Save the Date: Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Researchers, practitioners and scholars from all disciplines are invited to participate in an engaging conference focused on developing partnerships between researchers, clinicians, and community members to promote health and advance health equity. Presentations, panel discussions, and breakout sessions covering a wide range of topics, will provide conference attendees with the opportunity to: explore the importance of engaging community partners in designing health research and interventions; describe strategies to encourage vulnerable populations to participate in health research, and discuss strategies for developing collaborative relationships with community health centers.

Application for Continuing Education contact hours will be submitted to the Ohio Nurses Association, an Ohio Board of Nursing approver (OBN-001-91).

Call for Abstracts

The Wayne State University College of Nursing is now accepting abstracts for its 2025 Urban Health Research Conference. Abstracts on all aspects of nursing and health are welcome, but those with a focus on urban health are preferred. Reports of completed research, quality improvement/evidence-based practice projects, and literature reviews are acceptable. Abstracts for the conference will be selected for poster presentation. Abstracts must be submitted by 5 p.m. EST on Monday, December 30, 2024. All those whose abstracts are accepted should plan to present in person at the conference on Wayne State’s campus in Midtown Detroit.  

To submit your abstract, please complete this online form or copy and paste this link into your web browser: https://forms.wayne.edu/66fc171c8295d/. Abstracts must be submitted online in both authored and blinded versions. In addition, a financial disclosure statement must be completed at the time of abstract submission.

Location

The Wayne State University College of Nursing's 2025 Urban Health Research Conference, Contemporary Issues in Urban Health:  Advancing Health Equity through Community Engaged Research and Innovation will be held in the Student Center on the Wayne State University main campus.

Visitor parking on campus is available for a fee. Parking structures #1, #2 and #5 (parking structure #5 is closest to the Student Center). For more information about parking on campus, please see the FAQ from Wayne State Parking and Transportation Services.

View a map of the WSU Student Center, which includes the layout for the 2025 Urban Health Research Conference.

Questions?

If you have questions, please call 313-577-4134 or email urbanhealthconf@wayne.edu