2025 Culturally Inclusive Care Conference

School of Nursing CANDL & AHEAD-RN Conference

Cost: FREE to attend (CEUs are $40)

Location: Virtual

Date: Monday March 3, 2025

Time: 9:00am - 3:30pm

Topic: Advancing Mental Health Wellness and Unhoused Support Systems

Please REGISTER for the conference for FREE here!

Continuing Education Credits (CEUs) will be available for $40. Six contact hours will be available (0.6 CEUs). In order to attain CEUs, you must purchase them. You will be emailed a CEU information after you register for the conference. It will also be posted on this website closer to the March 3rd conference date.

Conference Goal

Share successful methods of increasing healthcare access to reduce health disparities, disseminate research, and exchange information on best practices for vulnerable populations, especially those who are experiencing homelessness and navigating mental health challenges.

Conference Objectives

•    Increase an understanding of issues related to healthcare access for vulnerable populations, especially unhoused individuals and those navigating mental health challenges.
•    Share interdisciplinary knowledge of how to reduce regional health disparities through providing culturally sensitive care.
•    Provide knowledge for potential curriculum integration across health and allied disciplines on components that address health disparities with an emphasis on mental health wellness and homeless populations.

Who can attend?

University faculty across multiple institutions and healthcare disciplines. Health care practitioners and/or interested community agencies including, Primary Care Providers, Nurses, Social Workers, Public Health Professionals, Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Counselors, Exercise Physiologists, Nutritionists, Educators, Researchers, Non-Profit Community Based Agencies, and Graduate Students.