{"id":228,"date":"2024-10-24T12:14:20","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T12:14:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/sigmaerc2026\/?page_id=228"},"modified":"2026-03-12T08:56:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T06:56:54","slug":"frontpage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/sigmaerc2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Welcome to the 8th Sigma European Regional Conference, Kuopio 2026 webpage!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">We are pleased to announce that the <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/sigmaerc2026\/presentation-guidelines\/\">presentation submission portal<\/a> is now open!<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The conference keynote speakers have now been announced. Learn more about the speakers <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/sigmaerc2026\/key-note-speakers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>!<br><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Decisions on conference abstracts have&nbsp;been sent on Monday, 15<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;December 2025!<\/strong> (Sender: Oxfordabstracts.com)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>If you did not get your decision email:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Please check your junk email folder&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check all other folders of arrived emails&nbsp;(e.g. important \/ others)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Search: no-reply@oxfordabstracts.com<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you still can not find your decision, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/sigmaerc2026\/contact-information\/\">contact us<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Registration is now open until June 1st, 2026. Get your tickets today!<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"links-block\">\n\n    \n    <ul class=\"link-list\">\n        \n            \n            <li class=\"link-list-item\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/app.oxfordabstracts.com\/register\/event\/74826?preview=false\" class=\"link-reset link hover-scale-down\">\n                    <svg\n        width=\"43\" height=\"25\"\n        viewBox=\"0 0 43 25\"\n        xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n    <path\n        d=\"M30.027 0 43 12.5 30.027 25 27 22.083 34.351 15H0v-5h34.351L27 2.917z\"\n        fill=\"currentColor\"\n        fill-rule=\"evenodd\"\/>\n<\/svg>                    <div>Register here<\/div>\n                <\/a>\n                <div class=\"link-info\">\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n\n                <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Please note:<\/strong> If you are a presenter at the conference, please register using the same email address used on the abstract submission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>If you are a presenter at the conference, please register using the same email address used on the abstract submission.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The conference themes are:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Future Nursing Leadership<br>2. Healthy Workforce<br>3. Safety in Nursing<br>4. Sustainability in Nursing<em><br><\/em>5. Health Pedagogy and Technology<br>6. Co-design with Patients<br>7. Advancing Future Nursing Practice<br>8. Methodological Innovations in Nursing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More detailed information regarding the themes can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/sigmaerc2026\/abstract-submission\/\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"embed-container\">\n    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sigma European Regional Conference in Kuopio 2026\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZKFXiQbHhYo?feature=oembed&#038;controls=1&#038;hd=1&#038;autohide=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n<p>#SigmaERC2026 #SigmaKuopio2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"links-block\">\n\n            <h3>Links<\/h3>\n    \n    <ul class=\"link-list\">\n        \n            \n            <li class=\"link-list-item\">\n                <a 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