One World, Many Voices:
Reimagining Transcultural Care for Global Health Futures

As global health challenges become increasingly complex and interconnected, the need for culturally attuned, inclusive, and innovative nursing practices has never been more urgent. This year’s conference, One World, Many Voices: Reimagining Transcultural Care for Global Health Futures, invites nurses, researchers, educators, and healthcare leaders to explore how transcultural nursing can evolve to meet the needs of diverse populations in a rapidly changing world.

From indigenous knowledge systems and diasporic health narratives to AI-driven care solutions and planetary health, this conference will amplify multiple voices and perspectives to reimagine what transcultural care means in the 21st century and beyond. Together, we will examine how to build equitable, culturally responsive, and technologically integrated health systems that respect both the shared and distinct experiences of communities across the globe.

We welcome papers and presentations on themes including (but not limited to):

• Reimagining transcultural nursing in the context of global migration, climate change, and public health crises.

• Integrating indigenous, traditional, and community-based knowledge into mainstream health practices.

• Culturally informed uses of digital health technologies, including AI, wearables, and virtual care platforms.

• Ethical and equitable approaches to delivering culturally safe care in under-resourced or digitally underserved settings.

• Nursing education for a global future: fostering cultural humility, advocacy, and global citizenship in future nurses.

• Voices from the margins: addressing structural inequities and amplifying underrepresented perspectives in healthcare systems.

• Decolonizing nursing practice and research in global health contexts.

• Creative and artistic expressions of transcultural care and healing.

• Other innovative topics aligned with the theme [please specify in your abstract].

Join us as we co-create pathways toward a more inclusive, collaborative, and globally conscious future for transcultural nursing.

Submission Guidelines

All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. The following paper categories are welcome:

• Oral presentation (15 to 20 minutes)
• Posters
• Workshop/Symposia (up to 60 minutes)
• Performance 

At the review stage, the Scientific Committee may recommend a change in the presentation type submitted by the author, based on the quality of the submission and to ensure the continuity of the conference programme i.e. oral presentation may be changed to poster presentation OR poster presentation to oral presentation. The presenting author will be informed of any change to their submitted presentation type at the acceptance notification stage and can accept/reject. The decision of the Scientific Committee is final.

When submitting your abstract please keep the following criteria in mind:

• Title of the abstract (please keep it short and concise). Titles must be in title case: this means only using capital letters for the principal words. e.g The Title Must Have a Capital Letter at the Start of Every Principle Word).
• Indicate your presentation type (oral, poster, workshop/symposia)
• Please choose the theme (listed below) that best aligns with your work. If your theme is not mentioned, please specify it in the abstract and add a keyword.
• Include the name, affiliation, and job title of Presenting Author (this person will act as the main contact for this abstract)
• Include the name, affiliation, and job title of co-author(s)
• Abstract word limit is up to 300 (no references needed) excluding Title, Authors and Affiliations. Graphs or tables are NOT to be included in the abstract.
• Please specify the corresponding author with whom the conference committee will liaise.

Information under the following sub-headings is required for all Abstract submissions, with the exception of theoretical/discussion papers:

Abstract type A: research papers 

• Aim & Objectives
• Methods
• Findings/Outcomes
• Discussion/Conclusion
• Implication(s) for Practice

Abstract type B: theoretical/discussion/opinion papers

• Introduction
• The reason for raising the issue proposed
• Discussion and supportive arguments
• Conclusions and take-home messages

Abstracts will be published in the Conference Programme exactly as submitted and no corrections will be made. Please pay particular attention to grammar, spelling and typography.

Format of the conference

The conference will be delivered in person only.

Oral Format

Oral presentations will be between 15 to 20 minutes for the presentation, including questions from the audience.

Poster Format

Presenters are asked to take note of the following guidelines when producing their poster:

• Maximum poster size is A0 (0.84 x 1.19m) (portrait orientation).
• Keep text to a minimum.
• Ensure any text is in large font (minimum 16 font).
• Use graphs, charts, and/or tables.
• Ensure contents have a logical flow.

Posters will be displayed in an open area where conference attendees will have the opportunity to interact with presenters.

List of Topics

We invite papers on the themes of (but not limited to):

• Refugees
• New technology
• Ageing people and taking care for ageing population from a cultural perspective
• Policy
• Mental health, stigma, discrimination
• Moral injury
• Planetary health
• Major health disasters
• Global health
• Technology
• Preparation
• Caring
• Gender, sexuality and health
• Healthcare, social care, caregivers