuing education conference for nursing CE educators was held in 1969.  It was sponsored by the Medical College of Virginia and held in Williamsburg, Virginia.  The conference was attended by 82 participants from colleges and universities, hospitals and regional medical centers.  It was the beginning of an annual fall conference for continuing educators, staff educators and now all nursing faculty involved in professional development.  For many years it was the ANA’s conference for the Council of Continuing Education.

 

The conference has now become an itinerant conference that is hosted by colleges and universities around the country.  Since 1969, national conferences have been held allowing nurse educators to interact, to share concerns and experiences, discuss issues, and learn of the latest advances in the field.  Early conferences were planned for nurses responsible for continuing education, and over time included staff development educators.  With the establishment of ANA’s Council for Professional Nursing Education and Development, the conferences focused on professional development for all educators – hospital, school of nursing, specialty organizations, entrepreneurs and continuing education.  With the dissolution of ANA’s councils, educators who attended the Council on Continuing Education’s annual conference grouped together to form what is now know as PNEG – professional nurse educators group.

Past PNEG Conferences

 

38th Annual National Conference on Professional Nursing Education and Development [Brochure]

Advancing and Empowering Nurse Educators: Charting a Course for the Future

October 20-23, 2011, Baltimore, Maryland

Sponsored by the College of Nursing, Villanova University

 

37th Annual National Conference on Professional Nursing Education and Development [Brochure]
Gateway to Innovation and Creativity in Nursing Education
October 21-24, 2010, Baltimore, Maryland

Sponsored by the College of Nursing, Villanova University

 

36th Annual Professional Nurse Educator Group Conference [Brochure]
Transforming Curricula & Lifelong Learning for Quality and Safety 
October 1-4, 2009, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
Sponsored by Mayo Continuing Nursing Education

 

35th Annual Professional Nurse Educator Group Conference [Brochure
Creating Jazz: Transforming Exchanges in Education and Practice
October 16-19, 2008, Kansas City, Missouri
Sponsored by the MU Sinclair School of Nursing University of Missouri and   
                   the University of Kansas School of Nursing 

 
34th Annual Professional Nurse Educator Group Conference [Brochure]
Building Bridges: Where Education and Practice Meet  
October 18-21, 2007, Portland, Oregon
Sponsored by Oregon Health Science and University

 

33rd Annual Professional Nurse Educator Group Conference [Brochure]
Partnerships Toward Progress: Creating the Nurse of the Future
October 26-29, 2006, Burlington, Vermont
Sponsored by Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Norwich University, Boston College,
                        University of New Hampshire, University of Vermont, Fletcher Allen Health Care,
                        and Colby-Sawyer College

 

32nd Annual Professional Nurse Educator Group Conference
A Journey into Research, Innovation & Technology
November 3-6, 2005, Houston, Texas
Sponsored by The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, St. Luke’s Episcopal Health
                        System, The University of Texas School of Nursing at Houston

 
31st Annual Professional Nurse Educator Group Conference
Competence and Innovation: Intersections in Professional Nursing Education
October 28-31, 2004, Atlanta, Georgia
Sponsored by Rutgers the State University of New Jersey College of Nursing, Villanova University
                        College of Nursing and University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

 

30th Annual Professional Nurse Educator Group Conference
Continuing Competence: Where Education & Practice Meet
November 6–9, 2003, Kansas City, Missouri
Sponsored by the MU Sinclair School of Nursing University of Missouri and the
                               University of Kansas School of Nursing

 

29th Annual Professional Nurse Educator Group Conference
Partnerships for the Future
November 20–23, 2002, Chicago, Illinois
Sponsored by the Kirkhof School of Nursing, Grand Valley State University

28th Annual Professional Nurse Educator Group Conference
Nurse Odyssey: Journey into the Future
October 24–27, 2001, Seattle, Washington

Sponsored by the University of Washington School of Nursing 

27th Annual Professional Nurse Educator Group Conference
Innovative Education for the New Century
October 26–29, 2000, St. Louis, Missouri
Sponsored by the College of Nursing Villanova University and
                               Rutgers the State University of New Jersey College of Nursing 

26th Annual Professional Nurse Educator Group Conference
Educat
ing for the New Millennium
October 21–24, 1999, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Sponsored by the College of Nursing Villanova University and
                               Rutgers the State University of New Jersey College of Nursing

