Newsletter - Issue 27, September 2013

NMBI is delighted to announce plans for it's inaugural Nurse's Week from October 7 - 11 2013. A number of key activities will be hosted to highlight and celebrate the role that nurse's play in the Irish Health Services. Click here for more details.

Draft Nurses and Midwives Rules

NMBI invites submissions on the draft Nurses and Midwives Rules. Click here for more details.

Conference 2013 - Update

Registration is now closed for the conference as we have reached our maximum numbers.

Continous Professional Development (CPD) Master Class, August 2013

On Friday 30 August the NMBI hosted a master class on CPD. A total of 85 senior clinicians, managers, academics, policy makers, regulators and union representatives attended this event. Click here for more details.

Nursing Career Centre, Information Booklet, 2014

The booklet 'Nursing/Midwifery A career for you' 2014 is now available. Click here for more details.

Irish Medicines Board - Drug Safety Newsletter

There are changes to the arrangements for the distribution of the Drug Safety Newsletter.

Hard copy versions will be phased out over the coming months when electronic versions will become the main method of dissemination. Healthcare professionals must register as subscribers on the IMB website or provide their email contact details by 30 September to continue to receive the IMB newsletter.

For further information, please click here.

Events, Courses and Research that may be of interest to you

NMBI is happy to host the advertisement/promotion of an event/course/research that may be of interest to nurses and midwives and meets the Board's standards as a regulator. Please see our policy and disclaimer for the promotion and advertisement of external courses/research and events on our website for further information.

NMBI also provides a directory that has information on hundreds of continuing education and professional development programmes that have NMBI Category 1 approval. This Directory is available to access on our website and is managed by the Education Department of the Board.

1. Office of the Nursing & Midwifery Services Director Conference

The Office of the Nursing & Midwifery Services Director (ONMSD) will host a conference entitled 'A Vision for Mental Health Nursing' on Tuesday 5 November 2013 in Dublin Castle.

For further information, please contact Eithne Cusack, tel 01 8098792, email eithne.cusack@hse.ie

2. Pfizer Healthcare Ireland Lunchtime Healthcare Ireland Webinars

Pfizer Healthcare Ireland will hold Lunchtime Learning Lounge Webinars on the following dates 5,12, & 26 September, 10, 24, & 31 October, 7 & 21 November, 5 &12 December 2013. All events are online. (www.pfizerwebinar.ie)

For further information, please contact Paul Kirwan, tel 086 80 40 666, email paul.kirwan@pfizer.com

3. Weight Management Course

St. Columcille’s Hospital, Loughlinstown, Co Dublin, Weight Management Centre, will hold the following course 'Weight management course – a multidisciplinary approach' on Friday 18 October 2013 in St. Columcille’s Hospital, Weight Management Unit.

For further information, please contact Amanda Villierstuthill, tel 01 2115042, email amanda.villierstuthill@hse.ie

4. National Primary Care Conference 2013

Investnet Ltd will hold the National Primary Care Conference on Wednesday 13 November 2013 in the Newbridge Primary Care Centre, Station Road, Newbridge, Co Kildare.

For further information, please contact David Neville, tel 01 7008508, email david@investnet.ie, website www.primarycareconference.ie.

5. Update in Medical Toxicology Course

NPIS/Cardiff University/ttccardiff will hold a three day course entitled 'Update in Medical Toxicology' on Wednesday 13 – Friday 15 November 2013 in the Holdiay Inn, Cardiff, Wales.

For further information, please contact Miss Eleri Thomas, tel 02920 715554, email tox.course@cardiffandvale.wales.nhs.uk,
website www.ttccardiff.com/toxcourse

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