Date: Tuesday, May 19, 2026
Time: 12 – 1 p.m. CST | Location: Virtual
Meeting Information & Registration: To register for the meeting, please click here to complete the REDCap survey. Upon registration completion, a meeting password and the link will be sent to the email entered on the survey.
Speaker: Cathy Ivory, PhD, NI-BC, NEA-BC, FAAN, FAMIA
Description: This presentation will discuss the importance of a thorough literature review as a first step in the nursing research process. The 7 steps of evidence-based practice will be illustrated along with examples of how following the steps can lead to research opportunities that can generate new knowledge.
Learning Objectives:
Continuing Education (CE): Actual attendance will be documented via emailing kate.vonwahlde@vumc.org during or immediately following the meeting. Following the meeting:
1. SOCRA members who meet the required minimum of 50 minutes of attendance for a one-hour meeting will receive 1 CEU. The SOCRA Executive Office will email certificates to members.
2. Non SOCRA members can track attendance via VUMC CME website and/or their own CE tracking method.
3. A unique VUMC CME code will be provided during the meetings, the code is valid for 24 hours.
Complete meeting details and disclosures
If you have any questions, please contact Wendy Lloyd (wendy.lloyd@vumc.org)
Accreditation: Vanderbilt University Medical Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Vanderbilt University Medical Center designates this live activity for a maximum 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Commercial Support: This activity received no commercial support.
Financial Disclosures: Faculty and planners for this event have the following disclosures:
Name of individual Individual's role in activity Name of commercial interest/Nature of relationship
Annette Oeser, MA Bioethics, MLAS, BS, CIM, CCRP Faculty: Nothing to disclose – 07/03/2025
Cathy Ivory, PhD, NI-BC, NEA-BC, FAAN, FAMIA; Faculty: Nothing to disclose – 06/18/2025
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