 

25th Annual Conference for the American Nurses Association Council for
     Professional Nursing Education and Development
Weaving the Tapestry of Nursing Education
October 28–31, 1998, Bellevue, Washington

Sponsored by the University of Washington 

24th American Nurses Association Council Professional Nursing Education and Development
Perpetual Learning for Competent Nursing Practice
October 23-26, 1997
In cooperation with Ball State University School of Nursing, Indiana State University
                                  School of Nursing, Indiana University School of Nursing, Indianapolis, Indiana


23rd Annual Conference of the American Nurses Association Council for Professional Education and Development
Education for a New Century of Nursing
October 24-27, 1996, Orlando, Florida 
Hosted by the Indiana University School of Nursing and the Medical University of South Carolina

22nd Annual Conference of the American Nurses Association Council for Professional Education and Development
Building Bridges for the Future: Shaping the Environment for Continual Learning
October 26-29, 1995
Cosponsored by the Indiana University School of Nursing, Medical University of South Carolina,
                                   and the Providence Health System, Portland, Oregon

21st Annual Conference of the American Nurses Association Council for Professional Nursing Education Development
Designing Our Destiny through Educational Diversity
October 26-29, 1994, Kansas City, Missouri

Cosponsored by The University of Kansas School of Nursing, The University of Kansas Medical Center,
                            The University of Missouri – Columbia School of Nursing,
                            Shawnee Mission Medical Center, and 
                            the Kansas Association of Nursing Continuing Education Providers (KANCEP)

20th Annual Conference of the American Nurses Association Council on Continuing Education and Staff Development
Critical Competencies in Continuing Education and Staff Development
October 2-5, 1993
Cosponsored by the Tri State Consortium - Villanova University College of Nursing,
                                   Rutgers the State University, and Pace University, in cooperation with the
                                   ANA Council on Continuing education and Staff Development, Washington, DC

19th Annual Conference of the American Nurses Association Council on
     Continuing Education and Staff Development
On the Edge of a Century: Challenges and Innovations in Educational Leadership in Nursing
October 9-11, 1992, Seattle, Washington
Sponsored by the University of Washington School of Nursing, Pacific Lutheran University,
                               Swedish Hospital Medical Center, University of Washington Medical Center,
                               in cooperation with the ANA Council on Continuing Education and
                               staff development, Seattle, Washington

 

18th Annual Conference of the American Nurses’ Association Council on Continuing Education and Staff Development
Launching into the 21st Century: Maximizing Nursing’s Resources and Energy
October 24–26, 1991
Co-sponsored by the Texas Medical Center Nursing Education Consortium
                                    [Harris County Hospital District – Ben Taub Hospital – Lyndon B Johnson
                                    Hospital, Harris County Psychiatric Hospital, Hermann Hospital, Continuing
                                    Education League, City of Houston Department of Health and Human Services,
                                    Prairie View A&M University, St Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, Texas Children’s
                                    Hospital, Texas Women’s University, the Institute for Rehabilitation and
                                    Research, the Methodist Hospital, the University of Texas – Houston Health
                                    Science Center, the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, the
                                    Veterans Affairs Medical Center], Houston, and the University of Texas–Austin,
                                    School of Nursing in cooperation with the ANA Council on Continuing Education
                                    and Staff Development, Houston Texas 

17th Annual Conference of the American Nurses Association Council on Continuing Education and Staff Development
The Keys to Empowerment in Nursing
October 12-14, 1990
Sponsored by the School of Nursing, University of Maryland at Baltimore, in cooperation with
                               the American Nurses Association Council on Continuing Education and
                               Staff Development, Baltimore, Maryland 

16th Annual Conference of the American Nurses Association Council on Continuing Education and Staff Development
October 6-8, 1989, San Francisco, California
Sponsored by Stanford University Hospital Nursing Continuing Education, and
                       the Intercollegiate Center for Nursing Education, Spokane, Washington


15th Annual Conference of the American Nurses Association Council on Continuing Education and Staff Development
Constructing the Future
September 30 - October 2, 1988, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Sponsored by the School of Nursing, University of Minnesota


14th Annual Conference of the American Nurses Association Council on Continuing Education and Staff Development
Pathways to Excellence
September 17–20, 1987, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 
Cosponsored by the Medical College of Pennsylvania

