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Online Journal of Rural Nursing and Health Care, 19(2) 
http://dx.doi.org/10.14574/ojrnhc.v19i2.597 
 

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Editorial 

Going West: 2020 International Rural Nursing Conference 

Pamela Stewart Fahs, PhD, RN, Editor 

July 27 – 30, 2020, do you know where you will be? I will be in Greeley, Colorado at the 

International Rural Nursing Conference and hope to see you there! Hosting this conference are the 

Rural Nurse Organization; University of Northern Colorado at Greeley, Boise State University, 

the University of Wyoming; the Matson Halverson Christiansen Hamilton Foundation (MHCH), 

and the Helmsley Charitable Trust. The conference will be held at the Double Tree Hilton in 

Greeley, Co. This conference will give you the latest information on what is happening in rural 

health care and nursing.  

The world of rural nursing and health care is broad, yet like a rural community it is small 

enough that there is a good deal of familiarity. Judging from past rural conferences there will be 

friends old and new attending. This is a conference for practitioners, educators, and researchers. 

So if you work to ensure the health of rural populations, this is a conference you will not want to 

miss. Abstracts for presentations and posters are due no later than Sunday January 26, 2020. Call 

for Abstracts page on the conference website www.irnc.ua.edu .Suggested topics for abstract 

submissions include but are not limited to the following as they relate to rural health and nursing: 

• Evidence-based Clinical Practice 

• Quality Improvement 

• Research 

• Education 

• Policy/Workforce 

Please watch the RNO.org website for more details as they emerge.  See you in Greeley.