AHNA's 47th Annual Conference, June 7 - 11, 2027 in Denver, Colorado
A Higher Vision for Holistic Nursing

Proposals relevant to holistic nursing are requested in the broad categories of practice, research, education, praxis, personal & professional development, aesthetics, nurse coaching, and advanced practice. Submissions are anticipated to reflect the conference purpose & theme.

Purpose:

The purpose of this conference is to inspire participants to embrace A Higher Vision for Holistic Healing by advancing whole-person wellness, cultivating the innate healing potential within individuals and communities, and strengthening holistic nurses as leaders in transforming healthcare.

Through evidence-informed education, experiential learning, self-reflection, and meaningful dialogue, participants will explore innovative approaches that elevate the art and science of holistic nursing.

Inspired by the geography, culture, and spirit of the Rocky Mountains, participants will be encouraged to rise above current challenges, broaden their perspectives, and help shape a new horizon for holistic caring.

 

Holistic Nursing Core Values
Core Value 1. Holistic Philosophies, Theories, and Ethics
Core Value 2. Holistic Nurse Self-Reflection, Self-Development and Self-Care
Core Value 3. Holistic Caring Process
Core Value 4. Holistic Communication, Therapeutic Relationship, Healing Environments, and Cultural Care
Core Value 5. Holistic Education and Research

Learning Outcomes:

1. Integrate holistic philosophy and ethical decision-making into leadership practices that elevate the role of the holistic nurse in transforming healthcare. (Core Value 1)

2. Apply the holistic caring process to develop individualized, evidence-informed plans that promote healing across the physical, emotional, mental, spiritual, cultural, and environmental dimensions of health. (Core Values 2 & 5)

3. Evaluate innovative holistic nursing interventions that foster whole-person healing, support innate healing capacities, and improve health outcomes for individuals, families, and communities. (Core Value 2)

4. Explore holistic caring processes that elevate whole-person healing through compassionate presence, clinical excellence, and integrative nursing practice. (Core Value 3)

5. Examine approaches that deepen connection, foster trust, and create the conditions in which individuals, families, and communities can flourish. (Core Value 4)

6. Analyze how lifelong learning, scholarship, and discovery expand the horizons of holistic nursing and inspire excellence in practice. (Core Value 5)

 

A wide range of topics are expected to be shared through educational presentations that may be accomplished in one or more of the following ways:

• Experiential & “How To” – Provide new skills and hands-on learning experiences that learners may take back to their practice and daily lives for immediate application.
• Successes – Share how you have successfully built on earlier foundations and incorporated lessons from history into your current practice so that learners may benefit from your experiences in forging new paths in holistic nursing.
• Focused-Dialogues – Facilitate dynamic group discussions and share how the history of nursing as a discipline and holistic nursing as a specialty practice informs contemporary holistic nursing practice. How can we, as holistic nurses, integrate the experiences of our early leaders into current practice. Together, explore the importance of remembering the past and creating ways to take purposeful, conscious, intentional action for holistic nursing and humanity.