13th American Nurses Association Council on Continuing Education
Building a Future, Power and Influence in Continuing Education
September 10–13, 1986, Seattle, Washington
Cosponsored by the University of Washington School of Nursing

12th Annual Conference of the American Nurses Association Council on Continuing Education
Collaboration Rewards, Risks and Resolutions
October 2-5, 1985, Atlanta, Georgia

11th American Nurses Association Council on Continuing Education Annual Conference
Innovation in Continuing Education: Strategies for Excellence
October 10–13, 1984, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

10th Annual Conference of the American Nurses Association Council on Continuing Education
The Business of Continuing Education
September 29 - October 2, 1983, Medical College of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

9th Annual National Conference of the American Nurses Association Council on Continuing Education
Expanding Our Networks: A Link to Quality Nursing Care
October 7-10, 1982, San Francisco, California
Cosponsored by the Council on Nursing Administration, Council on Intercultural Nursing,
                                  and the Council of Nurse Researchers

8th American Nurses Association, Annual Conference of the     
     American Nurses Association Council on Continuing Education
Networking in Continuing Education: A Link to the Future
October 4–7, 1981, Washington, DC

 

7th Annual Conference of the American Nurses Association Council on Continuing Education
Power and Politics: A Summit for Action
September 28 - October 2, 1980, Denver Colorado
Cosponsored by the Colorado Nurses’ Association in collaboration with
                            the Association of Operating Room Nurses, Inc., and 
                            the Colorado School of Nursing 

 

6th National Conference on Continuing Education in Nursing

September 23-27, 1979, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Hosted by the Council on Continuing Education, Continuing Education for Nurses,
                         The University of Michigan School of Nursing, and the Department of Nursing –
                         Educational Services for Nurses The University of Michigan Hospital


5th Annual Conference on Continuing Education in Nursing
Today’s Issues – Tomorrow’s Realities
September 24-28, 1978, San Francisco, California
Hosted by Continuing Education in Nursing, School of Nursing University of California, San Francisco,
                  and the American Nurses’ Association Council on Continuing Education

 

4th Annual Conference on Continuing Education in Nursing
October 30 – November 3, 1977, Boston, Massachusetts
Hosted by the Boston University School of Nursing and
              the American Nurses’ Association Council on Continuing Education  

3rd National Conference on Continuing Education in Nursing

October 11-14, 1976, Austin, Texas
Co-hosted by 
the American Nurses Association Council on Continuing Education
                              and the University of Texas Schools of Nursing

 
2nd National Conference on Continuing Education in Nursing
September 15-18, 1975, Indianapolis, Indiana 
Hosted by the Indiana University School of Nursing, Division of Continuing Education and,
                        the American Nurses’ Association Council on Continuing Education, in cooperation
                        with the Indiana Statewide Plan for Continuing Education in Nursing


1st National Conference on Continuing Education in Nursing
October 1-4, 1974, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Hosted by the American Nurses’ Association and the 
                          School of Nursing University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

National Conference on Continuing Education for Nurse
The Future of Continuing Education
September 24-27, 1973, Columbus, Ohio
Hosted by the Ohio State University School of Nursing

***[1973 ANA CE Council inaugurated under the aegis of the Commission on Nursing Education
       – first meeting was held September 27, 1973]

National Conference on Continuing Education in Nursing
September 27-29, 1972, Snowmass-at Aspen, Aspen, Colorado
Hosted by the University of Colorado School of Nursing, Continuing Education Services

National Conference on Continuing Education in Nursing
October 18-21, 1971, Madison, Wisconsin
Hosted by the University of Wisconsin

National Conference on Continuing Education in Nursing
October 5-8, 1970, Sagamore Conference Center, New York
Hosted by the Syracuse University School of Nursing

National Conference on Continuing Education for Nurses
November 10 – 14, 1969, Williamsburg, Virginia
Hosted by the Medical College of Virginia Health Sciences, 
                        Division of Virginia Commonwealth University
*** [First national meeting hosted by Betty Gwaltney.]  


 

Lyn DeSilets, EdD, RN-BC
Assistant Dean and Director of Continuing Education
in Nursing and Health Care
College of Nursing, Villanova University
Villanova, PA 19085-1690

12/21/06

[With appreciation to Mary Jane Ferrell, Barbara Gessner and Signe Cooper for their contributions.]