Planning for an organized
association for Family Nursing began in earnest at the 7th International Family Nursing Conference in Victoria,
British Columbia - Canada and has continued ever since. At that time, a coordinating committee* was formed
and they were charged to explore options for an association and completed the initial work toward launching the association.
The International Family Nursing Association (IFNA) is now incorporated. A
meeting was held at the 9th IFNC held June 2-5, 2009 in Reykjavik, Iceland and those in attendance at this
meeting unanimously affirmed the inital proposed set of Bylaws.
The first election of officers took
place November/December, 2009.
Thank you to the coordinating committee for their efforts in
making IFNA an official organization.
Janice Bell - jmbell@ucalgary.ca
Kit Chesla - kit.chesla@nursing.ucsf.edu
Donna Curry - donna.curry@wright.edu
Kathy Knafl - kknafl@email.unc.edu
IFNA is a REALITY, an important step forward for family nursing worldwide.
Click here to review the IFNA Bylaws